The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-04-30
WAR AND COTTON.


the best terms.
WAR AND COTTON.
Daring the first year of the Crimean
war, the value of exports Of farm
products of this country increased
from 500, 100000 the previous year to
$67,OOO,OUO. The following year the
value was $42 100000, and in 1856 we
exported breadstuffs amounting to
$77,686 ,455. In the event of war be-
tween England and Russia now
1t is hardly to be expected that
anything like so great a proper
tionate increase of exports would
result, but that we should reap much
benefit is certain. Then as to cotton,
the price of which THE STATESMAN
has held would not be reduced by
war, we are enabled to give the fol-
lowing interesting facts, compiled
from the comprehensive reports of
Latham, Alexander Sc Co., of New
York. During the Crimean war cot
ton was buoyant. The average price
of cotton the first year of the war,
when England, France and Sardinia
engaged in it, was $50 pence,
or 80 more than the year pre-
vious, when the war had not assumed
such proportions. The next year
1866, the price advanced to 622
pence, followed the year after by a
still further rise to 7.73, the
highest price at which cot
| ton had sold since 1885.
The high price of 1865 was when the
crop was 1866, 557 bales against crop
for the previous year of only 2,454, 442
bales. The Crimean war had then
ended and the demand Immediately
after its close was enormous. Here,
then, is presented the folly of all this
talk about reduced price of cotton in
case of war. 1t would be more apt to
increase demand.
THE Irish people have naturally re-
sented the idea that they may be
blarneyed, while suffering wrongs
into exp, tssiins Of devotion 10 royal
ty, even though it come wearing OF
the green" and with the free distri
button of royal bounties among the
poor. Personally the Prince and
Princess of Wales have all the
amiable and generous qualities
that would make them vel.
come to warm-hearted people nse
the Irish, but when the attempt was
made to put the people in the false po'
sition of expressing obsequious devo
ton to the royal visitors, as repre-
senting the odious coercive rule, there
was dissent which found expression
according to the custom of the coun
try in various lively scrimmages, but
which fortunately resulted in nothing
more serious than few bruised
heads and bloody noses. The Prince
goes back to England convinced that
the Irish people are not contented
and he as we'll as anybody knows why
they are not.
| IT IS reported conflict has ariser
between Lieutenant General Sheridan
and the new Secretary of War, Endi.
colt, and that President Cleveland, il
general order, will step in and settle
the dispute. 1t seems that, in recen
order, General Sheridan ignored tn,
Secretary of War. and omitted
the words with the approva
of the Secretary of War
The order had reference to certain
regiments exchanging stations by
June 1. 1t must now appear whether
Sheridan, who seems TO be getting
"too big for his breeches," or Cleve-
land is the biggest man in this gov
eminent. "Little Phil" should remem
Der that times have slightly changed
since he cursed and "kavoorted'
around over the people of Texas and
Louisiana, since that eventful period
when he said, it he "owned Texas and
hell, he would rent out Texas and
move to hell"