The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1894-10-06
Twenty Cent Cotton.

Inc iOloWing is from the Hallels
vile, Texas, Herald: The Herald hs,
on Its table an aaccount sales OF eixht
bales OF cotton sold by MIR. VIM. Din.
lard to Morgan, Judd & Williams of
Petersburg (then the capital Of Lavscs
county, in 1867. The eight bale,
weighed $751; pounds, aud brought
~ Ia cents per pound. The total
value was Sl05S,S4, which would have
been . very niee sum II Mr.. Dillard
had been permitted to pocket Il; but
before the money was paid there had
TO be deducted a government (Repub-
liean) tax of $10S.02, a weighing fee
OF 90 cents bale, aud other small
items, government officers commits
sions, brokerage, etc, which made the
,um total Of expenses to be deducted
S2Sl.4S That left Mr.. billiard $500. OF.
still neat sIm-bnt wsitl There is
the question Of whether be will take
gold or currency. He decided to take
gold, and for this $1S6 more IL de-
Quoted, leaving SOCIAL of the sl06s..
s4 the eight bales OF 20 l.2 cent cot.
ton were valued at. 10 say nothing OF
the cost Of picking, planting choppInr
etc. The seed OF course was WORTHLESS
In those days.
Now, WHOM that cotton was market.
cd bacon sold at rs ceuts q pound,
sugar 10 cents, calico at rs cents,
domestic at 25 cents, -four at $l4 per
barrel, etc. Suppose Mr.. billiard had
bought then so pounds of bacon, 20
pounds of sugar, 20yards of calico, 20
yards Of domestic, aud | barrel OF
dour. These articles would have cost
him $3950. Now deduct 800 for
picking, blowing, chopping, etc, aud
be had just $464.9l left.
To-day cotton 10 6 1-2 and 6 1-2 cents
and we will figure the seed at, say,
cent more, making the cotton bring
Ia cents. The 357l pounds marketed
by Mr.. billiard would bring $26T.s2
Deduct about $25 for labor(s currcn.
wages and prices for picking) aud you
have $242.S2. Now buy your Sc
pounds Of bacon, s.; 20 pounds oI
sugar, 81; 20 yards Of calico, 81; 20
yards Of domestic, 80 40; barrel -four
| "a; total, $12.40. This will leave after
deducting $50 more for ginning and
other incidentals, $21O.42.
| Out Of the eight bales Of 20 1-2 cent
cotton there Is $464.91 left with the
necessaries of Lille selling three, fou'
and five times as high as at present, Al
will be seen by the two bills Of calico
bacon, etc, are computed at, while
now we have $2l0.42 left, with The
uecesssries Of life, lower than ever be
fore In the history Of this county
The $4649l then bought 1889 q
pounds of bacon, while $2l042 will
now buy 2l04 pounds-a gain Of 244.
SO pounds. The $4649i then woult
buy about 3S 2-S barrels Of poor four
while now the $2i042 will buy 81 o.
barrels OF the very finest -four. Th'
$464.9l the eight bales brought thei
would buy 1859 2-3 Of calico or domes
tic, while thd $210.42 the eight bale
bring to-day win buy 1908 1.2 yard
Of either of these commodities, or
gain of about 2S49 yards. Read thes'
figures carefully aud then who vii
say that 6 1.2 cent cotton to-day (abou
IA less than the 1867 cotton) unde
our democratic administration is no
more profitable than the 20 1-2 cen
cotton was2 The croaker will do wei
TO cut this out aud read II CAREFUL
every day. What would you say
you had to pay $231.33 to marke
eight bales Of cotton now3