The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-30
The Cotton Crisis.


aroused consloecaDte snsSless, g.. oeoSs aSs9
OF sne appreclaGion o. ene oae;o. aaeS c'os oS
IN sne iass anatss;s ats, 'io ;o o4ber eSs, words
PRICE OF raw masolla. . ae - ~ 80 no
she lmpot1ant ei1.Eouo ~ oo :s vi I'm
oucIlon. musG olSiMasey, aSe s,+.a =, wv ,oo1a ~.
meolaseiy, govern -, .ae 1870 20 800 oast
mens OF values. tnls question, u .osS
is most crucial one acCoIutn So W
some adV1ces from the sousn anu asou alom
New England. Whlcn fepofe cosSon
manuIac51fefs meeetns ~ ooaa
more OF less wnoi:saie snGSoosn Nv .nd
mills. me pflce slsoasioa oon.a;a1, - ;a% @a AN
manuiacsuteo co.eon IS CO.. ee..a 4hs soI-
interesting oae' !oosius l:o am .od
lowing colnpaFisoas u piioos ~" 0'A1
one year ago:
,HgSc lsoS sssc is.
possSs, 5 y SS,;ncS ncS Standards. tar 3%@SHc. Sc.
ssN-inch standard, 4Mc. &C.
PILLS; sSaas;ns ssaaaargI sNvaTd SS@sSc. SIC.
80, D. oo+ton : is sbovn TO he nearly 4
Isa" ~ oovoon no1n5 - - AZ ner cent. b;gh-
e.I5a 20 th.p a . vea- 400 Printcloths. rela-
e;,e1g Tho 1ooresf sitnated of any goods,
S.v ~. = nor cant HIGHER. while
Sr;,is va re ner cant nm. and sheet
;-.s .9 e-ar, ~. % To Ok nor cent. higher.
Msasa 1nss So Sansos 30 ~ ~ - course are rather
1850 poconse sho.eino an i'm
a,es d;s.rensncv between The sd
se aaaa ~ rsw ana in manufactured
aoo5s a r should he recalled also that
~ 1-;ntoioth sitnar;on has been a
noo. Sao ~ ana for a lone time past. Or
asu-se +bo-e have been some compen-
ct;oSs coGlSu sJ 49, 40 @ not s1rear in the above
eshja For instance. fully sc. 900 opera
tiyes have accented and are now work
mo for 10 per cent. less wages than
tbsv tbe ~, we-e ~ Getting oct vear ago. Only an
Cat sH ~ can Tell to what extent this re-
5aee;o,, IN labor cost offsets the ad-
1anca IN material. and naturally the
bas;s of cost differs in nearly every
oot+or t Mil .in1t how far the cnrtail-
S S.aSe = aJontod will on is hard to.
aaa me0; Ifa % n,;ll ;s pell stocked with cot
y +ay - na1 : 49, .nnear hest TO those in
sIa..o ,sIa - y - ~ =. tbe-. than shnt down
ss,st W - ~ s,.n-e advances in 1lrices
sseo =. ss $50 e rent Ioss which
.. S gJ9"s ~ oSVsS n.asapt enDbow even with
s1nra;,i Mou.u e.p+ oSI Jow, Wills With only
. sne s,,aii Lii snnnIv - ~ of rsw material on hand
.o.Id see1, =, be in the hest nosition
s Mouao sssm ~ ohyt5ovn ~ - o Enrthermore |
9io 20 Eonssue; aa enuS o.t Iowar o-sdes If cot.
Hills Iuan:ne eSSsL o - w :. =, .+orisl CON
oa soa gooos is-oa. ~ m nronor;on thar in the,
sSleusss LSo :; 80 nrioed o.H s,oods yvonld seem
Ssse 20 - " .aIet;.olg leset we'll s;tuated.
~ ~ =: aS., Sa notaJ os 10 Iesr;no to This tnat
H. - w Sc 20 e+a,,s as I Tsrd cnrts;Iment have
soe- ~ 1.oI 80 go :, sontbern mills. Some
oee5 oeeI S-tbor;t;os o1 40 not took for cur-
~ g,.ost aaI oonorr-eS ~ Nv Nev Enoland
sa.imens conIaSi0o i,1 :" ~ A'0" 0''-
"1a.s sensa asa e sts,5no;,+ of tho efFect on
.,c IL sa sne s'In eSo :OJastr, +he nresont
s:e .us.se =. r,onid onH $50 sssro ~ he necnIiar-
- hsa ppn.o1;t;o1s p; - II seams hardly
y 1npIos.oes. - soe .het inc. $50 now when
nscessasy W say onse Is ;a = % W. v;5eiy
sne n3ga c9ss % = '1 s1 rrn-on;S;no 1,s ~ 81 tims
aaaSta p,a.no 90 - 1.aet M ;ncrease IN cost
70 Ahaus niaSo go go, oooJs Those
OF Gosson ana ea. ooSoor s.~ -,o1;oa d;-actIv
.s mssAsss ~ 40 +Se iaeO, on-,ent g IN MANY other
conelaIy ~ sno 49, T.ar, 80 sts1S.
Haes o. Pr soaa0se a~a.;ca, n,oducer foo
poinS o1 sue amo1Saa hoJ Saa+1raS ~ - bs seen
gnele arc somo oao ~ aos s 49, rne worlS
IL Is Gne asnton w soy o4to,, Ssos 0De e,d th;s
musG nays = otaen I r. ;s ;rst a.
Is true WiSaln L.. ooIa tS.a orIS 80 bova
true 90 say GnaS ehe WIZ @0 80 Tast
american .,a cosSonJs .Snspoe e0 Ub;o;, s
spring ano i sIoa 1noa $50 ~ +h.n tho
was retaSivoty ieee eao4.. - a.nsaS