1844-5.. 1843-4. 1842-3. 1841-2. 1840-1 1839-40 1838-9. 1837-8. 1836-7 1836-6. 1834-5. 18334. 1832-3 1831-2. 1830-1 1829-30. .267,850 It will be seen that we have materially 297,288 reduced our estimate of the amount of cot395,193 ton consumed the past year in the states 276,018 south and west of Virginia-the capacity of 246,063 the mills has been very nearly the same as 222,540 before, but the high prices of the raw ma236,733 terial for the greater part of the season, and .216,888 the low rates obtained for the manufactured 196,419 articles, have rendered the business unpro194,412 fitable. The following estimate is from a .173, 800 judicious and careful observer at the South 182,142 of the quantity so consumed, and not in126,512 cluded in the receipts. Thus in To which should be added the stocks in in the interior towns, &c., the quantity burnt in the interior, and that lost on its way to market; these, added to the crop as given above, received at the shipping ports, will show very nearly the amount raised in the United States the past seasonsay, in round numbers, 2,450,000 bales. During the year just closed there have been received here, chiefly, it is believed, from Tennessee, 797 bales by way of the New-York and Erie Canal, which we have added in another place to the crop of the country. This route, however, is not a favorite one, and no further supplies of moment are expected. COTTON TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES.-The following table gives the exports of cotton from the United States for a number of years, also the average price per pound: 1823. 1824. 1825.. 1827. 1828. 1834. 1821... .124,893,405. Value .16.2 .144,675,985. 173,793,270. 142,369,663 .176,449,007 1826. .204,535,415. .294,310,115. .210,590,463. .324,698,604. 384,717,907 387,358,992 423,631,367 .444,211,537 .595,952,277. 413,624,212. .743,941,061 ..63,870,107. 8.5 530,204,100 663,633,455 547,555,055 537,219,958. 1838. 1839. It may be remarked in this connection, 1833.. that some of the cotton received overland at Philadelphia and Baltimore is doubtless 1836. unaccounted for elsewhere, not being 1837. counted in the receipts at New-Orleans; but as we have of late years omitted this item 1840. from the crop, in deference to the views of 1841. judicious friends, it is not now added, though it may be advisable to introduce it 1844. hereafter. The quantity of new cotton received at the shipping ports up to the 1st inst., amounted to about 3,200 bales, against about 255 bales last year. 1847 1848. .814,274,431. 1849...1,036,602,269. 11.3 The shipments given in this statement COTTON. STATISTICS OF COTTON.-Mr. from Texas are those by sea only; a con- G. R. Porter, one of the Secretaries of the siderable portion of the crop of that state British Board of Trade, recently read a pafinds its way into market via Red River, and per on Cotton, before the British Associais not included in the receipts at New-tion, from which the following figures are Orleans.-N. Y. Shipping List. obtained: It has often been observed that many, everywhere, both in Europe and America, have been ready at all times to raise the hue and cry about the high prices of cotton, whenever it bears a value at all remunerating, and when it becomes so low as to sink beneath the cost of production, to be ready to congratulate its growers upon the profits they are realizing. We imagine two prominent reasons may be found sufficiently explanatory of this, and the first is interest. This article constitutes the chief element of clothing for the whole civilized world, and its cheapness and abundance is as necessary to the millions that consume it, as their bread. The second reason for this general warfare against the planting interest, is, that most of those who have never produced the great staple, which clothes the world at so much less cost than any other good material, is, that they are not familiar with the costs of its production, and generally greatly underrate them. Having so often observed the erroneous conclusions into which individuals and communities have been led, for the want of this knowledge and experience, we propose here to give a short and accurate summary of the expenses and costs of producing cotton, as deduced from our experience and observation for fifteen years. When we say accu rate, we do not mean that standard that a merchant or mathematician observes, but near enough to show what is necessary; at least we will not make them greater than they are. Take a plantation well-improved and properly organized, with good buildings, gins, mill, teams, &c., on which there are one hun. dred slaves, old and young negroes. Let this be cultivated, free of rent or hire, for one year, or a series of years, and left in as good order as it was received; it is a fair calculation that such places, upon rich bottom land, will produce annually seven bales, weighing four hundred pounds, to each hand; but not near so much on "up-lands." On such a plantation, with one hundred slaves, there would generally be found about fifty classi fied, average field-hands-the whole property being worth about one hundred thou sand dollars. Such plantation requiring 35 or 40 mules, will need an annual addition of about four or five to sustain the teams Annual outlay to keep up farming tools of all descriptions, in wood and iron.. Taxes on the whole estate, Medicines, doctors' bills, &c. Aunual repairs of gins, mill, press, and purchasing new stands, &c.. Annual outlay for materials to keep in repair all the buildings needed: for nails, lime, plank, and such materials as cannot be had on the place...... Total Expenses above named. Leaves..... 750 00 525 00 750 00 700 00 400 00 250 00 300 00 250 00 250 00 $7,000 200 00 $5.250 $1.750 It is to be borne in mind that there are hundreds of small matters not enumerated here, which must be annually purchased, and added to the list of expenses; also, that |