COTTON-WOOL. 



105 



No. 50. 



Extract Letter from the Court of Directors to 

 the Governor-general in Council, Bengal, dated 

 the Sth October 1823. 



Letter from the Board of Trade, 12th November 1822, en- 

 closing a minute of Mr. Udny, of the 11th of the same month, 

 regarding samples of Barbadoes and Brazil cotton grown on 

 the farm of the Marchioness of Hastings, at Futteghur, sent 

 home per General Heivitt, and also musters of the same cotton 

 sent to Hurripaul and Santipore for manufacture. 



Par. 26. The musters of the cotton herein Letter 

 referred to, which are the growth of the farm of s^oatTsi 

 Lady Hastings at Futteghur from Barbadoes seed, 

 have been duly received, viz, one bale per GenC" 

 ral Hewitt^ marked " Barbadoes cotton," contain- 

 ing two parcels of cotton-wool, without any dis- 

 tinctive marks, weighing about 37 lbs. each 

 parcel. 



27. The said musters having been submitted 

 for inspection to several intelligent brokers, we 

 are now enabled to acquaint you as to the quality 

 and value of the same. There appears to be 

 scarcely any difference in the quality of the two 

 musters. Part of the cotton has a very fine and 

 long staple, but there is also a considerable pro- 

 portion of short and weak fibre ; the best flakes are 

 very silky, and possess much brightness of colour. 

 It is thought, however, there has been some error 

 in the method of gathering and cleaning the 



cotton. 



