COTTON-WOOL 



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American seeds of a casual importation into India. Letter to 



^ ^ Bengal, 



We observe with concern, that this attempt has 8 July 1829. 

 failed, as the Board of Trade, after advising with 

 persons able to form a competent judgment of its 

 quality, have, in their report of 4th August 1 826, 

 pronounced it to be inferior to the common cotton 

 of the country. 



5. We have submitted the three samples of 

 Mr. Henderson's cotton, received per Minerva in 

 1828, to the inspection of an experienced dealer, 

 who reports that two of the samples appear to 

 have been produced from North American upland 

 seed, but are not superior in value to middling 

 Bengal cotton. The third sample, from which the 

 seed has not been separated, appears to possess a 

 longer staple ; but so little of the wool remains 

 upon the seeds, that it is difficult to form a full 

 opinion, and cotton in such a state would be of no 

 marketable value here. 



6. We take the present opportunity of adverting 

 to the specimens of cotton produced in the Tenas- 

 serim provinces, noticed in your letter in the 

 Secret Department, dated 29th December 1826. 

 The specimens in question, which were received 

 per Frincess Charlotte of Wales in 1828, are con- 

 sidered to be superior to any cotton that has been 

 imported from Bengal, and if in a perfect condi- 

 tion, would rank in the London market with very 

 good Surat cotton and middling North American 

 upland : but it is remarked, that this cotton, 



L 2 although 



