Ti4 
ence granted, as it undoubtedly must, 
that 10 per cent. Is the fair premium, all 
below it may be considered as taken out 
of the funds of the proprietor. 
Such is the state of the British catton-. 
planter. That of his North Ameri- 
ean rival is much superjor. Situate in 
the midst of the necessaries of life, he 
depends on himself or his neighbours for 
Support. ‘He purchases fand at a 
cheaper rate, and imported his negroes 
at an inferior expence. Every thing 
@iminishes the imtrinsic cost of cotton 
properties in the United States, and the 
regulations of Great Britain imcrease- 
TABLE of the PRICES of the dest COTTON WOOL, per Jb, 
, to Sd. per 1b, less. 
On the present State of the Cotton Colonies. 
[Sept. ! 
the value of the:produce. The limits of 
this essay do not permit further details 5 
but should circumstances allow, they 
may’ perhaps be laid before the public. 
At present, it may suffice to state that’ 
if the North American planter nets 6d. 
ver Ib. he can afford to cultivate cotton, | 
Now the expences of cultivation, of na- 
vigation, &c, are very trifling. Hence he 
can always undersell the British planter. | 
Similar local adventitious advantages - 
operate in favour of the Brazil planter, 
and his receipts from the greater fineness 
of his produce, are sull higher. 
‘Those of inferior quality sell from 2d. 
(A.) 
PRICE. 
Low. 
High. 
——$——————————— | | 
Se 
PRICE. 
eee 
———— | --—_—_——. -——_——_—_ | ---- 
I Be ee Ae i Bak OS 
—s|1 103 
1 10 
ee 
SS eee: ee ee sO 
; = = 
—_— SS ee ee eee eS DU aS aVOOOOO 
ae ee 
—————_ | eS | ee] 
en 
Tasre of the several DUTIES on every 10016. of COTTON WOOL, Since they were first impased. 
(B.) : . 
Period. British. N-ADNAB| eureien Brazil. Brasil Shine 
July, 1799. So fi the Ss. je. Ss,  &4) 7S 6 2a 
Sept.1801. {| 8 9 6 6* 12 -6 
May, 1802. ? 
July, 1803. 10 6 7 10 15 0 
Rs Ak 168 | 178 25 0 
April, 1805. A eae 
April, 1805. . 
July, 1808. 16 10 17 10 33 10" ' ; 
~ July, 1808... "> | 20. St. 33. 10;. “ diy 
| FothepresentTime rig Wee a1 1 or 25 . 32 we ae F 7 
* In British ships it pays the same as British produce. + 11. 5s. when direct, 241, 13d. indjrect. - 
} il, 5s. S$4. ia British bottom. § Turkish cottom pays the same. TABLE 
