The following letters, bearing on the circular of Mr. Sam Mendel which we reproduced yesterday, have been addressed to the Manchester Courier.
'Smn,~-With reference to Mr. Mendel's letter, dated' the 23rd October, which appeared in the Manchester papers, 'I entirely concur in the desirability of some steps being taken to stop the damage arising from mildew. If the fault rests with the ship, they should pay for it, and then it becomes a question of ineuranee. [fon the other hand it can be proved that the manufacturers are using an undue amount of size, or steaming goods so as to give weight, there can be no doubt that they are responsible not only to the buyer of the goods, but responsible also for bringing the trade' of the district into very great. discredit. I think it is in the interests of the manufacturer as well as the shipper that this question should be investigated, and that a meeting should be held of the representatives of bolt interests, so as to devise means for saving to the district loss of money and character.—Yours, Joux Pexper.
Mount-street, Manchester, October 30, 1872, Sir,—I have read with pleasure, in your last Saturday's edition, the copy of " circular issued by Mr. Sam Mendel, on the subject of mildew in cotton goods. I have long thought of writing something on the over-sizing of cloth, and Ihave now an opportunity. Mr. Mendel states thut since the opening of the Suez Canal he has had numerous complaints of mildew. Does Mr. Mendel mean to say that cloth passing through the Canal_ is more subject to mildew than cloth going round. the Cape, which is at sen so much' longer? Mr. Mendel also says ''the recurrence of spot or mildew damage has become so frequent that the matter calls for serious consideration," and "that buyers should agree not to purchase goods where steaming is resorted to or improper size used." The recurrence of mildew, in my opinion, is the unremunerative state of the trade, which causes manufacturers to size not only their warps to excess, but their cloth also after it is woven; and they find purchasers in Manchester merchants, who afterwards grumble, because they receive complaint of mildew. An honest 8}-Ib. shirting is made with about 32's twist and 34's and 36's weft, whereas 8{-Ib. shirtings are now being made, and find ready purchasers, with 32's twist and 50's weft, which means nearly ib. Tess of yarn in each piece; and yet these manufacturers.can obtain within 1d. to 3d. per piece of an honest cloth, which means Siath tol-24th of a penny per yard. I think it is high time merchants should take this matter into serious consideration. What chance has an honest manufacturer when Manchester merchants encourage these heavy sizers? Let merchants give a fair price for an honest cloth, and they will be able to get adair price in return. No wonder shirtings are flat in "India" the natives will not buy our goods—they have been cheated so repeatedly with dishonest cloth that they are chary of buying what is represented to them as.aa honest cloth, The best remedy, in my opinion, is to buy clotir entirely by the quality, and leave weight out of the question altogether. Until then, if merchants continue to buy heavily-sized cloth for the sake of a paltry twelfth of a penny a yard, they must expect to receive accounts of mildew. These last months of rain we have had have saved manufacturers thousands of pounds; the difference to 2 manufacturer, making cloth b weight, running 500 looms during a.dry week and a wot week, I compute at no less a sum than £30. A nice trade, when manufacturers wish for wet weather knowing they would lose £5 if we had a fine dry day,—Yours, &e, Maxacer oF a Srisxixo The following ships passed Anjer, on the dates specified:—Nov. 13, Alaska, Hongkong to Now York; 14, Columbia, Macao to Callao; 16, Grade, Macao to Callao; 17, Guinevere, Foochow to New York, Ellen Morris, Foochow to Melbourne, Melbrek, Shanghai to London, Caller On, Hiogo to New York; 18, Glover, Hongkong to New York, Lalla Rockb, Shanghai to London, Anglo Saxon, Amoy to New York; 19, White Adder, Hiogo to Channel, Mikado, Shanghai to New York, Paragon, Shanghai to London, Patria, Hongkong to Hamburg; 20, Sir Jamsetjee Family, Shanghai to London, Martha, Hongkong to Valparaise, Annesley, Hongkong to New York 5 Bl, Jerusalem, Foochow to Melbourne, Batavia, Foochow to Melbourne, James S, Stone, Shanghai to New York, Araby Maid, Hong: kong to London, The Board of Trade have awarded a binocular glass each to two Chinamen. Firstly, to Mandarin, named Woo-chick-hsing, for his Kindness to the survivors of the barque Yanyzo, of London, whom he received on Inndi after the ose of their vessel on the Paracels Reef, on 2nd October, 1871, and for having fed and lodged them ual the next day, when he assisted them on their way to Canton. The Yangtsze at the time of hor wreck was bound from Foochow to New York, and with her were lost the master and six of the crew. Secondly, to a Chinaman who brought the grew of the steamer Don, of Liverpool, to Amoy, after they had been plundered by piratical fishing-boats, on nearing the land in their ship's boats, after the loss of the vessel, off the Island of Ockseu, on the 29th of Fobruiny, 187.
The O. 8. 8. Co.'sstr. Ulysses left Liverpool Oct, 20th p.m. passed Gibraltar onthe 26th, Malta the 30tb, Port Said Noy. 3rd. Passed s, s. Priam in the Canal reporting all well, At 745 a.m. on the Gth anchored in Suez
winds and heavy rains to that port, 2ist passed Bay; proceeded for Penang at9.30..m, Light the 8.8. Anterior bound west; on the 26th at 4.30 p.m..passed_s.s. Agamemnon bound west, Arrived at Penang on the 20th at 10.30 a.m. and left at 4.30 p.m., arrived at Singapore Dec. Ist at 2 p.m,;'s.s. Canton from China arrived same day, left Singapore on the 4th at 6am. At 2 p.m, same day met s. Diomed; arrived at Hongkong at 5 p.m. on the 12th, From Singapore to, Hongkong had strong N.E. monsoon with high sea and much rain, left Hongkong on the 14th and arrived at Shanghai on the morning of the 19th. Heavy weather between the two latter ports.
The decision which has been given by Sir Eainund Hornby on an appeal from the award of the Registrar and merchants with reference to the collision between the Annie Gray and the Hopewell has elicited considerable comment in consequence of its riding roughshod over mam; known commercial customs in Shanghai, the most important point being the disallowance of the ordinary agents commission for taking charge of the vessel's interest while the repairs were being effected. This is certainly contrary to the custom in Shanghai, and in fact everywhere. 'The Judge considered it was the Captain's business to see to the whole matter, overlooking' the fact that shipowners, a class of men not predisposed to pay more for anything than they can help, are satisfied that Agents: are necessary in foreign ports, and are, content pay them their commission, and that if
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