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THK AGKICULTURAL NEWS 



hKKMHKi: 14, 1918. 



CO [TON. 



SEA IbLAlSiJ L:<,>ii'UN rtiAKKfcl 



Tho Kcpoi: uf Mos.-i-s. lU-ury W. Fiosi \' Co.. on 

 Sea Island cot ion in tho S<nUiiern Suitt-s, for the 

 ■Nveek eiiiltri Novtmlicr [\ iVtlS, is as follows: 



15.1, vMxs Till- ui.'uki r hfts rcnminoH i|\iiot throuirlitmi 

 iho week, with only a limits •! inquiry, whicb lia^ not resulteW 

 in any hii&ir.r.-s. ti.iscqiunlly uo sales Art' reported Tlit> 

 Failors are still linldiug Kii.e to Fully Fine st T'Jo., f.o b. and 

 tieichi. being euo'tiraittd to Jo so by the >hjirp iidvanco in 

 I'pland cotton i»nd ihe priii-peot!' of peace, wbiob tliey think 

 w.il re^nit iu h bettor nvvvkct acd more j;erer:\l deman I 

 Till If fore, »'e qcote -- 



Fine to Fully Fine. DOniinaUy held at 7l'c , fob and 

 fieiaht 



i;k<«v:<.i*^ \M' n.otui'.v-. Tbo .Savanuiih marker is duU, 

 wiib liinittd orteriojrs of the new crop, ihe stock in Factors 

 bands consisting largely ot old crop cotton, for which tbeiv. 

 IS DO deinand. 



The suiail sa'es rejK>rted by the exch.'ic.ce was cotton 

 boujiht in the inttrior nla^ket.^ and forwarded lo Savannah 

 tor .''hipnicnt. 



The lU iiiHiiti is very limited, \rA the ni.trket very irreg- 

 tiiar. l>cinj; governed oy the disire of the lioldeis throughout 

 the inurior markets to dispose of some of their cotton, some 

 • ■t them being more urgent thau others. 



The I'niied States l!ureau roports a very small quantity 

 <.f tht crop giiii.ed to Xovcui'ier 1. which leads the trade- to 

 think that ibe i>"ial crop wiil fall .short ot the Govorninent's 

 fsliniiti! ol <;-'i,0<t(} bile.-. 



We can buy u>-duy in H limited wa}', viz; - 

 Faccy t'llc , f.o.b. aud freijjht 



Extra Choice- 6.V, f.o.b. and freight. 



The <i-)Kits fiT'iti Savannah for the week have been- 

 to Norihtru .Mills I. 'ifi hales, and froui .faekfouvilie lii the 

 N'orthetn MUls, 499 bales. 



The I'ui'.ed Scfitfs I X-usus Bureau rept>rts the araonni 

 tit coiton ^innrd |o November 1. as follows:- 

 South Car-jlii.ii 1,<''S0 bales i 



Cirtirgia 

 Florida 

 «giiin!>T iA.-l veiu 



T.M)0 

 pi 290 

 .•i7.:i.si 



80,.1I0 



55,;>5t; 



J': -i-Vi 



J 



iiiAkiDg a lolul ot U,T.**0 bales 



total cn-p ."-."<. 174 baV.-; 

 , ll;i,l09 „ 

 .^6.278 „ 



THE ANTIGUA CuTTON GROWERS' 



ASSOCIATION 



An intwlui rejKirt pi-e-sentvii by llm Seerotury to the 

 .\iiligaa taction lirower." Asi-oriAUon on in work for the 

 year 1917-lf^— the second year -lince iU inaugiiratioii — ^hows 

 by the progToff made thai the AesOciation has done work 

 •rtf ,1 very uscfu] kind. 



I>uring the »eiuion ciiiler loport, the As.<ociatiiin disiri 

 but«.d selected seed to tli» amount of :i,t^~ri lb. t<> members 

 Hod others (V-tDpap-J with tlic la.st ^ea8on, 2,4. ■t^ 0). more 

 were di^tribiileil this year tban last. Tliis .se<?d was obtained 

 front N ep|iin.« e.il«te where selir^'tiou work on cotton has been 

 currietl tint liy i.fti<M-r» ot" ihe Agricujloral T'cpartment for a 

 considerulile lime 



■ •iiririi: the course of the si-a-son under review some (!("• 

 ..ots o' lott.in were pnrrhnseil. a# com{>arefl wilh (oil\ lot~ 



; nr.-hafod in t'v previous season. The total nmnnnt of seed- 

 ■tton purcbasidwas 2^'.n(l9 tti.,of which 2 .'i;i9 lb. were 

 st.iins, and the remainder clean an increase of 2l,2fiO tt) 

 ^ver the qmiuiity boiigbi in I9IG 17 



The gi-o»oi in I9I(> 17 revived a total of l^c for each 

 pound of ."-ivd fotton sold to the Assorlaijon. in the present 

 season he has received IGj'c. per lb . and in addition, will 

 receive a further small bonus. The total sum of money paid 

 as second payments lo vendors of cotton during ihe period 

 reported on «;.,v <'.)>l 72. as agaiust ? 36 3 80 in "the previous 

 year 



The (pi.-iiiiily of lint obtained from the seed cotton 

 pureha.xed was 7 069 tt>. 



The Associ:uions useful work chiefly seems to lie that it 

 places ill -he hards of siniill growers seeds of the lest type of 

 cotton availahk- and, in addition, guarantees that peasant* 

 r,.,-,.iv.> , fair imd reasonable price for their produce. ' 



COTTON EXPORTS FROM THE WEST 



INDIES, 



The following figures show Ihe nuanlity and estiniateti 

 value ol Sea Island cotton <-\/><ir/<i/ from ihe West Indies 

 for the quarter ended September 39. I9lft 



i'olKl 



:iv\,i.i'.' 



1-' 



In addition to the above. 1 !.>:';• tti of .Marie 'iaiante 

 feed cotton, of ,-in estimated vulne (-f £1, |."rj were exported 

 from M. Vincent, and 32!t lt> Native cotton, of an cslimate<.i 

 value of X16 from ibe VirMin Islands. 



Kicepi in lie cases of Orenada and .\ntigiia, the above 

 values were cah-iilaled at the nite of .'ii per lb. 



The followihg Tigures show the i|(iat.tity and eslimated 

 value of Sea'Isl.uid cotton <r,\/>,'ifc,i from the W«-st Indiea 

 for the season i i.-lober 1, 1917 to September 30, 191> — 



♦ Kijiiivnli 111 of 7'.»7 tt. nt s.'i-ilei.ttiiii. vxhied at t2»> 



