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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



Ma!«-h 1, 1913. 



WEST INDIAN COTTON. 



Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, 

 ■write as follows, under date Fibrnary 10, with reference 

 lio the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton : — 



A good business has been done in West Indian Sea 

 Island cotton since our last report, in spite of the fact that 

 the fine spinning trade is still in a not very fiourishing con- 

 dition. The demand runs on the fii er qualities of cntton, 

 all inferior growths being difficult of sale, owing to the 

 relative cheap price at which Sakellarides Egyptian cotton 

 ia ofTering 



The sales amount to between 250 and 300 bale?, and 

 include good qualities of St Kitt?, Nevis, Barbados and 

 Montserrat from \Sd lo 20^. and a few choice St. Vincent 

 at 22^ 



The future course of prices depends almost entirely on 

 the quantity of West Indian which comes forward Buyers 

 are anticipating that the crop \\ill be a sliort one and are 

 therefore supplying their wants for this season. 



The report of Messrs. Henry W. Frost & Co., on 



• Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the week 

 ending February 1, is as follows: — 



There was some better demand this week, resulting in 

 the above sales which consisted principally of odd bags 



• classing Fine to Extra Fine at 26c. to 28c., and a few 

 Planters' crop lots at 31c. to 36c., the buying being for 

 England and the Northern mills. 



There were also some sales of deep tinged cotton at 

 16c. for the Continent, and Extra Fine off in preparation at 

 .2.^c. for England and France. 



The Factors are showing more disposition to sell and are 

 willing to make concession to meet the views of buyers. 



We have left in stock 400 to 600 bales of Fine to Fully 

 Fine oti'in preparation which are seeking sale, and with orders 

 in hand can probalily buy at 20c. to 22c. This quality looks 

 relatively cheap and should attract the attention of spinners. 

 Extra Fine 2So. to 29c. = 16rf. to 16id. c.i.f., <Jz 5 per cent. 

 Fully Fine IJCc. to 2Vc. = 14|d. to 15]cf. „ „ „ „ 

 Fine 26c. = \i'id. „ „ ,, „ 



ExtraFineotri .-,- _ iiv/ 



ID preparation; ^ 



Fully Fine off}. 33^ = 13ci. „ „ „ „ 



in preparation j 



'^i^e-^ff . >20c. =11W. ,. . „ „ 



tn preparationj 



This repiTt shows that the total exports of Sea 



Island cotton from th<? United States to Liverpool, 



Jlanchester and Havre, to February 1, 1913, were nil, 



•207 bales, and 2,t(()0 bales, r.spectively. Last year 



chey were :V'5t;0, 9,43.j !in<] -5,070 bales. 



BRITISH COTTON GROWING 



ASSOCIATION. 



The following account of a recent meeting of the 

 Council of this Association has just been received: — 



The one hundred and eighth meeting of the Council of 

 the British Cotton Growing Association was held at the 

 otfices, 1 5 Cross Street, Manchester, on Tuesday, February -i. 

 In the absence of the President (the Plight Hon. The Earl of 

 Derby, G.C.V.CJ.) Mr. J. Arthur Button occupied the Chair. 



siTPAN. It was considered that the result of the Depu- 

 tation to the Government with reference to developments ia 

 the Sudan was most gratifying, and much satisfaction was 

 expressed at the prompt and favourable reply which had 

 been given by the {"rime Minister. A cable had been received 

 by the President from Lord Kitchener, expressing thanks for 

 what had been done, and Sir lleginald Wingate (the Sirdar) 

 had also cabled to the effect that the result of the Deputation 

 was much appreciated. 



The opinion was expressed that nothing which hid 

 happened in connexion with the work of the Association 

 had created so great an impression on the general public aa 

 the result of the Deputation. 



The reports received from both Zeidab and Tayiba are 

 exceedingly satisfactory, and it is hoped that the arrange- 

 ments for the Government loan of three millions will soon 

 be completed, so that the proposed developments may be 

 proceeded with as quickly as possible. 



It was unanimously resolved that the Right Hon. Sir 

 William Mather, P.C, be elected a Vice- 1 'resident of the 

 Association in recognition of the valuable services rendered 

 by him in connexion with cottwn-growing in the Anglo 

 Egyptian Sudan. 



\\ F.sr AKUii A. In view of the renewal of the grant from 

 the Imperial Government it has been decided to continue the 

 cotton growing operations in the Northern Territories of the 

 Gold Coast, and also at Labolabo, in the hope that the next 

 three years will give some definite results. 



The purchases of cotton at Lagos for 1912 amounted to 

 9,146 baleh, as compared with 5,408 bales for 1911, and 

 5,626 bales for 1910. For the first three weeks of the 

 present year the purchases amounted to 209 liales, against 92 

 bales for the same period of last year. In Northern Nigeria 

 the purchases for 1912 were 2,()27 b.alea, as compared with 

 about 600 bales for 1911. 



NVASALAND. Reference was made to the visit of Sit 

 William Manning, the late Governor, and the opinion was 

 expre.ssed that as a result of this interview it would be possible 

 to solve many of the ditticulties which were at pre.sent encourv- 



