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THE AGKICULTURAL NEWS. 



December 2, 1916. 



COTTON EXPORTS PROM THE 



WEST INDIES. 



The following table gives the quantities and estimated 

 values of 8ea Island cotton exported from the West Indies 

 for the quarter ended June 30, 1916, and for the quarter 

 ended September 30, 1916, respectively: — 



COTTON. 



SEA ISLAND COTTON MARKET. 



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

 Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the 

 week ending October "28, 1916, is as follows: — 



ISLANDS. Receipts for the week were 119 bales, and 

 total to date 346 bales. The Census Ginners' report gave 

 the ginning of I.>-lands to the ISth as only 357 bales. 

 Factors showed a willingnefs to open the market and dispose 

 of their receipts of Fine to Fully Fine, which resulted in 

 sales of upwards of 1 00 bale.s at 40c. Owing to the continued 

 strength of the Savannah market. Factors are refusing to go 

 on to make further sales at the price, preferring to await 

 developments, and some further accumulation of stock. 

 The above ginning figures and advices from the Islands 

 confirm the estimates of the shortness of the crop, and it is 

 now thought 3.500 bales is an extreme estimate. 



Until the market has more fully opened we will omit 

 quotations. 



(JEORciAs AND FLOKiDA.s. The general and active demand 

 has eontinued throughout the week, not only in Savannah 

 where the offerings are small, but in all the interior markets. 

 During the past few days several thousand bags have changed 

 hands at some advance, the buying bemg on account of the 

 Northern Mills, as well as on speculation. The advance in the 

 Egyptian market, together with the e.xcited and advancing 

 Upland market, hds caused all holders of cotton to be very 

 firm and unwilling sellers except at still further advances. 



As the United States Census Bureau reported 64,931 

 bale.s ginnfd to October 18, pointing to a crop of upwards of 

 100,000 bales being the largest ginning ever reported up to 

 this time, nevertheless it apparently had no effect on the views 

 of buyers and sellers, the general impression being that a large 

 crop is required by the trade, and that high prices will 

 continue to rule. 



We quote, viz: — 



GEORGIAS AND I'LORIDAS. 



Fancy 40c. to 41c. = 41|c to 42ic. landed 



Extra Choice 39c. to 40c. = 40 Jc. to 4 lie. 



The exports from Savannah for the week were 

 1,950 bales to Northern Mills, 114 bales to Southern 

 Mills, and from Jacksonville to Northern Mills 1,996 

 bales. 



The U.S. Census Bureau reports cotton ginned to October 

 18, as follows: — 



South Carolina 357 bales"! 



Georgia 43,565 



Florida 21,009 



Against last year 40,257 

 „ 1914 .30,078 

 „ 1915 30,880 

 „ 1912 15,960 



Making a tosal of 64,931 bales. 



total crop 85,278 bales 



.. „ 78,857 „ 



,. „ 85,544 „ 



„ „ 66,169 „ 



*Beside.s the above Sea Island cotton, there was exported 

 from St. Vincent 30,188 fc., and from the Virgin Islands 

 4,0951b. Marie Galante cotton, of the estimated value of £818 

 and £137, respectively. 



t Besides the above Sea Island cotton, there was exported 

 from Grenada 347 352 lb., from St. Vincent 14,697 lb., and 

 from the Virgin Islands 1,661 lb Marie Galante cotton, of 

 the estimated value of £14 473, £398, and £55, respectively. 



The following table gives the quantity and estimated 

 value of Sea Island cotton exported from the West Indies for 

 the year October 1,1915, to September 30, 1916. 



Colony. Quantity, Estimated value, 



ft). £. 



1,008,288 70,097 



* Owing to the lack of shipping facilities 20,t»34Bt). of 

 cotton remain unshipped of the 1915 16 crop. If this were 

 included, the total would be 279,595ft). 



Besides the above Sea Island cotton, there was exported 

 from (Jrenada 347,352M)., from St. Vincent 44,8851b., and 

 from the Virgin Islands 5,7561b. Marie Galante cotton, of 

 the estimated value of £14,473, £1,210 asd £192, 

 respectively. 



CHANGES IN COTTON SEED DURING 



STORAGE. 



In connexion with the extraction of cotton seed 

 oil, which is an industry of importance in Barbados 

 and St. Vincent, the following abstract of studies of 

 the changes in stored cotton seed with reference to the 

 loss of vitality, and the availability from the stand-point 

 of the cotton-seed-oil mill and the live-stock feeder, 



