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TICK AOiaCULTUUAL N'EWg 



February 17, 1912 



WEST INDIAN COTTON. 



Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, 

 write as follows, under date January 16, with reference 

 to the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton : — 



Since our last report, about 150 bales of West Indian Sea 

 Island cotton have been sold, and prices remain very firm. 



The sales are chiefly composed of !Montserrat cotton at 

 \Sd. to \9d.. with a few from other islands at similar prices. 

 About 10 bales St. Vincent were sold at 2ld. 



A similar report, dated January 29, is as follows: — 



Since our last report, about 100 bales of West Indian 

 Sea Island cotton have been sold, chiefly Montserrat, on the 

 basis of 18d. for sound quality. 



The market remains firm, and good qualities command 

 firm prices. 



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

 Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the week 

 ending January 20, is as follows: — 



There has been a good demand during tlie week for such 

 odd bags of Bright Fine up to Extra Fine to be had at 

 from 26c. to 32c., and also for all the small offerings of off 

 cotton, for which factors have been able to get Ic. to 2c. 

 advance over previous prices. Consequently factors are firmer 

 in their prices for all grades. The planters" crop lots continue 

 to be neglected Although nominally held at full prices, 

 factors would be willing to make concessions to effect sales. 

 The old crop cotton is still being held off the market, in 

 expectation of higher prices later. 



We quote : — 



Extra Fine 32c. = \8d., c.i.f., Ji 5 per cent. 



p. ^ 26c. to 28c. = I5d. to IQd. c.i.f. &, 5 per cent. 



Fine to Extra Fine, ) 1 ^ ^ ok iaij . in; 

 a ■ 4- !-lhc. to 25c. = lOia. to li\d. ,, ,, ,, 



off in preparation J - 4 n i> n 



THE 



The 



BRITISH COTTON GROWING 

 ASSOCIATION. 



following account of a recent meeting of the 



British Cotton Growing Association has just been 

 received: — ' 



The Ninety-fifth Meeting of the ( 'ouncil of the Briti.sh 

 Cotton Growing Association was held at the (Offices of thi- 



Association, 15, Cross Street, Manchester, on Tuesday, 

 January 9. In the absence of the President (The Right 

 Hon. the Earl of Dei by, G.C V.O., owing to indisposition), 

 Mr. John E Newton occupied the Chair. 



ixi)i.\. Arrangements have been made for the Govern- 

 ment Agricultural Department to plant 4,000 acres in Sind 

 under American cotton. This e.xi'eiiment is being watched 

 with much interest, and should it be successful it will lead to 

 a considerable increase in the cultivation of longer stapled 

 cotton in India. 



WEST AFRICA. At the request of the Government, the 

 Association is arranging for the impoi'ta'ion of some Cape 

 wacons, in order to assist in the transport of the cotton to 

 the Ilorin ginnery, in Northern Nigeria. It is hoped that 

 this mpans of transit will solve the difficulty which it experi- 

 enced in transporting cotton tr. the ginneries from districts 

 lying some distance from the railway. 



The purchases of cotton in Lagos for last year were 

 ."),408 bales, against 5,626 bales for 1910. The reports of 

 the growing crop are very .satisf ictor)', and the outlook is, at 

 the present time, more promising than it has been in any 

 previous jear. 



UGANDA. It was reported tliat last years crop in Uganda 

 amounted to over 19,000 bales, which is by far the largest 

 quantity of cotton produced in one year in any British colony 

 up to the present time, and satisfaction was expressed at the 

 rapid increase in the quantity of cotton which the Association 

 is now dealing with from the ditlerent colonies on the east 

 side of Africa. 



RHODESIA, Mr. Percival. the Associations Manager in 

 Nyasaland, has recently made a tour of inspection in the Fort 

 Jameson district of North East Ilhodesia, and is very hopeful 

 of the future for cotton in this district. He states that the 

 farmers are tackling the labour problem in a most determined 

 manner by introducing the very latest disc ploughs and 

 harrows, whilst the transport question is not proving .so 

 serious as it had been anticipated. 



NYASALAND. Although, owing to the unfavourable 

 climatic conditions during the past season, the yield per acre 

 has been disappointing, the cotton which is now beginning 

 to come forward is of good quality, and the prices realized 

 should reconipen.se planters to some extent for the shortage 

 of their crop. 



A statement of the position of the Association's 

 capital, that is given, show.s that a .sum of £2-5,000 

 was still required, in order to complete the total 

 authorized capital of £.500,000. 



