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THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 



July 6, 1912. 



WEST INDIAN COTTON. 



Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, of Liverpool, 

 write as follows, under date June 17, with reference 

 4o the sales of West Indian Sea Island cotton : — 



Since our last report, about 230 bales West Indian Sea 

 Island cotton have been sold, including about 100 bales 

 St. Vincent from 22-/. to 30rf., 20 bales Barbados 20i. to 

 21d., and 100 bales Stains at 8kl to lOid. 



The demand for fine yarn for lace purposes is very 

 limited, and consequently many spinners have turned their 

 machinery on to Sakellarides Egyptian cotton, with a view 

 of manufacturing a coarser article which they can sell readily. 

 This is in spite of the fact that not only is tlie AVest Indian 

 Sea Island crop a short one, but the Carolina crop has been 

 an absolute failure, and fairly confirms the caution which we 

 gave planters last sea.'^on not to increase their acreage. Had 

 it not been for the failure of Carolina this year, the two 

 growths would, in all probability, be a glut at lid. Of 

 course, if the fashion for ladies' dress should change, the 

 ■whole situation would be altered immediately. 



The report of Messrs. Henry \V. Frost & Co., on 

 Sea Island cotton in the Southern States, for the week 

 ending June 15, is as follows: — 



There has been a good demand this week for the odd 

 bags off in preparation classing Fully Fine and Extra Fine, 

 resulting in sales of about 200 bales, at prices ranging from 

 24c. to 25c., the buying being on account of the Northern 

 mills and French spinners. This demand has taken very 

 nearly the supply of cotton more or less off in preparation, 

 therefore the unsold stock consists very largely of Planters' 

 crop lots, which the Factors are showing more disposition to 

 sell, not wishing to carry them into another season. 



W^e quote, viz: — 



Extra Fine 30c. to 32c. = 16|c?. to 17^d. c.i.f., & 5 per cent. 

 Fully Fine 28c. =15|d. „ „ „ „ 



Fine 26c. =U^d. „ „ „ „ 



Fine to Extra Fine,'\ 

 oflF in preparation / 



2rjc. = lOhd. to li\d.„ 



With respect to cotton-growing in the Sudan, copies of 

 a resolution passed at the annual meeting of the British 

 Cotton Growing Association, on May 1 , have been sent to 

 the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 

 and others, and there is reason to lielieve that the Govern- 

 ment will be willing to give some financial assistance toward 

 the development of the industry. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BRITISH 

 COTTON GROWING ASSOCIATION, 

 1911. 



In a copy of this report — the seventh of the series — 

 which has just been received, the matter commences by 

 making references to various changes that have occurred 

 on the Council of the Association, and expresses thanks 

 to Government officials and to the President for assistance 

 that has been given by them; reference is made also to the 

 grant of £10,000 made by the Government, that has 

 enabled work to be continued in several Protectorates. The 

 details that follow refer to various means that have been 

 employed towards completing the authorized capital of the 

 Association, of £-500.000. 



An interesting table is given which shows that the total 

 amount of cotton which has passed through the hands of the 

 Association during recent years, in addition to that sold 

 through other channels is as follows: — 



Year. No. of bales. 



1908 16,713 



1909 20,028 



1910 21,388 



1911 27,673 

 Short reference is made to various 



ferences that have taken place during 

 assistance of the Association, including the addresses deliv- 

 ered last year in Manchester by the Imperial Commissioner 

 of Agriculture and by Professor Carmody, Director of 

 Agriculture, Trinidad, which were reported in the Agri- 

 cultural Newx, Vol. X, p. 342. The Council expresses the 

 wish to put on record the importance that is attached 

 to such meetings. A final matter of more general interest, 

 in the introductory part of the report, is mention of the 

 expeditions that were sent out during the year, to the 

 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan and to the West Indies, the latter 

 being in connexion with the recent Agricultural Conference. 

 It should also be mentioned that the fact is noted that the 

 ijuantity of cotton grown in new places in the Briti.sh 

 Empire during 1911 amounted to over 60,000 bales. 



The detailed account of the financial state of the 

 Association is succeeded by a report of work in the colonies, 

 which may be abstracted shortly as follows. 



iNDi.^ AND ('EYLON. The Council expresses its regret 

 that for various reasons the cultivation of cotton under 

 irrigation, in Sind, has had to cease temporarily; though 

 a fre.sh endeavour in regard to the matter is being made l)y 

 the Agricultural Department. It is stated, in a general way, 

 that there is not the least doubt that owing to the influence 

 of the Association improvement has taken place in Indiaa 

 cotton, which is acquiring in consequence a wider market. 



Value. 



£224,888 



22.5,078 



296,160 



373,583 



meetings and con- 



the year with the 



