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may be) that replacement is desired and it is fnrtlier understood in computing 

 time that delivei*y f. o. b. a shipping point is inii)lied. 



(a) ^^lR■re contract pri)vides for "immediate" shipment, replacement is to 

 be made within throe days. 



(b) In all other cases, replacement is to bo made within 10 days. 

 LiiitciK made froin thrcuhtil, huriud. or danuiycd seed. — Linters made from 



threshed, burned, or damaged seed, and whicli are consoquontly affected in 

 quality, or linters carrying an objectionable odor, shall not be a good delivery 

 un contract, and may be rejected by buyer, and replacement may be demanded. 



Lintern contnininfi execHs traxh, e<c.— Linters containing excess trash, whole 

 seed, sweepings, or liull liber may be rejected by buyer, wlio may deumnd same 

 replaced. 



Cottonseed hull fiber. — Cottou.seed hull fiber shall be that form of linters 

 defined by the Secretary of Agriculture in section 8, Service and Regulatory 

 Announcenients No. 94. 



Standard ireight and ditncnsion.s. — The standard bale of American cotton 

 linters, for contract purpo.ses, shall average GOO pounds, including tare, and 

 bales weighing less than 450 pounds shall not be tenderable on contract. 



The tare shall not exceed 5 per cent. 



Weather damayr. — Linters must be suitably baled and tied and free from 

 weather damage. 



Classifieatinn. — In arhitrjition of linters either party shall have the right to 

 demand ofiicial (•las.<ificati(m by the United States Department of Agriculture, 

 which .shall be final, but nothing in this rule shall prevent the mutual agreement 

 to arbitrate under the terms of rule 290. 



Snmpiinff {for arbitration), time, place, and method. — When at American 

 destination samples must be drawn by disinterested party, within 10 days after 

 arrival and delivery. When at point of origin, .samples can be drawn by 

 buyer's and .seller's representatives, if mutually agreeable, or by disinterested 

 party. Samples must be drawn within live days after date of disagreement. 



Samples must be taken from three places from each head of the bale (six 

 pieces) and regardless of size or condition of each piece of .sample, it must 

 be understood to represent approximately ono-.sixth of the bale. The .sample 

 representing each bale .shall weigh approximately 8 ounces. 



Samples must be .•securely sacked, sealed, and sent to arbitration board within 

 48 hours after being drawn. 



PasHuye of title. — Where contracts of sale, covering cotton linters, cottonseed 

 motes, gi-abbots, etc., specify " f. o. b. cars," the material covered thereby 

 will not become the property of buyer until actually loaded into cars at point 

 of origin and covered by railroad bill of lading. (See exception.) If such 

 material is destroyed before contract terms are completed, seller may replace 

 and buyer may demand replacement, the time limit and penalties in connection 

 with such replacement to lie as provided in rule 132. 



(Exception. It is understood that where, by .special agreement, partial or 

 complete payment for material has been made by buyer, prior to loading into 

 cars, title to suc-h material passes to buyer with and at the time of such pay- 

 ment. Such material will be at buyer's risk of insurance and in case of 

 destruction no replacement can be demanded other than under the common 

 law.) 



PRFjPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF COPIES 



Copies oi" tho staiKlard ojradc.s for Anioricaii eotloti linter.s are pre- 

 pared by the department and sold to the trade in tlie same manner 

 as are copies of the cotton stamhirds. The price has been fixecl at 

 $5 a fj^-ade. Because of the vicissitudes of ii.se and the probability 

 of alterations, tlie life of the copies as official copies has been limited 

 to one yeai' from the date of issue. 



To facilitate export business in American cotton linters the depart- 

 ment has placed copies of the standards, .so that tliey mi^rht be avail- 

 able for reference, as follows: With the Liverpool" Cotton Associa- 

 tion, Ltd., Liverpool, En<;land; the Syndicat du Commerce de.s 

 Cotons au Havre. Havre. France; the Bremer Baumwollborse. 

 Bremen, Germany; and at the American Emba.ssy, London, England 



O.B. GOVEnNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1927 



