COTTON MARKET CONDITIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. 



being Strict Mid- 

 dling or above. 

 This difference is 

 accounted for by 

 the better weather 

 which prevailed 

 during the latter 

 picking season. 



Only 2 per cent 

 of the bales classed 

 during the season 

 of 1914-15 were 

 less than $- of an 

 inch in length of 

 staple; 61 per cent 

 was $■ of an inch, 

 and 37 per cent 

 longer than f of 

 an inch. The 

 average length 

 of staple for the 

 samples taken dur- 

 ing the season was 

 approximately 0.90 

 inch. During the 

 season 1915-16 (see 

 Table I) approxi- 

 mately 3^ per cent 

 of the bales classed 

 were less than f of 

 an inch in length 

 of staple; 50 per 

 cent were £ of an 

 inch, and 46^ per 

 cent more than |- 

 of an inch. The 

 average length of 

 staple was approx- 

 imately 0.92 inch. 

 This longer length 

 of staple shown 

 for the season of 

 1915-16 is ex- 

 plained by the fact 

 that samples were 



