HANDLING AND MARKETING OF ARIZONA-EGYPTIAN COTTON. 



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growers 100 bales of the cotton below the grade of Medium at 14 cents 

 f . o. b. Phoenix. A few days later the eastern agency sold the Mesa 

 50 bales "Rain" at 15^ cents landed eastern points. It sold the 19 

 bales of very low grade at 15f cents, and the Tenipe 12 bales, which 

 were below the grade of Medium, at 15| cents, all landed New England 

 mill points, on usual terms. 



The following detailed information gives account of the cotton 

 ginned and the classification of all cotton handled in cooperation 

 between the Office of Markets and Rural Organization and the Central 

 Association during the season of 1914-15: 



TABLES OF CLASSIFICATION OF ARIZONA -EGYPTIAN COTTON IN 1914.1 



[This cotton was classed in even-running lots of 25 and 50 bales each.] 

 Table IV. — Class of Arizona-Egyptian cotton grown anil ginned at Mesa. 



Sacaton 

 staple. 



River 

 staple. 



Valley 

 staple. 



Total. 



Fane}- grade. . . 



Extra grade 



Choice grade. . . 

 Standard grade. 

 Medium grade . . 

 Below class 



Bales. 



1 



93 



195 



210 



74 



10 



Bales. 



Bales. 



116 



287 

 204 

 154 

 60 



Bales. 

 1 

 210 

 4S2 

 414 

 229 

 74 



Total. 



583 



1,410 



1 The. Chandler Association leased their gin, and therefore are not cooperating with the central association. 

 The Glendale Association planted short-staple cotton and changed their equipment to saw gin, and therefore 

 are not represented in this table. 



Table V. — Class of Arizona-Egyptian cotton grown and ginned at Tempe. 





Sacaton 

 staple." 



River 

 staple. 



Valley 

 staple. 



Total. 





Bales. 



Bales. 



Bales. 

 3 

 3 

 1 



Bales. 

 3 





44 

 181 

 207 



54 



81 

 201 

 190 

 197 



128 





384 





398 







251 









Total 









1,164 





7 



115 



1 



123 















1,287 













CONCLUSIONS. 



The increase in the estimated size of the Salt River Valley Egyp- 

 tian rot ton crop from 280 bales in 1912 to 2,200 bales in L913, and 

 bo 6,187 in 1914, demonstrates the peculiar fitness of* this locality 

 for the production of Egyptian cotton. The continued improve- 

 ments in met hods of handling and equipment will serve to im- 

 prove the grade of the product, while the classing of the cotton 

 will tend to secure ;i, more stable market at better and more uniform 



