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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 387 per cent 
longer than { of 
an anche ol be 
average length 
of staple for the 
samples taken dur- 
ing the season was 
“approximately 0.90 
inch. During the 
season 1915-16 (see 
Table 1) approxi- 
mately 33 per cent 
of the bales classed 
were less than { of 
an inch in length 
of staple; 50 per 
cent were % of an 
inch, and 463 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 
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Fic. 1.—Map of North Carolina, showing production of bales of cotton by counties for 1914-15 season. 
