COTTON MARKET CONDITIONS IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
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TABLE IIT. —Comparison of average price per pound received for unclassed cot- 
ton at primary markets in Coastal Plain section, season 1915-16, grade and 
date of sale coinciding. 
[Prices in boldface figures apply to towns in boldface type. 
apply to towns in lightface type.] 
Prices in lightface figures 
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Bia 11.03] 11.64! 11.52] 11.37] 11.01] 11.42) 10.93] 10.96] 11.67] 11.35] 11.29]. ._... 
iMhoskie 2%). 253 fetes 11.30] 11.67| 11.52) 11.27) £1.38) 11.39] 11.42] 11.30] 11.47] 11.42) 11.44] 0.860 
ire Oe 11.98] 12.00] 11.44] 10.37) 11.51] 10.69] 11.04] 11.04] 11.75] 11.31]/...... 
Clinton............ 11,031.55" 11.92} 11.91) 11.35) 10.67) 11.40] 11.20] 11.19] 11.25] 11.76] 11.36] 1.000 
1 Gal Wile GO| ne see. 10.96] 11.51] 10.91] 11.16] 10.80] 11.07] 10.76] 10.83] 11.15]..._.. 
Fayetteville ....... 11.64] 11.98|...... 11.18] 11.63] 11.10) 11.36] 10.96] 11.36] 10.79] 11.13] 11.31) .875 
11.52! 11.91] 11.18]...... 11.87] 11.08] 11.92] 10.88] 11.38] 10.41] 11.68]/°11.31]...... 
Jacksonville ....... 11.52/ 12.00] 10.96|...... 11.71| 11.36) 12.00) 10.83] 11.55] 10.38] 11.81) 11.41) .940 
442 271035) 11.63) 11-71. 2.. 10.81} 11.27] 11.16] 10.91] 11.32] 11.27] 11:27]...... 
Kinston... 4.8... 11.37| 11.44) 11.51] 11.87|...... 10.89} 11.38] 11.58] 11.23] 11.25] 11.44] 11.89] .950 
11.38] 10.67] 11.10] 11.36] 10.89]...... 10.72] 10.88] 10.80] 11.07] 10.39] 10.92|..._.. 
Laurinburg....... 11.01| 10.37] 10.91] 11.08) 10.81|...... 10.87] 10.88] 10.72] 10.99] 11.16] 10.88] .940 
11.39] 11.40] 11.36] 12.00! 11.38] 10.87|...... 11.10] 11.12] 11.12] 11.22] 11.29/...... 
New Berne. .......| 11.42] 11.51] 11.16] 11.92| 11.27| 10.72)...... 11.44| 11.34] 10.95] 11.25] 11.29) .970 
11. 42] 11.20] 10.96] 10.83) 11.58] 10.88] 11.44]..... ©] 10.94] 11.20] 11.05] 11.15/...... 
Red Springs........ 10.93] 10.69 10.80] 10.88) 11.16} 10.88) 11.10}... 10.78| 10.91| 11.06] 10.91! .875 
11.30] 11.19] 11.36] 11.55] 11.23] 10.72] 11.34] 10.78/...... TPs 28 Hil-93) abot Oleg eee 
Scotland Neck... ..] 10.96) 11.04] 11.07] 11.38) 10.91) 10.80) 11.12/ 10.94)...... 10.92 10.96| 11.01) .875 
11.47] 11.25] 10.79} 10.38] 11.25] 10.99] 10.95! 10.91] 10.92]...... 11. 02| 10.99|...... 
Selmar ss. kee 11.67) 11.04| 10.76] 10.41| 11.32] 11.07) 11.12] 11.20) 11.28]...... 11.25| 11.11) .940 
11. 42| 11.76] 11.13] 11.81] 11.44] 11.16] 11.25] 11.06! 10.96] 11.25|...... Tissot eee 
Washington... . ...| 11.85] 11.75] 10.83] 11.68] 11.27| 10.39 11.22 11.05 11.23] 11.02)...... 11.17, .940 
COMPARISON OF PRIMARY MARKETS IN THE PIEDMONT SECTION. 
A comparison of the average prices paid for the same grades of 
cotton on the same dates at certain towns in the Piedmont section is 
given in Table IV. 
Attention is called to the fact that with the exception of Salisbury 
as compared with Statesville the markets compared as to prices in 
direct ratio to their average length of staple. A possible explana- 
tion of this exception is that there are supply merchants who buy 
cotton at Salisbury, while such is not the case at Statesville. 
