The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-09-26
Tagging.

Our Grange Commercial Agent, Mr..
John 3. Watson, ever watchful Of the
interest of Patrons, has placed ia cur
hands q circular letter containing useful
information in regard to protests by
Cotton Exchanges and Manufacturers
agains. the use of poor .Jfaar ldggi,g as e s
covering for cotton bales, which we deem
OF sufficient interest to our farmers and
cotton planters to deserve a notice in this
| column. And since nothing is sased Ia.
the cotton producer by persistence In the
use of poor cheap bagg;ng, We advise
them to avoid its use, and profit by tho
action and timely warning of these cotton
merchants. We are told that some cot
/! ton producers lave already experienced
trouble With this bagging in the way Of
reclemations for damaged cotton and
consequent loss Of weights, But we fail !.
to appreciate the wisdom Of ssa flying
an error committed innocently by pun
ishing the perpetrator for an act which,
when committed, was no offence, and
which he makes no effort to conceal.
For 1t certainly Is the business 3g the
buyer to obaerve the condition of his
purchases. and If Objectionable haze the
correction made on che spot, thus saving
the expeuse and time of tracing a bale Of
cotton through the hands Of several buy
ers back to the producer. IF the cotton
was sold by sample, to be delivered e,s:
some future time in marketable orde.Ss 2
we can very well understand how the
seller is liable on bales covered with tho
Objectionable material.
We proceed to quote the substance Of
proceedings Of several Cotton Exchanges
and Manufacturing Companies. The
rev York Cotton Exchange. Hnnover
Square, says: 1.-THE use of interior fiax-
tow bagging, - covering for cotton has
become SO Objectionable to buyers and
ifiiauiiii+oauTeFs ui voitun, the 1oaru OF
managers adopted the following reaolu-
ton: On and after the End Septembcr,
1873, cotton covered with flax.tnw bag.
ging containing shives, oramall pieces Of
straw,) or made from unsottcd or imper-
fectly rotted fax shall be deemed unmer-
chantable, and shall not be good delivery
in this market"
The New Orleans Cotton Exchange
says: "Plenters are warned against the
use of fax bagging filed with shiyes, as
the cotton is more or less damaged by it.
Because, first, the shives remain in the
cotton and are not alwaya knocked ont
in the picker, but are carried to the cards
and cause trouble. Second, the cotton Is
badly stained where this basging, when
wet touches it. Third. it Is werti. but
one and half cents per pound rs waste,
! while ether s,agggsag brings .eEr lsa.s=, sas
| and the purchaser pays the Same price
for the bagging as for the cotton it covers.
Buyers and consumers claim che right to
reject all cotton bales covered with such {.
bagging, and the expense Of picking and
recovering them with merchantable bag
g'ug will fall on the producer.n
Ahe Mobile Cotton Exchange suggests
to planters, factors and merchants 20 /
avoid bagging magufactured wholly or
in part of fax as mear of saving an :
immense amount Of trouble and lcss
4 o.. +
The complaints and reclamations for
Country damage" from soma OF tine
largest American and European spinnsrs
proves that fax bagging is not suitable
for covering cotton. The producer saves
money and loss of weight BY covering
his cotton with good, heavy cloth.
The circular also contains protest
signed by twenty-three cotton nanufac-
turing companies, setting forth similar
reasons for rejecting fax bagging filed
with shives, or aticks and straw, and
advising farmers TO disconntengnce its
use as covering for cotton bales.
We have noticed the facts con incd
in this circular siaply as matter OF il. !.
formation, as we takeit for eisnted taat
this kind Of hagging mover finds it's way
into our market 81 ss