The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-06-25
DEFECTIVE TIES AND;~LIaHr.
roe JwEi6HT BNGGING.

The following important documentissued
by the Dallas Merchants Exchange speaks
for itself. IL is deserving OF close perusal
rs IL IL Of vast importance To both ginner
and farmer, and the latter should see to II
that the evil is corrected, as IL may damage
them In monetary way and depreciate
the value of their product.
Office of Merchants Exchange, OF Dallas,
In consequence OF the losses being sus-
tanned by the prevalent use of DETECTIVE
ties and lightweight bagging, the Mer-
chants Exchange, OF Dallas, Texas, pres.
ept 10 the platers; glnners, merchants and
others Interested in the cotton trade OF
North Texas, for their consideration, the
following facts:
Flrst--The stsndard Cotton tie Is made
OF good material, MOI less than II feet long,
1918 OF sn inch wide, l-lB OF and inch
trick, each bundle of 30 ties weighing not
less than So pounds. Standard Bagging is
made OF good material, firmly woven,
weighing not less than IA TO . pounds per
yard.
Second-A false idea of economy and
eager competition for n lov-prlced article
has led 10 ,he production of light sleaEy
bsggins weighing IA TO ~ pounds per
yard, and OF ties of inferior material
weighing40 to so pounds per bundle of 80
ties, defective in length, strength and dur
ability, and SO inferior as to snap in ordi'
nary handling OF the cotton bales
Third The present cost OF ties Is ABOUT
bagging II cents per yard. Using SIX full
weight ties and seven yards OF standard
bagging per bale requires III pounds OF ties
at cents and seven yards 81 bagging at
IL cents, an expenditure OF SlIO per paie,
which, when sold around cotton averages.
cents per pound, realizing S2.25, net
profit of 81. 10 per bale.
Fourth-The light weight bagging and
ties in common use weigh about II pounds
per bale, costing $l.l0 per pattern, which,
ko;pa sold with the cotton, at cents per
pound, realizes 81 .55 per bale, a net proht
Of As cents per bale, against net proht OF
$l.l5 per bale for standard, or loss OF ~
cents per bale for using inferior instead OF
Fifth-Whilst the congresses in the IN
terror, as rule, are frst-class and fully
equal to those at the ports, ships are de-
clining, in many instances, TO receive our
cotton until repressed aJ the ports, as so
many of the ties are broken off and the
cotton In such bad condition. Thus by the
us. OF an inferior material, we are seri.
ously threatened with having all
interior cotton subjected TO an
additional expense OF 65 cents per bale for
recon- pressing. Should this embargo be
placed upon our cotton 1t is clear that as
the cotton has to bear all the expense q
preparing for the market our farmers Will
lose 70 cents per bale on account of using
inferior instead of standard material and
85 cents for additional COMPRISING, aggre-
eating loss Of Sl.35 on every bale OF cetton.
Sixth-The National Cotton Exchange
at its next meeting will most likely recon-
mend to local exchanges and interior buy
ers that they discriminate in price against
cotton baled In inferior bagging and ties In
consequence of the losses sustained.
Ar the directors of the Mobile Cotton EX-
change have taken the initiative in this
matter and ask the cooperation of other
exchanges throughout the country, the
Merchants Exchange of Dallas, Texas,
take this method OF calling attention to
| ,,il civ frnctino fhQf those in-
terested will see to it, that ginnert use
standard bagging and ties in bailing cot
ton, aud thereby avoid the losses that are
falling so heavily upon our farming friends
by the use of inferior material,
WIN, WHITE, Pres't
+. G. CALLER,
JOHN FL. JONES,
Committee.