The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-23
COTTON COMING LIVELY.
THE FLOOD BLOCKADE REMOVED
AND BUSINESS HUMMING.


Move Seaward-Trying to Solve the
Bagging Problem-A Test of Pine
Straw and What Cotton Men Say
About It-Shoving Jute to the Wall.
Tn re has been a noticeable improvement
in business on the Bay in the past day or
two. The floods have so far subsidized as 10
permit repairs to wassouts on the railroads.
and trains have resumed their schedule
time. While the activity is noted in
all branches of the city's commerce,
it is more pronounced in cotton
circles, the receipts for the week
Just closed being nearly double those OF last
week, advancing from S65 one week ago
yesterday to g. 195 yesterday. In fact, the
showing of the receipts at Savannah for the
week ending Friday night must be very
gratifying TO cotton men, for they exceed
the receipts at New Orleans 4, S3S bales, and
fall below Galveston only 564 bales.
If the favorable weather of the past three
or four days continues during the present
week, the receipts will be very large both
by rail and river The railroads have
hardly begun moving frdghts which were
interrupted by rains and Hoods, but this
week the movements of cotton from the in
terror will be much larger.
Two British steamships and one Spanish
vessel were loading yesterday, and the Des-
soug, which sailed yesterday morning, and
the CITY of Birmingham and William Crane,
which sailed last night, completed their car
goes with cotton. The Chattahoochee,
which sails tomorrow, will also finish her
cargo with the staple.
IN THE COTTON FIELDS.
The planters have been availing them
selves of the fine weather of the latter part
of the week and have had hands busy in
the cotton fields picking, and this week will
be one of great activity. There has been
series of embarrassments to planters-firsU
the lack of bagging to bale the earlier
picking, then the continuous rains, and the
rust which affected the top cotton, and
finally the foods, which interrupted the
movements of trains, besides running a
greater part of the small paintings along
the swamp lands on the Carolina and
Georgia side of the Savannah river. Since
the waters have receded it has been found
that some of the inundated cotton will
come out where the boil was not submerged.
The cotton coming in thus far is not so
well covered as usual, and many bales have
to be recovered. Yesterday the factors
were in excellent humor over the successful
test of the new pine-straw bagging, and tho
universal opinion of cotton men was ex-
pressed that it solves the problem of a sub
stitute for jute, and more than solves it, for
II will open up an in lustry for utilizing a
southern material heretofore considered
utterly worthless.
TEST OF PINH-STRAW BAGGING.
A bale of cotton packed in the new pine
straw bagging was on exhibition yesterday
in front of the cotton exchange, and was crit
ically examined by exporters, factors, aud
three or four planters during the day. it was
al tall of no bah biol
was packed yesterday morning by Mr.. p.
ID. Daffin at his pickery, and it was put TO
heavy test, the bale weighing sos pounds
On this bale six yards of the pine straw
bagging was used, which weighs IT, 6
pounds, or 2.6 pounds per yard. Six iron
bands and locks were used. weighing ten
pounds; weight of bagging and ties twenty
six pounds. The bands we're spliced bands
The bale was submitted to pretty rough
handling with the cotton hooks, and while
1t had all the elasticity of the jute bagging,
1t showed a greater resistance, and is said
to be equal, if not superior to jute bagging
in every particular. 1t is of a richer and
darker color, is closely woven, and is less
combustible than jute. sin fact" said one
gentleman, as tine question of combusti-
bility was being discussed, "pine straw is
very difficult to burn. You can't take a
piece of pine straw and light a cigar with
1t 1t won't blaze, but will 60 out as soon
As a blaze is Withdrawn from it.n
ut will do" said a factor. and he rubbed
his hands gleefullY at the thought that south
ern enterprise and invention have developed
trust killer In the shape of pine straw
bagging.
CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT JUTE.
''There is not much difference between Il
and the jute bagging," said another.
ut means that we shall be able TO get
along without iute altogether after while"
said one gentleman. Tine supply of pine
straw is inexnaustible," he added at is a
southern product. The pine straw is in the
section where the cotton is, and while the
manufacture of bagging from it is now but
an experiment, and crude, IL will be inn
proved upon, and we will have a cheaper
article thar jute near at hand, answering
every purpose
How much does the pine straw bagging
cost yard" asked reporter of a cotton
factor.
Six cents yard was the reply. "This
IS better than paying ii cents for jute bag
glng, and after little experience il NAV be
furnished for even less than that. The jute
bagglng caunot compete with it, for the
come product will be given the preference.
Thousands of dollars that have been going
out of the South for jute bagging every
year will stay heren
GOOD THING FOR THE SOUTH
sit is good thing for the south that the
bagging trust was formed, and the price ran
up from TO II cents The south would
have continued to send away thousands of
dollars annually for product that it can
get at home for less money, besides foster
ing new industry that will give employ
nent to labor"
A comparison of the cost Of six yards of
the pine straw bagging with the same num-
Der OF yasis of jute at present prices, shows
difference in favor Of the pine straw bag
glng of IS cents to the bale
The cotton exchange folks are highly
pleased with the new bagging, and not a
voice was heard against it. Supt. Bryan
says it is an excellent substitute for the iute
bagging, while all who spoke Of it by com
parison with the cotton substitutes expressed
themselves warmly in favor Of the pine
straw bagging. In short, it may be said
that pine straw knocked everything out of
the ring yesterday, jute included and the
bagging trust especially.
1T Is HER FIFTH UENTITRE