The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-27
.GORDON,Sr TARE BILL.
COTTON MEN NOT ANXIOUS TO BE
QUOTED ON IT.

ltO1x OF the new orleans convention
end the Refusal Of the Exchanges
to Adopt Its Recommendations
Per Cent of Cotton Covered with
Cotton BalinR.
Representative GOrdon's bill TO regulate
the tare on Gotten, as introduced in the
lower house Of the legislature, amends sec
ton 1899 Of the Code of 1882 so that 1t will
read as follows:
It shall not be lawful for any salesman,
salesman, or other person, in any of the cities,
towns or villages of this state to weigh any
bale. bag OF package of cotton tierce or half
tierce OF rice, or any other article OF produce
disposed OF by weight, without first taking and
subscribing an oath before some person al-
thorized By law to administer It, that he will
justly, impartialiy, and without deduction,
weigh all such cotton aud all other articles
OF produce disposed OF by weight that
tnay be shown TO him for that pur-
pose. and tender a true account thereof 70
the party or parties concerned, if 50 re
CURED The Weigher may. nevertheless.
make such deductions for wet or other
cause as may be reasonable, when the seller or
his agent shall tAeFeto consent; provided that
II the weigher, with the consent of the seller or
his agent makes a deduction from the gross
weight Of any bale bag or package Of cotton
because of the bagEing and fastenings on said
bale. bag or package; the deduction snail not
be more than TWEEN y-four (2N pounds, If it is
covered with jute bagging, and not more than
stxteen t16) pounds IL it IS covered with cotton
baggllg; except in the case Of any bale, bag or
package of cotton not fastened with iron ties
nor with ropes in which case the deduction
shall not be more than ten u0) pounds If it is
covered with jute bagging aud rot more than
i've 90 pounds If 1t is covered with cotton bag
ging
During the discussion Ct the bill in the
House an amendment was added by Capt.
Gordon that when deduction is made for
bagging and fastening, the weigher shall
be required TO put on memorandum Of the
weight and gross weight Of the bale, the
tare and the net weight.
The second sec ion Of the bill provides
that the act shall 60 into effect Oct. !, and
the third section is q repeating clause.
The bill has not been very generally dis
cussed among cotton men bore In fact, a
MORNING News reporter found cotton
exporters and factors not inclined to express
any opinion until the action of the cotton
exchange next Monday, at which the reso-
tion of the New Orleans convention is TO be
considered by the members of the exchange.
WHAT COTTON MEN SAY.
Some of the cotton men said they had
Ssen only u synopsis of Capt. Gordon's bill,
and were unprepared to express an opinion
either one way or the other. Those who
have kept posted in the matter say they can
see no objection 10 the passage of the bill.
One factor said that 1t does not settle the
question at all. II merely makes 10 optional
between the parties whether the cotton
shall be weighed aud marked upon the
present basis, and under the present pro-
visions of the Code, or whether it shall be
weighed in conformity with the resolution
of the New Orleans convention.
One cotton exporter said that il will be
impossible to enforce the New Orleans reso-
tuition this season, at least He said that
even the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
has not yet approved the resolution, aud
the New York Cotton Exchange has taken
no action, while advices from Galveston.
Memphis, Norfolk and Augusta are to the
effect that the cotton excha ges of those
cities have refused to adopt the resolution
as basis for handling the rest of the crop
after Oct. l.
The Charleston Cotton Exchange has
taken no action either way because that
In South Carolina tara allowance is for
hidden by statutory provisions
THE NEW ORLEANS RECOMMENDATION.
There is no Disgusting tho fact that tn Q
prospect for marketing the rest of the cot
ton crop after Oct !, according to bhe basis
OF the New Orleans convention, does not
seem as probable as II did two weeks ago
when the delegates started homeward. for
since then the exchanges which some of
them represented, after considering the
matter, declined to adopt the reoommsada
lions OF their delegates as at Memphis aud
Augusta, while the New York Cotton Ex-
change has thus far failed to take action at
all.
The Financial Bulletin this week inter-
viewed quite number of leading receivers
IN New York, and sums up their opinion
that cotton bagging is a success as far as
compressed bales are concerned, but the
condition Of uncompressed cotton in cotton
baggtng IS ''eminently unsatisfactory"
Hopkins, Dwight IL Co., who are said to
nave received more cotton covered with
the new bagging than any other firm, are
OF the opinion that the New York cotton
exchange will not approve Of the New Or
leans convention plan, and they are quoted
as saying: ''We do not believe that the spe-
cial tare for cotton-covered bales will be
adopted in this market until the Liverpool
market first adopts it. Here at the present
time cotton is sold by gross weight. In
Liverpool it is sold by net weight, with an
allowance of per cent. for tare."
The Bulletin says: ''The foregoing views
may fairly be said to represent those of
other large receivers in the local market I"
The views Of the Charleston Netcs and
Courier that Memphis will be discrimi-
mated against on account of the action of
the cotton exchange, is not shared by the
SO1toA hAcu VI tnAs CITY lot bDeF6 Goes not
now appear as il any cotton port in the
country will be governed by the action of
the New Orleans convention this season,
Charleston being in no condition to profit
by any pique against Memphis, as Charles
ton factors plead statut DRY prohibition and
do not say they would be governed by the
New Orleans resolution if the unfriendly
statute did not exist
MEMPHIS ACTION.
The COMMITTEES appointed by the Cotton
Factors Association of Memphis. thus
closed its report, which was adopted: eve
find IL to be almost the unanimous opinion
of the planting community and country
merchants throughout this district that the
resolution should not be adopted by the
Memphis Cotton Exchange. This feeling
IL further evidenced by the fact that our
merchants are daily IN receipt of letters
from their friends and customers who op-
pose the tare and the cotton exchange is
in receipt Of several petitions, numerously
signed by farmers and mere auts in the sur
rounding country, protesting against it.
~ our committee realizes that the manu-
facturer obtains eight and three fourt hs
pounds more actual cotton out of a cotton
covered bale than from jute-covered bale
therefore cotton covered with cotton bag
ging should sell proportionately higher than
jute-coversd cotton. We are in full sym
pathy with the producer, and we think the
increased intrinsic value of cotton-covered
bales should induce the manufacturer to
appreciate its merits, and the producer