The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-06-28
Cotton Begging.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala The bag
cling convention in secret session
had long discussion of the bag
cling question. A committee on
bagging reported favoring cotton
bagging as permanent covering
for cotton bales. 1t was shown
that this would absorb 125,00C
bales of the cotton crop, and the
insurance on the entire crop
would be 100000 less. Bag
cling trust representatives offered
to lay down jSte. bagging at 123
cents per yGrd,G2yainst ID cents as
the cost of cotton bagging. The
za7-t of the committee recon-
msNling the latter was unani-
mously adopted.
The national convention of Al
Sance and Wheel, to consider the
bagging question, continued in Sc
cret session to-day. A PROPOSE
tion was made by representatives
Of the jute bagging manufacturers
present as follows:
To sell for present delivery jute
bagging at these prices: One and
one-half pound bagging at So cts.
per yard; one and three-quarter
pound bagging at s. cts; two and
one-fourth pound bagging at 80
cts; two and one-fourth pound bag
ging at 10 3-8 cts, or at less than
3 cents per pound; also that if
farmers were not prepared to take
and pay for bagging now that
they would hold bagging for them
until it was needed, adding 1-6c.
for each yard per month.
The jute bagging men claim
that at the price asked for bagging
made of cotton, 125 cents for
cloth weighing three-fourths of a
pound Is % cents per pound, that
iute bagging at present prices five
cents is less than one-third the
price of bagging made of cotton,
and its use will save the planter at
least 81 per bale. This estimate
of the amount saved per bale is
based on the supposition that cot
ton exchanges will not reduce ex-
listing tare deduction for jute bag
ging. The convention d-6lined
this proposition.
The following is the full text of
tna -
subject:
Resolved, that we, from all light
before US, recommend to this body
the permanent use of cotton bag
cling as covering for cotton. We
further recommend the appoint
ment of a committee of three, their
annual expenses to be paid pro-
portionately by various state ALI
ance wheels and unions, whose du-
ties it shall be to secure from pur-
chasers and manufacturers of cot
ton covered in cotton bagging an
allowance of at least eight pounds
on each bale at the market price
of cotton when sold. We still fur
Their recommend that in event any
cotton buyer refusing to grant the
allowance above asked, then we
advise members of alliances,
wheels and unions not to sell I'M
til such concessions are allowed.
1t was developed that there was
some opposition to the above res
olutien, but it went through with
a practical unanimity. Delegates
claim that there is no such saving
in the use of jute bagging as man.
ufacturers allege, and they further
have no guarantee that the price
will not be put up again in future
years.
The price offered by cotton bag
cling manufacturers is II II cents
per yard, weighing three quarters
of a pound. The alliance has
2-trong hopes of getting an allow
ance of tare for cotton bagging
which is sought. Letters are on
hand from strong New York and
Liverpool exchanges. Southern
manufacturers have agreed to al
low them 10 cents per hundred
pounds on cotton wrapped in cot
ton bagging.
THE SIGN BOARD.