The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1889-08-22
COTTON BAGGING.
IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENTS BE
TWEEN NEW ORLEANS AND LIv-
ERPoOL EXCHANGES.
The Arguments for and Against Cotton
Bagging---The New Orleans Exchange
Thinks IL Has Come to stay.

On July % the New Orleans Cotton
Exchange appointed committee to
make reply to communication
from the Liverpool Cotton Association
on the subject of the use of cotton
bagging for covering bales OF cotton.
The communication suggested sever
al difficulties in the way of its use, all
of which appear in the reply thereto
by the New Orleans Cotton Exchange,
which reply is appended.
The feeling of the Liverpool Cotton
Association is apparent in the con-
Guiding paragraph of their commune
cation, which reads as follows:
"While asking for this information,
with a view of legislating on the
question should it unfortunately
become necessary to do so, the board
respectfully urge upon your Ex-
change to do all in its power to enS
courage return to the use of jute
bagging, and so obviate the necessity
of meeting the almost insuperable
difficulties which the adoption of the
new bagging would raise"
n. O. CoTToN EXCHANGE,
New Orleans, July 20, 1889.
John Rexburg, Esq, President Liverpool
Cotton Association, Limited, Liverpool,
England:
Dear Sir-Your communication of
10 instant relative to the use of cot
ton bagging as a covering for cotton
bales came TO hand in due course of
mail. now beg to make reply there
to, first to the Several difficulties"
YOU enumerate as in the way of its
adoption, and secondly to your in
quiries.
To First Difficulty: THAT some
underwriters in consequence of tests
made last year, think its use instead
of .iute bagging' undesirable"
The information on the merits of
the cotton bagging, from an under
writer's point of view, is to be found
in the report of the test made in this
city September II, 1888, by several
representatives of insurance compan-
les. You will please find a copy of
that report hereto annexed, and
marked GA"
That test was certainly decidedly
favorable to the cotton bagging and
and adverse to the jute, and demon
strated that the use of cotton bagging
will positively diminish fire risks.
To second difficulty: "That it will
not afford sufficient protection against
damage
The reports of experiments on this
point indicate that it is good cover
ing. The thread of the cotton bagging
is hard twisted and the meshes are
small, while the jute is loosely twist
ed and meshes large. Water poured
on cotton covered bale is less alb
sOrbed than poured on jute cover
ed bale
To third difficulty: That if the
weight suggested in the information
laid before the board, three quarters
of pound per yard, it will not be
strong enough to resist rough hand
ling en- route, and this will increase
the cost of mending on arrival"
1t is claimed that the combination
of light and great strength is Il favor
able feature in the cotton bagging.
Exporters have never objected to
bales covered with it.
TO fourth difficulty: "That great
inconvenience will arise from the use
of two kinds of bagging, even though
some temporary arrangements be ar
rived at for the ensuing season."
AS cotton bagging will be very con-
siderably used this season, the Incl
dental Inconvenience cannot be avoid
ed. The cotton factor here cannot
dictate to his clients, planters and
merchants the kind of bagging to be
used in covering the cotton crop. 1t
is to the interest of all concerned to
have established without delay
proper basis of adjustment of the
difference in weight of covering and
then all inconvenience Will term
mate.
TO fifth difficulty: "That the alb
sence of similar bagging here for
mending purposes and the doubtful
ness as to whether it could be obtain
ed for some time to come will COM
plltdlC INC HucolioH VI dlloN dHCt5 lOl
tare."
The cotton bagging can be readily
supplied from here or can be quickly
manufactured by English mills, or
secondhand bagging can be obtained
for mending purposes.
To sixth difficulty: "That the in
creased cost of supplying such bag
ging will cause distinct loss to the
importer on every pound of bagging
added for mending, the cost of cotton
bagging per pound being considerably
i'll excess of the same weight of cot
ton"
Competent authority states that
cotton bagging can be manufactured
per pound at a price not much above
the price of good ordinary cotton.
That any loss will come to the i'm
pOrters by the use of cotton bagging
seems to be very improbable. The
exercise of their traditional ntelli-
gence and their usual observance of
such facts as are likely to affect net
results will be ample protection to
them.
To the several questions you ask l
beg to reply as follows:
Answer to the first interrOgatOry-
1t is uncertain what portion of the
cotton crop of the current year will
be covered with the cotton fabric, but
present advices indicate a considerable
quantity. How much cannot now be
reported.
Answer to second interrogatory-
4. n