The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-29
no MORE COTTON BALING
NORTHERN MILLS REFUSE COTTON
COVERED WITH 1T.

The BaRging Not Able 10 stand the
Rough Handling That the Jute
Stands-The Probable Action OF the
Cotton Exchange on the New Or
leans Resolution.
The reports coming from the mills in the
north to Savannah shippers of the unsstis-
factory condition Of cotton received in
cotton bagging covering was tie prevailing
topic among cotton men yesterday on
change and on the Bay, ard those who have
been shipping to foreign mills and who heard
the complaints read, wore long faces. One
exporter said, after reading letter from
northern cotton mill firm: "lf that is the
condition the cotton Is received at the home
mills, cur shipments of cotton covered bales
viii be naked when they reach Liverpool"
To this expression another exporter
assented.
One of the largest cotton buyers for
northern mills IN this city received letter
from one OF tbs largest mills of New York
state last week. which was most discourage
ing those who have shipped cotton COW
cred with ito bGgging. 1T Is the first
complaint / have ever mad from the mills,
be said, "al;hough have been buying for
them il this market for twelve years.
DoN'r WANT ANY MORE OF IT.
''fhe writer says:
THE cotton came TO hand in very bad con
dition. Many of the bales covered with tie
cotton sacking have lost twenty TO thirty
pounds per bale. We do not want any more
cotton covered with cotton bagg:ns, notwith
standing the advantage OF the tare. We must
virtually abandon your market. There was
shortage Of SO3 pounds on forty-one bales.
The buyer, to who m the complaining
letter was addressed, said that the cotton
bagring will not 90, and lie pointed out Of
his office window TO passing trucks on the
bay, where the cotton-covege ed bales had the
covering flying sheet-liks in the wind in
tatters, and the ends of the bales not covered
at all. THAT is the condition the cotton
covered with cotton bagging is coming to
market he added "dhe bagging is not
even sewed with Irvine, but with cotton
thread, and the bagging only weighs half
pound to the yard. The three-fourths
pound bagging is even worse, for wherever
it is cut it ravels out, and the half-pound
bagging is not much better than sheetinZ
WON'T STAND THE HOOKS.
ut won't stand the hooks. The cotton not
only goes to the mills with the bagging in
shreds, but the marks are obliterated by
frequent cutting for samples and by the
hooks, so that it is impossible in a cargo or
cotton TO distinguish ownership. The mills
getting cotton in such condition do not
know that it is their cotton as the marks
are not disIinguishable. There is hardly
any part of the cover remaining, and some
compressed cotton covered with cotton bag
giug, after frequent inspection, has no room
on the fragmentary covering for the ship
per TO put a mark"
The dealer went ON to explain that such
bagging could not stand the strain which is
put ON it from the time it leaves the plant
- min A anhna ha
THE TRAVELS OF A BALE.
When the cotton reaches the country mer-
chant il is thrown off the wagon, and that is
likely to make the fl st rent In the thin
texture. Then the weigher jerks it around
with the hooks to get it on the scale, and
that tears the bagging. 1t is then cut on
both sides for samples and begins TO
ravel out When the sampler gets through
and puts the brands on it, the hooks are
again used to load it for shipment to the
coast, tearing the covering still more, aud
by the tine il reaches the coast there il not
moro than one place on each side for
the factor TO get a sample out When the
factor gets through with il and sells il t.
the shipper, the latter must cut hole on
each side and on the heads, to make his
inspection to see if there is any mixed
cotton in the bale, and then there is no
place to put on his brands, and he is com
may not show at the point of destination,
and it may not be satisfactory at the mills
TO have the cotton discolored by branding,
During all the processes of handling the
hooks and rough handling have added to
the damage to the frail covering
THE COVERING ALL GONE.
Then it must be handled to get it aboard
She vessel and rammed down Ia the steamer.
aud rough handled again to pull iu out at
the discaarging port, SO that little else but
the ties remain ON the cotton, the marks
are obhterated. and it will be difficult, and
yometimes impossible, at the point of desti-
baton to tell to whom the cotton belongs
II tell you, the cotton bagging won't stand
shipping"
Mr.. r. r. Dancy said yesterday: 81 am
opposed to the use of the cotton bagging
aud am perfectly willing to be quoted on it,
for it is a miserable substitute for lutte. ~
lie went on to explain that he was opposed
to the cotton bagging not only because it is
untitled to the purpose, but because it is
being made at an absolute loss to the
planters, and its use. he said, is playing into
the hands of the jute bag manufacturers
after all, for they are manufacturing the
cotton bagging at the New Orleans bagging
factory.
THE MILLS WON'T HAVE IT.
Mr.. Dancy seems to have had an expe-
IlGlc6 III MS uTSC SDlDIu0nG OF COJlOD-cOV-
cred bales which he is not likely to have
repeated, as he informed MORNING NEWS
representative yesterday that he is recover
ing the cotton-covered bales with lutte
bagging. He shipped some cotton-covered
bales to New England firm by the
Baltimore steamship line, the steam
ship company declining to give
a clean bill for the cottou-covered
bales without a guarantee, which Mr..
Dancy gave. Information has been re-
ceived that the cotton reached its destina-
ton in such bad condition that the mills
would not receive it, and some of it will
have TO be carted away in crates to get ii
from the dock. MIR. Dancy telegraphed
his agent to put the cotton in good condi-
ton, and no will, of course, have to stand
the added expense.
THE COTTON EXCHANGE MEETING.
The cotton exchange will meet at noon TO-
morrow to consider the resolution of the
New Orleans tare convention, President
Bloodworth having returned from Phila.
delphia yesterday. The unfavoTable report.
of the condition in which cotton covered
with the cotton bagging has been received
by New England mills, and the dissenting
action of the principal cotton exchanges
Enthusiastically point to rejection of til,
New ORLEANS resolution on tomorrow by
the Savannah exchange. Those who were
not inclined to antagonize the resolution
two weeks ago viii do SO now since learn