The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-20

and Europe, are finding q great deal OF
fault, even much more than for years.
They claim that the cotton bought last sea-
son contains fully 10 per cent. more waste
than the previous year.
We would again call the attention Of plan
ters and merchants to the fact that unless
we produce better grade of cotton in the
future we will place ourselves even more
than ever in competition with foreign cot
tons imported as substitutes. Egyptian,
Brazilian, Fill Islands and South Sea Is
lands off the coast OF Peru, These cottons
are coming TO market each year with such
better preparation, finer staple, aud longer
and more even length OF fiber. A large pro-
portion of the increased demand for long
cottons has been supplied from these sources.
The Egyptian cotton is now becoming very
popular with the spinners in America, while
formerly It was mostly used in Europe.
WARNING TO FARMERS AND eINNERs
Our experience leads us to state that
more damage is done TO cotton by mex
perienced ginners than in any other way.
Unless there is great care taken the gins
will cut the fiber badly, crack the seed and
even allow whole seed to get into the lint,
which will give the cotton an appearance
that will affect the price from to cents
per pound.
1t will, therefore, be TO the farmers in
terest to look about before contracting with
any one TO do his ginning, and send his oot-
ton to the one who does the best work.
The farmer should See that the ginner
suns his cotton and puts IL througha cleaner
or whipper 10 extract the sand and trash
before ginning it. Otherwise you will not
get a cotton that will grade first-class in ap-
pearance and become fancy In preparation.
When this is done and the cotton goes to
arket In first-class condition we will have
some claim upon higher prices
We would earnestly advise the planters
OF Georgia and Florida to plant the best
grades Of cotton this coming season. Cot
ton that will produce a fine staple and
length of fiber IA inches.
After visiting the European and Amer
lean spinneries within the past few months
aud talking the situation over with them as
to their wants, etc., we feel satisfied that
there will be a large increase of demand for
these better grades The spinners give US
encouragement to believe If we can place
this class of cotton on the market in large
quantities we can anticipate fair market
price for the same.
Planters should commence to look up the
matter OF planting seed for the coming sea-
son at once. There are quite a number of
cotton factorstn Charleston and Savannah
that take an interest IN the seed question,
and keep full supply OF selected seed on
hand.
We have made the subject of imported
seed our study for years, and annually i'm
porE large quantity of the best selected
seed direct from the islands of South Caro-
lima and also keep on hand the best selected
seed from one years planting in Florida.
Correspondence on the subject of seed is
earnestly invited.
Taking the reports as they come In up to
date and comparing them with the reports
for the last eleven years, we feel disposed to
predict Drop OF at least 1900 TO As 900
bales. Reports from all over the sea island
cotton districts for the past week are gen.
orally unfavorable.
H. F. DUTToN & Co.