The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-09-11
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WHAT Fl PAPERS SAY.
Sugar Bagging Good Baling.-The
Board of Managers of the Cotton Ex-
change yesterday instructed the Secs
retarJ to notify Southern exchange,
that cotton covered by sugar bag cloth
constitutes a good delivery" under
the rules. Covering for the bales has
been a discussed subject owing to the
danger of discoleration and affecting
weight. Recently a number of planters
have been using old sugar bags as
covering. The decision will be wei,
coined as a matter of ecOnomy.-Ne1G
York World, Aug. 81.
Sugar-Bag Cloth for Baling Cotton.
Many letters having been received
by the New York Cotton Exchange
both for and against the use Of sugar
bag cloth for baling cotton, the Board
of Managers met yesterday to consider
the subject, and, after a full discussion
passed a resolution instructing the Sec
rotary to advise the Southern ex-
changes and others known to be in
terested of the fact that cotton covered
by such bagging constitutes a good
delivery under the rules of the New
York Exchange.-NeaC York TEbune,
Aug. FL.
Sugar Bag Covering not Against Elk
change Rules.--At q meeting Of the
Board of Managers of the New York
Cotton Exchange, held yesterday, the
following resolution was passed:
"ReSOLUed, That many inquiries hav
ing been received by the New York
Cotton Exchange as to whether or not
the use of what is known as sugar bag
cloth Gov ering for cotton Is contrary to
the rules Of the Exchange, the Secretary
be instructed to advise the Southern
exchanges, and others known to be
interested, hat cotton covered by such
bagging constitutes a good delivery
under the rules of the Exchange" =
NeoU York Journal Of Commerce.
1t is the opinion of the cotton trade
in New York that the sugar sacks are
far superior to the regular jute which
is being used, for the reason that it
has been known to stand the test of
of heavy COMPRISING, and that its use
would largely diminish risks by fire,
the open, fimsy jute material offering
no protection as compared with the
closely woven sugar sacks. To compel
the Southern producer to use jute bag
ging is considered a gross injustice.
New York firms consider the former
as in many respects preferable .-NeIU
York Commercial Advertiser.
A NEW COVERING FOR COTTON-INTEREsT
IN THE SUBSTITUTION OF SUGAR
BAGGING o UTE.
Jute manufacturing companies are
the chief opponents Of the Innovation.
Cloth that has been used for covering
sugar is cleansed by a process of steam
ing and is said to be preferable to jute
bagging.
The Cotton Exchange, as already re-
ported In these columns, has officially
decided hat the use of sugar bag cloth
in covering cotton is not contrary TO
its rules.
It was rumOred on the Exchange
yesterday, though nobody cared to
stand pOnsO for the rumOr, That the
matter had COme up before the BOar0
Of Managers, through the action Of the
various jute manufacturing companies,
which saw the threat Of a damaging
competition In any encroachment of
other kinds of bagging, consequently
they had induced the cotton manufac-
turers to unite In a protest against the
use Of sugar bag cloth, and address 1t
TO the Board.
Mr.. Richard S~iedenberg, President
of the Cotton Exchange, acknowledged
LLId lSGOCIS VI pa ObCSg Idu OCCu Gu
from a number of Eastern cotton spin
ners protesting against the use of
sugar-bag cloth. But he knew nothing
of the motives that prompted this
move, and presumed they we're en-
tirely disinterested.
"On the other hand, > he added. the
Board received a number of COmmuni
cations from farmers and cotton grow
ers asking whether 1t Disseminated
against the use Of sugar bagging and
intimating q preference for the latter.
1t was in answer to these applications
pro and con that we passed u resOlu-
ton Of the 20th and issued it in the
form of a letter to our patrons. We
desire to make no discrimination what
ever, but to leave them to their own
election in the matter. Only when
there is q serious defect in any par
ticular sort of bagging would the
Board care TO interfere. For example,
last May it was constrained to give
notice hat pine straw bagging was
Objectionable, inasmuch as IL stained,
and therefore d~eteriorated the cotton
covered by 1t in the event of it's becOm-
ing damp or wet. This was in answer
to numerous bitter protests that came
to u, especially from European Gus
toners, which made Immediate action
imperative"
How does the Farmers Ali .nce
stand in this matter2' was asked.
I'VE have no official notice as to
how they stand az a body. The only
communicated Of this SORT was re-
ceived from The secretary of ii e
Farmers Alliance in Charleston, S
O., in which ne put the same gu .stion
that had been put by other core pond
ents from the agricultural districts,
and intimated the same prefereLc c. fer
sugar bagging. He thought that II
would be a hardship t. be forced to