Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-25
NEW COTTON RULES.
NEW SYSTEM OF BALING TIE
FLEECY STAPLE.
AFRICAN IMPORTERS OF TOBACCO.
Names Of Some of the Leading Com
Germs ut Johnnnesburg-Rcv DR..
Guthrie on Hichmond-Apprec
ton Of Lee-NatrimoninI.


| state Department that there have been
misstatements in both English and Amer
| lean newspapers as 10 the adoption Of the
new rules by the Liverpool Cotton Asso-
citation. For a long time there has been
an agitation on the part Of the associa-
ton for a revision Of the rules Of the
trade in the Lancashire District, many Of
the old rules being thought out Of date,
( and considered as interfering with the
! easy and natural course Of trade partic-
| ularly with the United States, which pro-
duces most Of the cotton handled in
Liverpool. IT has, however, he states,
been found impossible for an agreement
TO be reached on most of the points ia
vored by the Liverpool Cotton AssOcia-
ton there being much opposition
among the Manchester cotton men, and
particularly on the part Of the spnners
of Lancashire. After long consideration
the Liverpool association has decided to
make only one of the proposed reyisions
obligatory and that is requirement that
the Weighing and invoicing Of cotton
shall be in pounds, instead Of hundred
weights. quarters, and pounds. as at
present This new rule is TO 90 into effect
| october lst.
The association has also agreed TO re-
cognze the following optional rules:
First. that the allowance for tare on
American cotton shall be 4 pounds per 100
pounds, instead of 1l2 pounds, and that
the allowance for double draft" be abol-
ished; and, second, that the allowance OF
l IL per cent. in invoices be abolished.
BALING SYSTEMS.
Consul Boyle further states that with
the first arrivals there will be an active
competition In the Liverpool market De-
tween the old and new systems Of baling
the coming season. After discussing the
various systems. he says; The most
thorough and energetic attempts that nave
vet been made 10 introduce into the
Liverpool market an improved system OF
baling is that now being made by the
Planters Compress Company owners oil
the Lowry system of cylindrical ballns'
find q marked change Of opinion III re-
gard 20 this bale. The two chief oDJec-
| tions urged against il were that 1t cou.d
not be sampled, and that the COTTON
around the core was hard 20 degree
which made il difficult for the spinner 10
work II now seems that the matter or
samplfng IS not so difficult as was az hfst
thought / have seen a Lowry bale go
through a cOtton-mill. The superintenD-
ent was enthusiastic not only as 10 the
clean condition OF the cotton. but as 10
the facility with which 1t went through
the mill. The hardness OF the cotton az
the centre OF ench disk disappeared IN
the second breaking and the superin-
tendcnt said that one great advantage
this cylmdricaly-bai cotton had over
the old-stvle. square-baled cotton was
that the fibre ran in one direction in the
former thus greatly facilitating the
spinning. The superintendent also
claimed that the spinner got more
net cotton by the new cyllndr!cial
bale than by the old. square
bale. there being no loss represented uy
the absorption OF dampness as IN the
old bale. nor loss by dirt In the cotton,
nor did he have 10 pay for bagglns
matched on by those from whom ne
bought the cotton.
"a number Of dealers have expressed
their intention Of handling the Lowry
hale next season. IL being understood
that arrangements have been made Tor
fully meeting the expected demand
AFRICAN TOBACCO IMPORTERS.
Among the leading importers Of tobacco
i'm Johannesburg. South Africa, SAYS Com
sui Macrum. whose station Is pretoria
are the following: Acme company
Anclo-African Agency Atlas Tobacco
Co. Driman Brothers, Findlay & CO., J.
A. Freiks. B. Gundelhnger vs.. b ball
Holt & Holt. A. n. Jacobs. Pm. Japhet &
I.angenstraus. NJ. Levin a Co.. Herman
Myers, Peerless Cigarette-Iobacco Com,
panv. Rand Cigar Factory RolIes, NeineI
4 Co. South African Tobacco Company.
Seeing & Co., stern d Co. Weiihei
schwab d Co., and Wolf & Elias.
GENERAL F1TZHUGH LEE.
Major f. NJ. Hayes. of the regular army.
who has Just returned from cuba. called
at the White House to-day 20 thank the
President Tor his appointment as colonel
of one of the new regiments Major
HAYES now colonel is an old-army com
panion Of General Fitzhugh Lees lie
was also a member of the General stan
while he commanded the Eighth Army
Corps. and to-day he spoke IN the most
enthusiastic manner Of General Lee lie
said the President fully appreciated Ten
eral Lees services, and regarded MN rs
one of the best officers in the army.
SDeaking for himself. Colonel Hayes said
tbat General Lee was not only one Of tho
abIeet of our military commanders, as
shown by the way in which he handed
the Eighth Army Corps, but 70 also an
officer of remarkable executive AFFINITY,
and the man, above all Others VINO shou-d
have been made military governor OF
cuba. -.~.
A VIRGINIA WEDDING.
There was very quiet but pretty
Virginia wedding in the parlors OF the
Metropolitan Hotel yesterday morning
The bridal couple-Mr. j. p. Norman ana
Miss Lena Collins, Of LynchDurg-
were accompanied by the Misses Orsinl
IoVry. Betty Moore. and Kate Clarke
They arrived by an early train ana round
nj the hotel the Rev. f. T. McFadden,
uastor Of the First Presbyterian chuIch
Of I,vnchburg. who had preceded them
and secured the marriage license. y
friend who had been telegraphed TO also
ohtefn license for them, so That they
were well equipped with legal authority
ne they were also IN having their own
clergyman. -.
After lunch and other refreshments the
ceremony took place in me parlors. ana
US witnessed by nearly all Of the guests
az the house. Mr. n. c. Coles, OF Chat-
ham. Va. who was already here
acted as best man. while the pride was
attended by her lady friends
The couple Will take an EXTENDED tour
North, including such points "s sc"
YORK Niagara. the Thousand Islands
and some Of the leading seaside reSoi -
Tbev will reside In Lynchburg, where the
groom is manager of large TOBACCO
warehouse. ,.,.,..~,,ro,r
DIR. GUTHRIE IN WASHINGTON.
THE Rev. Donald Guthrie D. D., OF
Richmond. preached 10 washington |
CONGREGATION yesterday, and In the eve
rinc had this 10 say TO a reporter OF the |
Post: o.,..i.
81 must say" remarked Mr.. Guthrie |
in answer to the reporters question |
chat l have grown very fond OF Rich- !