The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-11
DOUBTS FIGURES IF THE DEPART TMENT Seymour Says Estimate of Ala bama Crop Is Incorrect THE GINNING PERCENTAGE Commissioner Wilkinson Is of the Opinion, However, That the Esti-
 mate Is Not Bad-Shreve
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THE GINNING PERCENTAGE

Montgomery, December 10.-(Spe- cial)--"If the agricultural department in it's estimate today has missed the of Alabama, in my judgment it is doubtful if the crop will exceed 10,- 0O0,OOO bales,'' said President Seymour of the Alabama Cotton associati Tor the Alabama crop to reach 1,216,- 900 bales, as estimated by the depart ment, 30 per cent of the Alabama crop was still unginned on December l. Sta tistics show that on December 1, 1906, and December 1, 1905, the percentage of the crop unginned was IS and 13 per cent. respectively.
 During the period extending from November IA to December 1, 19O7 there were ginned in Alabama 91 900 bales, against 1S4,000 during the correspond ing period in 1906. During the same period in 1907, there were ginned 1,027,- 900 bales. against 1,500,O0O bales for the corresponding time in 1906"
 WiIkinson's Opinion.
 Commissioner of Agriculture Wilkin- son is not impressed that the cotton bureau report is a bad one. q do not consider it bearish at all,' he said. At the meeting of commissioners of agriculture in Charleston few weeks ago we estimated the yield for the year at 11,50O,OOO bales, and I am not prepared to believe even now that it will exceed that amount. Neither do think that a crop that size is produc- tive of low prices except as 1t may result from the scarcity of money" After taking in the figures MT. Will kinson continued: Even on the report made the farmers. should have no trou- ble in getting the maximum price of 15 cents fixed by the organizations. In my opinion the market will have entirely recovered in week all that it has lost and more. The reaction will be strong and the price will, I fully believe, go higher yet. I am looking for good prices, increasing prices all the time. The only thing that can keep them down with an 11,0OO, ,000- bale crop is the failure to get money to do the business of the country"
 Mir. Wilkinson is also hopeful that there will be plenty of money in a short time to take care of. all the trade of the country. He thinks that arrangements will be made with the banks to carry the cotton sales and to provide for the debts of the farmers As a whole, he is very sanguine for the future of the Alabama farmer
 News of the Capitol.
 Gen. William w. Brandon will ad- dress the voters of Limestone county at Athens next Saturday on the aues- tion of local tax for school purposes. He has just returned from Monroeville and Jones' Mill. where he spoke of the high school question, both places be- ing after the Monroe county high school.
 President Charles Henderson and the clerks of the railroad commission are very busy working out the rates and other routine matters of the new orders recently made.
 Chief Clerk Cook of the state audi tor is i'll at his home. He has not been well for several days. During his absence E. w. Hauseman f. '8-7iHa down his desk.
 Senator Norman Gum wa capitol today in the interest q vict client who is trying to
 pardon. Since the assembling legislature MT. Gum has nov Thomasville to Jasper, where fas formed a law partnership with Luthur Leith.
 State Superintendentso Educa c. Gunnells is at Oxford for fe' visiting his motber.
 shnese Cases.
 When the cases against Gcorl a Jesse shrsse were called in the