The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
SEA ISLAND COTTON
Crop in Vicinity Of Charles
ton Short This Year.
TEN CENTS A POUND HIGHER
Coming TO Market Freely, Though
Demand Is Not Active-QuOtntiOns
RnnEe from 33 TO 81 Cents-Sam-
pies Bring 50 Cents - Raised mt
Edisto IsIand-Area of the Crop.

Charleston. s. c., Nov. 13.-Just as the
cotton crop over the State and the entire
cotton belt has been generally shorter
than usual this season, so also has been
the sea island cotton crop in this vicinity
The good price which has been obtaining
however. has made the GRIP OF unusually
high value, and the planters feel greatly
encouraged. 1t IS said that they Will
plant Iust as much seed next year, and
il is probable that some OF them will go
into the business on a larger scale.
The price for sea island cotton this
season is about 10 cents the pound higher
than It was last year. The prices at the
local market this week run from % 70 81
cents the pound Last week the same
prices obtained.
Crop Comes I'm Freely.
The sea island cotton IS coming in
freely nov. but at present there is said
to be no demand. Some Of the cotton has
sold this season for 40 cents the pound.
This was in crop lots. and il means that
the cotton lots ran uniform IN grade.
The graded cotton. which is IN gin lots.
brings now 80 TO 81 cents, as above stated.
About one hundred and fifty bags have
been sold for 40 cents the pound.
1t is said that there has been some
sea island cotton sold for the remarkable
price Of So cents the pound. II was
grown by an Edisto Island planter. The
reason that his cotton brought such a
fine price was on account Of the selection
Of his seed. OF course, the character OF
the land and its nearneFs to the sea also
had something 10 do with the quality OF
the cotton. This cotton is probably the
finest that is grown anywhere in the
world. 1t was sold through the local
market
1t Is estimated that from twelve TO
fourteen hundred bags Of sea island
cotton are handled I'm Charleston every
season. The bulk Of this is exported.
Great Britain receives a large portion.
Area of the Crop.
The cotton comes to Charleston from
as far north as McClellanville and as far
south as Beaufort. The Beaufort cotton
is brought here by steamer and the ma
jority Of the product that comes from the
neighboring islands comes to this port on
naphtha boats. These boats bring from
ten 10 fifty bags each trip.
The following report was made at the
Charleston Cotton Exchange on sea island
cotton for the week ending November 5:
Stock on hand September !, 1909. $50 bags,
receipts for week ending November o,
1909, $50 bags; receipts previously, 1,702;
total receipts. 1858 bags; exports for
the week ending October o. 1909, AS bags;
exports for the week ending November
8, 1902 go bags; stock on hand November
5, 1909 3,346 bags; sales $50; exports 800
domestic and 81 for Great Britain. Fine
was bringing 80 cents. fully fine S5 cents,
and extra fine 81 cents.
Short staple cotton took an upward
plunge yesterday and factors succeeded
in getting another advance Of a quarter
of a cent. The price paid in the local
markets was Il II cents for middling
cotton. The sales amounted to 600 bales,
To show how much higher cotton is
this season, yesterday a year ago mid
ding spot cotton brought 1916 cents.