The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-01-28
AdyiSeS Against
Too Much Cotton

Memphis, IeMu.s Jan. GU thS
Farmers and Merchants in the South:
The census Figures Indicate CONNER
clal crop Of MT over l0,300,000 and
may be not over lo,2OO.OOO bales. Add
the visible and invisible supply on
Sept. !. S,050.OO0. gives d total supply
Of 1880. 900 bales. Take from this
the estimated consumption 12.500,OO0
bales leaves S52 900 visible and inyisi-
HE on Sept. !. compared with 9.052,oO0
last september and s.OSO.0OO the pre-
vious year. AS foreign mills cannot Sc
cure supplies from the new crop nLAfI
CctSAe1 and the American mills not
much before Sept. l5, there will be a
cotton famine al the end Of this sea
son and July contracts in New York
Will likely sell for the highest prices
since 1874. Standard print cloths are
now 4 IA cents and during the sum
mer Of 1907 went TO l-4 or about 2
cents A pound on cotton higher. ex-
pect to see them 60 as high this year.
The spinners have taken about seven
months supply to date or enough to
run them until April, and as it takes
about six weeks to two months for
cotton 10 arrive at the mills after it is
bought in the South, they will have
to buy freely before Feb. Is or shut
down. Owing to this crop being abb
normally short the prospects for the
new crop Will have been spun, woven
and sold to the trade before goods
made from new cotton can come in
competition The spinners will need
at least 100000 bales from now on
and there is only a supply of 100000.
Holders OF cotton have it in their pow
er to ask any price within reason and
get it this year. The factors here and
Ak New orleans have covered their
samples up and refuse to sell on this
decline and you should back them up
They have plenty OF money to finance
what they have and advance liberally
on further. consignments.
AS to prices next season that de
pends largely on the acreage and tbs
weather conditions. The first cottor
to move win sell at very high prices
and as. soon as the movement gets fres
the price Will likely be much love-
If the farmers follow the usual custom
Of planting a large acreage after ev
cry short crop and high prices
Should they plant about the same acre
l age as last year ana have q rathe
favorable season indicating crop 0
about 12,5OO,0OO, prices might not g
lower than u ~ cents ard would like
9 II average as good as this season
bringing in over a billion dollars, il
eluding the seed. If large acreag
4 and the same conditions indicating
crop Of IL, 10000 or over prices wi
likely 60 back to the same as 1908 an
. we would receive at least $300.00O,0O
= less. Just think what a differenc
y this would make to the South. hop
= that every business man reading thi
viii call the attention OF the farmer
e and insist on them not increasin
If their acreage. Feed crops are hig
and will likely SO higher and 70
should put your extra acreage in feeC
n thus making you Independent, Th
A world is expecting YOU to plant larg
4 acreage. and they are getting ready
4 buy Ii for to 10 cents. Don't thin
that you can increase your acreage an
y the others will reduce because the re-
d ords show different. For the past SCI
A eral years we have had poor GRO
n with high prices. one year followe
Z by a larger acreage and good Gro
Z with low prices the next. Accordln
= to the past we may expect lare
D acreage and low prices this year.
D Now Mr.. Farmer. 1t is up to you
y make the price high or low Whlc
4 shall 1t be? Indications now are this
4 the acreage will be Increased and 20
4 viii certainly lose heavily # you do il
y creaae. Yours truly
" 81 "A. TAYLOR,