The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1913-05-02
Change Of Crops
in..SOuth Georgia

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Florida change their staple money
crop?
The South Georgia and Florida
planters who wish to grow Sea Is
land cotton crop this year, face a
situation. 1st. Cotton factors are
refusing money to grow inland Sea
Island cotton on the 1913 crop. ID.
Even if the farmer can finance the
making of his crop himself, he, in all
probability cannot sell it when it IS
made. Certainly it is only the most
cheerful and optimistic planter who
2an ignore these two propositions.
The facts are these: Savannah
finances, receives and sells three
quarters of this crop. More than
$4,000 900 of the 1912 crop lies now
n Savannah warehouses with no bay
ers. Fortunate will it be if this I'M
5aleable surplus can be worked off by
next fall. Savannah is therefore
Urging the growers to cut out and so
plant no Sea Island 1913 crop Back
Of this urging is threat to make no
ldvances on such a crop if planted.
The cause of this situation Is TINS:
egyptian cotton has increased n
quality and quantity, as grown in
Egypt. The staple though Shorter
about / IA inches) than South Geor-
gia Sea Island, is stronger and II runs
more uniform; and an important item
S too, it is cheaper,
The American staple has always
The American staple has always
been used for the finest grades Of ia
orics, but for two years now Amer
lean and European spinners have been
Indifferent to the American staple.
America is importing yearly now,
some $4,000 bales of Egyptian and
Europe has practically adopted alto
gether the Egyptian. The American
crop is already $4,000 bales; but there
S great irregularity in it, and great
waste to the buyer. Customers say
that in the Egyptian they have q
perfect substitute for the American
1t is now stated that Egypt is go.
ng to increase her acreage. The
Soudan, making the same quality Of
cotton will also increase acreage
There is a bill before Parliament
which would guarantee a $15,00O,00(
loan to Soudan for this purpose.
Now while the true Sea Island
as grown around Charleston, is two
TO four cents higher than the Geor
ria and Florida staple per pound, tht
Importation of Egyptian likewis
nurts the Charleston market. Price
in that city have been extremely un
satisfactory for two or three year
and a reduction in acreage on tn
Carolina coast is likely this season.
As to the status in Savannah,
friend writes me as follows:
"The growers of Sea Island stan
a poor chance as against Egyptian
Southern mills in the midst of Sc
Island territory are importing Egyp
tan. My firm at one time did larg
business in Sea Island, but q cotto
that can shrink from $50 to S65
bale, and can show a difference O
8 to Is cents per pound per seaso
was too fancy a deal for US. W
quit the drive entirely. Factorie
have borne heavy losses. We woul
under no circumstances advance"
farmer to grow Sea Island. We b,
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