Arizona republican., 1915-04-11
COTTON TAXES
 STRONGER TONE

1
 Dallas spots steady, unchanged; sales 2o27 (three 'diys).
 Strict middling, s.45c.
 Good mddliltg, s3Oc.
 Middling. S.I0c.
 , Strict low middling, S20c.
 Low middIing, 7.7Jc.
 | Off colos, 3-SSic lower
 With Liverpool closed Monday, American markets had nothing save their own thoughts to guide them. and to all appearances during the morning session. those thoughts were favorable i to the market.
 There was an undercurrent of Strength and both markets-New 4 York and New Orleans showed a disposition to do better After open ing one lower to one higher than the last previous close. both markets ruled steady and slightly higher. In New Orleans an advance of 4 to s points was shown at one, with the New York level at about Saturdays close. New Orleans figures were compared with Thursdays close, that market having observed a wodays holiday.
 Most important news of the morn ing was the report given out by Miss Giles crop statistician of recogniz ed force New York advices said that she had reported a 20 per cent reduc- ton in acreage for the whole cotton region, and a 10 per cent reduction in the use of fertilizer.
 The reduction in acreage for Texas was placed at 19 per cent and that for Oklahoma at 23 per cent New York was evidently thinking over this report. and also on reports that have already gone in from Texas l-Houston as to south Texas and Paris as to North Texas-declaring the lateness of the planting season land q belief in q material acreage re- duction. The Houston report re- ferred to adverse weather conditions as affecting the planting. and Paris told of that condition. as well as of a largely increased small grain acreage
 Local spot sales for the three days that the local market has been closed were reported Monday morning at I2267 hales, on a basis of S.70 for mid ding
 The above outlined market report has very direct bearing on local valley conditions Cotton has ad vanced nearly $1400 per bale since the opening of the marketing season last fall; also the overproduction this year has largely been consumed by an abnormal demand which fact cou- pied with the reduced acreage in the south must unquestionably cause a gradual rise in price during the growing season and assure the grow CT a good price next fall.
 Conditions here must not be con fused with those in the south where a reduction of acreage is being urged
 In the old cotton districts this crop is raised exclusively, the ordinary farmer finding it necessary to pur chase practically all of his food sup plies from foreign sources. In ad dition to this. the average produc tion in these old districts does not exceed one-half bale per acre. These facts which are gradually working towards the impoverishing of the southern cotton districts. the govern ment is actively fighting to offset by | urging greater diversification of i crops.
 This valley needs q money crop. There is no product of this wonder | full soil better suited to fill this re- l quircment than cotton. It's only com | petitor is milo maize or federta as a summer crop. Cotton, that is the | better grade of cotton. can be planted up to the first of June and with l care will yield at least a bale to the | acre. This cotton can follow grain crops and this spring and could well l be used on land among which is q | part of the excluded thirty thous- and acres which are to receive water this summer Experienced cotton men through the valley are found to he preparing to plant cotton this spring i and the outlook at present is for an 1 acreage at least equal to that of last ! year Those well in touch with the situation are even of the opinion that l with continued advances in the mar ket after the southern planting is over will greatly increase the local plant