The Raymer enterprise., 1915-01-28
FOR MARKETING OF COTTON
" Product Of Group Of Farmers Is
Placed in the Warehouse Problem
Of Selling Is SimpIified.

! bureau III fsieTeHce 10 tNs ioTmdtioH
of cooperative associations among the
farmers for the marketing of cotton.
The suggestions of the market bureau
are as follows:
There are probably more bales OF
cotton now held in the ownership of
the producers than at any time in the
history OF the industry, and 1t is also
/ probable that this total will be very
largely increased before there will be
any material improvement in the de-
mand The market though much i'm
! proved seems to be rather Indifferent
to cotton at the low price that is rul-
ing Under present conditions the
movement should continue SLOW Ev-
cry planter who can do so is endeay-
oring TO hold his cotton for a better
market. This situation furnishes an
opportunity for producers to cooper.
ate in the marketing of their crops
with exceptional promise Of success.
because In the first place they have
/ perforee plenty of time in which to
get together In the second place
they hold an unusual amount OF cot
ton from which they can In any given
locality make up even running com.
mercial lots ready for direct shipment
to the mills or for export, or for sale
direct 10 buyers.
A buyer receiving an order from a
mill for particular grade of cotton
can usually accumulate the shipment
from his miscellaneous receipts. This
season, however, because OF the lin
tied demand buyers are not taking
everything offered, as in ordinary
years. because of their inability to
pass II on promptly. Therefore when
a buyer receives mill order for a
special lot OF cotton he will be glad
to find it already classed out where
il can be bought and shipped straight
through to the mills, thus relieving
him Of the necessity OF purchasing
any cotton which he does not want.
or examining large number of bales
for the purpose of selecting those
which are suitable for his order.
1t follows that however low the
price may be there will be greater
proportionate advantage this season
than in ordinary years In CHASING out
the cotton before offering it for sale.
Farmers can secure competent grad.
ing service more easily than for many
years past, as many cotton firms have
reduced their forces and many com
petent cotton men are open to engage
ment. No doubt competent men who
are regularly engaged can take the
necessary time to class out the cotton
Of any group OF farmers which may
desire such service. II is not to be
expected that farmers will be able by
combining their shipments to deal di
rectly with mills not located In their
localities. The mills will be especi-
ally careful this season TO deal only
with thoroughly reliable cotton firms
from which they can secure immedi-
ate settlement OF claims.
II the cotton Of group of farmers
can be stored in single warehouse,
the problem of marketing will be
greatly simpliiied, for the material
will be already assembled for ship
ment when sale is made. II ware.
house space is not available the cot.
ton should II possible be put under
shelter OF some kind on the individ.
ual farms and kept clean SO that
there will be some uniformity of con.
dition prevailing throughout the lot.
II some bales have become stained or
soiled while others have been kept
dry and in good order, the lot will
not be satisfactory. even though all
bales may be OF the same grade. II
samples are fairly drawn and care
fully preserved there is no reason
why every prospective buyer should
draw a fresh sample.
The more effective the organization
the easier 1t will be to negotiate sales,
and 1t is suggested that special Or
ganizations can be formed for this
purpose. Membership should be open
to all producers of cotton who are
known to be solvent and Trustworthy.
Responsibility for sales should be
definitely placed in the hands of
committee with power to act under
any given conditions or to sell when.
ever a given price can be had. Ar.
rangements should be made for the
deposit OF the purchase price in some
local bank for distribution to the va.
rious owners of the cotton as their
interests may be certified by this com.
mittee. The committee should have
in its custody samples of all the cot.
ton held by the membership, with the
class or grade of each sample ascer-
tanned and records so kept that all
the bales of any one Arade can be
identified and ordered to a common
shipping point on the shortest posi-,
BILE notice.
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