Arizona republican., 1918-01-26

The dull market for Arizopa Egyp- tian long fiber cotton in this section for the past four weeks is creating general dissatisfaction on the part of the cot ton growers. and there is considerable discussion of the desirability of creat- ing here a competitive selling organiza- ton similar to the one which for sev- eral years has operated with marked success, in the Imperial Valley. Certain defects have developed in that organ ization which could be probably cured in the local organization and it might not be necessary to organize on so elaborate a scale as they have organ ized there. The cotton growers, how ever, seem to generally agree that some definite steps should be taken to en- courage competitive buying.
 Owing to the exceptionally high quality of the cotton produced in this valley. both of the Pima and Yuma va riety, there is no question at all about the demand by the Spinners for this cotton, but for some reason this de- mand recently does not seem to be re- flected in a competitive market in the Salt River Valley.
 The world supply of long fiber cotton is referred to in a recent official letter sent out by the department of agricul- ture under date of Jan. 18th. It seems to be generally recognized by eXpert cotton classers that the choice and ex- tra Pima cotton produced in the Salt River Valley Is not only considerably better than the Sakellaridis Egyptian cotton, but that it is as good or better than the famous Sea Island cotton. There has been much rumor recently that large amounts of Egyptian cottor were being shipped from Alexandria Egypt into America. but it is very ev- ident from this government report, tha' very little Egyptian cotton is coming tC America, and that owing to the con tinued menace of the submarine, ther, is not much probability of any larg' shipments from Alexandria getting int this country.
 Quotations from the government re port referred to follow:
 "visble Supply of Cotton"
 Stock in Alexandria, Egypt, Jan. Il 319,OO0 bales 100000 bales 232,oO0 bale 1918 1917 1916 Prices of Good Brown Egyptian, Liv erpool, Jan. II, are as follows: 1918 1917 1916 s2.55d 21.7Od 11.5Od Ot will be observed that the abov' Liverpool quotations are given il pence).
 The New Bedford letter of Jan. F in the New York Journal of Commerc | of Jan. 14, 1918, is, in part, as follows There are reports in various place | in the cotton markets here of more de mand for extra staple cotton, more par
 ticularly the shorter and medium eX
 tra staples, from eights to three-six teenths. Most brokers state that the
 still find the demand for the longe
 cottons very limited, if not absent en | tirely, but one or two tell of doin
 some business in quarters.
 There were indications of a sligh
 easing in Sea Islands this week. It wa
 reliably reported that average extr choice was offered in Providence 8
 75c or slightly less though most brok
 CTS said they could not touch that pric
 Egyptians were easier to the extent (
 about 2 cents a pound, being offered
 O. b. Alexandria at Ale to 42c for UT
 pers and 4sc to 49c for Sakellariri
 There are prospects of another shir ment of Egyptians, but no detailed il
 formation regarding it is available.
 Sea Island Crop of 1917
 The ginning report of the bureau
 the census gives the number of bal, , ginned up to Dec. 31 as S6,S13. con pared with 113,343 in 1916 and SS,933 1915.
 According to the Textile Mercur imports into Great Britain of Sea | land cotton during the three war yea have averaged less than 1000 bales p ] annum, while during the three prece'