Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-10-17
WITHIN THE TOWN

w, g. Miller has sold his resi-
dence near the Cannon Mill to G. w.
Hill OF the Bethany section. The sale
was made through the real estate
agency of j. c. Wilborn and the pur-
chase price was $1.7s5.
- s. C. Clinton. for several years
past carrier on McConnellsville R. F.
d. No. /, has resigned that position
and moved his family to Yorkville. He
is associated with the Farmers Hard
ware and Supply Company. He and
shis family are living in the residence
on Lincoln street, formerly occupied
by ]. E. Hart and femily.
1t went to 35 cents last Tuesday
cotton, did, and the people were jubi-
liant about It. Why not? Thirty five
cents has been the hope of holders OF
spot cotton all along. 1t does not
mean. of course that people would
really sell at that; but they have been
wanting it to reach that figure. And
did they sell at IS cents Tuesday?
Some did; but not ALL. There were
many who were as far from selling at
s5 as they were at 3S. A local ware
houseman tells a story that fits the
case. "Mr.. -- has seven bales OF
cotton with me. Sometime ago he
told me that when the price reached
35 cents l could have it. told him
today that I had reported his cotton
as bought. He replied. You did!
Why did you not ask me about 1t
first" But I had not reported his
cotton, was only joking"
1t is not practicable to give the
exact number of bales of cotton
bought on the local market since
Monday, at least not such figures as
The Enquirer would feel warranted In
guaranteeing as exact. A canvass
among the buyers yesterday resulted
in. reports of about LOO bales but
that most likely includes duplicate re-
ports, resales, and cotton bought by
local buyers from outside points. The
local ginnery had ginned not quite 300
bales since Monday. Not all Of this
cotton was sold; some of 1t was
stored. But there has been a good
deal of other cotton handled from
other gins and from the surrounding
country. Some of 1t has been sold
and some of it has been stored. The
actual sales from wagons has probably
aggregated 500 or 500 bales, possibly,
more. Most of 1t brought 35 cents a
pound, practically all Of 1t that was
sold during Tuesday, Wednesday and
The market has been dis
tinctly competitive-competitive as to
price paid, more SO than during any
similar period for years. Ordinarily
local buyers with representatives at
paying more for cotton at these
points than they have been paying
here; but that has not been the case
this week. All the local buyers have
been paying as much here as they
have been paying anywhere, and this
market has been virtually as good as
any other nearby market. Because OF
he rush of cotton, however, the ia
,ilities OF all the local buyers have
,een pretty severely strained. They
nave all been crowded for room, and
hey are more or less severely put to
about hand ing more cotton until they
,an move out some of what they have. |
t is the general conviction of people
Who know that this market Is better |
light now than it has been for many |
ears past. That is the belief of The |
enquirer also. If anything should de- |
'elop to- change that Belief there will |
&c no hesitation about saying so.