The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-11-12
Local Prices Set Pace In oklahoma
and Other Cotton stagas. Win
Exception Of Mississippi oefa
District Specials.
$50 A BALE MORE HNRF
YESTERDAY THAN GEORGIA
Lona Staple 81 Acala Gwen AS Au.
swer, "A chess ever Pad Was
Yestefeay at 20 Cents ord
nary Cotton 3s to 42c.

That hilha aa O. probiely The bert
cotton marhet in OkIaA aml ii nct
in the entire cotton belt, out ide OF
the areas along the Mississippi deHa
where the extremely long stap'e Get
ton is grown because Of the recul.
iarly adapted SOIL is evidenced by
the high prices being paid on the
street and at the gins to the grow.
egs.
Gotten men here state that from
every quarter of the state ChickaNha
Is being pointed to as leading all
ther markets in Oklahoma and Tex
rs. with the exceptions mentioned.
terday saw the top price paid for
cotton in Chickasha The highest
price reported this morning was iS
cents a pound paid at a local gin.
This price was for Acala cotton The
ordinary cotton, however sold yes
terday ON the streets at from So to
i2 cents according to the grado.
Long Staple Responsible.
That Grady's first venture, this
year in Acala cotton Is bringing cot
ton buyers here from all sections Of
tho country is the statement OF cot.
ton men In this city This week,
several Memphis buyers have been
here to hook over the situation and
really see als, cotton produced in his
county.
THE reason for this renewed in
terest in Chickasha as a cotton mar.
ket Is obvious" said one cotton man
this morning. ut is because Grady
this year has produced probably tho
best upland staple In the entire cot
ton belt OF the United States with
the exception of tho extremely long
staple grown on the especially adap-
ted land in some sections along The
Mississippi.
"Acala cotton Is responsible for
this condition. he continued Grady
planted several thousand acres OF
Acaia cnut ~ and 10 date It has PROV
ed it worth The growers of Acala
are getting from 4S5 te $50 i bale
more fcr their cotton 5h3n me Tar.
m6rs who roie the ordinary brand
of cotton With this pre- tige Grady
can hold The cen er of interest in the
cotton industry Of the state simply
by specializing on this class OF cot
ton A market al its own would be
established, and would bring buyers
here from over tho entire country
The spinners want this long staple
cotton and are willing to pay The
highest prices for all they can get.
In my opinion. il is not a question
of cutting the acreage, but of produc
ing better staple. The spinnors
viii take all the long staple cotton
that can be produced AMI they will
pay high prices for It.
without doubt, Chickasha Is
taking the lead this year as cotton
market. l find that the newspapers
from every section OF the state arc
panning' their local buyers for nor
paying higher prices and are point
ing to the Chckasha market rs tho
top in thc state. QuutEions daily
from every section OF the cotton belt
shows that Grady's market is n little
Giigher than any. Quotatlons from
Georgia yesterday showed that cot
ten cculd be purchased in that state
yeste rday at around $35 a bale less
than was being paid the farmers at
The gins and on the streets OF
Chickasha"