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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

ST. LOUIS. Nov 2s.--Cattle, receipts
5 600: steers dull; bulk, sS00G1O.00; top.
sl0.60 heifers steady; cows and bulls
slow; Gamers steady to shade loweTi
bulk, 1925; practical veal calf, top,
{l3 70. bulk, S12.504I3 90.
Hogs, receipts, 10, 600; fairly active. Is
20 CSC higher than Wednesdays best
or So to 45c higher than the average;
top, SOLO; bulk lights and medium
weights, $960G10.00: bulk heaxies. $3.50
6l9.S0; packer sows steady; pigs and
light lights uneVenly Is to SOC, higher
sneep, receipts. 1000: active, 25 to
SOC higher; Southwestern lambs selling
uo To- Sl0.50; native lambs, top, $40 10;
bulk, S10.0OG10. so: ewes strong to 25c
higher; top. $3.50; bulk. s4.OOq4.5Q.
KANSAS CITY. Nov, 26.-cattle. re-
cc!pts $500: beef steers 25 to-5Oc
higher, quality common; early sales,
S. 25Gi9 90: bulls and Gamers steady;
bulk Gamers, SO 5eG3.75; fat she stock
!5c lower calvcs July steady; no trad
ing i'll stockers and feeders; under tone
weak
Hogs. receipts, 5000; opened steady
to 15cAhigher; closing slow and weak;
top, 5000; bulk of sales, $9.50@9. 80;
good and choice fat pigs, $9.10qS.5o. !,
Sheep. receipts, 1000; sheep and
lambs steady; feeding lambs SlO.7S'
CHICAGO. Nov. 26.--Cattle. receipts.
10 900: best corn fed steers and Gamer
cows steady; other classes slow to I'M
evenly lower: bulk native steers, $500
1926; butcher cows mostly S4.75@7 90;
Gamers largely $S.50d3.75; calves s ow
to soc lower: few vealers above $1,000.
Hogs, receipts. $4,000; fully 25c high
er than Wednesdays average; big
packers buying sparingly but few hogs
left in first hands; top $10.25 ;/bulk,
50 S0010.15; pigs Is to Csc higher; bulk
Sheep, receipts. 5000; fat lambs csc
higher; choice native lambs, $11.50;
bulk natives. s1O00a11.00; fat sheep
firm; bulk fatI native ewes, $4.OO@4.50;
feeders steady.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov. 2S-Cattle.
receipts. 200, steady; heavy steers, $500
@1O5O; beef steers, s6,0O@S.75; heifers,
IS OOd825: cows, $3.0017 90; feeders,
Sc. GOA 90; stockers, $4.00M7.0W
Hogs, receipts, 2,400i 25c higher; 100
throwrouts, $7.75 down.
Sheep, receipts, $50 steady; lamps,
$780,; sheep, $500 down.
FORT WORTH. Tex, Nov. 26.-Cat-
tie receipts, 5000; steady; beeves, 5000
1895; stockers, $4,0O@S.O0; cows, $500
@LOo; bulls, $2OOqS.75; calves, $2,5oQ
HI Hogs, receipts 1900; unchanged;
light $9.75d100O; heavy, $9.5O@9 IS;
medium, s9.25d9.5O; mixed. $S.75@9, 25;
common, $8.OO@S.75; pigs, $4.0O@S.0O.
Sheep, receipts, 200; steady; lambs,
81 00M11 90; yearlings, $6.50@9 so; weth-
ers 49, 006lS 90; ewes, $4.00@600; culls,
$1.0Oq3.00; goats. 50: O0@4.OO,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26

NEW YORK, Nov 2s.--Canadian
Northern railway sells $95. 900, 900 90
year per cent bonds 10 syndicate Of
New York bankers
Bank Of England rate unchanged at
Z per cent.
Missouri Pacific Railway company or
dcrs % locomotives from American To-
comotivc company. Wheeling & Lake
Erie orders $500 freight ears from
Pressed steel Car aud Standard Steei
car company, and Louisville & Nash
willie inouiring for large amount Of
equipment
France TO resume uade relations with
Russia.
Secretary of labor Wilson calls con-
ference Of anthracite miners and op-
orators in effort to break deadlock in
pending wage negotiations.
Directors OF Standard oil Of New
Jersey 70 recommend change in par
value OF common from 100 to % and
Increase in common from 500 OOO. 900
TO $4,000. 600 additional stock for sub
scrlption ~ employee
Standard OIL Of louisiana increases
capital from $4,000 600 to $50, 600, 900.
All stock held by standard OIL Of New
Average price 70 industrlals, 1855, Off
So. Average price 20 railroads, IS.4S,
off Is.
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ing session Dec. to bring about the
passage OF q law placing duty on the
importation Of wheat and flour into this
country
Chicago,--New York wires cable says:
Belgium bought nothing today. Wen
provided for and awaiting lower mar
ket."
Toledo says: Babson out with spec
cial wire advising the purchase OF
wheat and flour.
Stock.
New York.-In looking over the col
inns of the trade journals. nearly every
report is unfavorable. The steel ana
iron industry Is now in the unfavor-
able list, according to these reports.
How soon is it going to change is the
big question. There Is no use Gnticil
pating change too soon Tor that would
lines have only just began debating.
-Ettelson to Clark q Co.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-The cotton
market was extremely nervous and I'M
settled at the opening today owing to
eeSyeakness in Liverpool over the holiday
and reports OF unsettled financial con-
difions abroad. First prices were weak
1T a decline Of 80 TO IS points with
December selling off TO 1886. Janu-
AIRY to I5.64c and March TO 1850. or 50
10 So points below Wednesdays clos
ing There seemed to be some accumu-
lation OF Southern selling orders here,
while Liverpool was a seller by bal
ance and there was local pressure. De-
cet1bsr was relatively weak and about
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GRAIN MARKETS
Strained Banking Situation in
North Dakota Helps in
Early Wheat Weakness. !.

CHICAGO. Nov 26--Wheat tunbled
To-Day to below $3.50 a bushel. The i'm
mediate bsarish factors were the
strained banking situation in North
Dakota, break in the cotton market
ana a new downturn in foreign ex-
change, British buying was resumed
on che downward swing, but raj les
JAILED to hold: The market fell as low
quotations. which varied from Ia to
&c lower. with December $1.53h to
Si:o6 Ia and March s147 to $i5t were
iolnwea by only moderate and BRIEF
Conn arative firmness was shofn later
as a result Of estimates that 1000 600
bushels domestic grown had been
pought for export by way OF Gulf of
Mexico making 100000 bushels SO far
ms week; The close was unsettled So
IMc net lower, with Decenbtr $1.521b
al. 5Sh, and March $1.4Sd14S%c.
Corn weakened with wheat. After
opening e to Inc lower, including
May at !Oh to 70Ac the market re-
acted little, but then sagged again
december corn touched the lowest
point since before the war, but the mar
ket subsequently showed stubborn re-
ISSUANCE to selling pressure. The close
was nervous at NC net decline\to 3sc
advance with May 719s @71hc.
Oats were depressed by the action of
other cereals, starting * to sc down,
May 4744 to 48hc and continuing weak
An advance in hog values counter
balanced to some degree in the pro-
x;s'Gns market market the bearish effect of
Open. High. Low, Today. Pre-,
Dec. "' ca. 1897 1.57h 1872 1927 1891
March LAT 151A LAT 1.4S = I54%
Pee Pee: =. .s ss;%s .ssH .ss& M IS
R RsT ~ ~ 10 10 ~ ~ ~ q A.
Jaf >. 22.25 2a.s5 22.a5 1880 $3.50
Jan. :. 1856 1856 1905 145O 145a
May, 14.25 14.25 14.12 1912 l4.1O
Jan. >, 1895 1896 1926 1926 1910
CHICAGO, Nov. 2s.-wheat No .
hard $l.62Q1.6S1a; No. 2 Northern,
Corn, No, mixed. 6sAc, No. yell
low, 75Q751sc.
Oats No; white, 4s@49hc; No. 3
Rye, No. 9, SLAP.
Barley, 6Od93c.
Timothy seed, $5.50M6.75.
Glover seed, $15.00@20.00.
Pork, nominal.
Lard, $l9.35.
Ribs, $12.50@15.0O 7
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 26-Cash wheat.
No ! hard, $l.52d1. so; No. 2, $l510D
1.59; No. 1 red, $173: No. 2. $1.72.
Corn, No. mixed, 5Sm59c; No. .
white, Sac; No. Q yellow, 63@64c.
oats. No, white, 4Sc; No. 2 mixed,
45Mi5hc; No. red. acc.
Rye, S1.36.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26-Cash: Wheat.
No . red winter s1.59@1 60; No. 8
red. $1.76@1.7S; Dec. $1.55&; March,
$1.49.
Corn. No. 2 white, 7o@78c; No. 3, &c.
Dec, 67ssc; May, II use.
Oats, No 2 white, 4Sc; No. 3, 47lsc;
Dec. 45hc bid; May 9ssc bid.
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 26.-Cash wheat, ]
to &c lower; No red, $1.7s@1,SO; No
3 red, $1.7601.7S. ~
Corn, new steady to 1c higher old
steady to &c lower; No, 3, 70M71c; No
2 yellow 75Q76c; No. 8. zoe; No. 8
white, &c.
oats lac up; No. 2 white, 4sc; No. 3
white, F1c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
GEORGIA BEATS CLEMSON

ATHENS, Ca, Nov. 26-Georgia
university took its Thanksgiving day
game from Clemson here yesterday,
r. - losing the season for the
Red and Black with no defeats. Geor-
sac 20 make Roadway
almost at will against the Carolina
Nteam and steady gains by all the
Georgia backs were added to by
spectacular spirits by Left Halfback
Hartley.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
MONEY.

NEW YORK. Nov. 26.-Prime mor-
camille paper 7Ams, Exchange trreGu-
lar; sterling GO-day bills. S3.44L. ster-
commercial 61-dav bills. $34334 do
uand, $S.4S% cables, $3,49ts Francs.
demand, Go: cables. GIG. Belgian
francs, demand. s47; cables, $40.
Gulders, demand, 20 so cables 80 Co
Lire, demand. 3.6j; cables 3,67 Marks
demand. l.454 cables. t.4G. Greece de
mand. $50 New York exchange on
Montreal T. SIS prr cent discount
Government bonds weaker, railroad
bonds irregular; time ioana easy; CO
days. 90 days and six months 7d7 -
per cent.
Can money steady; ruling rate, G;
hank aCceptanCes Gis
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
DAILY INTERIOR.
ToMoRRoW's ESTIMATED.
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL. Nov. 26-Cotton. spot,
quiet: prices lower. Good middling
1s.73d; fully middling, 12.7Sd; middling,
10s23d; low middlinE. 23d, good ord-
nary. 6.23d; ordinary. t.23d. Sales, o.
900 bales, including econ American.
Receipts, none. Futures Giosed quiet
Nov, ll.14d; JAM. 1l.07d, March, ll.02d /;
Nay. iO.95d; July, 10 SOD: Oct 10 SD.
Contracts closed quiet al decline Of Z
tasadvance Of points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26

BERWICK, Pa, Nov. IS John
Romig, intercollegiate champion
won the tenth annual marathon here
yesterday. He covered the nine-mile
course in so minutes, 81 seconds, fin
ishing IL seconds ahead of William
Ritola, the junior national champion.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
LIABILITIES.

Capital stock paid in .....S 6O0,0OO0O
9 ~ y luad %'''''''''''' 4oo'oOO'oo
profits ....$ 207,0s2.73
expenses. in ~
terest and
taxes paid. 141.13l.60-- 65,961,l3
Interest and discount col
lected or credited In ad-
vance of maturity and not
rned-(approXimate) E. 49,399.13
Amount reserved for taxes
accrued ................... e5Ooo.OO
Amount reserved for all in
terest accrued .....:...:. S2s.oOo.oO
ing ....................... 100000
Net amounts due to ma
ttonal banks ............. 200, 315.S3
Net amounts due to banks
bankers and trust COM
panies in the United
States and foreign coun-
tries (other than includ-
ed in Item 29) .......... f3s,247.0s
ing ..................,..,. 25.S5o.Ss
bank outstanding ......,. 6,OO7.9l
ITEMS fts@! e. g.
% 90 81 and s7o,42o4
Demand deposits (other
than bank deposits) sub
ject to reserve deposits
payable within 80 days):
Individual deposits subject
ce 70 feetR Of deposit, due
in less than 80 days 10Th
err, than for money Dor oA.o,n
roWed) ....''''''''''''''' --atVee'o'
Total Of de-
Inand de-
posts 10Th
er than
bank de-
D o itS)
subject to
reserve,
Items 80
and ...$4.641.S4O.64
Time deposits subject to re.
days, or subject to 80
days or more notice, and
| postal savings):
| Certificates of deposit (oth-
er than for money Dor
rowed) .f.........:......, 423,4t0.0g
Postal savings deposits ... 45,1047
| Total of time
deposi It's
subject to
reserve,
and 41....s 47O.544.77
Bills payable with Federal
Reserve bank ............ 1,o67.37O.
| "Acceptances'' executed byS
this bank for customers. = 225,o00.00
Liabilities other than those
deprecaton on bonds 49,. 7LO24.42
Total ..................tS sos, 56o.5S
Liabilities for redi5count
with Federal Reserve bank
(see item Id ............ l+Is,912.SJ
"Of the total loans and discounts
shown above, the amount on which
| interest and discount was charged at
| rates in excess of those permitted by
law (Sec. 519T, Rev. Stat.) exclusive
of notes upon which total charge not
to exceed SO cents was made) was
SO. So, 3i2S6. The number of such loans
,, was 514
State Of Tennessee County of Shelby.
l. r. T. Crenshaw, cashier OF the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
| that the above statement is true TO
the best of my knowledge and belief.
Il. T, CRESSHAW Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this cath day of November, 1920.
h. OPPENHEIMHR,
Notary Public.,
| Correct-Attest:
~. NJ SALTER,
JNo. r. FLIPPIN,
W. II. WOOD,
Directors.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
SPINNERs' TAK1NGS.
INSIGHT MOVEMENT.
VISIBLE SUPPLY.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov 26.--Hest CT s
figures on v!.tb.r colt" supply. with
comparisons
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
MEMPHIS co rToN.

Memphis cotton closed nominal at de-
cline of 100 points. Middling. l5.50c
Sales 1000 bales, including 300 previous
evening. Weeks sales A $50
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
CoTTONSEED OIL.
BOND 0osE.

NEW YORK. Nov. 2s,--Liberty bonds
closed: 3hs, ts2.g0. first ~. 1850;
second As. $500; first AS, $50, 80: sec
| ond AS, SS6IG; third 4l4s $3.50:
fourth Fts. Ss6.5e; Victory S&ls, $1,000;
Victory Ans, $500.
Read News Scimitar Wants.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
BANK CLEARINGS.
SUGAR.

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Raw sugar
quiet,
Refined sugar steady at S.75@9c for
fine graduated.
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Total U. S. government
100000

Total bonds securities
s,oo etc, other than y. s.. 1s2,sOo.OO
Dank 600 per cent of sub
vs siGription> .i.,....,...... 100000
pe owned and unincumbered. 5Ss.Ooo.Oo
1a tnan banking nasnxvu n house ts; 15,17sss
II Res Reserve bank .;........ S5O.5s3.7s
bank in process of collec-
ton mot available as re- .
serve} ..:.,,:.......r..... 3s1,oSs.4s
amounts due from national
banks .......:...... -. 72s.sS4.5a
banks, bankers and trust
companies in khe United
States tother Than includ- ..
:, ed in Items II, IL or 49,. 2sT,2ss.7s
Exchanges for clearing
house .."..: ............, 1cS,054.12
Items 12 10,
IA and 10. 15S6,11T,90
Checks on banks located
outside of city ,or town
Of reporting bank and
other cash items 80, 2.s17.71
Redemption fund with T. S.
treasurer and due from L.
s treasurer ,:......:...:. 100000
Interest earned but not COL
lected - approximate on
notes and bills receivable
not past due ...,......... 6,S74.S0
-
IOthl '.s....,,.... ~, Doe, 900. 53
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
LOCAL SECURITIES.

Quotations are unofficial, being OBJ
tanned from the most reliable sources
and are based on the ias' ,.::1wn sai=
BANK STOCKS.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
Grain and Feedstuffs.

merchants Exchange Quctstionsl
Oats-White, dray lots, V7ci Mixed
66c.
81; ',an"cps--Prr toneiesa 'r"" '"F lots
Corn -yTcxc,i, ". dray,oaA lots, NJ.
white, $iG6; No. mixed, $l.Oo.
Mil Feeds --Dravloah lots, ton: Dran'
$4,000; shorts, $500,
Hay--Tlmotby, less than eGrlots, NO
/, $500; No. 2, $1,000; alfalfa. choice,
$500; No. /, $500; No. :, $500.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
Fruits.

Lemons-Box. $4,000 SOC
Appies-Box. Delicious. S50on5.25;
other varieties, 50 50d ai50; barrels.
York, %50d650; Ganos, S45065.50;
Winesaps, $7.2Sds00.
Dried F'ruit--Evuporst apples. 11[l
i5iac; peaches, i6tad2Oc; prunes, h.,
l2h U2Ic; apricotS, nominal.
Grapefruit-B s4.75B500.
Oranges-F1orida, box, s4.7515.2j.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. crate. SIS SOa660.
Grapes-Emperors. crate, $3.50: NAL
agas, keg. |9.000l!.00; Tokays, crate,
So 25d3.50.
Coconuts-FaCh, Sd9C.
Cranberries--Pound. less than barrels,
16dlSc.
Pears-Western, box. $3.50
Nuts-Pound Brazils. soc: walnuts
24qSOc; almonds 2iGg5c, pecans. 208
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
Provisions

Dry Salt Meats--Reg,har. lsG lslsc;
extras, lSc.
Sugar Cured Mcats--Stanfard hams,
29d3lc; breakfast bacon, 44@ 45c; see
rds. 33n34c
Lard--Pure hog lard, 2ll31Lac; best
compound 10, i4dilac.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
MEMPHIS MARKETS
Produce.

Eggs-selects, 72G75cs storage, Coo,
HuItsr--k., .s,, =, u,.,.' pItnts
56G60c; country butter. 30Q5Se
Cheese Cream prints, 29G30c. :
Poultry--Ducks, 2I430c; hens, aiive'
2ID23c: dressed, 26n2Sc; cocks, alive.
151i6c; broilers, 3su40c; large stays,
24q25c; geese, 10000, turkeys $50
Acc: dressed. 42@46c.
Rabbits--Dozen, $250Gl4.OO
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-11-26
Charter No. 2i27. Reserve District No. ..
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
CENTRAL-STATE
NATIONAL BANK
AZ Memphis, In the state OF Tennesses.
Al the Close Of Business on
November rs, 1870.
RESOURCES.
>,. Total loans.ss.2ss,112.s

STotal loans. SO. 99e. i193s
Notes and bills
ediscounted
with Federal
Il s 0 rye
bank (other
than bank
c ceptances
sold) (see
Item 54a) ). 1.41s, 972.a5-S4, S7Z.14oo
customers liability account
of "Acceptances'' execrt-
ed by this bank and by
other. banks for account
OF this bank and now out
standins .....,, 9ss mn an
Y. s. govern O'VVV'Vu
ment securi-
ties owned:
Deposited to
Secure cir
culation GU.
S. bonds par
value) . 10000 on
Pledged as col
lateral for
state or oth-
er deposits
or bills pay
able ...,... 737. 10000
Owned and I'M
pledged 800. 57,950.00 {.
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Cottonseed Products.

Hides-No. /. green. saited. 1850;
partl ycured. 6G7c: green, 5a6c; dam
aged cuils, half price; dry flint, 1919
i4c; dry sailed. 1lG12c; No. grades,
1c lower.
No. horse hides. $4.Oo14.25: No.
horse hides, $S.a0U5.9j; CLUES and ponies
t1.5Ud2 &c.
Sheepskins. 1tI5Oc: shearings, Ga
2sc; goat skins, l0g26c; dry ta!ls. half
price.
Wool-Groase, had bury. 10dl2c:
slightly bury, l3TiEc; clear, 10000,
ds0c~
Tal!ow case; beeswax. oSdc9c; gin
seng, Sl0.ocQll0y;, Golden SEAL s4.j0d
10.
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Groceries.

Flour--Barrel. 24.pound sacks, $1,000
@l2O0; self-rising, S11.25@l2.25.
h. sacks, $3.50; 25-lb. sacks. $40; 10
h. sacks, {2.55. f.A
Cofiee-Roasted bulk. per pound,
ordinary, lt91Eo; medium, 1s0Slc:
highest grade. 32G40c.
Sugar--Staneard best STanuiatn
cane, domestic. 9ihd10c.
Rice Best head, 81 @7lac.
Canned Goods--Tomatoes. dozen, NO
2. 95c; No. 3. 3lS5; corn, No; 2. u.Dp
1885, homlnay, No. 3. Sl,25: Rraut. No,
g. 81 AZ. peaa 81 40ml.60
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

BY L. NJ. LAWSON. Manager Rio Grande Project
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

improperly leveIed. which made frri-
CATION impossible Many OF the fields
were left 10 shift for themselves after
the planting had been done. In some
cases little OF no machine cultivation
was given the crop and as for hoeing
and other forms Of weed eradication
there was absolutely none.
That any cotton grew under the
circumstances is to be wondered at.
and IL must be plain that if the fields
report Of average yield, as they
should have been. the cotton growing
area would have made a much better
showing and would have deserved It
Look for Improvement This Year
II is Mr.. Harwells opinion that .
much better average yield of cotton
viii be reported this year than last,
for the reason that the neglectful
growers have learned a lesson which
they are not apt TO forget and for
the further reason that much OF the
cotton which will be grown in the
e Paso district in 1920 VIII be plant
ed. cultivated and harvested by eNpe-
rienced growers Of the staple who
have come into the Rio Grande val
levs from the valleys OF Arizona and
California, where they have been sue
cessful and from which they have
moved because Of the extreme heat Of
Yuma and the Imperial valley coun-
try rather than because they were
dissatisfied with the soil
OF the 10000 acres Of cotton to be
grown in the valleys under the Ele-
phant Butte dam this year Mr. Har-
wei looks TO see $4,000 acres in FL
Paso county. not including lands be
low the southern or southeastern linz
its Of the government project
Seed for the greater portion OF the
estimated area has already been pur-
chased by the prospective growers,
and the demand for seed is increasing
daily in a way that encourages the
belief that a well defined effort is
being made to demonstrate that these
valleys. with their rich soil, their wa
ter supply and their long growing sea
son are the natural home Of the plant
which furnishes the clothing supply
Of more than half the world
Long Staple Won't Do.
I doubt If the long staple cotton
which is proving such revenue pro-
Queer for the growers Of the salt
River and Colorado Valley valleys can
be successfully grown here" said Mr..
Harwell. Our season is too short.
But the time between frosts at our
elevation-March 20 to November 10
does give an opportunity to raise a
cotton with a fiber running from ] =
to IA inches in length, without risk.
and that fiber viii command big
money in the best cotton markets OF
the world"
While the farmers in all parts OF
the Elephant Butte project are think
ing cotton, and many of them are get
ting ready to plant II, Il should not
be inferred that the old standbys-
alfalfa, Bartlett pears and other fruits
and vegetables-are being neglected.
Again to quote Mr. Harwell- There
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-14

EXTENSIVE experiments, carried on
l. for several years past, have
proven that cotton OF best quality can
be grown in the irrigated valleys Of
the Rio Grande above and below FL
Paso. and it is believed that this year
will see somewhere IN the neighbor-
hood Of 10000 acres. in the immediate
vicinity Of the city, planted TO that
highly remunerative crop
While. as said above. experiments
in cotton growing have been going on
IN the FL Paso valleys for several
years. Il was not until 1918 that Il
was demonstrated, beyond doubt that
the combination Of soil length Of
growing season and an abundance Of
water found under the Elephant Butte
irrigation project were ideal for the
production not only Of a great yield
Of the great staple so much needed in
the markets OF the world
4 Bale 10 the Acre.
In 1873 there were nearly 1000 acres
Of cotton grown in the e Paso valley,
nearly all Of II in the vicinity or south
Of Clint, and the yield averaged a bale
OF Is inch fiber 10 the acre At the
price per pound which prevails now
and which has prevailed for several
years, an average Of 800 pounds OF
cotton grading strict middling, as Fl
Paso valley cotton has been grading.
would give the grower an average Of
$500 an acre
some Of the growers would make
much more than $500 an acre judg-
ing from facts and figures concerning
cotton in the FL Paso valley. compiled
by Roland Harwell, manager Of the
agricultural department OF the Fl
Paso chamber Of commerce. Mr.. Har-
Wen says: "On our best 100 acres
there were raised 225 bales last year.
II the reports are correct. and there
IS reason to believe they are as nearly
means that where good soil met with
careful cultivation two and a quarter
bales Of the best cotton were grown
70 an acre Of land.
Cotton Must BE Cultivated
The difference between the aver
age Of one bale per acre for, the en-
tire area given over to cotton last
year. and the two and a quarter bales
grown by the men who knew the re-
quirements Of that crop in the way OF
cultivation is striking. 10 say the
least and should cause those who are
going in for cotton for the first time
this year to sit up and take notice,
continued Mr.. Harwell In face Of
the Yields reported by the real cotton
growers Of the district, IL is too bad
that some Of the acreage included in
the figures given in the average for
the valley as whole was taken into
account at all
IN many cases the fields were
shamefully neglected. and that there
was any cotton actually ripened.
picked and ginned on those fields was
a surprise Many of the patches
given over to the experiment were