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Prices ruled pretty high in January, February and
ton at that time in Great Britain in connection with
which the crop about three hundred and and fifty
thousand bales less than in the previous year Most
the speculaons made, however under the impress
sion that the crop would exceed sixteen or eighteen
hundred thousand bales, and when the of the
yield became known prices fell of from twenty
ty-fve per cent Since the market broke down in the
summer Of 1914, prices have been very uniform, and
there been complete absence of all speculation
the movements Of the staple the past year. The trade
has therefore been unusually healthy one and most
Of those engaged have made profitable yeers business
of it,


tbs stated that there a crop Of cotton so
completely cleared of the southern markets as the
last There is but very moderate stock in any of the
markets. and the supplies short in many places
that purchasers compelled to wait for the arrivals
the new crop to obtain good selections. Nothing can
prevent excessive speculaons this staple but liberal
supply. An abundant crop acts very great check
upon the movements Of speculators, it prevents in
measure any very important monopoly. There s how.
much capital in this country and in Europe seek
ing employ men that the first chance get up any spec
uation in this article, will be made of at pre- mt
very little prospect OF making any profitable ope
ratons out of the regular As regards the sx
tent OF the crop coming in all say is that
there many contingencies any one of which
would make material difference in the receipts likely
to happen, that the whole subject is matter of
opinion and speculation and any estimate would be pre-