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Laredo Weekly Times
Laredo, Webb County, Texas
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Webb County's first 573-pound bale of cotton, grown on Johnson Farm near Laredo by S. N. Johnson, John Johnson, and M. Galvan, was ginned Thursday and sold yesterday to Laredo Cotton Gin Co. for $203.61 (36¢/lb + 1¢ premium). Picking to start soon; ~30,000 bales expected.
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AT GOOD PRICE AND PREMIUM
LAREDO COTTON GIN CO. PAID
$203.61 FOR FIRST BALE.
Bale Raised on Johnson Farm by
Messrs. Johnson, Johnson and Galvan Weighed 573 Pounds.
Webb county's first bale of cotton, grown on the Johnson farm near Laredo by Messrs. S. N. Johnson, John Johnson and M. Galvan, and which was ginned at Cotton Gin Co. on Thursday morning, was sold yesterday to the Laredo Cotton Gin Co. at 36 cents per pound and a premium of 1 cent, making the total price of the bale aggregate $203.61.
The bale weighed 573 pounds and was classed as fair middling, 37 per cent lint. It has not as yet been announced where the bale will be shipped by the purchasers, but will likely be marketed in a short time.
Cotton picking generally will originate in many of the cotton fields of Webb county within the next week or ten days and then the fleecy staple will begin to roll into Laredo regularly and the gins of this city expect to be kept busy day and night throughout the season. It is estimated that about 30,000 bales of cotton will be raised and ginned in Webb county this year, most of it being of the Mebane long staple variety.
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Laredo, Webb County
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Thursday Morning And Yesterday
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bale sold for $203.61 at 36 cents per pound plus 1 cent premium; weighed 573 pounds, classed as fair middling, 37 per cent lint
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Webb County's first bale of cotton, grown on the Johnson farm near Laredo by Messrs. S. N. Johnson, John Johnson and M. Galvan, was ginned at Laredo Cotton Gin Co. on Thursday morning and sold yesterday to the Laredo Cotton Gin Co. The bale weighed 573 pounds. Cotton picking expected to begin in many fields within the next week or ten days, with an estimated 30,000 bales to be raised and ginned in Webb County this year, mostly Mebane long staple variety.