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1 Cotton
The most important of all vegetable fibres. It is grown in many parts of the world. The cotton plant is of the " Genus Gossypium " of the order " Malvacea," and the principal varieties are: - Goss. Barbadense, or Sea Islands cotton. Goss. Peruvianum, or Brazilian cotton. Goss. Herbaceum, or Egyptian cotton. Goss. Hirsutum, or American cotton. Goss. Arboreum, or East Indian cotton. Each of these varieties has many grades. Other countries producing cotton include China, Russia, Peru, Africa, etc. -
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COTTON, C.I.F.Cotton bought on C.I.F. terms is a method of buying for forward deliver, direct from the country in which it grows. The cotton seller pays the cost of the cotton, insurance, and freight from the port. The cotton is not actually in Liverpool, and samples cannot be seen at the time of purchase, but there is an understanding that the quality will be equal to a certain standard, and delivered at a given rate weekly or monthly. -
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Cotton, ōnis, f., a town of Æolis, in Asia Minor, Liv. 37, 21, 5. -
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I [ˈkɔtn] noun1) a soft substance got from the seeds of the cotton plant, used in making thread or cloth.قُطْـن2) the yarn or cloth made from this:نسيج قُطنـي II [ˈkɔtn]( also adjective) a cotton shirt.
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القُطن (نَبَات) \ cotton: a plant that has a soft white woolly substance round its seeds. \ خُيوط \ cotton: thread or material made from this substance. \ See Also نَسيج القُطْن \ كُرسُف \ cotton. \ See Also قطن (قُطْن) \ نَبَات القُطن \ cotton: a plant that has a soft white woolly substance round its seeds. \ نَسِيج \ cotton: thread or material made from this substance. \ See Also خُيوط القُطْن -
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verbto understand:يَفْـهَـمHe'll soon cotton on (to what you mean).
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10 Cotton (India)
" Hinganghat " or " Bant " cotton is probably the finest class of cotton grown in India, having a staple of fully 1-in. in length, and being fine and somewhat silky. This particular variety is rarely exported, being used mostly by Indian spinners for their better class yarns. The Indian cottonsof the Liverpool market are divided into three groups: Surats, Bengal and Madras Surats - Surat is a small port in the Bombay Presidency, from which a large quantity of this cotton was formerly exported. The cottons of the Surat group constitute by far the largest portion of the Indian crop They are: Surtee - This is one of the best of the Surat cottons, and has a staple of 7/8-in. to 1-in. in length Broach is a good white cotton of 7/8 in staple, with a good ginning percentage Dharwar is an acclimatised American cotton of 5/8-in. to 3/4-in staple. It has a nice colour, but is not very strong Dhollera is a cotton similar to Broach, grown in the Ahmedabad district of Bombay, and is much used in the local mills Oomra, or Oomrawuttee comprises a small group of cottons of various qualities, grown in the Central Provinces and Berar Khandeish is an Oomras cotton of a medium length. The Deccan grows a mixed Khandeish cotton of an inferior quality Comptah is a cotton descended from Broach and has a staple of 3/4-in to 3/8-in. Bagalkote is a North Bombay cotton Scinde - The native variety is the poorest of the Surat cottons. It has a very short staple, and is dirty. Recently, however, cotton from Egyptian and American seed has been grown, and shows fairly good results. Bengal - Bengal cottons are short and dirty, and of a quality similar to Scinde. They average about 5/8-in staple, and are only suitable for the coarsest counts Madras - The Madras cottons are: Tinne velly, Westerns, Northerns, and Coconada Tinnevelly is the best and is one of the few Indian cottons which may be suitably mixed with American. It is very white in colour, clean and strong. A fair quantity is imported into England. Westerns is a poorer variety than Tinnevelly, being dull and harsh and not so clean, but it has a fairly long staple. Northerns is a better cotton than Westerns, being softer and silkier, though not so white. Coconada, or Red Coconada, as it is sometimes called, is a highly-coloured cotton, with a moderate staple. Cambodia (or "Tinnevelly American") is a new Madras cotton, which is very similar to Uplands American, with a fine, strong fibre of about 1-in. staple. This cotton has been a great success, and probably has a good future before it. -
11 Cotton (Egypt)
The Egyptian crop is reckoned in " cantars," a cantar being equal to 98-lb. The Egyptian bale contains about 7 cantars, or 700-lb. Egypt being practically a rainless country, is dependent on the River Nile for its water supply. The river annually overflows its banks, and deposits a rich layer of silt and mud over the cotton growing lands. Within recent years a vast amount of money has been spent on perfecting an irrigation system, by which a continuous supply of water is available all the year round. This has made it possible to extend the country's cotton growing area very largely. Egyptian cotton ranks next to Sea Islands in point of quality, and is used for the world's finer cotton goods. The commercial varieties are Mitafifi, Abassi, Joanovich, Ashmouni, Nubari, Sakellaridis and Assil. Of these, Sakellaridis, a cotton of quite recent growth, is now the most important. Mitafifi (or " Brown Egyptian ") is the average quality of Egyptian cotton, having a staple of about 13/8-in, in length, and is noted for its regularity, both of length and colour. It derives its name from a village in the province of Galulbia, where it was first grown about thirty years ago. It is now cultivated in Lower Egypt and the Nile Delta. There has, in recent years, been a falling off in quality of this cotton, and it is now less extensively grown than formerly. -
12 Cotton (Peru)
Peru produces on an average about 250,000 bales of cotton per annum. There are three varieties grown very different from each other in their general characteristics Peruvian Sea Islands - This is an inferior Sea Islands cotton; and though it has a fairly long staple and a silky appearance it is more irregular, both as to colour and length of staple than the pure Sea Islands grown in the United States It has a length of about 13/8-in Rough Peruvian - This is a harsh wiry cotton, with a staple of about 11/4-in. It is an indigenous variety, and is the product of a perennial plant, which attains a height of about 10 feet. On account of its very harsh fibre this cotton is used chiefly or mixing with wool, with which it has some properties in common Smooth Peruvian - Smooth Peruvian is a soft class of cotton, very similar to American from which cotton it is not improbably descended. It constitutes about 70 per cent of the crop. Staple 11/8-in. -
13 Cotton (Uganda)
This state produces more cotton than any other country in Africa, except Egypt, and cotton is the most important crop in the colony. Cotton growing is purely a native industry. The quality is excellent and compares with some of the best American. The native cultivates a quarter to half an acre and sells the cotton to the ginning firms. Improvements in transport by rail and lake will lead to new districts being opened up. The native cultivator is being encouraged to improve his methods of farming. Uganda cotton is 11/2-in to 13/16-in. in length and is generally worth from 150 to 350 points above the price of American Middling. It is believed that this colony could produce 500,000 bales annually. -
14 Cotton (American)
American. There are four important varieties of American cotton: - Orleans - This is the best variety, staple about 11/8-in, white to light cream in colour, strong, regular, elastic. The cottons known as " Benders ' ' Peelers, ' " Allan Seed belong to this variety Texas - A cotton similar to Orleans, but deeper in colour and with a staple about 1-in. It is a strong cotton, and much used for warp yarns Uplands A clean and soft cotton, staple about 1-in. It is not so strong as Orleans or Texas. Generally used for weft Mobile - The poorest of American cottons. Staple about 7/8-in not as clean as the others and weaker in fibre Pima - A special type of American grown cotton known as Pima, which is an American Egyptian variety of about 13/4-in staple. -
15 Cotton Futures
When a spinner books a large order for yarn, with delivery extending to, say, three or four months, he will base the cost on the days' price of cotton, and to cover himself against loss he ought to buy enough cotton to complete the order. If for some reason he cannot buy all " spot " he will buy " futures " as a cover pure and simple. Suppose 600 bales are required, then he may buy 200 July, 200 August, and 200 September. Thus he does not buy any actual cotton; the deal is only on paper, but the spinner has covered his requirements to complete his order, and at the price quoted when he buys. When he wants the cotton he sells his " futures " and buys " spot " or actual cotton. -
16 Cotton Spot
Cotton actually in stock in the market, as at Liverpool, and of which samples may be inspected by the spinner is termed " Spot Cotton." This cotton can also be bought " on call," that is, the buyer selects a " lot " of cotton, and the basis is then fixed that he will pay for a stated quantity; the final price is known only when he actually calls his cotton for use. -
17 Cotton (Call)
Buying " Call cotton " is a method of hedging cotton without any commission for the selling of " Futures." Thus a spinner buys cotton for six months ahead, say, 100 bales each for the months January to June, all bales are bought at a certain number of points on or off for the month of delivery. As he sells yarn he fixes the necessary bales at the " future " price, including points on or off. The cotton is called within a certain date. -
18 Cotton (Sudan)
Sudan. The Sudan is considered by many experts to be by far the most hopeful cotton growing area within the Empire. With an area almost half that of India, large tracts are available and suitable for cotton growing. These vary from the high rainfall area of Southern Sudan, where American cotton can be grown, to the large Gezira lying between the Blue and White Niles, suitable for growing Egyptian cotton by irrigation. -
19 Cotton (British Empire)
The British Cotton Growing Association gives the following list of areas within the British Empire where cotton is grown, omitting India: - COTTON COUNTRIES. BRITISH EMPIRE. INDIA OMITTED.
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20 Cotton (Sea Islands)
Sea Islands is of the famous Gossypium Barbadense variety and is the finest cotton grown, having a staple of 11/2-in. to 21/4-in. in length, fine in diameter, and regular in natural twist and length. It is clean, strong and elastic, and has a silkiness possessed by no other cotton. It was formerly grown in the islands off the coast of South Carolina, in Georgia and Florida, and the crop varied from 60,000 to 100,000 bales. Since the beginning of the present century it has declined in those districts and finally ceased in 1925. Today the British West Indies are almost the sole source of supply - A small quantity being grown in Fiji from seed procured from the West Indies. The crop now averages 4,000 to 5,000 bales per annum and is slowly increasing. The islands producing the cotton now are St. Vincent, Montserrat, St. Kitts, Nevis, Barbados, Anguilla, Antigua and the Virgin Islands.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Cotton (Sea Islands)
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