Spinner—Shipper Deadlock on Humidity May Harm Egypt Alexandria, Feb. 4.
The International Cotton Congress at which twenty countries were represented, including a strong British delegation, concluded here to-day.
A resolution was passed drawing the attention of American planters and ginners to this year's "exceedingly damp" deliveries," and also to the question of false packing. A further resolution was added to the agenda and passed, stating that the Congress would be most appreciative if the United States Secretary of Westigated the matter.
Agriculture, Mr. Henry Wallace, in-
Thb Congress did not Solve the deadlock arising over failure to agree on the question of humidity.
Importation only under the Sils-maria 1936 Resolution was decided by spinners, whereby the humidity standard remained at 85 per cent. with 0.4 per cent. tolerance either way, together with the provision that if it exe 89 per cent. the shipper shall pay back to 8.5 per cent.
Exporters, however, insisted on a 9 per cent. basis with the same toperance, and refused io export under any other condition The opinion prevails that the deadlock may lead to q trial of strength between exporters and spinners, with a resultant stagnation of the Egyp-
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