Holding Their Cotton From Market

Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 2:2. -The merchants all over the state are greatly agitated over the faüure of the farmers to bring in their cotton. ïhis failure is due to the fact that the southern farmers have absolutely declined to use jute bagging at all, and are aolding their cotton in their gin-houses waiting to find some way to get ahead of ;he eotton baggiug trust. Up to this time a yearago 7,143 bales of cotton had been received in Atlanta. This year up to the present time only S00 bales have been received aere. What is true of Atlanta is true of this section generally.