Ed Flowe Offers First Bale of 1924 Cotton in Concord Market, Aug. 29, 1924

Bale of New Cotton W. Ed., Flowe of No. 1 township offered the first bale of 1924 cotton on the Concord market today, having arrived in the city with the bale of 12:30. The bale weighed 448 pounds, and was sold for 25 cents, having been bought by W.W. Flowe. For the past five years Mr. Flowe has been the first planter to market a new bale of cotton on the market here. He is just a day later this year than last with the cotton, as he marketed the first bale last year on the 28th of August. The earliest he ever offered one before was on 26th of August. From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, August 29, 1924 newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1924-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/#words=AUGUST+29%2C+1924