 Cotton factors and others go about their business in A Cotton Office in New Orleans by French painter Edgar Degas, 1873 | |
| Occupation | |
|---|---|
Occupation type | Employment |
Activity sectors | Agribusiness |
| Description | |
Related jobs | Factor |
In the antebellum and Reconstruction era South, most cotton planters relied on cotton factors (also known as cotton brokers) to sell their crops for them.