New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-15
Cotton Movement and Crop Of 1912.
We copy from the Commercial and FTna,t-
ciaL Chronicle the following statistics:


2,97 4,35l bales, while the exports are f,937,
3l4 bales and the home consumption ], l3 ),
$40 bales, leaving stock on hand at the
close Of the year Of 1881 bales.
The total receipts Of the Atlantic and
Gulf shipping ports this year have been
I2,742, 286 bales, against 1892, l54 bales last
year. If now we add the shipments from
| Tennessee and elsewhere direct to manu-
facturers, we have total Of 2,914,35l bales
as the crop OF the United States for the
year ending August 81, 1872.
OVERLAND MOVEMENT.
In making up the overland returns we
were much surprised to find the total direct
to mills considerably less than we had esti-
mated it. Consequently we have been at
great pains to verify the returns. and are
| now satisfied that the figures, as they an
pear here, are entirely correct. Our read
ers, we believe, will reach the same con
clusi0n after a thorough examination Of the
details which we give. To indicate more
clearly this movement, we have prepared
new diagram of the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers, adding also the railroads
| running North and East which have been
built during the year
As this report may fall into the hands Of
| many who are not familiar with our mode
| OF determining the extent of this overland
| movement, we repeat portions of the ex-
| plantations given IN former statements In
| the first place. it must be remembered that
large part of the crop which thus reaches
the market appears in. our weekly totals
and becomes part of the receipts at the
ports, under the heads of New York, Bos-
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and Portland
as indicated in the first table given in this
report. 1t will be seen, for instance, that
this year there have been 2l9,0l5 bales
which have in this manner reached a mar
Bet, to wit, I05, 875 bales at New York 3D.
152 ha1na of pr5+n1, haTnu ~
more, 80, l29 bales at Philadelphia, and 1912
bales at Portland. All this cotton came
across the Ohio or Mississippi, being taken
by the railroads at the various points where
they touch those rivers, and by them for
warded to the East. Bat in addition to the
amount thus received, it is well known that
many Of our mills, especially those west of |
New York, receive cotton from Memphis |
and other points below the Ohio which does |
not pass through the cities named. Hence |
IT Is obvious that some plan must |
be adopted for determining the pre-
else extent Of the entire overland move
ment, and alter deducting from the total
thus obtained the amounts received by rail
from the West at New York, Boston, etc
the balance remaining will show what has
been sent direct to the mffls without going
through those cities. A moments reflection |
will convince any one that this result can
be easily attained, for no cotton can reach
the North by railroad from the South except
by passing up or across the Mississippi,
Ohio or Potomac rivers. We have there
tore, adopted the pIan- which has received
approval, of following each of
those rivers along its entire course, and
counting every bale as it leaves it, Begin
ming. then, at Cairo, we find that the Hi
10is Central railroad may take cotton from
that point and from Mound City, and also
rom the Mississippi, over its branch at Car
Nm Tlttlh and ts nah +S
'eturn from that company shows that it has
his year thus carried North Gncluding
ome small lots shipped at way stations in
Southern Illinois, probably the growth of
hat section) q, GAG bales. Other than this
10 cotton leaves or passes up the Missis-
ippi (not including local consumpti0nl ex-
,ept what is counted at ST. Louis at which
,oint during the year the receipts have
cached 3642l bales. Returning to the
ohio, and following UP the north bank, the
lrst railroads we meet with are the two
lew roads at Shawneetown, one the Spring
ield and Illinois Southeastern, and the {
'ther the ST. Louis and Southeastern, which
after road also has a connection with the
ohio at Evansville.
With regard to the first OF these roads,
etailed return which they have made to
Is shows that they have carried north from !
68& bales, while the other
Dad 1.-THE st. Louis and Southeastern has
arried no cotton, its course being westerly
and away from the marketl rather than
asterly. AT Evansville we have the Evans ,
lille and Charlottesville road, which has
arried north from Evansville Is 07 bales.
he next lines of roads are opposite Louis
lille, the first of which is the Louisville b
ew Albany and Chicago. This road has
arried no cotton the past year. Next we 4
leet the Jacksonville, Madison and In i
annapolis railroad, including the Madison )
ranch, a full return from which shows 4
nat they have carried 81 ,l57 bales The 4
mic and Mississippi branch, the road next +
order, is given at 30,943 bales From I
lese lines Of roads up to Cincinnati there +,
re no railroads running north from the Ohio !
liking cotton. AT Cincinnati the receipts 4
Y the river direct from the South have 4
cen So, los bales. The Louisville, Cincin- i
ati and Lexington railroad has also at this I
lint delivered 69,023 bales, which have !,
cen reshipped over the roads centering at 4
incinDati to the North and East Above r
no railroad has taken any cot 4
N from the Ohio river There is, !,
)wever, a small amount Of cotton com II
e up the river which is not taken Il
: any of these railroads, nor does it stop II
Cincinnati, but goes direct to mills either d
Dove or below that city. Statements have u
sen sent us from some of these mills, and n
g have estimated others, and also have &
AIDE up the consumption of the mills along \
q Mississippi above Cairo, which. take 81
tton from the river directly at their own n
harves. Altogether the estimated total n
aches only $4,000 bales. Turning now to II
9 east OF the Alleghanies, it will be found d
at there is no cotton transported overland, 4,
me whatever crossing the Pot0mac-ali y
ming northward being reported at the Il
rginia ports. The Orange and Alexandria ~
llroad, the only through line connecting in
til with the South and Southwest, reports FL
at only thirty bales passed over their 81
al; and the less important road from nj
chmond to Washington, via Aqua Creek, Al
ports no cotton carried, and further the IN
adj from Washington to Baltimore 1.-THE III
ashington branch of the Baltimore and tit
Ito railroad) has carried no cotton. We II
us see that the figures given above must ii
dude every bale of cotton which has come II
erland to the North, and hence we reach n
} following as the result Of this movement cn
the year: III
,eipts for the year at st. Louis ........ SO 42I nj
ried North Illinois Central Tail- ca.
road from Cairo etc......... p GAG i
ried North over st. Louis and South "a
eastern from ShaWneet0wn and Evans en-
yle,.., ,.,-.t,,.,....... none we
ried North over Springfield and Hi III
nois Southeastern from Shawnee
town. s........ ,....... ......-.. 6887
ried North over Evansville and Craw-
from Evansville. ............. l50O7
RED North over Louisville, New Albany RI
and Chicago. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. none 81
rfed North over Jeffersonyiiie Madison ~
and indianapolis ,................ 9ll57 IN
ried North over Ohio and Mississippi sn
Branch .....t,.t.-........-...... 3O94J de
ped through Cincinnati bv tie LOFTS ~ ~
Vile Cincinnati and Lexington rail ~
b'vz1 -
-ipts at Cincinnati BY The Ohio river. 52,lu5 COT
ped at points above Cincinnati, with mr
out touching at Cincinnati and H.,
5uned by mills adjacent 10 the FtEer,