The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-20
OFFICIAL REPORT
OF THE COTTON CROP OF TME UNHTED
STATES
asy tiae Nntaonml 4,t.tton Exelannge.

The secretary Of the NOW Orleans Cotton LIZ
change has obligingly furnished us with the
report made by Mr.. s, II. Buck, the secretary OF
the National Cotton Exchange, Of the cotton
crop Of the United States for ts7778. This re-
port has been officially approved by the COM
mitteB ON crop statements, and Is as follows:
The result Of careful Investigation and com.
pilation Of the figures derived from various Of.
f1cihl reports of the cotton exchanges railroad
officials. mill owners and others shows the cot
ton crop for tho gear 1877 rs to have reaehed the
total Of 4.773,sg5 bales, averaging III weight
473 A710o pounds per bae, against 4s474o o6a bales
last year, averaging AG8 AZ loo pounds, an ex-
eess til bales Of 2g9.79G and Iii pounds Of 1Ga,-
as4,stia, sss4s-4.. 4se4ss,ss
I @Tshs details as presented below Hre given Ill
such d way that they can be- eomprehended. al
most ht 81 glance, by any ono ut nll familiar
with the system Of daily reports furnished the
trade through the cotton exchanges during the
past six years OF more.
The first tBbls Of receipts you will observe Is
made up In accordance with the daily and week.
ly form In use by the exchanges In this table.in
order to secure the greatest possible degree Of
accuracy. cotton Is counted bs net ut the first
delivery port 1t touches.
The usual additions consisting Of bales made
at the ports from loose. piekingB. waste, ETC.,
and shipments from minor ports not elsewhere
counted are added to the different ports by
way Of Corrections"
According to tho regular exchange daily
statement We had
Receipts at ports for year ending Au~
TO which has been added from carefully
revised reports for the year ny way
OF corrections" "...4....ss8s...t......< 77773
Making actual total for year, bales. 4,334.1o0
In this table no separhts item Of Florida is
given, as with the exception Of 10gts bales in
cuded under heading Of Other Minor ports.'
all the shipments from that State find their way
to and are counted In the net at some one Of tho
delivery ports.
The tablssheaded
GENERAL MOVEMENT 70 AND FROM THE SEA-
presents In greater detail the facts SGT forth in
| the statement OF net receipts carefully dis
sect ng the entire movement from the mouth Of
| the Rio Grande to Portland. Me-, taking In every
| point OF shipment along the Gulf of Mexico
| and the Atlantic coast.
| The aggregate .
OVERLAND MOVEMENT.
| for the past year exceeds that Of 1867, but q
larger percentage has bsen shipped through to
eastern delivery ports and from southern out
ports leaving tho net shipments direct from
| producers and inland towns In the cotton belt
| to consumers north and east Of the Ohio and
Mississippi, II .48s bales less than last year.
| / am pleased to state that with the kind 49,
sistance and cooperation Of your committee
the figures for Southern Gonsltnlption have been
obtained With d degree Of aceuraey that iuati-
mere sse essmats q M entre pe aggre veb fe
leould Mt best be- set down az little better than
guess work. North s. Carolina, Virginia agd
| uGtHal GOnsumptton of the other STATES named