The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-18

Inc consumption OF cotton by southern mil
was 100000 bales against l2b, 600 bales In lSsl-S2
and Ito 900 In lSS0Sl and the lakings of NJ rthern
splnlers were l.l2S9lS bales, against /, l62, DSS
bales IN lsSl-S2, from september 10 February /.
A Charleston paper is delighted with the sue
cessful trial Of contemplating machine, II Is
as minated that Nlih two mules and driver the
IN chine will pick from 1900 10 500 pounds of
SEED cotton per day.
Cotton planters will probably get eco 60 coo
less for the crop of 1888 than they DAD Tor the
G Op of 1sSi.2, The great increase In food crops
IN The touth will more than compensate for
shiinkage IN cotton profits.
The growth Of the cotton trade Of Baltimore
daring. the present season has been very
marked, aud the outlook for the future gives
promise of sun more rapid development rho
receipts ut that port siuce september |, 1882,
have been over 2l2tOO bales, against 1852, 0OO
bales for the same time the preceding year
showing n ga n of 60,0OO bales or nearly 40 per
cent Increase During the same time the OK.
ports have increased from 6l,0D To 40 as bales,
or gain of over 1900 bales
The Mississippi mills, NJ Wosson. have stead.
lily Increased In capacity, aud are now classed
among the most important In the south. The
mills are lighted by electricity, has set OF
hanos at Work all day and another all night use
up 800 balls OF cotton year, and give employ
ment " 1000 people
Tho amount Of cotton which had come into
sight two Year, ago on February isl was a. 40 =
6r.1oj bales over lSSi.Ss, aud ij3ggl bales over
lss0sl. Besides the Increase IN number OF
bales there \ ali increase In tho average weight
the weight this year being isg 20 pounds against
t13.QS y urds laht year, ana is706 pounds two
years ago, an Increase over last year OF 10 II
pounds. or 3 80 per cent. This makes the
amount OF cotton. which had come Into sight on
February Isl, equivalent 10 bSgs, 0CO bales Of last
years average weight. The amount Of cotton
taken by northern tpinners since September lsl
lSs, Is given by the Financial Chronicle al
1,,2Sg.s bales, against l,l63teS bales last
year. showing decrease OF 81, l55 bales, and
there Is decrease compared with tho same
months OF lssD-Sl Of 2l,0ti bales.
The United States consul at Milan reports
that the cotton industry OF Italy is slowly bnt
steadily developing. The number OF spindles
In the country Is now estimated al l. j10O0 Tho
profits reni are In the main satisfactory or
+. the coo spindles one.half are running day
\ and night In most factories In lLombardy lone
Of the two strongholds OF the Italian cotton in.
dustry) both water and steam power arc used,
the former being insufficient In general tho
water pewer belongs 10 and Is sold by the state;
la some cases IL is the property of provinces or
towns. Contrary to the general superstition,
water power In Italy Is costly. averaging $40 2s
ia per horse power, which gives II little II any,
|Advaninsr ovVr snnm fYt example, u water
|.,owcr qpAt ~ itU'hurs,l rquirri ~ move TO-
w spind,e,. spinning III average No 49, would
Ncost SO vlj Ia. 81.
. From knison's annual statement Notwiih.
-etauding the great reduction In tho outturu OF
!he American cfop, the import Into great Britain
in lss2 was only iiS,eIU bales less than In 1881
xhis 10 due parity V the tardy shipment Of tho