Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-09-07
THE CROP OF 1894.
Secretary Hester Of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange, Is
sues His Annual Re
pert.

testers New Orleans Cotton Elk,
change report on the cotton Gro,
was ISSUED IN lull To day. AtteI
stating the crop for 1891, al
1,jl9,oI9, an excess OF Sl9,Ij.
bales over last year, be saws Tn,
largest part Of the gain was in The
group OF Atlantic States-Alabama
Georgia, Florida and North Caro-,
IInd-Whlch ran ahead 5lS,O0C
bales. The Gnlf States-Arkan>
saS, Louisiana, Mississippi and
/ IcnneSSee-lUcTeaSed 3J1 900, while
Texas dropped oil $1,000. Mr..
/ Hester puts tue average commercial
value or the c:op at S37 10 per bale
against Si2 81 last Year, and
So 30 IN 1912, and the total
value S263, llS,00O against S2SI..
80, 900 last year and 1888, Sl2 .OUD
the year before, showing the rev
mdrkaOle fact that while the out,
put OF the past year has been Si9,-
4J2 bales IN excess of the year be-
tore, its commercial value is ST..
6j2, 900 less. lie Says that with an
average OF 7Ic per pound which
the past crop brought, planters as
II class would have been bankrupt
had ttey adhefed To their Old poli>
cy of all cotton aud little or no food
crops. anu Instances the significant
fact that cotton States produce over
l4S.O00,00O bushels OF corn, nearly
all of which was cOuSumed where
grown.
In relation TO acreage, lie says
the published estimates are still
unsatisfactory, and coWmrntS on
the change OF base on that sub.
jrct Uy the United States agrlcul~
tuIal department being first made
known through an English sOurce.
From this it seems the statiSticlau
OF the Washington department has
written to prominent London
house giving as hiS opinion the cot
ton acreage of 1893 was 20. 600. $50,
or more than 5000, coo over the de-
auctions heretofore drawn trom
the departments officials reports.
Mr.. Hester announces as the result
OF his Investigation into The move
ments under new system that
several hundred thousand bales
have heretofore been credited by
the trade To the Gulf States which
property belonged To Atlantic States
and facts show that the seat of cots
ton production has not been NOV.
Ing westward as rapidly as sup>
posed. The commercial crop of
'93>'0l is given as follows in thou
sands of bales.
Alabama, 92j, 900; Arkansas, 62j,.
Florida, $4,000; Georgia, / ,l25 200;
Louisiana, 100000; Mississippi,
GIG, 600; North Carolina, $4,000;
South Carolina, 100, 900; Tennessee,
215, 900: Texas ana Indian ferris
tory, 2,OJ9,OOO.
In relation to American mills. I
Mr.. Hester says the season has
been anything but favorable north 1
Or south. On the heels of their |
largely decreased taking 1928,
nnrtleTn mills show a further re-
luction for the past year of Sc, lib
bales. The effects of financial /
aud delay anu uncer>
as TO the tariff legislation /
also exercise decidedly depressN
Ing influence on the Industry sonth
ana for the first time since the war
A set back is to be recorded, instead
IT att increase, of $1,000 bales,
which with anything like last years
Trade, would have resulted from
bringing into full play the spindles
added in the south at the close OF
asst year. At the early part of the
present season southern cImsump-
hon has fallen off 1888 bales.
The total takings north, as shown
before. we're 1,60l,I73 against L.
'o',2S6 last year and 2,190,I66 the
rear hpforp uhila tho p,iIls South B