The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-13
THE COTTON REPORT.
AMOUNT or TIE Product sHIPPED.
REMAINING EXPLANATIONS.
The Total Crop Was o.oss. 900 Ba'es-Over
One Hundred Thousand Bales Per
Month Purchased by Southern Mile.

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Feb. l2.--The
statements furnished the Department Of
Agriculture by the various railway and
water transportation eomL- hies of the
cotton movement TO ports In northern
and eastern points. from the beginning
OF the season 10 January l, 1885, together
with returns made by the Departments
country agents. OF the amount OF cotton
remaining on plantations ana IN interior
towns on January LIST, and the amounts
reported by mills as bought from Septem-
her LIST 10 January LIST, show as follows:
Railway movement from North Carroll
ma. 7.l72: remaining on plantations and
interior towns, lO0,2S2; bought by mills,
1O9g g3. Total crop. Az, AZ.
railway movement from South Caro-
lima. fsS 59l; remaining on plantations,
etc, 1854: bought by mills, 1898. To-
tai crop, 16.SS.
Railway movement from Georgia, 7j7,-
on: remaining on plantations etc, 49,
4gs bought by mills 1892. Total crop,
ISL 40.
Railway movement from Florida. 80
III; remaining on plantations, etc, J,S05.
Total crop 1851.
Railway movement from Alabama, J30.-
81: remaining on plantations. etc, 26S.
15S; bought by mills, 1907. Total crop,
S25.746.
railway movement from Mississippi.
S47 ~; on plantations, etc, 1886;
bought by mills 1856. Total crop.
1.I272GO.
Railway movement from Louisiana.
5GS, i0j; on plantations. etc, Isl ,33i; bought
by mills. GIG. Total crop. ~ SIS.
Railway movement from Texas, 10
0i3: ON plantations etc. Gil 1856. bought
by mills. 3.644 Total crop, 2,S6l ,Gj3.
Railway movement from Arkansas.
f6y 81; on plantations, etc. 9629; bought
by mills. 636. Total crop. 66j;2i7
Railway movement from Tennessee,
2jg3s9 on plantations. ETC., 42.3i2; bought
by mills 11.lS. Total crop, 3J3,sli.
Railway movement from Indian Terri
tory ana Oklahoma. 1851; on plantations,
etc. 22790. Total crop, ll23Sl.
Railway movement from Missouri.
2),02, on plantations etc, 5.72S. Total
Railway movement from Virginia, 10
81: on plantations, etc, 25&. Total crop,
HE.
Railway movement from Kentucky,
1861. Total crop, l,G07.
Railway movement from Kansas, Al;
on plantations 3d. Total crop O..
THE SUMMARY.
Total railway movement, G5i5,72S; re-
bought by mills al $50. Total crop
90S8 900.
No deductions have been made of cot
ton remaining on plantations ana in
terror towns on September /, 1894.
IN addition TO the above mill purchases
are to be added 1888 bales, bought by
Alabama, Georgia, North ana south Caro-
Ira nils from States in which their
mills are not located. also 1886 bales
= l...T. f.f.rrt h
by Kentucky mills all Of which are in
cluded I'm the railway movement, max
ing a total # 4g3, 292 bales reported by the
southern mills. as bought from Septom-
Der ]. 1891. to January 1, 1850 The figures
I'm the above report are subject 10 re-
vision I'm the final report Of the depart
mcnt.
The proportion OF the crop forwarded
to market up TO February LIST, and which
IS. therefore, no longer IN the hands of
producers, or in the smaller towns, is
shown by the consolidated returns Of cor
respondents to be 1913 per cent, leaving
l01 per cent. still I'm the hands OF pro-
duccrs, or in those of local merchants.
PER CENT. BY STATES.
The per cent by States is as follows:
North Carolina, 81; South Carolina. o.;
Georgia, %, Florida 81, Alabama. 81; Mis-
sissppi. IS; Louisiana. So: Texas, So Ar
kansas. 90; Tennessee 30; Indian Territory
ana Oklahoma, s.; Missouri, Virginia,
Kentucky and Kansas, 81. Average, $50
Losses from insects have been small,
Mississippi Louisiana and Texas report
ing losses to some extent.
The proportion of lint TO seed ranges
from 200 TO 1919 Per cent; average, 32.9
The average date of closing picking was
December ith.
The quality Of the present crop IS
slightly above an average