The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-11
MOVEMENT OF COTTON.
An Interesting Comparative state
ment Issued at New Orleans.

ment Issued at New Orleans.
New Orleans. March 1O.-The New Or
leans Cotton Exchange has just issued
statement distributing the movement OF
the cotton crop by groups of states Tor
the first six months of the present sea-
son from Sept. l, 1895, to the close or
February, 1896, compared with the pre-
vious three years The statement shows
that the actual delivery from the state
of Texas has been 1,l69279 bales, against
2,922. 1876 last year, and 1,795,412 for the
year before last. The amount brought
into sight, which includes interior towns,
stocks in excess of Sept. !, as shown by
railroad returns, etc, in each of the
three groups of state has been 1,69l,396
bales. in Texas; 1883 in the other Gulf
states and 2,435,370 in the Atlantic states,
a deficit in Texas compared with last
year Of 269,324 bales; with the year before
last Of 120,145, and with 1893 (the 100000
crop year, of $50 deficit; in other Gulf
states of 5f7, 500 under last year, and 14l,lS0
year before last, and gain over 1893 OF
1863 529; a deficit in the Atlantic states or
az, 766 under last year; 43O339 the year be-
fore last and a gain of 1866 over 1893.
After February the movement in sight
in the three groups in the past three
years was as follows: Texas last year,
year before the latter. 124 SCI; other Gulf
states last year, 527. l27; year before last
2lbgl3, and in the year before the latter,
3OS $50; Atlantic states last year, 1854:
1894, 40S 776. and 1893, 402. 6O2 These three
groups as above set forth consist first, OF
Texas, including Indian territory the sec
ond of the other Gulf states, embracing
Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana and
Tennessee, and the third, the Atlantic
states, embracing North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, etc.
The amounts contributed by each group
as above each year for the past three
years were in round figures as follows
Texas. 1S9i-95. 3,276,O00 bales; 1S93-94, o.
O59.OOO bales; 1928, 2,10S,O0O bales
Atlantic states 1S94-95. 3,625000 bales:
1884, 3.275OO0 bales; 1929, 2,7270O0 bales.
The total crops We're as follows: Texas,
1901, 600 bales; other Gulf states, 7,550000
bales; and Atlantic states. 6700,000 bales.
An interesting feature of this statement
IS that the amount brought into sight dur
ing February. this year. in the group of
Atlantic states was 5l99 bales larger than
last year, the entire decrease of the month
having been in the Gulf states and Texas.
the former falling behind 12,72S bales and
the latter 6, so bales. Compared with Feb
ruary, 1894, the Texas crop brought into
sight was 36,6U bales more; other Gulf
states, 1926 bales more, and Atlantic
states CO., GA bales more, and compared with
February. 1898 the Texas crop brought
into sight was 20565 bales less; other Gulf
states 1873 bales more. and Atlantic
states 1854 bales more.
Another interesting point is that of the
total decrease in the movement for the
six months from Sept l, 1895 to the close
of February under last year. 80 per cent.
was in Texas % per cent in other Gulf
states, and Is per cent. in the Atlantic
states.