The Greenville times., 1896-12-05
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+ The present cotton crop has nov
been coming - market for thres
months. snd the time aas sFriEef
when usuaiiy about So per cent Of th
crop hss heen marketed. We're thai
the percentage Of the crop marketed
20 date this season.. a crop 0f9.500 00Q
bales would be indicated; but it i.
generally accepted that the crop wa
earlier than usual bS several weeks
hence il would be fair TO assume that
the period when 80 per cent Of the
crop had come into slght was reached
sometime since Owing to the very
/ early movement, the statistics of pas,
feaFs Afford 30 reIisba basis for cal
culations; hence, even with Dee. ar.
rived, the problem as to the Size Of
1ha crop il still as much unsoIvod a.
ever.
IL should be admitted, however, that
he very small estimates current wheu
he season opened have long since been
abandoned, aud the contention now is
VIII the crop be in tho HeIghborhood
OF s,500,000 ba'es, or viii It reach
s,OOO,0 900 bsless These are the favor.
Ite figures Of large number Of cctton
men, although there are many wb.,
look for crop smaller than eight and
a half million bales, aud other, AGAIN
who expect crop over nips, miIlion
bales. The niue-mllliOn.h. ale people.
OF course, contend that "a per cent
Of The crop, OF lheresF outs was mar.
keled by Dee. l, y . extra A Der eeu,
being added to represent the early
eneed.
!, AoeofV ,ng to Secretary Henry G.
hes'se' Of the Cotton Exchange, who
!ssW rday issued bis monthly report
" the cotton crop movement, The
FIovement from the 1st Of September
10 Nov. 80 includes total receipts at
all United States delivery ports OF
5,66S,36O bales, against 2,4sl, 706 last
years S,S00600 year before last aud |
2,925 9S4 same time in 1898; net over.
land movement by rallrosp across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers,
4O6,4OO bsles, against 3s2,044 last
year, 573, 400 year before last aud Sl4,-
IA same time In 1898; southern mill
taklngs, exclusive Of quanllty con-
sumed ut Southern outports, 2s5 564
bales, against 273,044 last year, 257,.
o42 year before last aud 227 936 same
lime IN 1898; aud interior stocks In
excess OF those held ut the commence.
ment OF the season, 404,70l bales.
against 4i6 907 last year, 37l 1856 year
Dsiorc Inst and S3l ,025 in 1898. These
make The total amount of the cotton
'rop brought into sight during the
hree months ending Nov. 80. 1850.
20 bales, against S,5s3,6Ol last year,
',O02,32S year before last and 1921.
'59 same time In 1882
Ihese figures afford the various in.
eres's IN tho market ample material
or thelr calculations. The unknown |
luanilty, however, is the exact pre. |
ehtage OF The crop which the amount
'roneht into sight TO dato represents.
IS already explained, however. the
arly opening of The present season
mixes II impossible to sccept the sta.
lsi'cs OF previous crops ~ n sab
ulde In making calculations upnn tho
lze OF tho present yield. u
u The crop has come 10 market FREQ.
7, II has also moved freely cnonph III
true thai the takjngs by American
D'i'hers have not Increased as much
: could be wished, but exports tndi.
aie an unusually heavy demand from
broad According to Mr.. Hester for.
gn exports for The first three months
ihe season have been 2, ,s52. .977 base
lowing an increase over last season
siz,41 and an Increase for the same |
srlod year before last of s2,421 The |
lln IN foreign exports during Novem.
sf' compared With Novenberla.l wear
70 been S677Ss bales, and. compared |
''h the same PERIOD year before lbey |
I've decreased 70,491,
ihe exports have, therefore been
rger ! Than han during the bumper crop
ar OF 1894. Therefore. even should |
~ ! SrVp reach nine million bales,
: a'on u Us oiilienlt 10 believe II will
~ ,".ooh ,n. ior SUPPLIES is no, such
;eos "p.ran' :, an further decline 10
n T., ~ ~ 'e ever more than probable
ntlnue liberal nr,oos r,",, 80 .5.. 5nou.u
'tcrisllS fro. N tho nro:on, an ,ano,
mn ~ p'esw Il prices, however, the
Ton " a. 'n~ iing a good profit on It's