The Hawaiian gazette., 1897-03-30

cotton
II then our crop does not absolutely
control the price OF cotton. what vii
be the probable effects Of artihcially
curtailing our supply by any OF tbs
devices proposed We do not mean by
rssiucing the crop oue-hslf, as we ind
discussed. Let any one seriously con
slider for FIVE minutes the direct eject
upon the South OF 50 per cent re-
fucton--but rather q moderate de-
crease OF say 10 per cent The Ameri-
ern grower would lessen his cost OF
r-ofucfo-. but allowing that en- IN
erease would follow the reduction,
which is not certain, the improved
nr.ce would he upon q reduced pro-
duct while the foreign growers would
receive ths increased value upcu fun
crop. A further effect would b. an
increase Of production in other COIN
tries stimulated by the rise IN price.
Thus IL appears that the natural result
o. reducing the American crOp enough
TO raise values viii BE a gradual givius
up OF our sraule industry nos cnlt 20
The foreign producers Of cotton. but
also. Is Il viii be possible 70 show, 70
rrhrr industries. which are In hot conf
ueri-iOr with The cotton Industry
EFFECT or THE PRODUCTION
AND USE OF WOOL UPON THE
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON.
In discussing The factors which bear
mon the production and value Of cot
Ton. il is imperative that the relative
production and consumption OF wool
De- considered With respect 70 con
sumption and values. this can be best
done hy bringing those staples into
COMPARISON m the great exchange mart
% The world. II we examine the I'M
ports OF cotton and wool made by
Great Britain. covering The period
from 1881 % 1891 We shall Ec-e q
gradual bur very notable, change in
TIE natural volumes OF those imports.
The following figures. which ars pre-
pared from of5cial statistics Of the
United States Department o. Agricul-
tc-e. placa this change before us
CotrCu-ISSa. pounds imported L
SIS 6s4. 5-s: import price per 10. -
cents. 1891. rounds imported. 1884,
SS5S12- increase ae- cent. PA: import
Price per h. II cents
NH l.L--L eNHta EHllAA-sL> ANA MI -Na-H
500 csS- import price per 10. = cents:
1891. pounds imported. T20ltQo-o. in
crease per cent. SIS; import price per
h Is cents
IN 1880 EuEiand's imports OF wool
were little more than one-fourth OF
those OF cotton. and in 1880 We find
they are randy approaching Oue-half-
The example Of conditions found in
Great Britain applied equally 10 the
whole OF Europe During the period
given the net increase fby net Is mesat
total imports less exports. most Of the
European countries being exporters
aS we'll a importers OF WOOL in in
rors o wool amounted 70 30 per cent,
while the increased imports OF cot
ton for the same period were only a
little over - per cent In connection
with the great increase in imports Of
wool is also noted q great fall in the
ursce C that staple which CORES spends
with the present reduced prices Of
cotton. II we return 70 1871. when
cotton was worth twenty cents 20 the
uizrte-- wool averaged from forty
I've 20 6fry cents per pCuut. and II
1872 3 United States government re-
uo-r On he sheep industry states that
-rhe finest Ohio woods made IS high
as sixry-rfre and Cre-half cents per
pound n New YORK Today Gotten Is
worth i've cents. and the market col
uurs Of the The Tines euocra- give
the values Of local wool as follows,
Louisiana eleaT-SprirE clip Il TO
11tsc. fan clip 10 70 l91zc bury s TO
S-ae
The worlds production Of wool. &C
C0rdi-z 70 statistics Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture. is
approximately ore-haf Of the TOTAL
production q cotton The value Of
the wool. however. rather exceeds that
q The cotton IN examining the changes
that have occurred IN the relative pro
duc-fon Of the TWO staples II xii bear
-ore closely upon The subject Il con-
parfsc1 : confined TO conditions found
IN this country. The following figures
are taken from the United StsJes cen
SIS reports O. the years stated and
they agree very closely with other
o=cisl data which had preceded them.
United States cotton production
1873. 2SS7 .S7e .51a lbs; 1889. 3.736-755.-
500 lbs. increase pe- cent 22.S. Wool
p-CductiOr--S is eS1 Isl lbs ISSS
Z7s 0a0. 900 Increase per cent, 7Ty3.
These figures do not convey the full
effect up0r Ehe South Of the changes
in the relative productions OF wool and
cotton. even IN this country IN 1850
our cotton crop was nearly 10 2-700,-
o9000G pounds. which vas greater than
the crop OF 1881 Il 1880 The total wool
production q this country was only
= 900 Geo rounds OF which 1850 600
pounds Or - per cent were produced
b. The Southern States Las year the
gross production CT wool in the United
States vas not less than $40 600 900
pounds. Of which the South furnished
120GG 009 pounds or only 1 per cent.
% the whole
Il Is seen thar the worlds cOnsump-
tiOr O. wool + increasing az z vastly
greater rate than the consumption OF
cotton Not only Is the general supply
Of wool Increasing IN this country,
that increased rate OF production great
u exceeds the growing production OF
cotton and Il the expansion OF wool
in this COUNTY, the South has no share.
What must be tones The South can
produce wool. and should ain 70 in
crease and rot give up his share Of
producrfon This Is urged more espe-
cfzIly because OF the fact thar WOOL is
only G secondary product Of the sheep
and rs production cannot. like cotton
Be arbitrarily reduced. but must nat
uraIly augment With the worlds in
crezsing demand for mutton The
E---L-- 1901 --Srr - -rs- o,,r--.