The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-02
THE TOTAL COTTON CROP.
HEsrER's REPORT SHOWS THE EN-
TIRE CROP FOR 1S0S-09.
Larger ny 14.S46 Bales Than the
Crop of 1So7-OS and 2,518,STS
Bales Larger Than 1S96-97.

New orleans September 1.-The totals OF
Secretary Testers report of the cotton crop
OF the United States were promulgated to-
day. They show receipts of cotton at all
United states ports for the year of s,579.S26,
against S, 76e, 800 last year; overland to North
ern mills / .S45. 623, against 1,237 Sl3 Southern
consumption. taken direct from interior of the
cotton belt, $50, 79l, against ,l92.s2l, making
the crop of the United States for 1883
amount to 1l,27i.S40 bales. against ll.l9s,s9i
last year aud s,75I9e4 the year before.
MIR. Hester has made usual investigation
into the consumption OF every cotton mill in
the South, including wooden mills that have
used cotton and the results show a toni of
/ ,S9s.S 1923 bales, but OF this 5000 bales were
taken from ports, included in port receipts.
This total shows that the mills OF the South
have used UP l67, 55S bales more than during
1S97-9s against a consumption by the North
OF 100000.
lie makes the actual cotton crop OF Texas,
including indian Territory S,55509l or 1901 800
bales more than last year, and states that
the actual production OF Indian Territory was
ia. 9i6 bales, against 274 COL last year.
Mr.. Hester also gives the actual production
of Oklahoma as los.ol3 and Missouri 25, SIG.
His report on the cotton crop for the different
bales:
North Carolina, etc, $50; South Carolina.
1912; Georgia 1885, Alabama, 1885, Florida
10: Mississippi 1922; Louisiana, $50; Arkansas,
S3t; Tennessee. 41i; Texas, 1850; total crop
(halesl, u.275.
North Carolina includes Kentucky and Vir-
ginia; Tennessee includes Oklahoma. Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Utah, Texas includes In
dian Territory.
Mr.. Hester's full report, which will be is
SUED tomorrow. will contain interesting fa IS
dies of southern mills and to new mills now
being built: many OF which will come into
operation during the present commercial
year. he Will give facts showing causes OF
cotton crop, which he says brought less in
dollars than the crop OF Is9s-si which was
7,5is,sl bales.
TEXAS COTTON CROP.
Galyeston Tribune. - 49,. - -
Tho Galveston News OF this morning Is Sc
riously inaccurate on the cotton crop OF
Texas for the season from July 81, 1898, to
August !. 1899.
According to the News the figures pre-
scented were obtained from the railroad COM
Danies, They would 20 to show that the
crop Of Texas and the Terriiories-IndIan ana
the season was s9l3 57s az
sded as follows:
tor Texas .-........................ ,5T4 asi
FOR Territories ........................ s6s, 65i
Total ..,. ,o.q r-e
Unless Hester and ali the other s,atistl-
'ians have been woefuly fooled. the News
,ales 'D''S'V
II Is probable that the News has confused
ne Texas and Territory totals and has count |
d the Territories twice.
me News oyerstales the crop OF last sea |
on by more than $4,000 bales
nov that the official figures on the cot /
~ crop OF the season are al hand the fac |
~, puyefs and spectators are seeing how |
'ar 70 or how far from the facts they were
" appears that John Stewart, one OF the
'nglish cotton buyers. made The best gt,ess
! any one In Galveston lie came within
100 q the exact total in crop Of
On the Texas crop Thomas Taylor ,,ns
osest q any Of the big men. In the Liy-
pool Post OF the Sth OF March, w. Il
, oooy s guess OF s,iOo,0oo. Julius Runye's
a,sooVV l. Kempnsrs OF $40 900 ana
=. Taylor's OF s:sooDo0 we're printed. Ths
'aet total is Ass. 0sf.