The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-05
Secretary Hesters Report.
Figures Pointing
to Doom of Northern
Factories.

New Oflea0S. Oept o.-HeOie'a!y
Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange
annual report was issued iu full today
He puts the cotton crop of 1899 1900
at 9.436 ,418 bales. decrease of 1,
83S,424 under 1S9S.1899. Of this,
he says that Texas, including Iud'an
territory, shows falling off of 964 900;
the group of other Gulf States consist
Jog of Louisiana. Arkansas, Mississippi,
Tennessee. Oklahoma, Utah, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima. Keatucky aud Virginia. ATS, 900.
He places the average commercial
value Of the crop at S3S SIS per bale
against S25 06 last year. and the total
value Of the crop 1858. 1855. 600 against
S2s2 ,773, 900 last year and $322. .555..
900 the year before. He calls atten :,
ticu to the fact that the money value Of
the cotton crop Just marketed is $751;.
Ol8. 900 over the 1898 1890 crop
which was / 1888, 900 bales more.
He puts the total spindles iu the
south at 6,267,l63 an increase over
last year Of 1,315.071. These 10
olude 418, 497 not yet completed. The
net gain the number of southern mil's
over last year has been l13, making
the total DOW 66o
The consumption has beeo divided as
follows: Alabama 1892 bales. an
increase Of Is, 159; Arkansas $3.50, a
decrease Of 500; Georgia $50. 10. au
increase OF 81 .303; Kentucky 81 $50,
increase 697 (; Louisiana l6 420. de-
crease 1905 Mississippi 2S.55o, in
crease 1866; Missouri AIS. in
crease 1870; North Carolina 435, ,686,
increase So. .209; South Carolina 497,-
146, Increase 53. 3.l68; Tennessee 81
TAT, Increase 3.431; Texas 1S.037,
increase 1878; Virginia 4S,427, 10.
crease 1880; total consumption of cot
ton 10 the south 1887 liz, an increase
Of 1877, ,7l3 bales
10 reference to the general mauufac-
turing Industry of the country aud its
som parative progress, oor'h and Sou'b.
Secretary Hester says that up to ~itbio
so or 80 days au active demand pre-
vailed for manufactured goods ADD
Notwithstanding the material advanced
price of raw material. due TO shortage
Of the crop and light supplies the world
over. every available loom aud spindle
10 the country was busily engaged
The Chinese difficulties brought this
activity to sudden bait, but not until
the amount of cottoo consumed bad
reached figure in excess of aoy year
on record.
He puts the consumption of northern
mills at 2 800 bales, which together
with that off tie south makesean sgRrc-
gate for the entire country of 5,83l- :,
600 bales against 8 .049. 100
Mr.. Hester further remarks that TAX
60 as whole the year has been one
for beth the manufscturer and grower ct
cotton. The large Increases 10 maoc
factures is developing more strongly
the uecesslsy of au increased outlet 10
! the way of exports, to which mill OVID
ers have recently been giving marked
attention. He contends that the check
caused by the :.ouble 10 the far east is
aa object lesson showing that We have
reached poius where this country cao-
not absorb the quantity Of goods manu-.
fac:ured. The tendency. he says. is
strongly in the direction of do,
nestle spiuoers working up the bulk
of the cotton grown 10 the United
State. into yarns and fabrics that
this is revolution which bas set 10 so
strongly sod especially in the south !.
that it is certain 10 the long run to
prove successful
10 bis specisl report Oh southern coo-
sumption made up from actual returns
of all thc mills in the south be says the
facts 10 relation to consumption aud
increase of spiod'es during tho year are
phenomenal Nearly every southern
State has entered the field and 10 all
except keutucky snd Missouri new
mills are beiog erected sod numbers Of
Others arc projected With certainty of
building 10 the uear future. How tie
Industry has advanced he shows by
yearly comparisons from 1880 81,
showing an increase from $50 mills 10
that year to Cos on Sept 1, 1900. He
goes CO to state that, interesting as the
above showing is, the facts arc even
better emphasized by the record o'
spindes add consumption 10 the south
These figures SHOW" DO remarks,
.tba: southern people arc 10 the hc'd
of manufacture to stag, aDd With sht
advantage on their side it ls only q
matter Of tine ehcu most of the raw
co,tou produced in ths scath Will be
converted in manufactured form ada
=. the cotton EolI n time every