The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-03
TESTERS ANNUAL
REPORT ON COTTON
Investigated Consumption Every
Cotton Mill in South.
INCREASE OF 1918 BALES
Over the Amount Consumed Last Year
Total Crop of lse9l9oo Shows
9,43o,4l4 Bales, Which is
Falling Off
INCREASE OF 1918 BALES

rotary Hester's annual report of the cot
ton crop of the United States were pro-
mulgated today. They show receipts of cot
ton at all United States ports for the year
of 1874, 1854 bales, against S575, 426 last year;
overland to northern mills, 1,161, 1S9, against
1,345, 623; southern consumption taken direct
from interior of the cotton belt, 1,54O,S63,
against 1,253,791, making the crop of the
United States for ls99-1900 amount to -
i36.416 bales. against L.274,S4o last year. and
u,199,994 the year before.
Mr.. Hester has made his usual investiga-
lion into the consumption of every cotton
mill in the south, including wooden mills
that have used cotton, and the results snow
q total of 1,597,112 bales, but of this bs,24s
bales were taken from ports included in
port receipts. This total shows that the
mills of the south have used up 49, 13 bales
more than during 1S9S-99 against con-
sumption by the north of 2,3o0, 900. He makes
the actual cotton crop of Texas, including
only one territory 2,592512, or, say, 964,579
bales less than last year. and states that
the actual production of Indian Territory
was 1861 64, against 265,916 last year.
Each state Shown
Mr. Hester also gives the actual produc-
ton of Oklahoma, 1882 and Missouri, TO-
$50. His report on the cotton crop for the
different States is given as follows, IN
thousands of bales:
North Carolina, SCI, 900; South Carolina,
e21, 900; Georgia, 1900, 900; Alabama, 1Oi4,OeO;
Florida, $4,000; Mississippi, 100000 LOUISE
ana. 625, 900; Arkansas, 10000; Tennessee,
1855 900; Texas, 25S1, 900; total bales, 9,4S6,OOo
North Carolina above includes Kentucky
and Virginia; Tennessee includes okiaho-
ma, Missouri, Kansas and Utah; Texas IN
cludes Indian Territory.
Mr.. Hester's full report, which will be is
sued tomorrow, will contain interesting
facts in relation to the enormous increase
in the spindles of southern mills, and to
new mills now building, many Of which Will
come into operation during the new COM
mercial year.
He will also give some interesting facts,
showing that while the past crop was l,S3o'-
424 bales less than that of last year, it pro-
duced in money $6l ,0120o0 more
New Orleans Cotton Market
New Orleans. September 1.-Cotton firm;
sales 2O75 ordinary Z 1-l6c; good ordinary
7%c: low middling S7sc; middling 93sc;
good midding 95sc; middling fair s%c.
Stock 30,514. =-
Consolidated statement: Receipts, net
4.296: exports to Great Britain 1920; ex-
ports to the continent 1000; stock SS,sS1.
New Orleans, September 1.-Cotton fll-
lures steady; September S.S4@S.S 49, october
S.3klS. 80; November S.244S.25 December
S.2365S. "a; January S.24S.24; FEBRUARY 30
S.27; March S.27QS.29; April S.29qS 81;
May s.3lQS.33.
Daily statement
Galveston-Steady middling 9Ac; sales
$50; receipts 1,O19; stock 1858.
Mobile-Steady; middling 9-l6c; SAFE
100; receipts "A; stock 1868.
Sayannah-Steady; middlng 1-l6c sales
1853: receipts 2,2SS; stock 1882.
Charleston-Firm middlirg SIC bid; re-
ceipts 1875; stock, actual. 12l5.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; middling &c; receipts
400; stock 3,494.
Norfolk-Steady; middling 9ssc; sales /;
receipts BIT; stock 1921.
MISUNDERSTANDING; middling 924c; stock
300.
Boston-Dull; middlng csc.
Philadelphia-Firm; middling 9Sc; stock
Loss.
st. Louis-Dull; middling 9ac receipts
IT. stock 1920.
Memphis Steady; middling 5-16c; re-
ceipts s; shipments 140; stock 7,75S.
Liverpool Cotton Market
Liverpool, September III p. m.)-Spot
cotton increased demand but business only
moderate; prices higher American mid
ding fair 6Ad; good middling 31-32d mid
ding 29-32d; low middling 23-32d; good
ordinary Sgd; ordinary lid. The sales
of the day were 1900 bales, of which AGO
were for speculation and export and in
cluded 200 bales American. Receipts 5000
males, including 1900 American.
Futures opened irregular and closed
easy; American middling, L. M. c.: Sep
TENDER $50 sellers; September October o.
OF sellers; October November 4.50d4.51 sell
lers; November December 4.4394.H sellers;
Dccember-January 40 buyers; January
February 4.3S sellers; February March A.
36 sellers; March-April 4.34GD4 SIS buyers;
April-May 4.33Q4.34 sellers; May-June A.
1904. SO sellers.
New York Cotton Futures