The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-06
VALUE Of COTTON EXPORTS.
EUROPE REACHING FOR WHAT RE
MAINS OF LAST CRoP.
Large Increase In Price OF the
southern staple since April. 1898,
and Expectations OF Raw aud
Manufactured Product Increased.

Special Dispatch TO ,he Fost-Iutcligeucer-
WASHINGTON. June Europe Is
anNiouSiy reaching out FOR whatever re-
mains 90 last years cotton crop IN the
United states. The expectation Of cot
ton I'm April 1870, the details OF which
have just been completed by the treas
Ury bureau of statistics amounted to S6t.-
oN SIS pounds. against iSt ~ rs pounds in
April Of last year. and the value 10 SEA-
G>toN. against s. .4S5.0i In April last year.
while the average price per pound in
April, 1917, was IS cents ana in April.
1859. 6S cents, an increase 81 about %
per cent. Tho United kingdom increased
her Importation OF American cotton from
5a,uo. CO pounds in April. lN9. to Sa0cAo9
In April. 1870, France, from 9.ea 40 pounds
in April. 1922. to 100000 IN April, 1890;
Germany from l5.Jo0e0 pounds IN April.
lSla, to nearly S>.0oGN ia April. lao. and
other European countries from 100000
pounds in April lN9, TO 10000 In April.
1919.
Japan. which rad been busy in the ear
lier part of the year obtaining her sup
ply. did nor take as much in April 1890.
as in APRIL iNa, the Agures being In April.
1899, iS,70i6tS pounds. and In April, 1850.
5s26,57S pounds. During tho ten months
ending with April, however. Japan took
lAa SN.5 81 pounds. against n. 10 70i in tho
corresponding months Of the preceding
tscal year while England had during tho
ten months taken but / oS2 22o lis pounds.
against L1o7 az, t62 pounds IN the corrc-
spending months cf last year. the total
Tor the other European countries In 1890
heing about equal 10 that OF the corro-
spending months OF 1Sqa
Meantime the American manufacturers
are also taking time by the forelack and
laying I'm their share of the stock ia sight,
even at the advanced prices which ara
now very much in excess OF those a year
ago. The latest nhptatlapw I,x,
the bureau OF statistics show tho price OF
cotton In New York 20 be asi cents on
May q and on April %. 9is cents. while
the figures for one year earlier were 81.
cents for May - 1883. and els cents for
April Is. $3.50, an increase OF 90 per cent.
during the twelve months
Advance In Prices.
This brings the price ~ cotton 10 n
higher figure than at any prior time dur
ing the decade. The average price per
pound In the year 1891 was SO cents In
1893 So cents and since that date has
ranged downward being In lsas SO cents
and in i@a GS cents, Meantime rrlces Of
cotton goods have been corrcspondinsly
reduced. standard sheotipEs which Ia 1874
were 6.S cents per yard. falling 60 "a
cents In lSh and 3. ? cents In 1899. while
standard prints which were 6 cents In
1891, were so cents in 1898 and "a cents Ia
1893: and printing cloths which were as
yard in 1888 and % cents In 1925 The
recent advance 81 more than 30 per cent
IN the price ~ sutton used In manufac-
turing, coupled with the advance IA
wages. II already making itself apparent
I'm the price OF cotton cloths. the aver
age export price az uncoi0red cotton cloth
In March, 1900 being 81 cents per yard.
against At cents in ~ rch 1850, and that
ot colored cloth. 62 cents per yard In
March, 1900, against cents ia March,
lNg
The effect Of this sharp advance IN
price OF cotton and consequently Of cot
ton cloths Is perccptible In the export
trade IN cotton goods Expectations ~
cotton cloth IN April. i99l were hut L..
1918 yards, against U.5al.sI Yards IN
April. 1882. and the total cxportntion ~
cotton manufacture was bat u.6iisls in
value ngeipst fiaii 5i in Apfii. isa,
though for the len months OF the fiscal
year the exports exceeded IN value those
~ any corresponding period being sa.-
2oz, 2ie, Agains, 81 ass al0 in the same
months az the fiscal year 1888