Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-02-16
NUMBER 10.
FACTS AND FIGURES
showing why tho Present Cotton VIII Nos
Reach Ten Millions, But WIN More
Likely BE Around Nine and One
Half Million Bales.

Showing why the Present Cotton VIII Nos
Reach Ten Millions, But WIN More
Likely BE Around Nine and One
Hair Million Bales.
The figures submitted are those Of Mr.. II. @.
Hester, the efficient superintendent Of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange, and are accepted as
reliable, correct and official the world over.
First take the crop Of i894-95, which
............ .-........., bsVi, ,2t
On Feb. /, 1895, the amount In sightwas s,0i4,47o
Making amount that came In sight
from FEB. to Sept. i...,.''....'... l.sss,7sl
Add to this the amount that has come
iron SEPT. to FEB. i D.'....'........ ~ 759O,oi5
Should receipts this year be equal to
those Of that year, from Feb, i TO
Sept J, the result would De crop OF 9476,19s
This result ia most probable, Is receipts
so far this year are behind those OF
that year on Feb. l ...............+... 42i,45S
o5 on FEB. i...,...'...,,. 80, -. soli.To
igoi on FEB. - 49, 75oo,oi5
Amount short OF the crop OF ls9ia5 on
Feb, l+..t.+.F.. s.....ff.. f-3,a32
We have had an unprecedented fall and win
ter to pick and move the present crop, beside
large number Of branch railroads have been
built since 1894 Ia every section Of the cotton
belt, facilitating movements over the slow OK
carts and mule wagons Ia use then Another
potent factor, which is irresistible to Increase
and stimuli ate movements, is the marked differ
ence In price, which Is 10 cents for upland mid
ding in New York against 5ss cents then, and
13-32d In Liverpool against only 3l-32d on
February /, ls95-almost double.
Again, take the crop Of 1861 which
was only t,..... NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s,l0GJA
On Feb. ], 1897, the amount IL sight was 7,lZ6,46i
Making the amount that came in sight
from FEB. / to Sept /, ............,. l.s3i,5o1
Add 70 this amount that has come n
sept / to FeD. IJ..i. ................. 7,59O,ois
Should receipts Of this year be equal to
those Of that year from Feb. 10 sept.
], the result would be a crop OF -. o22i,5ls
The above figures snow that the present
crop is only ahead Of the crop OF 1885,
81 At the sans date, Feb. ........... 4b3,54
TO-Hlt: Amount 10 sight Feb. I, 1901. 7jJO,0l5
Against amount 10 sight Feb. !, 1871. 1894
Amount over the short crop OF $751;
ybt on FtD. /. ,..........-... .-..-... 4c3, ,50]
Admitting that the receipts would gain
as much from Feb. 10 Sept. as they
have to date, this would yet only re-
suit IN crop OIL. 97O8,Tl
The difference In price Of upland middllng In
New York is 10 cents on Feb /, 1901 against
5-15 on Feb /, 1897, and l3-32d in Liverpool
against l5-l6d on Feb /, 1897.
Now take the largest crop on record,
the bumper Of lS35'99, which was. IL 2T4, $40
On Feb. /, 1899, amount IN sight was. 3S95,53l
Making amount that came in sight
from Feb to sept. t...........'.., 2.379,3oa
Add to thlS the amount that has come
IN sight so tdr Tor the present crop
from Sept. to Feb. 0.I.,.,............, 7,5oo,Ols
Should receipts this year be equal to
those OF that yearirOm Feb. to Sept.
!, the result would be a crop Of....... 9969,321
Scarcely any one who is familiar with the ter
rible condition OF the weather during the fall
and winter Of l393-99, could be found who would
believe today that the receipts from this on
could be near as heavy as they were that year.
The weather 50 far this year has been the finest
ever known against the very worst in that year
ever known before. Almost a continuous rain,
snow or sleet prevailed The entire season, delay
ing picking aud movements. Every man,
woman and child in the South remembers we'll
that on Feb. |, 1893 there was scarcely
field in the entire cotton belt, on poor hill as
well as on rich bottom lands, that was not white
with cotton, while this year it has long since
been picked. And that year, in hundreds OF
fields as late as April and May, was witnessed
the unprecedented sight Of cotton being picked
In one part while plowlng was in progress at tha
other part OF the field.
nc, ny P''.o 'ra' ye"r l7'0neI 'He lowest On
sseo.u ,.,, ~ 'r" I'm Duy'u. Noyeloer upt"nu
,l ""s a.'ll"s lol 0'.'Oe' "ut On roo.
go =. ""s 4uo.e" "' ofsc' As"'us' ~ c7u'' w.
49, .' S"' ~ Li'gIP'C' ~ "A' oAA dsa'u''
- 80 .oual' oLS +" o4y OF '"o ago d H'sn ls
- Ceu'' "-' f'o'7N ~ N5" 4o'N' duu 'aI 50
quSH.,! VI Cotton was 1el'' 'sFed On 'u's OASIS
Inc ulueIehce IN acreage between the present
crop and that monster crop Is a mere bagetelle.
The DEPARTMENT of Acrirnltpre
makes the acrease for tne ur.y-
ent crop. ..- .........t.... q5 074 7a4 acre,
Against mat of Isqs.g9 ..... "a az sqi acre,
An increase of only f- lgo anra,
,.,ta ,.l., .t,, -, 49, ,-,. - -
-l7''li ,'No ,''o @se Id s'su' On req
since let4-5', II Will se SHOWN To De IS 24-lO0.
This would result In crop OF g-U0g35 bales
Note that only fnure on the Lowest noytpg
cro,s tb,sa sf,,o, ~, ,,,,,.is,,,, o,,,,,,,,,,,.,
NlOPe' 'Hua0 ''u10 my comparison CoiHIueuNts
sixteen years which Mr.. Hester's published card
shoWs m. ayaraga for tba rariad yvopId ha
Al eotE nm ,,nf,l, ,,,,iI -as,,i, t,, -.
80 p wv VIM" "Ou'1 toSuA1 IA O'op vi OulJ
9o5g-9O0. have made dillgent inquiries regard
ing the quantity OF cotton held back on planta-
tionS and in uucountad tovns and find tb.tfti,
roo .--,,.F .. -t. -...
u' s71 '""u usual "Au NIueH uuHeI ldst season.
As 10 the probable visible supply OF American
cotton on hand on Sept l. 1901 so much has
,rrsatv haan said an tbis s,his,+ tb,t sboU
-, '7
uuly HaNe Que statements II VIII scdrcely %
a mere shadow OF It's former SELF Mr. Henry
Nelll in his crop report Of Nov 90 uiyes the
visi,Ia and f,vr.itr, ,, g.,t 1o6, + o,t,
,.s -, - ~" 'NPN J., i,'L' A''N'y
o-J'V0V OaIeS' iHese, IAlhh, are Iull hBuTes as
IL is conceded by all authorities that the con-
sumption OF American cotton will be around 10 a..
to1 nno e,las tba ,-es,,t s,,s, rbts,,.tII t.,,,.
~ yisi sf l, 80 ,dtt Us W. ~ S ,Ssnu h
& SII Ii, - |Itt,J ga '0p'' = AV'i oue VI 'no
w. or, - AZ, 49,. 80 H. ,,i.i, , 49,, g 49,,
statae ''f % .. "ponV s uies Hl9
can midIir cntto 'r o,, ,Ui
MhsI IA VIII De me & iisgres next september? VINO
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