The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-17
Ihe Messenger.


INTERESTING COTTON FIGURES.
We learn from a very long report in
the New York Commercial and Ffnan-
cia1 Chronicle some things worth not
ing here. The total crop of cotton for
the year ending the Both of September
1900 was 10,425. TAI bales. Exports g.
63S, S13 bales. Spinners' takings, 3,729,-
453 bales. From North Carolina were
September, North Cardinals stock was
2,250. The northern mills used 2,062, AL
bales, and the southern mills 1867, OH
bales. This shows how nearly already
the south has approached the north.
In 1899. the north took 2.247, 092; the
south 1,40O,0 26 bales. The New York
Chronicle says of southern consump-
ton of cotton:
Southern cotton mill expansion, as
already indicated, has been in large
part the cause for the plethora of cot
ton manufacturers. We were not even
ourselves prepared for the results OBJ
tanned on this occasion from our usual
Investigations during the few weeks
VI mug . II IS" dudAIlOILS " SplIl-
dies set up in the South since Septem-
Der 1, 1900. have been 1.279,320, of
which 1,203. 124 have been put into oper-
ation-a years total far beyond all pre-
cedent-and bringing h aggregate in
the south ON September 1. 1901, includ-
ing the spindles not in active opera
ton"
The fact that most southern mills
have been running on short time ex-
plains why the consumption OF cotton
ported. We find another statement
made by the New York paper worthy
Of copying. 1t
Speaking of the north, or, to be
more specific, New England, it is
worthy of note that in some classes
of goods decreased output is said to be
due not only to slackened demand u
to the claim hat the southern product
is better. 1t is urged that the mills
at the south as a rule turn out a SUI
perior yarn up to No. 2S. that their
print cloths are preferred to the Fall
River article. and that cost of manu-
facture is lower"
We hardly expected to read that
statement SO soon. The south is in
deed in cotton milling forging ahead.
and if the short profits do not inter
fere it will continue to build mills and
increase consumption. Here are the
figures of the southern states for the
year ending the 1st of September 1901
last:
virginia, 10 mills. f66. O59 spindles,
6 running; looms run 4,695;
North Carolina. 200 mills. 1,545, 459spin-
dies, 1,499, O65 running. 3d. 96 looms run;
South Carolina, 100 mills. ]. 943,070 spin
dies, 1,777,2 S5 running, 46,S 32 looms run
ming; Georgia. SO mills. 1.0S5,0S5 spin
dies, 1887, O52 running, GLASS looms run
Alabama. AZ mills. 555,44O spindles. $685.
100. running, 1907 looms run; Missis-
sippi. II mills, LOG, S92 spindles, 104,092
running. 3,20S looms run: Louisiana, 6
mills, 67,S02 spindles, 65.402 running, L.
744 looms run; Texas. 8 mills. 5000
spindles, 81, 800 running. GA looms run;
3 mills, 1890 spindics, II, lao
running. $50 looms run: Tennessee, 80
mills, 203,91O spindles. 161.026 running,
3,077 looms run; Missouri. )3 mills, 49,
spindles, 1 5,744 running. 500 looms
run; Kentucky, 9 mills. 67.054 spindles,
sc, Ola running, 1.071 looms run. Total,
10000, 531 mills. 5,S19,635 spindles, s.
473, 1888 running, 122. 9O2 looms run"
North Carolina consumed 449,67S
bales, averaging in weight 1851. and
in pounds 2O9. 1885, IS. South Carolina
consumed 539, 1856 bales. averaging in
weight, 474.16. Total pounds 255, 65l,SO5
The foregoing indicates that the
gregate of spindles in 10000 is e per
cent. greater than in 1S99-190O, and that
in the last decade the total has in
over 90 Der cent. As to the
consumption of cotton by the southern
mills. the increase the last year was
g.. O65 bales. but compared with 1894
% the gain is almost 100 per cent-95
per cent.
In the whole world there were 1885,
600 bales of cotton grown for the year
ending the Both of June last. 1t took
all to meet the demand, there
being but 154. 425 bales surplus. East
Indies produced $780, 900 bales. Egypt
1 100000. Brazil, etc. $4,000. In the
world there are 10. 400. 900 spindles in
Europe; 90 $50. $50 in the United States.
India, Japan. China have $500, 600. Can
ada and Mexico LOO. 900: total in the
world los, O69, S35 bales. The United
States have less than one fifth Of the
whole Great Britain has 46,4OO, 900. The
average weisht of bales in the south,
51O.24. North Carolina averages 1875.
The year ending September l, 1900
North Cardinals crop vas 81, $50 bales.
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