The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-07-07

lhroush fhS moss reliable statistics gath
tted up % tn i@-i Wt'h tn Jant lhofs
~ tii"dss '"o i3l'pi 'ttit} tA'l"l- Mhtstt
stNt N"i"' 70 SIP hlli - ~ "idsi sis Attt
lAo~t At Supply iA1 3thand hr 1r
Hi"u4 ioi ta" 'o'ioh ~ me ihtlA0 Mh}SA
h'ta 'he staple loi spinning purpose. IL
sulattd lEor' ct ir~~ ~ lht irHatud 80
lhe TRADE Tor cotton go"l- And ihe stu
ciaI uhah'ial abihtS oi ne p"oil". h"th
a. hoilS "hd ABROAD I" tAF a'sI use De
.h@teFlal made out 81 cotton 'o. citthnf
"hd othSt purposes constant ah4
"N'N' u'iii1nt toI S'll"n IN ne mus Il
t@S'i upon tit id mn ne 'tad' ~ ot
'oh soous 'h 1h' hIS' Pi"'t - a'tlN' 'i3
that tht supply q ttr "a" >"ils ln tn
-ttold' PttC' = mort. bolh OF lh'>" snl
d'itoho now preNul 10 an abnormal -
teh' throAshoHi the cotton ~p"hihf cen
= - - ,i.' "oi'd.
For many years past there has been pro
Iuced enough, and more than euough.
r@w cotton to meet the demands OF III,
mills, much 80 tnat there hl- been q
surplus OF cotton earned over each year
beyond the needs OF the mills ia ISHS
The crop yielded 4 surplus al iully 500.
600 bales more than the ~puuer- couiG
utilize IN 1888. since that unt how
ever. Iroductlon ms been more on lees
uItalled each year from various c,tu-c-5
thereby reducing the surplus each year
through the annual increase IN the CON
sumption ot cotton goods. estimated NJ
about 2oOuoo bales each wear The sur
plus ol raE cotton MAS practically yN-
haueted Iurlng the year 1907 Whilc III,
crop OF last year. consisting OF l0.6G0. .Ouu
bale would have been far IN cNc,es -
the need OF the nllll> that were IN oper.
alton III 1898, and The demand for cotton
goods by the trade At that time We nov
find that II was not enough TO meet eH-
lstlng demands. OWING TO The annual IN
crease N >pndle> aud the wider ana more
extensive trade IN American cotton gool-
We md. therefore. that ~ les than Ten
I"onlhs after the opening ol the cotton
! season ol l2V-' lhdi not ohly llaS thc en-
tire surplus carried oVe; from The year
1901 been exhausted, but ac'!eilly the
chltre crop OF 100 rms, too, N view OF
VIC iact that q Hfee hHhoer Oh hAii~
nave ei'hel >hul d""h thtify tih"
/ hiehth9 dso' o. hdNc 'ui'aHtd ti'tf pu,'-
ness % per cent, ewing 'ntlreiy 10 lht
great scarcity o. apot cotton ana 'heir {"
| ablIity from th&t cause l" operate On
/ luH 'llhF. mere = no" 10 cotton GA
hahd III Tor spinning purposes WhiGh can
i
hSNe soId snort ~ the narhrlo suartIi
/ c''ihs aeliSefIe7 at ~''e'ai aa'oS, i'''t g
ionA" = ol'S poHNi'''' - 'oihIy VI" i''
! Of the mis- ,t evtraor,li,alilv high ur.c..
We noticed a shipment OF 5000 bales of
cotton from New England mills recently
to a New Orleans firm at l3 cent, Der
pound 10 enable the New Orleans -pcca.
later to fiji his July contracts
! such q condition Of affair. i aliuo., gp.
precedented in the history OF the cotton
trade We have also noticed Shipment
OF cotton bach to our port, from Liver
mol tor the same mrposo MANY NAL
men hayc li.po-ed Iarg,.Iv of lholr sun
,.le. r..entlv ~ nloGt. rluojug from s9-
- 600 MOI, I,Is ,r.rnrr,,,,. - .e,,,r.. ,,,.,t
protif rather than work the stable INTO
.loth =, ,yiav- nj tbc.. f,ct. there .ca,
he no m,4.,ion thai tbc rr..-,nt oup,,I,
ii Arner,can cotton "a. r.en fn,Iv ~
bap.taa .ayo ,be .maII .,n,,Iias tbat 49,.
- tho hands III those min owner. i, be
,..ra fortunate eno,,gb IN h,,, .ufticien,
o,,,nti,,, ~ r,u cntton Ia mo, th.a,
rro,Iir4ncut. for - nonth. TO tajI
r,.a,,, .,,r,,l,,. ,ll c,,,,,, pc.rg ,.r
,i.d MO III. r.,, cro,, ~ tbi- ye,r y.,I
at o,L. Ia ,t..rd and ,h-al,,aI~ o,,tI-
.,, t.,,.,,.;o,, 80 !, .aI -, .h.,,,
-. ,f 49,. ..,,,1 .,.,.,,I,+,.r.. -
a., ,b, ,,.,1,c..,.. a.. tr,,,. con,
49,, &c .fe.;r
PRkSkNl FRICE Or 1oI lo->.
a bale Of mi1ding grade cotton weigh
ing 800 pounds, VIII today readily com
mand 4 ca IN value OF $65. or 3 cents Per
pound a large number OF mill owner,
,ome Of whom reside Gcorgia aud th,