The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-18
SEPTEMBER BROKE PREVIOUS RECORDS Cotton Exports for That Month
 Were Enormous AVERAGE PRICE 1O.6 CENTS Figures Suggest That Cotton Is Likely to Be Again the Most Important
 Factor In Export Trade
 This Year.
AVERAGE PRICE lO6 GEMS

Washington. October 1L-(Special)- Cotton exports in the month of Septem- ber 1904, exceeded both in quantity and value those of any September in any earlier year. The figures presented by the department of commerce and lapor through its bureau of statistics show the | total quantity of cotton exported dur ing the single month of September, 1904, as fl0,94O,S ,S94 pounds, valued at S4S,f42525- These figures exceed those of any earlier September both as to the quantity ano value of cotton exported.
 The next largest September expofta- ton of cotton in earlier years was that of September, 1902. when the total was o41, 596 100 pounds, valued at S29, ,930,Sl5 In September of 1901, 1S97 1896 and 1890 the total number of pounds of cotton export ed exceeded 200 GOO, but in the inter- mediate years the totals were in many cases very much less, so that the Septeri- Der, 1904 exports of cotton may be con- sidered as double the average September exports in earlier years.
 Average Export Price.
 The average export price per pound of the cotton exported in September, 1904. was lO.6 cents, against 10.S cents in Sep tember, 1903; 10.3 cents in September, 1900; and 1O.2 cents in 1890 In the intermedi- ate years between 1890 and 1900 however, September prices fell much below tine figures above named, the average export price in September, 1893. being cents per pound; in September, 1895, 7.6 cents; in September, 1897. CT cents; and in Sep tember, 1898, 5.3 cents per pound. These nSures suggest that cotton is likely to be again the most important factor in the export trade of the United States in the present year, aside from manufactures. which still continue to show a rapid gain.
 The increase in the exportation of cot ton during September, 1904, as compared with September, 1903, occurs chiefly at the southern ports, and especially at Calves ton. At Boston there Is an increase of about S000,000 pounds; at New York an increase of about 15 900 000 pounds; at New Orleans, an increase of 1S GOO 900 pounds at Savannah an increase of about 5O0OO.- GOO pounds. and at Galveston an increase of 11O,0O0G00 pounds. Thus the increase at Galveston Is greater than that of all the leading ports of the country combined.
 To United Kingdom.
 As to destination the chief increase is in exports to the United Kingdom, to which the shipments of September, 1904 amounted to 222,278 637 pounds against 57,905, 779 pounds in September of last year. To France the total in September, 1904 Is slightly below the figures of Septem- Der of last year. being for September. 1904, 4O,4l1ST pounds, against fl 1,955, TO pounds in September. 1903 To Germany there iG a tbnI10b a ac pared with that to the United Kingdom, the total for September. 1904. being 0,5S2- 343 pounds. against 66,2741 135 pounds in September of last year.
 Record Broken as to Values.
 As a consequence of this large exporta- ton of cotton in September, the total value of exports from the United States in the month of September exceeds that for September in any preceding year, being $S4,267.115, against $110,364 $40 in Sep temper, 1903, and $121, 236, 3s4 in September. 1902. The total value of all exports from the United States in the twelve months ending with September Is $1, 4SO 947, ,5S4, against $1, ,4O6, 796920 in the twelve months ending with September 1903.
 Table of Averages.
 The following table shows the quantity, value and average price per pound of cotton exported from the United States in September of each year from 1884 to 1904:
 Price ner