Arizona republican., 1904-10-24
TRADE IN COTTON
Exports Last Month the
 High September Record
The Bulk Was not OnIy Greater but the Price Was Higher - Where the Textile Went.

Washington, D. C., Oct 23.-Cotton exports in the month of September, 1904, exceeded both in quantity and value those of any September in any earlier year. The figures presented by the department of commerce and labor through its bureau of statistics show the total quantity of cotton exported during the single month of September 1904 as 41O,940,S94 pounds, valued at $43, ,325. These figures exceed those of any earlier September both as to bhe quantity and value of cotton ex- ported. The next largest September exportatiOn of cotton in earlier years was that of September, 1902, when the total was 347,596.1O0 pounds, valued at $29,95O,815. In September of 1901, 1897, 1896 and 1890 the total number of pounds of cotton exceeded 200 OOO, OOO but in the intermediate years the to- tals were in many cases very much less, so that September. 1904, exports of cotton may be considered as fully double the average September exports in earlier years.
 The average export price per pound of the cotton exported in September 1904 was 10.6 cents. against 1O.S cents in September, 1903; 1O.3 cents in Sep tember, 1900, and 1O.2 cents in 1900. In the intermediate years between 1890 and 1900, however. September prices fell much below the figures above named, the average export price m September, 1903, being s cents per pound; in September, 1895. 7.6 cents; in September, 1S97 6.7 cents, and in September, 1898. 5.3 cents per pound These figures suggest that cotton is likely to be again the most important factor in the trade of the United States in the present year, aside from manu- factures, which still continue to show rapid gain.
 The increase in the exportation of cotton during September, 1904. as com pared with September, 1903, occurs chiefly at the southern ports, and es- pecially at Galveston. At Boston there Is an increase of about 5000, 900 pounds; at New York an increase of aboGt 15,0OO,000 pounds: at New Or leans an increase of 1S,000, ,0OO pounds: at Savannah an increase of about 50,- O0O,OO0 pounds. and at Galveston an increase of 100000 pounds Thus the increase at Galveston is greater than that of all the other leading ports Of the country combined.
 As to destination. the chief increase IS in exports to the United Kingdom. eN W AAaNeAA I+AG SLfAllItlE-LltS ESeDLETfDer. 1904, amounted to 23227S,637 pounds. against 51,905,7T9 pounds in Septem- Der of last year. To France the total in September. 1904. is slightly below the figures Of September of last year. being for September. 1904. 4O.4I7.SST pounds, against. 1855. ITO pounds in September, 1903. To Germany there fs an increase, though small as compared with that of the United Kingdom. the total for September, 1904. being e0.- 5S2' S4S pounds. against 66,2741S5 pounds in September of last year.
 As a consequence Of this large ex- portation of cotton in September. the total value Of exports from the United States in the month of September .ex- ceeds that for September in any pre-. ceding year. being S134267,I15. agafnss Sl1O.364.S40 in September, 1903, and $l2l, ,236,3S4 in September, 1902. The total value of all exports from the United States in the twelve months ending with September is S1.4SO.94T.- 5S4. against S1,4O6. 1869 in the twelve months ending with September. 1903.