Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-20
RECORD COTTON EXPORTS.
September Figures Have Never Been
Exceeded.

WASHINGTON. oct. 19.-Cotton exports in
| the month Of September. 1904, exceeded
| both in quantity and value those Of any
September in any earlier year. me
| 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 St ptemher. 1904. as 4l0,940,H94 pounds:
valued at Sl3, 7i..3..5. These figures exceed
| those of any earlier September both as to
the quantity and value OF cotton exported
The next largest September expectation
OF Cotton in earlier years was that OF
September, 1902, when the total was 81.
$4,000 pounds. valued at $3.50, Nla IN
September Of 1904 1881. 1896, and 1870 the
total number Of pounds OF cotton eN-
ported exceeded 200 600. but in the IN
terrnediate years the totals were in many
ctS"S very much less, 50 that me sep
TENDER, 1901. exports Of cotton may u
considered as fully double the average
September exports in earlier years.
The average export price per pouhu Oh
the cotton exported i'll September. I've
was 1916 cents. against los cents III ' M
and 1872 cents III 1870. In the intermediate
years between 1880 and 1909, however
September prices fell much below the
figures above named, the average eNloI l
per pound; in September, 1879, 30 cents
in September 1881. 81 cents; and IN S"p-
tcmber, 1898, - cents per pound; htSr
figures suggest that cotton is likely - rs
q gain the most important factor ~ IN"
EXPORT trade of the United States IN the
present year aside from maEulaCtuftS.
which still continue TO show a rapid gam.
The increase in the expectation of cot
ton during SCltcmher 1904. as compared
with Sent mher, 1902, occurs chiei'I at inc
Southern ports and especially a. Calves
ton. At RoYton there is an incr, aSe OF
about S.ttHuOO rounds; at New York, an
increase of about l3,vGo'"h pounds; AZ
New orleans. I'M increase Of about lNV".-
900 pounds: at Savannah. an increase Of
about .e,@Unu pounds. and at Galveston
an increase Of flu,m@.~1 pounds. Thus
the increase Mt Galveston is greater than
that of all thu Ouhcr leading ports OF thr
country combined
As to destination, the chief increase Ii
in exports to the United Kingdom. 10
which the shipments of September. l'di
amounted to 49, 21S. 49, pounds. against
81. gO5 17H pounds in September of last year
To Franco the total in September, 1907! is
slightly below the figures Of September IF
last year. being for September. l!W', ~
AZ AS7 pounds against II .gl5.1 40 pounds in
September 1893. To Germany there is an
increase though small AZ compared with
thai to the United Kingdom. thc total for
against 6637I. 49, pounds in September or
last year.
As a consequence Of this large cNporta-
ton of cotton in September, the total
value of eXports from the United Staies
in the month of September exceeds that
for Septcmher in any preceding Xrar.
September. 1898 and s12l. 80 :iN in Septem-
her. 1902 The total value of all exports
from the United States in the tWe.N"
months ending September is $l.iN,9h 81,
against 81 ,4O6. 7a. $40 in the twelve months
ending September. 1904.
The following table shows the quantity.
value and average price Per pound Of cot
ton exported from the ~ itcd safes in
September of each yea f. L lN%i 10 1904:
EXPORTS OF Rh" 'hTTo<.
From the United States G' the Month
of September III Each Ntn' from 1854 to
1904, and Price at Which Exported.