The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-09-14
ONLY 1 TEN MILLION eR0p.
ssfar's Report Shows That Cot
Ton Crop Of 10000 Aggregates
bas I1,OM, ,3zA Bales.

new SF46aHS, La, Sept. O.--SScI0-5
tary Hester annual report was, issued
N full today. He puts the cotton crop
Of 1903 at 10, OIL, ,374 bales, a de-
crease of Us, fS5 under that OF 1923.
he says that compared with last year
ID round figures, Texas, including
Indian Territory, has increased 10,
600 bales. The group knownssas other
Snlf States, consisting of Louisiana.
Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ok
lahomss Utah sndl Kansas has lost
A30s03o, and the group of AA...antic
States. Alabama, Georgia, Florida.
North Carolina, South Carolina, Ken
tacky and Virginia has fallen off 332,
Mr Hester's report on the cotton
cros Of she different States is given as
bellows Ia thousands of bales:
Alabama LOCO. against l,e5o last
year. Z
Arknsas 705, against !, COO.
Georgia l,325, against ,47o.
Florida 50, against 55
Louisiana 824, against S24. :
@ Mississippi I, ,3S7. against 404.
North Carolina 562, against $50.
Sonsh Carolina S25, against $50.
Tennessee, etc, 45l. against 500.
Texas and Indian Territory 2,S76,
against 2, 83l.
Total crop 10, oil. against 10, 728
He makes the actual production Of
Indian Territory 266. 800 bales, against
$50, 251 last year; OF Oklahoma III, 057,
against I66, 600 last year. and Of Mis-
souri, 81 367, against s., ,906 last year.
the tgo last being included under the
head of Tennessee, etc.
= He puts the average commercial
galue of 5heA crop at S61. 50, against
81. 80 last year. ard the total value Of
the crop at s617, ,50l. .54s, against $3.50,
.2s2 last year.
In reference to the total value Mr..
Hester says that while the crop Is
smaller by seven hundred and odd
thousand bales than last year and is
less by 1858, ,000 bales than the crop
of l6oS-s9 which was the largesgt ever
marketed, it has brought better
return in money values than any ever
produced in the Sodth.
Referring 60 the increase IN values
ever last year ne gives details as to
prices, showing that while the lowest
range Of last season was from Sep
tember TO Jsnnary inclusive, this year
The highest range Of values was dur
ing the period of marketing the bulk
oa the crop aud the result was that
farmers obtained more Of the adVsn-
taga of the rise instead Of its coming
as usnal alter the cotton had passed
out Of their hands. In other words,
there we've marketed up to January 81
of this year in round figures s, 01O, coo
which sold for SAT, 7l0, ,000, while up
TO the same period last season the
anou1t mrketed was 1885. 000 which
brozghs sS3Gi66a, 600, a difference CT
enlg SlG00 Bales and an increase IN
the aReaas received Of over Sl3S, 900. :
900.
Faehes .reSer1iag to crop values, Ar.
Hester says Ehss when Et is considered
that tie eombiGed values Of the past
three Crops. resulted IN payment to
farmers, comEon carriers, merchants
aad other handlers Of over 81 r53e, 600, :
COO their importance as great 1actor
IN the prosperity Of the Salth and Of
the entire country may be fully appre-
ciated
The consumption has been divided
as follows:
Alabama 2l2,3ss. increase Of 5eA
Arkansas 1, IA, decrease Gf l,47l
Georgia Ai9, 76l. decrease Of s, lS&
Kentrcky 20, 341, decrease CT l02a
Louisiana 16, 12l, decrease Of 1882.
Mississippi 3l,s4. decrease Of 6. l37.
Missouri 4 81, decrease OF 3S2-
North Carolina $50, ,814, decrease OF
South Carolina So, $780,, decrease of
49.295
Tennessee 4. 773s, decrease Of 2.773
Texas I6, 736, decrease of 6,871.
Virginia Sc, 939, increase Of "A. S9l.
Total consumption os the South
1918. 252, decrease under last year
Of 81, At.