The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-14
THE COTTON CROP.
OF Last Year as Compared With the
Year Before.

Secretary Hester, of New Orleans,
In his annual report, which was is
sued last week, puts the cotton crop Of
10000 at 10, ,0ll,37 bales, decreese
Of 71l6, lS5 under that Of 1902 03. He
says that compared with last year in
round figures, Texas, including Indian
Territory, has increased Is 600 bales.
The group known as other Gulf
States, consisting Of Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Okla
hona, Utah and Kansas has lest 430,-
900 and the group of Atlantic States,
Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky
and Virginia has fallen off 1872, 900.
Mr.. Hester's report on the cotton
crop of the different States is given as
follows in thousands of bales:
Alabama 1000 against 1850 last
year.
Arkansas 105 against 900.
Georgia 1925 against l470.
Florida 55 against 55.
LOUISIANA S2+ against S24.
Mississippi l 1887 against 1,404.
North Carolina 563 against SIS.
South Carolina S25 against $50.
Tennessee, ETC., 45l against 500.
Texas and Indian Territory 2,S76
against 1881.
Total crop l0,ol1 against 10, 72S.
He makes the actual production Of
Indian Territory 266, 555 bales agairs5
369, Psi last year, Of Oklahoma Ill.,
057 against 1856, 900 last year and Of
Missouri 81, 1867 against 35, 906 last
year, the two last being included under
the head of Tennessee, etc.
He puts the average commercial va
lue of the crop at s6l.3S against
s44.52 last year and the total value of
the crop at s6l7, SOL, 54S agaicst $780,
10, ,282 last pear.
In reference to the total value Mr..
Hester says that while the crop is
smaller by seven hundred and odd
thousand bales less than last year it is
less by 1868, 900 bales than the crop
Of 1S98-99, which was the largest ever
marketed, it has brought better re-
turn in money values than any ever
produced in the south.
Referring to the increase ia values
over last year he gives details as to
prices, showing that while the lowest
range OF last season was from Septem-
ber to January, inclusive, this year
the highest range of values was dur
ing the period Of marketing the bulk
OF the crop and the result was tnat
farmers obtained more Of the advan-
tage Of the rise instead Of it's coming
as usual after the cotton had passed
out Of their hands. In other words
there were marketed up to January 81
CT this year in round figures 8,0l0,000
which sold for s+47, 100000 while up
to the same period last season the
amount marketed YVES 1885,
which brought 1886, 665, 900, a differ
ence of only $4,000 bales and an in
crease in the amount received of over
sl38, 100000.
Further referring to crop values
Mr.. Hester says that when it is coE-
sidered that the comb ned values OF
the past three crops resulted in pay
ment to farmers, merchants and other
handlers Of over 81, $50, 100000, their
i'm portance as great factor in the
prosperity Of the south and of the en-
tire country may be fully appreciated.
The consumption has been divided
as follows:
Alabama PIP, 3eS, increase Of 5s4.
Arkansas 1,444, decreases of l,471.
Georgia 419, ,761, decrease Of 6,l3S.
Kentucky 20, 34l, decrease of ], ,029.
Louisiana 16, l2l, decrease Of 1882.
Mississippi 313, ,84l, decrease Of {, ,137.
Missouri 4,341, decrease OF 3S2.
North Carolina 530,S14 decrease OF
2O,sss,
South Carolina 563, $50, decrease OF
1925.
Tennessee II, 773, decrease of 773.
Texas l6, 1856, decrease OF 6,871.
Virginia 1889, increase Of IA, 89l.
Total consumption Of the south L.
9l9, ,252, a decrease under last year of
S1,477.