The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-02-10
Commercial Bales Ginned
are 9,859,277.
INCLUDING THE ROUND
Or Counting the Round as Half Bales
s,485,537. How These Figures
Compare With Those of the
Years 1902 and
1908.
(Bv the Associated Press }

Washington, Feb. 9.-The report issued
by the Census Office today of the quantity
of cotton ginned from the growth of 1908
up to and including January 16, 1904,
shows that 30,171 ginneries were operated,
and that these ginned 1859 PIT commercial
bales Counting round bales as half bales
the number is 9,4s5, ,537, which compares
with S,9O5 ,5O3 and 1O,5SS. $50 bales to De-
cember 13, 1902. and March IA, 1903, re-
spectively.
The report for the entire country Is as
follows: $685. 800 square bales, TAT, ,4S0
round bales, 72,907 sea island crop bales.
9,S59,277 total commercial bales. The
total commercial bales ginned from the
crop of 1902 to December 13. 1902, was
9,311,S35. and to March IA, 1903, was
11,07S, 1882
The cotton ginned from crop grown in
1903 up to and including January 16, 1904,
is given by States and Territories as fol
lows:
Alabama-3,873 ginneries. 941599 square
Alabama-3,S73 ginncries; 947,599 square
bales, 1898 round bales, 1,020,592 com
mercial bales
Arkansas-2, $50 ginneries. 619,694 square
bales, 44,716 round bales, 664, ,410 CONNER
cial bales.
Florida-272 ginneries. SO,41S square
bales, 26,756 round sea island crop bales.
STA commercial bales.
Georgia.. .994 ginneries, 1924, ,419 square
bales. 4G516 round bales, 1924 sea island
crop bales, 1907, ,169 commercial bales.
Indian Terlitory-4S9 ginneries, 217,S39
square bales, S1,614 round bales 299, ,55S
commercial bales.
Kansas ginneries, SO square bales, So
commercial bales. ...........
Kentucl,y-2 ginneries, 563 square bales.
500 commercial bales.
Louisiana-2,201 ginncries. 746,773 square
bales. 79,543 round bales, 826,316 CONNER
cial bales
Mississippi-4,225 ginneries 1,31o,991
square bales, 56,49S round bales, 1867, ,4S9
commercial bales.
Missour-74 ginneries, 26,597 square
bales, 5,642 round bales, 32,2S9 commercial
bales
North Carolina-2,733 ginneries, 541 IL;
square bales. 81 round bales, 541, 146 com.
mercial bales.
Oklahoma-231 gnneries 15S, 334 square
bales, 32,761 round bales, 191 eos CONNER
cial bales.
South Carolina-3,19 ginneries, 78S. 797
square bales, 9,917 sea island crop bales
798,7t4 commercial bales.
Tennossee-789 ginneries. 216,069 square
bales. 1850 round bales, 234,919 CONNER
cial bales.
Texas-4,43S ginneries, 1882 square
bales. 1926 round bales, 2,505,5S8 com
mercial bales.
Virgina-117 ginneries, 1890 square
bales, II 255 commercial bales.
In the report issued today no account
has beer taken of linters obtained bv the
cotton seed oil mills from re-ginning cot
ton seed. Statistics of such cotton will
be included in the final report of this
season which report will be issued about
March Is. The final report will distribute
the crop by counties, segragate upland
and sea island cotton and give weights of
bales.
The Census Office is now engaged in the
computation of the average weight OF
the bale for this crop from data furnished
by the ginners and cotton weighers, and
a statement giving the results will be
published about February 18th.