The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-10-06
LAST YEARS. CROP.
some Interesting Figures Relative to
the Cotton Outp.t.
Williamton Cots tho Largest Share
ofSouth Cnroiina y Cotton-Oon-
sumption by Mills.

pNhPtAoH Wy MlllH.
On Friday tho national department
OF agriculture gave out some interest
ing Information relative to the cotton
Of 1903 4.
During the year 1899 and 1900 there
wero shipped from South Carolina a
total Of 485, 1923 bales; 1900 1901, 453..
244 bales; 1901 1902, 423, 900 bAles:
1907 1903, 493 858 bales; 1903.19O4,
AZ .oo7 bal During the year 1903
l904 Tn * 'e shipped into the state
2l5 ls} ha.:,. During tho same time
mills al ) state bought 569, $50 bales.
Ihe ...al crop Of tile state for the
same time was 83l 378 bales.
SO much Of thu South Carolina orop
Is taken by It's own mills and those OF
Georgia and North Carolina that the
ouik Of what remains Is distributed
,hrough few comm mcrcial channels
Than the crops Of some other states
wilmington gets much larger share
or the South Carolina crop than apy
other port, being 1866 446 bales, but
the receipts for 1903 4 were Q, 1853
bales less than the previous year.
Ine most notable change in port
receipts occurs at Charleston where
the dec.eaSe amtu ted to 40 492 bales.
1899 1900 Charleston received 90 S8l
balas; 1900 1901 sne received 97.4,6
oaics; 1921 2 she rec lived 93 937 bales:
1907 size received 1913, 672, and In
1903 4 So, ,lS0 bales, there were
practically no shipments To New
Orleans in 1904 against 4 .43O bales
the previous years. Norfolk show n
Kain OF 20, 49l bales from South Caro-
Ina, her figures being for 1890 1900
lG, 1863; 1900 l. 1861; 1901 Q, 24,3S7:
1902 3, l8. 500, and 1903 4, 80 O23.
Savannah has gained 6,OOO from
south Carolina, her figures being,
1899 1900, 43 534; 1890 l 53 G96; 1901
q S66l7; 1904, 1880. New Yo k
has gained 797 bales, her figures being
1899 1900, 1870; 19OO.1, 1852; 1901
2, 63l; 1902 3, tG2 1903 4, 7,259
Baltimore has lost 894 bales, her fl
ures being, for 1902 3, l ,O12 bales, and
for 1903 4, 1lS bales. Tue shipments
to Augusta increased $50 bsles, her
liHu'es being for 1902 3, 77,13S, and
for 1903 4, 80, l27, and to North At
!antic ports (gia Gaorgetowr) LILO
bales.
The Inland moyament to domestic
mills shows the foil )wing changes: an
increase of 3 466 bales to New e lpiand
mills, and 800 to Virginia mills, and o
decrease Of 5,084 bales to North Caro-.
lima mills aud l .480 bales to Georgia
mills The total movement from Sthe
state In 1908 was 477 ,OO7 baics, or
l6 S5l tales less than in 1902 3, and
the average movement fer the five
years is 462 625 bales. The average
commercial crop for the same period
Is 834, 37l bales.
The following Ia the number of
bales shipped from the prlnc!psl
points In South Carolina in 1908 4:
Abbevllle, 2.74S; Aiken, 5 PIT; Allen.
dale, 1921; Anderson, 1919; Bam.
berg, 5,l72; Barnwell, 3,849; Ben.
nettsViilo, 6.676; Bishopville, 1O,572;
Blackville, 4 no; Branchvilie, 3,O3l;
Camden, 4 4O59, Chester, G SIG, Clio,
Z, l24; Columbia, 63, 1T; Darlington,
1860; Denmark, 6,8l0; E}geh:ld, s..
$40: Greenville, ID 59i; Greenwood;
l6,977; Nowberry, II 1871; Otangeburg
6.6lS; Sumter, 45 3l9; Spartanbury,
3,O35; Yorkville, 6 306
In addition to tho above shipments
from raiway stations in South Car,.
lima there were Shipped By boats from
coaatHise points In the state TO Char
lesion IA 8l5 bales, and from Savan
nah river landings 647 bales 80 Au
guSta and .2lS 90 Savannah. There
originated on plantstl0ns in Aikc1
and Edletield counties 1888 ball s.
6,i93 bales, OF which were delivered
at Augusta by wagons, and / 100 bales
by canal boats.