The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-26
REPORTS OF
 TIE GINNERS .4,94:I2S Bales to Octo- { Der 1s. S jRT CROP FOaEcAsTED Delay in Giving Out Figures
 Causes Criticism. Census Director North, in Telegram to Secretary Hester of New Or
 leans, Puts End to Wild
 Rumors.
E .jRT CROP FOSECAsTED

Washington, Oct. 25.--A total of 4,- 940,72S bales of cotton ginned in the United States up to October IS Is the statement announced sin bulletin is- sued by the Census Bureau today. In this calculation round bales are count ed as half bales and the figures given in the bulletin are based on reports made by the bureaus special agents in the field.
 No estimate Is made of the total crop for the year, but figures are given out concerning crops of former years, These figures show that up to this date in 1904 the product of the gins had reach ed a total of 6,417,S94 bales out of a tota, of 13,e93,279 bales for the year. In 1903, the total production was 1o.- e45,615 bales, and the ginning output up to October 25 was 3.706,24S; in 1902 the total was 1e,S27,16S and the output to October 25 was 5,6S3,006. Today's report covered 26,364 ginneries and the statements upon which 1t was prepared were supplied by telegraph to 702 spe- cial agents in the field, most of them representing one county each.
 The fact that the bulletin was not issued until g. o'clock. two hours after the usual time, caused some complaint from brokers in different cities and some of these which reached the bu- reau before the document was given to the pupic were oi SeHSaeioh"A ShaA acter.
 RuInors of Sensational Character.
 These are summarized In the follow ing from Secretary Hester of the New Orleans Cotton Exchanges
 New Orleans. La. Oct. 25, 1905. Hon s. D. North, Director of the Gen.
 sus. Washington, D. C.:
 Much disappointment and dissatis- faction here are delay in issuing gin- ners' report to 2 p. m. Bache & Com panv of New York, wire Hayward. Wick & Clark of New Orleans as follows:
 l" David Miller has just made the statement to the effect that the gin ners' report has been delayed from 12 o'clock to 2 o'clock 80 as to allow more on. and says he will stand by the above One rumor here is that the report will show. counting round as half bales. 6.100.000, All kinds of ru- mors are being spread, and parties are selling the market down under suspi- cion of something wrong in your bu- reau send this because I think it proper you should know it. The Da- vid Miller referred to was the receiver of Sully & Company and Is a promi- nent member of the New York Cotton Exchange. H. c. Hester"
 To this Director North replied:
 Washington, D. C.. Oct. 25. 1905 Henry G. Hester. Secretary New or
 leans Exchangs, New Orleans, La:
 Telegram received. Nobody in this office knows even approximately at the moment how many bales ginned the re- port will show. The men engaged in compiling are locked up and the door guarded on the outside. More than half of the telegraphic reports from county agents were received this morn- ing and their compilation prior to o'clock was a physical impossibility.
 North"
 Reports Up to 1850 ?. m.
 This telegram was forwarded before the bulletin was given out and after 1t was issued, 1t was stated that some of the reports from the agents were not received until ten minutes before 2 o'clock.
 The ginnery product for the present Ao aa+ h,rG Gta fnlIn1ua