The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-11
Hyde's Visit to England.


 As already sent in this correspond ence, statistician John Hyde. of the De- pertinent of Agriculture, who has gone to England on business for the Depart ment, intends to visit the cotton manu- featuring district of Lancashire to in vestigate conditions there with a view to ascertaining how the market for American cotton Is faring and whether there Is anything In experimentation reported with cotton from other parts of the world.
 MT. Hyde's information before he left was that there was an unprecedented amount of building of new mills and improving of old now in progress in the Lancashire district. His advices ap- pear to be confirmed in a clipping from The Leeds Yorkshire Post giving an account of conditions, sent to the Department of Commerce and Labor by United States Consul Walter c, Hamm. at Hull, England. Mir. Hamm sends the article with this comment:
 If this period of prosperity in the Lancashire cotton trade continues through the year there ought to be a market for the American cotton crop at good prices"
 The article from the Lancashire pa | per is as follows:
 The first qquarter of 1905 has been unparalleled in the history of the cot | ton trade. Order lists, which, both in | spinning and weaving, were at the be- | ginning of the year of unprecedented | dimensions, have been considerably ex- tended. until 1t may be truthfully said l that the like has never been known. The sober fact Is that both spinners and manufacturers are enjoying a period of great prosperity.
 Business of late in cloth and yarn has tapered off distinctly the Manches- | ter market having, say, during the past | fortnight, become decidedly quieter than for some time back. Howbeit, or der lists are healthy and handsome profits are assured for many months to come.
 feature Is the fact. officially announced this week, that the cotton ginned has reached the enormous total of 13,597,- | TSP bales, against 10,014,454 bales last season and 1o,7S4,473 bales In 1902-3. But the question which now agitates the trade now is, how much of this is to be the commercial crop?" Many question whether anything like twelve 1 millions will be brought into sight. There Is growing consumption in all most all parts of the world, and this factor is being manipulated for all 1t | is worth. Strong holding back in the South continues, latest advices on this point being very "bullish." However, the planters may be forced by natural circumstances to allow their cotton to come forward freely. Meantime Lam cashire spinners are fairly well "cov- cred" in the raw material since the be- ginning of the year. In January we | were In the threepences, touching four pence early in February. In March there has been fluctuation from 4.39d. (S.9 cents) to 4,1Od. (S.3 cents,) ana now we stand at about 41-4d. (S 1-2 cents.
 Egyptian cotton has hovered about I'd. (14 cents) for F. G. F. brown de- scriptions. At the moment We are one third penny (two-thirds cent) under that figure. There is no new feature, except that receipts of late have show, up more favorably, but the movement is much behind that at the same time last year, which. of course, is scarcely surprising, since advices were received some time ago indicating that the cror would probably not exceed 6,OOO.OOC cantars 661,3s6.TOo pounds.)
 Spinners of home trade American yarns have had cheerful three months
 Engagements have strengthened anC extended. until in many eases order: are on hand for twelve months. a few
 extended beyond that time, and gen.
 erally, we should say. spinners are un'
 
 rent year. This applies not only tC
 mule. but also to ring yarns. demand for the latter having been particularly active this last month. Margins have
 widened of late, but. it may he said arc much narrower than at the opening of the year Export yarns all round ar, ? deeply sold. Time of delivery roI
 some weeks has been the impending factor in regard to negotiations. Egyp | tan fine yarns of late have done rathel : better. but coarse-carded descriptions [ continue slow and disappointing. Manufacturers until ten or fourteei I days back continued to rejoice in gooC ? demand for goods from all parts of thu C world. Engagements for India. China s and several of the minor outlets ar, r exceedingly heavy. Makers command
 very long time for new bookings anC . extremely full prices. The operative D weavers have just obtained an advanc, $ in wages of 3 per cent, and the com t parative ease with which this has beer t obtained affords striking evidence O n the profitable state of the industry. 1T . the home trade things continue unsat s lsfactory for the time of the year Q Country demand is still dragging; her s and there are signs that the situation . is being gradually improved, thougl