Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-11-01
SHORT COTTON CROP.
Under lo,O00,0O0 Bales Indicated by Re.
port-Much Cotton is Being Held.

Dallas, Texas, October 26.-The
following is synopsis of the report
of the National Ginners' Association,
made public yesterday:
From reports received we estimate
the amount of cotton ginned to o.
tober 18 to be bet ween 4, 100000 and
100000 bales.
These reports show about 46 per
cent of the crop giuned and indicate
a crop under 1O,00O,OOO bales. The
reports are as follows:
Alabama, ginned up to October 18
this year, 593,36O, against 6Ss,140
last year. About 20 per cent of the
cotton has been sold since the de-
cline. Seed average $l2 net.
Arksnsas, ginned 100000, against
245,527 last year; crop 40 per cent
less than last year. Seed average
$11.50. Holding very little cotton.
Florida, ginned 1924, against
36,724 last year. Crop 33 per cent
short.
Georgia, ginned 1,O23,3OO, against
1,O13,OOO last year. Crop % per
cent short of last year. About SO
per cent of cotton being held for 10
and IL cents since recent decline.
Seed average $3.50 per ton.
Indian Territory, ginned $4,000,
against 1920 last year. Crop 81
per cent short of last year. Very
little being held. Seed average $40.
Louisiana, ginned 144,75O, against
$4,000 last year. Crop Al per cent
short of last year. Very little being
held except by large planters. Seed
$12 per ton.
Mississippi, ginned 225,ssO, against
569,456 last year. Crop 3s per cent
short of last year. Thirty per cent
of cotton being held for 10 and IL
cents. Seed $3.50 per ton.
Missouri, 5000 against 11,O75 last
year. Crop 81 per cent less than
last year. Seed $12 per ton. No
cotton held.
North Carolina ginned 100000,
against 2S9,OO0 last year. Crop is
% per cent more than last year
Some holding for 10 and IL cents
Seed average $14.50.
Oklahoma, ginned $4,000, agains,
1O2,9O1 last year; crop 81 per cent
short of last year. Seed so pei
ton.
South Carolina, ginned $4,000
against 607,6S6 last year. Crop "a
per cent short of last year. About
40 per cent of cotton being held
Since recent decline will sell at 1C
to II cents. Seed average $14.25.
Tennessee, ginned $4,000, against
sl,776 last year. Crop 20 per cent
short of last year. Large planters
holding. Seed s13 per ton.
Texas, ginned 1,272,SOO, against
2,2O5,1s6 last year. Crop % per
cent short of last year.
Virginia, ginned, $3.50, against
4,S49 last year. Crop 10 per cent
short of last year.
The crop is about two weeks
earlier than last year in parts of
North Carolina, nearly all of South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, south
half of Alabama, south and south
west Texas, while it is one to three
weeks late in the balance of Texas,
Indian Territory, Arkansas, Louisi-
ana, Mississippi with Missouri, Ten
nesee, Virginia, Oklahoma about the
same as last year. Crop is 80 to 90
per cent ginned in South half of belt,
20 to 80 per cent in balance of belt.
Very little top crop and recent frosts
killed top plants in lowlands in
northern part of belt.
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 reached total of
6,417,S94 bales, out of total of 49,
693,279 bales for the year. In 1903