The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-10-04
LAST YEARS. CROP.
Some Interesting Figures Relative to
the Cotton outp.t.
Wiliamton Gets .he Largest Share
ofSaU:h Ca-olia Cotton-Con.
sumption by Mills.

o. Friday the nationa! department.
OF agriculture gave out some interest
Ing information relative to the cotton
OF 1908 4.
During the year 1899 and 1900 there
were shipped from South Carolina a
total Ct 465, ,32S bales; 1900 1901, 453,-
pa bales; 1901 1902, 423, $50 bales;
1902 1eys. 493.S5S bales; 1e03-1904,
477.C 90 :,..:s. During the year 1903
100 tt. we're shipped into the state
q 5.lS5 oales. During 51e same time
m,.: 70 toe state bought $50, $50 bales.
The total crop Of the state for toe
same time was s3l.37s bales.
So much OF the South Carolina crop
is taken by It's own mills aad those Of
Georgia ard North Carolina that the
bulk CT what remails is distributed
through few commercial channels
than the crops Of sone other states.
Wilmington gets much larger share
Of tue South Carolina crop than any
other port, being 156 446 bales, but
toe receipts for 1908 were 2,768
bales less than the previous year.
Tue most notable change in port
receipts occurs at Charleston where
5he decrease amounted to 40, 452 bales.
1899 1900 Charleston received 9S,S8l
bales; 19o0.l90l sic received 97,4l6
bales; 1901 2 she received SO, 937 bales;
1902 she received 12S,672, and in
1903 $3.50 bales, there we're
practically no ship nents to New
Orlears in 1904 against 4, 40 bales
the previous years. Norfolk show a
gain Of 20, 494 bales from South Caro-.
Ira. her figures being for 1899 1900
16, l69; 1900 l, 48: :677; 1902. 1887;
1902 3. is. 52e. sud 1903 4, 80 o23.
Savannah. Eas gained 5000 from
South Csr3lins, her figures being,
1889 1890, 43 534: 1860 l, 5S sos; 1901
2, 36, GIT; l9o3-4, 1850. New 70 K
has gained 1877 Gales, hec figures being
1899 1900, 1870; 1e00.l, 4,452; 1901.
2, 63l; 1902 3, 6.462 1908 T.. 1859
Baltimore las lost ss4 bales, her fig
ures being, fer 1902 3, 1,012 bales, and
for 1903 4, 11S haies. The shipments
to augusta increased 1859 bales, her
isu.es being for 1902 3, 1913, and
for 1903 (, S2,l27, and to North At
iansic ports WA GeoTgetowu) LAO
bales.
Tie inland c,ovement to domestic
mills sLoTs tire following changes; an
Increase CT 3 466 bales to New England
mills, and 500 TO Virginia mills, and a
decrease Ct 5, 0S4 bsles to North Caro-
lima mills and l, $50 bales to Georgia
mills. The total movement from the
state in 1908 vas All, 7,007 bales, or
16. S5l bales less than in 1902 3, and
tha average movement for the FIVE
years is 462, 625 bales. The average
commercial crop foc che same peciod
is S34, 81 bales.
The following is the number OF
bales shipped from the principal
points in South Carolina in 1908 4:
Abbeville, 2,748; Aiken, 5.217; Allen
dale, 1921; Andersen, 1879; Bam-
berg, SIP; Barnwell, 3,849; Ben
nettsyille, 6,676: B!shopville, 10.572;
Blackvilis, 4.7l0; BraIcnvilie, 1881;
Camden, 4. CSC, Chester, 8l6, Ciio,.
I, 124; Colunbia, 63,l77; Darlington,
1859; Denmark, $40; Eigefsld, s.
$40: G,eenville, 1881; Greenwood;
1e, s77; Newberry, 7,l3l; O1angeburg
S.61S; Sumter, As 3ls; Spartanburg,
3,035; Yorkville, 6.306
In addition 70 the above shipment
fron railway stations in South Care.
lima there were shipped b7 boats from
coastWise points in the state to Caar-
lesion l4,S15 bales, and from SaTan-
nah river landings 647 bales to Au.
gusta and l,216 to Savannah. T:iere
originated on plantations in Aiken
and EGgefeld counties 1888 balls,
Is, 1913 bales, Of wh:ca were delivered
at Aug usta b3 wagons, and l,790 bales
by canal boats.