Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-10-26
Ia Issuing Of Cotton Report
by Census Bureau.
NEW Or EAyS THINKS
SOMEONE WAS ON THE INSIDE
Director North FmphaticaIIy Denies
AccuSatiOa...TO of Almost
Five Million Bales
Ginned.

Washington, Oct. 25.--A total of
4940,72S bales of cotton ginned in the
United States up to October is is the
statement issued by the census bureau
today. In this calculation round bales
are counted as half bales and the fig
ures 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 the crops of for
mer 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 a total of 3693,279
bales for the year. In 1903 the total
production was 10.045, ,615 bales, and
the ginning output up to october 20
was 3.706,24S; in 1902 the total was
10,S27,t6S and the output to October
25 was 5,6S3.006. Today's reports
covered 26,364 ginneries and the state
ments upon which It was prepared
were supplied by telegraph by 702
special agents in the field most Of
them representing one county each.
The fact that the bulletin was not
issued until II o'clock, two hours aft
er the usual time, caused some COM
plant from brokers in different cities,
and some OfNthese which reached the
bureau before the document was given
to the public were Of a sensational
character. These are summarized IN
the following from Secretary Hester Of
| the New orleans Cotton Exchange:
Suspect Crookedncss.
New Orleans oct. 25.--S. ID, North
| director of the census, Washington.
| Much disappointment and dissatisfac-
] ton here I'm issuing the gnners' re-
port at . D. nj. Bache & Co. of New
] York, wire Hayward, Wick & Clark. oi
! New Orleans. as follows:
David Miller has just made state
ment to effect that the glnners' report
| has been delayed from IL o'clock tc
| 2 o'clock so as to allow more time e
| certain parties to sell cotton on, and
says he will stand by the above.
cone rumor here is That the report
will show. counting round as hal'
bales. 6.100100.
"All kinds of rumors are being
spread and parties are selling the mar
ket down, under suspicion OF some
thing wrong in your bureau. | send
this because | think II proper you
should know it. The David Miller re-
ferred to was the receiver OF Sully &
Co. and is a prominent member OF
the New York Cotton Exchange.
II. c. HESTER"
To this Director North replied:
NOrh's Reply.
washington. oct. 25.--Henry G.
Hester, secretary New orleans Cotton
Exchange. New Orleans-Telegram re-
ccived. Nobody in this office knows
even approximately at the moment
how many bales glnned the report will
show The men engaged In compil-
| ing IL are locked up and the door Is
| guarded on the outside. More than
half of the Geographic reports from
| county agents were received this
morning and their compilation prior to
2 O'Clock was a physical impossihllity
NORTH"
| This telegram was forwarded be-
! fore the bulletin was given out, and
after II was issued>it was stated that
some Of the reports from the agents
we're not received until ten minute'
before 9 o'clock.
The ginnery product for the pres.
| ent year to date by states included;
Indian Territory 1929; oklahoma
95,2S0.