The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-10-10
UNCLE SAMS
 COTTON CROP Bulletin is Issued by thc
 Census Bureau. THE SEASON OF l904-05 Interesting Figures Are
 shown in Report. Productien and Distribution 1ly1EgSoe BaIes-Exports Were s1 Fer Cen1,
 Domestic Uss q and the
 Surplus ..
THE SEASON OF lso4-os

reau today issued Q Duleklu euOUAN4 s the production and disributaon oe the cotton of the United States avAt1aoie
 between September 1. 1904. and eep-
 tember 1, 1905, to be 14.@bb,994 bo1eo. Of this 61 per cent was exported. ~
 percent was used in domestic oonaump- The domestic oonsumption inoiuss ss.- 776 bales destroyed by fire. The exportation amounted to ssxA4s~ s29 bales. the domestic consumptton
 to 4,315.756 and the Suhplus to L-
 565.3oe. Of the total is.6ss.sIS paie. the remainder in that of 1905. Iho surplus included stocks held in milles at ports. at interior towns and on plan tations and in transit on the first or last September.
 United States 2.1Ss.sz9 bales were used in Northern mills and 2.140.1e1 In Southern mills.
 In addition to the totals given. 134.- 46s bales of foreign cotton were Inn ported into the United States during | the year.
 The exportation for the year cov- cred exceed that of any previous year by 1.t4s,452 bales. and exceeded the average for the past ten years by D. s13,s4s bales. New Orleans with to- tai of 2.4ss.4si bales. held first rank
 as exporting point. but was closely pressed by Galveston with 2.a88,4l8
 bales. Savannah with i,29o.ss9 bales ! held third place. The value of the to- 2oe.2ss aggregating s,ss4.s27 bales. distributed in bales as follows: To the United Kingdom. 4,403.99e: | Belgium, 161.1b1; France. S57,1os; Ger many. 2.115,672; Italy. 53s,s2e; Russia,
 I25.4ss; Spain. 2se,sss; others lIz,,aa' l,l 125, ,407; Mexico, 73,27s. all other coun- tries, 9.461.
 The total number of rrpdueins spindfes in the United States IS re-
 were in the South and t5,Se6.7so in the
 North. Notwithstanding the great afr ference in the number of spfndles oS the two sections, the consumpticu or
 cotton Is practically the same The spindle in the Northern mills is sixty seven pounds, compared with 124 pounds in the South The difference m the per spindle consumption indicates that the Northern mills are spinnins yarns of vrey much greater finish than those turned out by the southern mills. The large output of the soutn- ern mills this season has been nanny of heavy fabrics. to supply q greatIy increased demand from China ana the Orient.
 The report shows that in twenty-five wears the production of the United states has Increased from 5,ls5ssb9 10 i a ea2 a7a bales. The total consump- tion of cotton in this country has m creased from 1,671.sS3 to 4,27s.sso paies. Within the last five years the cotton consuming establishments of the somthsrn states have increased their consumption from 1.4s3,711 to z.l4o,- 151 bales. During these five years the northern cotton consuming establish ments have actually decreased their consumption by 16.955 bales. explained by these mills being engaged during this period in replacing old machinery by more modern.
 1904 entering commercial channels was 1s.041.65 bales with a total consump- ton of 15.4749S0 bales. This indicates a worlds surplus of 2,566.S79 bales or the total production outside the united states. 2.960,0 ,000 bales were grown In the East Indies. 1.1s7.ooo in Egypt ana the remainder in Brazil and other eoun- tries.
 Owing to the sensitive character of the cotton market the report emphasizes the importance of accurate information on the question. and adds;
 Statistical Information.
 "while there have been some refusals in both sections of the country 10 sup piy data required by the law. the In formation mas as d rus SDSh fully and promptly given and when the totals are compared with the figures or the commercial movement It IS evident that the returns made to the bureau or the census have been remarkably ac- curate. In those cases where rnanu- lecturers refused to give the desired in- formation. statistics for such establish ments received through reliable sources have been included in the totals of this report"
 The report also says:
 Since the inauguration of the een- sus reports of cotton ginning the cot ion crop has been brought more conn pIeteIy within the purview of the sta tisticaI method than any other farm commodity. The total production of each year is now known, within few thousand bales, as early as the follow ing March. The progress of the crop can be traced bale by bale to the mills north and south and to the several foreign countries. It will be part of the purpose of these representatives to learn what proportion of their pur- chases the mills have consumed and what the mills have on hand at given dates. In time 1t Is hoped that this exact knowledge can be extended so as to include foreign countries, With this knowledge in their possession. the nroducer can himself determine what ia a fair price for him to demand and inc consumer what is a safe price for him to pay"
 The bulletin is the first to be pub Iished on the subject under the act nassed by Congress last February.