The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-11
YIELD OF COTTON CROP 1906.
SUGGESTIVE BULLETIN OF THE
CENSUS BUREAU.
Total Yield Nearly Fourteen and a
Half Million Bales-Two-thrids
Exported, the Other Third
Manufactured in the
United States.

Washington, D. c., October 9.-The
census bureau today issued a bulletin
showing the production and distribu-
ton of the cotton Of the United States
available between September l, 1904,
and Sptember /, 1905, to be IA,
994 bales. Of this 81 per cent was
exported, 80 per cent was used in do
mestic consumption, leaving a surplus
of 9 per cent. The domestic con-
sumption includes 3s,77I6 bales de-
stryode by fire.
The expectation amounted to S,S34,-
929 bales, the domestic consumption
4,315,-756, and the surplus 1,305,309.
Of the total. 13,s93,279 bales were in
cluded in the crop of 1904 and the
remainder in that Of 1905, OF the
quantity consumed in the United
States 2,13S,S29 bales were used in
Northern and 2,14O,151 in Southern
mills.
In addition to the totals given 1874
/ 469 bales of foreign cotton were i'm
fported into the United States during
the year. The expectation for the
year covered exceeded that of any
previous u months by 1,144, 452 bales,
and they exceeded the average for the
past ten years by 2,313,94S bales. New
Orleans, with total of 2,463,421
bales. held first rank as an exporting
point, but was close pressed by Cal
weston, with 2,3SS,31S bales, Savan-
nah, with 1,2e0,ss9 bales, held third
place.. The value Of the total export
was 494,2Os,293.
The export OF raw cotton was dis
tributed in bales as follows: To United
Kingdom, 4,O43,e99; Belgium, 161,-
ISL; France, S57,1os; Germany, q
115,s72; Italy, 536,92s; Russia, 125.-
1853; Spain, 2Se,6Ss; other 172,112:
Japan, 324,s6S; British North Ameri-
ca, 125,4O7; Mexico, 1926; all other
countries, 9,461.
Southern Mills Use More Cotton.
The total number of producing
spindles in the United States, is re-
ported at 24,O77,524, of which SPILL
1874 were in the South and 15,S65,790
in the North Notwithstanding the
great difference in the number of
-:.51o. of +ho two cao+ionc tho cOn-
sumption Of cotton is practically the
same. The annual consumption of
cotton per spindle in the Northern
mills IS 67 pounds, compared with 124
pounds in the South The difference
in the per spindle consumption indi-
Gates that the Northern mills are
spinning yarns OF very much greater
fneness than those turned out by the
southern mills The large output
of the Southern mills this season has
been nSinly OF heavy fabrics TO sup
ply a greatly increased demand from
China and the Orient.
Enormous increase of Crop.
The report shows that in twenty
five years the production Of the United
States has increased from 5,755,359 to
13,693,279 bales, the total consump-
ton Of cotton in this country has in
creased from 1,671,3S3 to 4,37S,9S0
bales. Within the last five years the
cotton consuming Establishments of
the Southern States have increased
their consumption from 1,483,711 to
2,140,151 bales. During these five
years the Northern cotton consum-
ing establishments have actually de-
creased their consumption by 1856
bales, explained by these mills by 49,
955 bales, explained by these mills be-
ing engaged during this period in re-
placing old machinery by more mod
ern. The worlds cotton production
of 1904, entering commercial chan
nels was 1S,O41,S59 bales, with to-
tai consumption Of 15,474,9S0 bales.
This indicates a worlds surplus of g.
566,S79 bales. Of the total production
100000 bales were grown in the
East Indies, 1,1S7,Ooo in Egypt, and
the remainder in Brazil and other
countries.
Accurate Information Wanted.
Owing to the sensitive character of !
the cotton market the report empha- |
sizes the importance of accurate in
formation on the question, and adds:
While there have been some re-
fusals in both sections of the country
to supply the data required by the law
the information has as rule been
cheerfully and promptly given: and |
when the totals are compared with |
the figures of the commercial move
ments, it is evident that the returns |
made to the bureau of the census have
been remarkably accurate. In those
cases where manufacturers refused to