The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-09-14
COTTON CROP
EIGURED BYssECRETARY HES
TER OF NEW oRLE ANs.

Me Rixea the Total Value OF the Crop
for the eeaaon at $641 100
434
The annual report on tho Uiited
States cotton crop for 100000, issued
by Secretary Hester, of the New o.
leans cotton exchange, Is summarized
rs follows:-
He puts the cotton from 1876 CO at
IL, 346. 988 bales, o decrease Of 2. 219..
897 under that Of 19o4-O6.
He SAYS that compared with last
year, In round figures r. xas, including
Indian Territory, has fallen of 558..
600 bales, The group known as other
gulf states, consisting of Louisiana,
Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma. Utah and X snsas,
has decreased | 43l 900, and groups
OF Atlantic States alabama, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Oaro.
lima Kentucky and Virgipit), has lest
$4,000
THE CIoP BY eTATEs.
Mr.. Hester's report on the cotton
crop Of the different states Is given as
follows, In Thousands OF bales:
Alabama, 1889 against 1,470 last
year; Arkansas, 635 against COS; Flor.
Ida, 80 against 80; Georgia, l 300
against l 975; Louisiana, 525 agaiDs,
LOO; Mississippi, 1892 against / MI;
North nQ rnlin0 H9d a,reip. TJE, Sn,,fh
Carolina, 1,175 against 1, 200; Tenn.
essee, CAT against COL; Texas and In
dian Territory, 5000 against 3 584
Totol crop this year IL, 346 against
13, 500 last year.
He makes the total production Of
Indian Territory, which ia included In
Texas, 361 200 bales against 500, TAO
last year; OF Oklahoma 324 446 against
3l9. 23l last year; OF Missouri AZ 754
bales against Al. 698 last year, tho two
last being included under tho head Of
Tennessee, etc.
THE AVERAGE BALE
He puts the average commercials
value OF this crop at csc. So per bale,
against S43 81 last year, and tire total
value Of the GRO at SEAL, 100, 434,
against 1928, 1876 .359 last yea He
states that while tiiis crop was prac.
tically 2. 200. 900 bales less thar that
Of last year, 1t sold for 812, 1852, OTIS
more.
He gives details Of prices, SHOW pg
that taking the cotton belt as a whole,
the highest figure for middliDg Curing
the year was IL 1 81 per pound, reach-
ed In December, 1905, and the lowest
8 s 10 In August, 1906, and the aver
age value pr pound was ii 7 1000.
compared with 8 SO 100 cents last
year.
He puts tho average weight per bale
at 6lO 81 100 pounds, showing q de-
crease under last year Of 467 100. Mr..
Hester makes the actual growth for
the season 1l,l6l, 900, and says that
the last report Of the census bureau of
cotton ginned does not cover this
years entire growth, that oven with
due allowance for old cotton carried
over the g%inners' returns seem short
by several hundred thousand bales Of
tho actual crop.
SPINDLES IN THE SOUTH.
He estimates the spindles In the
south ut 9,760. 1872 old, idle and not
complete, against 8 .2O5. $40 last year.
The net gain In the number Of south.
ern mills over last year has been II,
making the total now 794. OF these
these TAI have boon In operation dur.
inR the year, 20 are idle and 33 are In
course Of erection, Ia old and cut of
date concerns which ceased business
have been crossed eff the list. The
consumption has been divided as fol.
lows:
Alabama, 229 885, increase 16, 013.
Arkansas, 3 372, increase 1872
Georgia, 5l4 673, increase 3 1888.
Kentucky, % 37l, increase 2, 500.
Louisiana, 1857. increase 1921.
Mississippi, Al, 29S, increase LILO.
Missouri, 7.240, Increase 779.
North Carolina, 694 .4O5, increase
1926.
Sauth Carolina, 6e6. 7l5, increase
1926.
Tennessee, 58,4O2, increase 6 1855.
Texas, SO 800 increase 8,123.
Virginia, 65 261. increase 6, 26O.
Totals, 2.374. 225. increase 21O, 72O.
lucrease ovsr yoSr before last, 454,.
073.