The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-17
TESTERS REPORT
COTTON CROP SHOWS INCREASE
 OVER LAST YEAR.
1he Production by States In ThOus- mnds of Bales shows Decrease in Both Alabama and
 Georgia.

New Orleans, Sept 16.-Secretary &ester.s annual report of the cotton rroP of 1so6-1so7 issued tonight said:
 The cotton crop of 1906-1907 is es &mated at 13.510.9S2 bales an increase of 2,164,994 over that of 1905-1906 and 2 decrease of 54,903 under that of 1904 l905. Compared with last year the sxcess was entirely in Texas. lnclud- 1ng Indian Territory and what are termed the "other gulf states" which together marketed in round figures Z,174,000 bales more, while the group of Atlantic states. embracing Alabama, Georgia Florida, North Carolina South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, lost 609,000 bales.
 Production by states in thousands
 Alabama l.2s9. against 1889 last year; Arkansas 940 against 635 last year; Florida es. against 80 last year; Heorgia 1895, against 1900 last year; E.ouisiana 995. against 525 last year; Missfssippi 1,541, against 1,235 last year; North Carolina, etc. 66S. against fsl last year; South Carolina 967 k6S against SAT last year; Texas and Indian Territory 4,503 against 3026; Total crop 1S,511, against 11,34e last
 The total production of Indian Ter F!tory which is included in Texas, was 4Rz,6!0 bales against S21,2 ,260 last year: of Oklahoma 49O,s2s bales. against against 42,754 last year, the two last Tennessee, etc
 The average commercial value of this crop was $53,02 per bale against $b6.b6 last year and $46.S1 the year before. For the first time in history the cotton crop of the United States Hons of dollars. It brought $75, ,O0O.- GOO more than last year. The total value was $716.352,265. Taking the cotton belt as whole the highest fig ftwN Fnr VuafH O ,A- pound reached in August 1907 and the lowest Is cents in September 1906; average 1oaS-16 cents. On account of the autumnal storms the average low middling to middling as compar- ed with fully middling the season be-
 The actual growth of the season was 13,6S0.000 bales against 11,161 900 last season, an increase of 2.469,000 bales.
 Southern spindIes numbered 1o.5ss,- 095 against S,76o,192 last year. The in- creass In southern mills over last year was 20.s making the total now S14. The years consumption was as follows. in bales:
 Alabama 23s.o91; Arkansas s,164; Georgia 5S2.1e9; Kentucky 25,564; Missouri s,40S; North Carolina 7Ss.- s1.176, Texas 42,O16; Oklahoma 1,106; Virginia 70.41s; Total 2.439.10s.
 In round numbers 4'SSS,OOO bales, of American cotton were worked into yarns and fabrics by American mills against 4,S35, ,000 last year, a gain of 64,00O. Adding foreign cottons. Amer acan mills have used in round fig hres 5.063.00O bales, against 4,960. 900 last year. Tn the South the number of spindles in. active mills has in- creased 791,965 and there are still in course of erection in Southern states 640,97S spindles. The worlds con sumption of American cotton was 12,- S9S, 900 bales an excess over last year of 532, 900. The importation of for eign cotton was 1S1,604 bales. an ex- cess of 56.310 over last year. United States exports to Mexico dwindled to s43 bales against 24,620 last year and 6S,4s7 the year before.
 The gross weight of the bales of this years growth averages 515 2-10O pounds against 510 9dol0O last season.