The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-11-09
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The bureau Of the census has just
published bulletin 90. which con
tains = report on the supply and dis
trihution OF cotton in the United
States for the year ending Aug. 81,
1907. The bulletin also includes the
latest available data in respect TO
the number OF cotton s~pindles and
to the consumption OF cotton In 9th
er important manufacturing coun-
tries, together with statistics of i'm
ports and exports Of raw cotton and
it's manufactures for selected coun-
tries. This report was prepared un-
der the supervision OF William NJ.
Steuart, chief statistician FOR man
ufactures. by Daniel c. Roper, expert
special agent,
$1,000. 900 Bales supply.
The supply of cotton for the year
ending August 81. 1907, according
to the census bulletin, was l5,o25.-
72o bales of 500 pounds each. To
this number the cotton crop of
1906 contributed 1~2.S97,714 bales,
and thai of 1907 contributed 200,-
27S bales, stocks held on Sept. /.
1906, amounted to 1,349,130 bales,
and the imports of foreign cotton to
.02,733 bales.
OF this supply, i,9S4,936 bales
were consumed by manufacturers,
22,952 were burned, and S,503 265
were exported, leaving ~1,514,567
bales in stock at the end of the year.
Manufacturers in the cotton grow
ing states consumed 2,410. 993 bales,
which was slightly less than the
amount consumed by the manufac-
turers in all the other states, B.
5T2,943 bales.
Mexican Cotton Exported.
The figures given above for the
imports Of cotton represent only the
net imports. The total importation
during the year was 22S, 1913 bales of
500 pounds each, but of this AMOUNT
10000 bales We're re-exported. In
this connection it is proper to state
that a large part of the foreign cot
ton re-exported this year is of Next
growth and in reality only pass
ed through American ports In tran
sit to Europe. Practically all the
foreign cotton imported for use in
this country was of Egyptian or Pc
rnvian growth.@a 1890
smanufaCthre OF thread and of knit
goods and as a substitute for wool in
: the manufacture Of wooden goods.
The manufacturers in the cotton
growing states rely almost exclusive
ly for their supply upon domestic
upland cotton. OF their total con
sumption only about 100000
pounds or less than 2 per cent was
sea island cotton, and only 1885,
593 pounds. or about 4 per cent of
the cotton consumed was sea island,
but ) per cent was foreign.
Establishments Using Cotton.
Of the total number of bales con
sumed by manufacturers, 4,75l,I4N
bales were used in mills reporting
cotton spindles. 40,53S in wooden
mills not reporting spindles, 25.H49
in knitting establishments not re
porting cotton spindles, s6,l35 In
bedding and mattress manufactur-
ing establishments. and f2,6ib IN
other establishments. When the
mount of cotton consumed in mills
reporting cotton spindles is divided
by the number of spindles in those
mills. the consumption per spindle
is found 10 be ninety pounds Thls
result. however. snnot be accepted
AS representing the re1l capacity on
the cotton spindles Of the United
States. "a, In some eases JIl 1r e por-
ton of the spindle lro operated
only a part Of the ye o., while ~
other instances they are operated
day and night
Exports.
The export, ~ domestic '"''""
from he United Siatoe durins me
YEA eudus Nuzust 3d. If"t
amounted fo aust go bales of BOO