The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-09
Worlds Supply and
 Distribution Of Cotton
MONDAY MORNING.

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 otherwise lost from the original pack ages. are febated and counted In the statistics of exports, consumption and stocks. A system like that of the census, using for It's basis the supply of an enumeration at the gfnneries be- fore any samples have been rebaled, does not include this cotton, and it's inclusion in the distribution Is source of duplication.
 DIstribution.
 Of the total cotton supply of the country for 1908, amounting to 4,549,- 300 bales. including that destroyed by fire, 34 per cent was consumed in the United States; 7.573,3a9 bales, or 57 per cent was exported; and l.23s,o5S bales, or per cent. remained in the country at the close of the year. The compara- bales, or 8 per cent. consumed in the United States. g,503,2s5 haies. or 57 per cent. exported; and 1,5l6,4e7 bales, or 10 per cent. left in the country at the close of the year.
 spindles.
 The number of cotton spindles in the country Is now 27.964.387. of which 27,- 5O5.402 consumed some cotton during the year. The latter number represents an increase over the number reported for 1907 of per cent. The distribNtion of sDindles gives Massachusetts 34 per cent: South Carolina, 13 per cent: North Carolina. Il per scent, Rhode Island ranks fourth.
 Consumption in United States.
 The statistics for the consumption of cotton are for all establishments re- turned as using raw cotton, and inc clude cotton mills, wooden mills, knit ting factories, and those establish ments which use raw cotton in the manufacture of mattresses, batting, felts, etc. The quantity consumed du- ring the year amounted to 4,539,0s bales, which indicates a falling off from the quantity consumed during the year The financial disturbance which pre- vailed during the latter portion of the calendar year 1907 Is responsible for a material curtailment of productions; this is evidenced by the decrease in the consumption of raw cotton and the re- duced prices for the raw material com- pared with the activity. and highly re- munarattve operations of the previous season. The consumption of foreign grown cotton included in these statis- ties amounts to 1l1.571 bales. of which 6.4S5 were consumed In the cotton growing States and 106.0S6 in all other States.
 Of the totalsquantity of foreign cot ton consumed in the United States s2,- MD pAleA were sGAJVGaht AStVNA T 1A VI vian and e.405 Indian. The quantity of sea-island cotton included in the consumption statistics amounts to A.. 147 bales. 3.155 of which were consum' ed in the cotton growing States and 40.992 elsewhere. This consumption oi sea island cotton represents about 6o per cent of the quantity produced in 1907.
 Consumed Outside of Cotton Mills.
 It Is shown that of the total con. sumption of cotton, amounting to 4.' 5s9. .090 bales, 4,339. .460 bales were con- stunned in mills reporting cotton spin dles, 2s,205 bales In woolen mills hay. ing cotton spindles, and 1S,6S2 bales in knitting establishments which re. ported no cotton sptndles, In establish mants engaged in the manufacture of bedding. mattresses. etc., 9s;Ssi bales were consumed. A large per centage of the raw cotton. consumed In bed- ding and mattress manufacturing es- tablishments Is linter cotton, the short fiber saved by the cottonseed-oil mills in refining cottonseed before extracting the oil. This short fiber Is also used to some extent in the manufacture of cheap yarns, rope, twine, felt hats, ewather strips, in mixing with shod- dy, and for upholstering purposes.
 -.--.--. Stoclks.
 The total qunatity of cotton left in the country on Aug. 3l, 1s0s amount ed to 1.2a6.05s bales. compared with l. 5I4,667 bales in 1907. B reduction of 27s.50e bales. or IS per cent. Stocks held by manufacturers at the close of the year amounted to 594.1s4 bales. compared with l,0I6,73s bales for 1907. a decrease of 422,55A bales, or 42 per cent The manufacturers In the cotton growing States held 112.471 bales, com pared with 311.307 bales last year, while those in all other States held 4S1 . Ti3 bales. compared with 7oB.431 bales last year.
 -aae Experts.
 The quantity of domestic cotton ex- ported from the United States in 1908 amounted to 7.57s,S49 running bales. which Is a decrease from the quantity exported in 1907 of 92991e bales. The quantity of sea a-island cotton included in the exports for 1908 amounted tu 12.793.1s6 pounds. or 25.5S6 bales of 500 pounds each, About 70 per cent of this export was taken by the United King