The Hattiesburg news., 1909-06-04

against 7.2S7,119 in April of last year,
and in the ten months ending with
april 1909. the total expert of cotton
,loths to China was 100,116,7S7 yards,
lgainst 90.597,1Ol yards in the cores
1ondine period OF 1908. This total OF
100 million yards of cottons sent to
China in the ten months ending with
April. 1869. is larger than in any cor
responding period prior to 1899, and
has only been exceeded on six occa-
sions. namely in 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903,
1905 and 600. For the month alone
the exports of cottons to China are
larger than in the month of any prior
YEAR except 9O2, 1908, 1905 and 1906.
The cotton goods trade with China
has shown during the last decade
much greater fluctation than that with
other parts of the world. In the de-
cade ending with 1899 there was a
steady upward trend but no violent
changes. In 1899, however, the exports
suddenly increased, being more than
double those of the Immediately pre-
ceding year, while in 900 they were
slightly less than in 1899. In 1901 the
total dropped TO less than half that Of
1900 or 1899; in 1902 and 1903 it again
attained a higher mark than in any
earlier years; in 1904 it dropped to
about one-fourth that of the average
of 1902 and 1903; in 1905 and 1906
was. as already indicated. by far the
largest in the history of that trade;
in 1907 and 1905 dropped to small
fraction of the 905 and 1906 average;
and in 1909 is again showing recovery,
The trade with other countries of the
world has shown very slight fluctua-
tions. the total exports to all countries
other than China being in the ten
months ending with April, 1890, 81
million yards; 1895. 124 millions; 1900
199 millions; 1905, 17S millions; and
1909, 100 millions-these figures being
in all cases for the ten months ending
with April.
To no other country are the exports
as alrge as TO China, even in the years
of depression. In 1908, when the low
est record of exports to China during
the last fifteen years was made, the
value of cotton cloths sent to that
country was more than twice as great
as to Chill, British Australasia, Philip
pine Islands. Colombia and Canada, in
the order named. In the ten months
ending with April, 1909, the quantity
of cottsn cloths sent to China was 100,-
116.737 yards, against 23,23S,50 to
Alden. Arabia, 16,S63,S33 to Cuba, 12,-
943.244 TO Colombia, O,467, ,057 to Brit
ish East Indies, and S,S36,501 to the
Philippine Islands.
While consideration of the figures
of the cotton goods trade with China
for single years is liable to be mislead-
| ing because of the great fluctuations
in that trade. it may be said that the
CROWN OF movements Oh american COJ-
ton goods 10 China has been in recent
years much greater than to other parts
of the world. The total value of cot
ron cloths exported to China in the de-
cade ending with 1908 slightly exceed
| ed that to all other countries of the
world combined. while in the decade
ending with 1898 those to China were
not more than one-holf as great as
those 10 all other parts of the world.
/ In quality and prices the cotton cloths
sent to China differ considerably from
! those sent 10 other parts of the world,
| being as a rule heavier goods, intend
ed for the temperate climate of North
China. the prices, however, being
| slightly less. the average export price
| Of the cottons sent to China usual y
ranging a fraction of a cent per yard
lower than the average sent to all
other parts of the world.