The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-06-02
ORIGIN OF MOST
IMPORTED COTTON

United States are drawing upon every
part of the world for raw material for
use in their domestic industries. Not
understanding the fact that the U;ited
States produces three-fourths of the
worlds cotton, her manufacturers
have drawn raw cotton from every
grand division and nearly score Cf
countries and islands during the cur
rent fiscal year. Asia, Africa, and the
islands of the Pacific; South America,
North America and the islands Of the
Caribbean have contributed rom
their cotton fields, while Europe has
forwarded further contributions inn
ported frcm various parts Of the
xtIid and re-eXported thence to the
United States. India, Java, China,
Ecuador, Peru BhazII, Venezuela, Pa
mama, Mexico, British West Africa,
British East Africa, Egypt, Porto
Rico, Haiti, Santo Domingo, and the
British West Indies have contributed
from the product of their own cotton
fields in greater or less quantities.,
while England, Germany and Canada
have sent large quantities drawn to
their own markets from Asia, Africa
and South America and thence re
Shipped to the United States.
: OF the az million bounds 'of cotton
Of foreign productions imported into
the United States in the first four
months of the current year, 80 million
or about three-fourths, came from
Egypt, 8 million from India, IL mil
lion from China, million from Peru,
and S42,54S pounds from Haiti; while
smaller quantities were imported from
other countries as follows: Mexico,
1880 pounds; Ecuador, 72,492 pounds,
the Dutch East Indies, 25,447 pounds;
the British West Indies, 14,147
pounds; Venezuela, 6,059 pounds
Brazil, 1884 pounds; Panama, s.
233 pounds; and Santo Domingo, els
pounds. In addition to this, 14,5O1
pounds of sea island cotton was
brought into this country from Porto
RIGA, where the growing of sea is
land cotton is a recently established
industry. While these countries in
fact produced the foreign grown cot
ton imported during the period named
oUner countries appear as sources Or
supply in the monthly statements re-
ceived by the Bureau Of Statistics of
the Department of Commerce and La
Dor. Thus, of the 3o,24S,426> pounds
of cotton of Egyptian production i'm
ported into the United States, 3,112,-
4S5 pounds came via England, $1,000
pounds via India, and the remainder
direct. Of the 1854, 500 pounds of i'm
ported cotton originating in India,
1,29S,105 pounds came via England
33,155 pounds via Germany, and the
remainder direct. OF China's contribu-
ton of 1882, 1893 pounds of cotton to
pect 2S9,692 pounds shipped via Eng
land and 37,063 pounds via Germany
entered the country direct from the
place of production. From Peru the
imports in the four months of 1910
amounted to 2,1S5,190 pounds, Of
1866 pounds came via England
whence it was reshipped 10 the Uni
ted States. All the imports of cotton
from Mexico, the British West Indies,
Venezuela, Panama, Ecuado,' and the
West Indies entered the United
States direct from the countries NAM
ed. yt.
The cotton imported into the Uni
ted States from the various countries
differs greatly in quality and price.
The Collector of Customs at New
York reports that of the cotton i'm
ported at the port in March of the
present year, that originating in
Egypt was valued at 80 cents per;
pound; Peru IS cents; Haiti, II cents;
Ecuador, ID cents; the Dutch East
Indies and China, each about II
cents, and India, 9 cents. The higher
value of the Egyptian cotton is due
to the fact that it is of unusually long
and fine staple, making it especially
useful as material in the manufac-
ture of cotton and silk mixed goods,
as well as cotton goods of a superior
grade. The cotton entering the coun-
try from Porto Rico is of the grade
known as sea island and the price OF
that brought into the United States
since January /, 1910, has averaged
30 cents per pound, compared with
2S 1-2 cents per pound for the sea is,
land cotton exported from the United