The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-09
BEAT ANY CROP
Last Years Celton Brought More Heuey
Than That Of Any Year.
GREAT COTTON VALUES


Money Value Of 1910 Crop Over
10000 Crop, Although the Latter
was 1,70o, 600 Bales Greater.-Ey-
Inmates for this Years Crop.
"No American cotton crop ever
grown has sold for as much as the
one just marketed, the total value,
including the seed, having been ST.
o30, 900, 1000"
The remarkable statement is CON-
tanned in the detailed statistics Of
last seasons cotton crop issued re-
Gently by Col Henry G. Hester, sesr
retary of the New Orleans Cotton EN-
change.
With 1,70O,00 bales less than con-
tanned in the bumper crop of 190S-09,
the crop just marketed netted the
South 1854, 100000 more. The 49,
511 900 bale crop of 1906-o7 brought
$222, 100000 less than the past sea-
sons crop.
AS a whole, the crop averaged
within shade of strict middling, and
the farmer was paid an average Of
1904 cents per pound or $76.60 per
bale. 49,
Regarding the consumption of cot
ton and the mill situation generally
in this country, the report says:
I'm the United States, the mills
North and South have consumed
nearly as much as last year, in addi-.
tion to which they have imported the
greatest quantity OF foreign cotton,
ever brought to this country in any
one season: Thus far the use of
foreign cotton in this country is
small compared with the total con-
sumption, but its increase is signi-
ficant.
A continued interesting feature Is
the widening of difference between
quantity of American cotton con-
sumed North and South; the expen.
ses of the latter have Increased to
100000 bales. Concerning the
North, heavy curtailment of pro-
duction was quite good during the
latter moments of the season
"The complaint has been that when
cotton strengthened, good did not
agree.
THE situation recently has improv-
ed, and there is an underlying i'm
preston that matters will readjust
themselves on a more satisfactory
basis in the near future"
Secretary Hester puts the 1901
crop at -, ,120,095 bales, an increase
over that of 1909-10 of 1,510,427,
and a decrease under THAT Of 190S-09
Of 1,705,362.
The increase in Texas over last
year was in round numbers, $4,000
bales; in the group Of "other Gulf
States" embracing Louisiana, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis-
souri,, Oklahoma, Utah, Kansas, Ariz-
ona, California and New Mexico, it
was 100000, and in the group of
Atlantic States, including North and
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Kentucky, Alabama and Virginia,
224, 900.
MIR Hester's report is given as fol-
lows in thousands of bales:
Alabama, 1909, against 1,07S last
year.
Arkansas, S46, against 71S last
year.
Florida, 6S, against &C last year.
Georgia, 1858, against 1927 last
year.
Louisiana, 273, against 2S2 last
year.
Mississippi, 1899, against 1,121
last year.
Oklahoma, 1874, against 566 last
year.
North Carolina, 794, against 676
last year.
South Carolina, 1921, against t.
lS4 last year.
Tennessee, 424, against 316 last
| year.
Texas, 3,259, against 2,67G last
year.
Total crop bales, 12,210, against
| 10,610 last year.
The consumption Of American cot
ton Of all kinds he puts ut 1878, 600
bales, against 4,665, 900 last year.
He puts the worlds consumption
American cotton at - 2,034, 1000 bales,
an increase over last year of 100000
and a decrease the year before OF
1,123.000 bales.
In the South Mr.. Hester makes the
consumption 22,313 bales over last
year and 196,257 under the year be-
fore last.