The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-04
some COTTON FACTS
THAT ARE VERY INTERESTING
JUST AT THIS TNlE.

Increase in Supply This Year Over
Last Was Twelve Per Ceut, While
Less Was Used.
There was an increase OF more
than - percent. in the supply of raw
cotton in the United States dur
ing the cotton year which ended Au-
gust 81, 1911, according to the cen
sus bureaus preliminary report on
the supply and distribution of cotton
issued Tuesday. The supply amount
ed to 13,655,4I9 bales, compared
with 12,lSs,02l bales for the pre-
yious year, when there was de-
crease of 20 per cent, from that avail
able in 1909.
Notwithstanding the increase in the
total supply, the consumption OF cot
ton in the United States showed de-
crease of slightly more than 2 per
cent, over last year, and was the
smallest consumption during the past
three years, it being 100000 bales.
The consumption during the year
was larger in the cotton growing
States than the previous year, while
in all other States it was smaller
During the cotton year the exports
we're % per cent greater than in1S10
the amount being 7,7S1,4l4 bales
compared with 6,339,02S bales a year
ago. This year was the fourth larg-
est in the history of the export trade.
The net imports Increased more
than SO per cent, the total amount,
231,191 bales, being greater than IN
any year in the history of the indus
try.
The supply and distribution OF cot
ton in the United Staes in running
bales, including linters, for the cotton
year, which ended August 81, 1911,
with com mparisions for previous years.
were announced Tuesday by E. Dana
Durand, director of the census. The
supply was:
1911 1910.
Total. '.13,655,47s 12,1SS,021
Ginnings ..12,3S4,24S 1O,350,s7S
Stocks at begin
ming of year 100000 1,6s5,64S
Net imports :. 231,191 151,395
The supply was distributed as fol-
lows:
1911. 1910.
Exports 80. 7,7s1,41z 6,3Se,o2s
Consumption 4,695,316 4,79S,953
Destroyed by
fire. 1o,ooV
Stocks at end
of year -. 1,177,749 100000
In detail the consumption and
stocks held at the end of the year
| were as follows:
The consumption was as follows
In the United States, 4,696,316
bales, compared with 4,7sS,s53 bales
last year; 5,240,71s bales il 1909,
and 4,539,09O bales in 1908.
In cotton growing states, $685.
265 bales, compared with 2,292.333
bales last year; 2,553,797 bales in
1903, and 2,1S7,Os6 bales in 1908.
In all other states, 2,36S,051 bales,
compared with 2,5O6,620 bales last
year; 2,6S6,922 bales in 1909, and
2,35l,994 bales in 1908.
Stocks held August 81:
In the United States, 1,1T7,749
bales, compared with 100000 bales
last year; 1,4S3,5S5 bales in 1909,
and 1,236,05S bales in 1908.
By manufacturers, 523,441 bales,
compared with 533,232 bales last
year; 9O7,097 bales in 1909, and
5s4,1S4 bales in 1908. By manufac-
turers in cotton growing States, 1Oo,-
$50 bales, compared with 121,349
eales last year; 1S6,393 bales in
1909, and 112,471 bales in 1908.
By manufacturers in all other States,
422,S1l bales, compared with ILL.,
SSS bales last year; 720,704 bales in
1909, and 4S1,713 bales in 1908.
In independent warehouses, 431,-
4O1 bales, compared with 306,S0S
bales last year; 325, 5,0s9 bales in
1909, and 444, 626 bales in 1908.
In Independent warehouses in cotton
growing states, 347,625 bales, COM
pared with 155,S71 bales last year;
242,747 bales in 1909, and 362,584
bales in 1908. In Independent ware
houses in all other states, 83,576
bales, compared with l50,937 bales
last year: S2,352 bales in 1909, and
S2,042 bales in 1908.
By other holders, 22,9o7 bales,
compared with 100000 bales last
year; 251,3S9 bales in 1909, and
197,24S bales in 1908.
The number of cotton spindles op-
Grated were as follows:
In the United States, 2S,S71,S49
compared with 29,1S3,945 for the
year ending December 81, 1909,
which included spindles consuming
cotton mixed with other fbres; 2S,-
0lS,305 for the year ending August
81, 1909, and 27,505,42 for 1908.
In cotton growing states, 10,S77,-
45I, compared with 10,801, ,494 in
1910; 10,420.200 in 1909, and TO-
200,903 in 1908.
In all other states, 17,994,3e2,
compared with 1S,3S7,451 III 1910;
17,539,105 in 1909, and 17,304,519
in 1908.
These statistics are in running
bales, including linters, except for
foreign cotton, which has been reduc-
&c to equivalent 500-pound bales.
Statistics for cotton consumed and Of