The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-04-17
AMERICA HOLDING
COTTON SUPREMACY
Efforts of Egypt and India to
Secure This Honor Not
Yet a Success.
~ SYDNEY ESPEY.


Washington. April IT, Keeping
pace with the advancing prosperity
of the south the cotton crop OF the
United States is jumping upward by
leaps and bounds. II was larger in
1910 than ever before. Other nations.
notably Egypt and India. both parts
OF the British empire, are trying to
question the supremacy OF the United
States In the cotton field, but this
supremacy seems TO be Unassailable.
This nation exported s530,000, 900
worth OF cotton in 1910. In value OF
cotton exported. this exceeds by $780,
900. 900 the best previous record. but
the quantity exported, however. was
materially less than In certain earlier
years. The exports in 1910 amounted
TO 3,s41 900. 900 pounds, but in 1908
tho record mark in quantity was
reached when the exports totalled
@.374. 100000 pounds. In 1908, how
ever, the value of the export crop was
but $439. 100000. The average OK
port price in 1910 was 1iia cents. as
against 10 cents in 1908.
approximately two-thirds of the cot
ton production of this country, and
this ratio between the exports and the
domestic consumption has been main
talned through u long period of years.
In the early years Of this century cot
ton rapidly became the dominant fea-
ture OF American exports and even in
the marvellous advance of agricultural
and manufacturing interests in the
European market of the past twenty
years, cotton has more than held its
own. The nations of the world are
compelled to come to the United
States for their cotton because of the
scarcity of the staple in other sections
OF the globe.
Estimates for Year.
An estimate of the cotton produc-
ton OF the world for the season of
1901. supplied by the bureau of sta
tistcs OF the department of commerce
and labor is as follows:
For the United States. 10.155,0OO
bales OF 500 pounds; India, 4.1S6, 900
bales: China, 100000 bales: Egypt,
100000 bales: Russia tAsiatic prov
inces) 76S, 900 bales; Mexico. 125, 900
bales. and miscellaneous, including
Brazil. Peru. Uersia. Turkey, and 9TH
or countries, $4,000 bales. making
the worlds crop 1S.O49.0OO bales of
which considerably more than half
was supplied by the United States.
The British empire is making a
great effort to increase the cotton
crop of Egypt. It is believed that in
that ancient land climatic and soil
conditions are extremely favorable to
the development of cotton, and sci
cntists believe that in the future its
crop will rival that of the United
States. II Is not yet a formidable fac
tor OF the worlds supply. however.
The great mills of England still look
across the Atlantic for the bulk of
cotton for their looms.
China now ranks third among the
worlds cotton producers. That en-
pire has an annual production Of
100000 bales. most of which is man.
ufactured into yarns and cloth by
hand machines, while 10000 bales are
annually exported to Japan. OF the
cotton crop of India IL Is estimated
that slightly less than one-half is OK.
ported. OF the Egyptian cotton prac-
tically all is exported. going CHIEFLY
To Great Britain and the United
States. It's long staple and silky lus-
ter give 1t n high value when used in
conjunction with the shorter stapled
cotton Of other parts Of the world.
What Outlook 10.
The outlook for an increased cotton
crop In the United States Is highly
favorable. according to the govern
scientists. Despite the encroach-