Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-06-30

cloths 5,722, 900 yards. At th'
rate of seven yards of cloth to th'
pound OF cotton there was a total ex
port Of 1,O11.22S pounds. Disregard
ing the ordinary allowance Of ten pei
cent for waste in spinning 1t will b'
cotton were left for domestic use
which would indicate that the pei
capita consumption Of the United
Kingdom, with its population Of abou
A, 100000 people. was about 12.Oi
pounds. This per capita consump
ton of the United States last yeal
was 27.7 pounds of cotton. or more
than double that Of the United King
dom.
] The year 1909 was a bad year In
the British cotton trade, but 1910
showed perceptible improvement
/ Prices throughout the year were high
but during the last few months there
was a sufficient demand to keep spin
ners well employed and to yield
| profit to the manufacturer.
The visible supplies Of the different
varieties of cotton on December
as follows: American, 3,797,690 and
4,19S,79O bales; East Indian, 211,-
$50 and 188,O6O bales; Egyptian
32O,31O and 44O,420 bales: and 9TH
65,4OO and 52,260 bales. making q
| total of 4,394,920 bales In 1903 and
4.879,530 bales in 1910.
There was a scarcity In 1910 OF
American, Egyptian, and Of all other
/ kinds Of cotton except East Indian
Although there was a record supply
from India of 5,250.000 bales. the ag-
| gregate cotton production of the
world was smaller than In any year
/ nf
! 1909-10 was small and was marketed
at high prices. The total crop Is plac-
ed at 475,O73.34O pounds, against
641,357,635 pounds and 687.293,555
pounds respectively, In the two pre-
| vious seasons. This seasons Egyptian
crop, however, promises to be unusu-
ally large. The crop Of 1909-10 was
| the smallest in fifteen years.
The most disturbing feature In the
| cotton trade in the United Kingdom
in 1910 was the losses sustained by
Pritish importers through the fraud
| ulent dealings Of a firm Of Alabama
cotton shippers who had issued and
drawn for large amounts against
spurious bills Of lading. A determin-
| ed effort has since been made to pro-
vide some means by which the British
purchaser Of cotton may be protected
against such an imposition.
The British Cotton Growing associ-
alton is constantly seeking fresh
| sources of cotton supply, and 1t Is be-
| iieved that the output In Egypt can
| be greatly increased. However, with
all the effort expended by the asso-
| citation. the results up to this time
have been disappointing and for
| many years to come England will
still be compelled to look to the Unit
ed States for the greater portion OF
its supply OF raw cotton.
In 1910 deputations from many
countries urged the British authori-
ties to encourage the cultivation OF
| cotton in India. because East Indian
cotton Is said to be we'll adapted to
| standards The British Cotton Grow
| ing association Is endeavoring to raise
$2,433,250 to increase the production
Of cotton in different parts Of the en-
pire. The British cotton operatives
have contributed to this sum $48,665
and expect to increase their contribu-
| ton. The government has also
promised to contribute $4S,665, a
year for three years to the associa-
ton. India seems to be the country
upon which British hopes are largely
centered, and 1t Is predicted that be-
| fore long that country may be able
Il
course, Is largely speculative.
One of the leading manufacturers
in Manchester, In speaking of the
prospects for the cotton trade at the
close of 1910. said:
Today producers In yarn and cloth
are we'll sold and are so fortified with
contracts that spinners and manufac-
turers can hold out for full quota
tions. The margin today Is wider than
for some time back. The piece goods
trade at the beginning Of 1911 has
shown renewed signs Of activity and
It would appear that dealers abroad
are in the mood to operate extensive
| ly even at current high values. Un-
doubtedly the foreign outlets are
! healthy and the prospects are bright
| er than for some years. The Ameri-
| can spinning section Is also doing bet
ter and the outlook Is not discourag-
ing. Egyptian yarns, too, do not look
| badly. owing partly to big cotton
| crop. Speaking broadly. the year
has commenced well. and though the
production In cloth and yarn Is larg-
| er today than ever before 1t may be
| expected that 1911 vii be distinctly
better as q whole than the preceding
| twelve months A feature Is the
| comparative scarcity OF operative
| weavers. 1t Is estimated that In 1910
about 5000 weavers, etc, emigrated
| to the United States.
| Sir Edward Grey, secretary Of state
| for foreign affairs, in brief address
| to the committee of the International
federation, November 21, 1910, said
with regard to the worldwide impor-
lance of the cotton industry and the
| necessity for q constant supply of raw
| material:
The cotton industry Is indeed one of
| the greatest Industries In the world
| great i'm size and Importance; great
| I think, from whatever point OF view
you look at 1t. I suppose you may
| measure the worth of an industry In
| the first place by the value Of its pro-
| duct to mankind. The product of the
| cotton industry. we are sometimes
told by people who have had expert
ence of uncivilized countries, Is a to-
| ken Of civilization; a demand for cot
| ton goods is one of the first signs OF
! civilization. 1t would be going too
far to say that this demand Is the ul-
| innate end and object Of civilization
Put this at least. Is true. No nation
and no people has yet reached such a
point of civilization or such a stage
of development Of any kind as to have
| outgrown the use of the products OF
| the cotton industry. In the next
place. one may look at the industry
| from the effect 1t has on the charac-
ter and social development of those
who engage in 1t. In no center OF
| great industry has the development
of character and social progress been
greater than in those districts which
are connected with the cotton indus
try. 1t Is so in our country; / believe
| 1t Is so in every country. The indus
try has outgrown the production of
| the raw material.
Fourteen Fly Pointers.