The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-01-23

all in readiness to proceed.
OF cotton in 1909 amounted to 16. .55S. 900
spindles during 1910. For this reason
the potential consumption of the mills
OF the world at the present time is
estimated to be not less than 10000
600 bales. Furthermore, the stocks of
manufactured goods have materially
decreased, so that, in 1910, a world
crop equal to this consumption require
ment of 20,000,000 bales is needed. or
this the United States would be ex-
pected to contribute at least 1880 900
bales in order to keep the mills operat.
ing during the year and to prevent fur.
ther reduction in the already law sun
ply of raw cotton.
In respect to cotton manufactures
the United Kingdom ranks first as an
exporting country. Germany ranks
second in exports, and is followed by
France, Belgium, Switzerland. and
British India, in the order named. In
respect to the value of cotton goods
imported China ranks next to British
India and is followed by Germany and
the United States.
In view of the recent development of
trade relations between the Uni4ed
States and Central American countries.
the resport declares it may be interest
ing to note that a report compiled by
the government OF Honduras gives the
total value of cotton munfactures i'm
ported into that country during the
year 1907 as about 500, 900. more than
one-half of which represents imports
from the United States. Out of the 20
American republics lying south of the
United States, there are only 3-Hon-
duras, Haiti, and the Dominican re-
public-in which the United States
leads In the trade in cotton manufac-
lures. Germany controls the trade in
these goods with Bolivia, and the Unit
ed Kingdom that with the remaining
Is republics.
Statistics For Leading Textile Fibers.
Because of the important position of
the United States as a producer of tex.
tile materials, and the large aggrega-
tion of capital in the country employ
ed In the manufacture of textiles. ap-
proxlmately accurate statistics of the
supply of the leading textile ffbers. dis
tributed according to countries of pro-
duction and showing the relative i'm
portance of the different fbers are pre-
sented in the report.
The lative Importance of these fibers
has undergone considerable change
during the past century. Flax fiber.
which was used to larger extent in
1900, now ranks fourth, and the guam
tity of flax produced is only about
three times what it was at that time.
In the same period the production of
wool has increased from about 500 .000.-
900 pounds to nearly 2,700, 900, 900
pounds, or more than five-fold, and that
of cotton from about 100000 pounds
to S,5O5,O0O,OOO pounds, or more than
twenty-eight fold. The increase in
the production of jute is the most re-
markable of all. The quantity in 1850
was 60,000,000 pounds as compared
with 2,91S,OO0000 pounds in 1909. The
increases since 1889 are as follows:
Cotton, 44.S per cent wool, ia per
cent; silk 1923 per cent; fax, 85.9 per
cent; and jute, $50 per cent; while
hemp shows a decrease. If the figures
/, for 1908 were taken as the basis of
comparison the increase for cotton
would be S1.S per cent.
The total production for 1909 of the
leading textile fibers was 1929, 174,0 900
pounds, of which cotton constituted
4S.5 per cent; wool, 1873 per cent; silk,
less than one-half of per centffi flax,
1916 per cent; hemp, so per cent; and
jute. 1876 per cent. The total supply
of these textile fibers in commercial
channels at the beginning of the nine
teenth century amounted approximate