The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-09-28
THAT ARE VERY INTERESTING
JUST AT THIS TEsiE.
ancrease in Supply This Year Over
Last Was Twelve Per Cent, While
Less Was Used. ntt

with 12,1SS,O21 bales for the pre-
vious 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 a de-
crease of slightly more than 2 per
cent, over last year, and was the
smallest consumption during the past
4hree years, it being 100000 bales.
The consumption during the year
was larger in the cotton growing
States than the previous year, while
An all other States it was smaller
During the cotton year the exports
were 22 per cent greater than in1sl0
the amount being 7,7s1,414 bales
compared with 6,Sss,02S bales 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. Is. ,..,-t ... r.
The supply and distribution. O. cot
Ton in the United Staes in running
bales. including linters, for the cotton
year, which ended August 81, 1911,
with comparisons for previous years.
were announced Tuesday by E.. Dana
5 Durand, director of the census. The
supply was:
I1911. 1910. :
Total. .13,655,479 12,1SS,O21
Ginnings .12,Ss4,24S 10,35o,s7S
ming Of year 100000 1.ss5,64s
Net imports 80. 2s1,Is1 151,3s5
The supply was distributed as fol-
lows: ,I.
Ernorts 49,. 7,7s1,414 6.3Se,O2S
Consumption 4,6s6.s16 4,7sS,s5S
Destroyed by
fire. :. So. 80. $500. 10000
Stocks at end u@..-s
of year -. 1,177.74S 100000
In detail the consumption and
stocks held at the end of the year
were Us follows:
The consumption, was as follows
lin the United States, 4,e96,316
ibales, compared with 4,7sS,s53 bales
last year; 5,240,719 bales in 1909,
and 4,53s,Oso bales in 1908.
In cotton growing states, 2,S2S,-
a65 bales, compared with 2,292,333
bales last year; 2,55S,797 bales in
1909, and 2,1S7,096 bales in 1908.
In all other states, 2,36S,051 bales,
compared with 2,506,62O bales last
year; 2,6S6,s22 bales in 1908, and
2.351,9 1874 bales in 1908.
Stocks held August, 81:
In the United States, IL 77,74S
bales. compared with 100000 bales
last year; 1,4S3,5S5 bales in 1903,
and 1,2S6,05S bales in 1908.
BY manufacturers, 52S,441 bales,
compared with 533,232 bales last
year: 9O7,097 bales. in 1909, and
5s4,1S4 bales In 1908: By manufac-
eurers in cotton growing States, 1907
$50 bales, compared with .12l,34s
Bales last year; ,1S6,S9S bales in
1909, and 112,471 bales in 1908.
BY manufacturers in all other States,
422,S11 bales, compared with ALL
sS3 bales last year; 720,704 bales in
1903, and 4S1,713 bales in 1908.
In Independent warehouses, 431,-
4o1 bales, compared with So6,SOS
bales last year; 325,cs9 bales in
1909, and 444, S26 bales in 1908.
In independent warehouses in cotton
growing states, 347,625 bales, COM
pared with 1851 bales last year;
242.T47 bales in 1909, and 362,5S4
bales in 1908. In independent ware
houses in all other states, S3,576
bales, compared with 150,sS7 bales
last year; S2,352 bales in 1909, and
S2,042 bales in 1908. .. .....,..
BY other holders, 22,907 bales,
compared with 100000 bales last
year; 251,3S9 bales in 1909, and
197,24S bales in 1905.
The number of cotton spindles op-
Grated were as follows:
In the United States, 28,S71, ,S49
compared with 29,1S3,945 for the
year ending December 81. 1903,
which included spindles consuming
cotton mixed with other fibres; 2S,-
O1S,3O5 for the year ending August
81. 1909, and 27,5O5,422 for 1908.
In cotton growing states, 1O,s77,-
457, compared with 10,SO1,494 in
1910; 10,420,20O in 1909. and 1O,-
20O,9O3 in 1908.
In all other states, 1894, 1892,
compared with 1S,3S7,451 in 1910;
17,539,1O5 in 1909, and 17,3O4,519
in 1908.
These statistics are in running
bales, including linters, except for
foreign cotton, which has been reduc-
ed to equivalent 5O0-pound bales.
Statistics for cotton consumed and OF
stocks held at mills and in ware
houses were collected by canyasses or
. 1.-The consumers of the warehouses, but
&he stocks shown under the classlt-
cation "elsewhere" were not secured
from actual canvass, but by deduc-
tion, this quantity being the differ
ence between the total supply and the
sum Of the quantities consumed and
that held by manufacturers and ware
housemen.