Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-13
over A HALF BILLION
Value in Dollars of Last Years
Cotton Exports.
LESS QUANTITY SHIPPED
Highest Average Price Obtained
Since 1874.
DECEMBER BREAKS RECORD
Production of the United States
Greater Than That Of Any
Other Country. !.
DECEMBER BREAKS RECORD

ports of raw cotton from the United
States was achieved in 1910. when $685.
OoO.OO worth of the product was sent to
foreign lands. This new record exceeded
by more than $50. O00. 600 the previous best
year in the value of cotton exported. &C
cording to the bureau of statistics of the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
| The quantity exported, however. was
materially less than in certain earlier
years. having been but 3.641OOo.OOO
pounds. against 4.374. 100000 in 1908, when
the value was but $439. The aver
age export price in 1910 was 141A cents a
pound. against practically 10 cents in
1908, the high record year for quantity,
the average export price in 1910 having
been higher than in any year since 1874.
December, 1910. also shows the highest
monthly record. the total value of cotton
exports In that month being, in round
terms, $1O3, COO, 900, while no earlier month
| average export price in December was
14.S cents per pound, while in the months
Of July and August, the average was IL
cents per pound.
Two-Thirds of the Production.
| This five hundred and thirty million
dollars worth of raw cotton exported
represents approximately two-thirds OF
the production of the country. a compari-
son of the figures Of production and ex-
portation for a long term of years show
ing that about one-third of the crop is
| usually retained for domestic use; and
this suggests a valuation of approx
mately $sOO.OOO,OOO for the total raw cot
| ton product of the year represented by
these export figures. To this. however.
must be added the value of the cotton
seed, of which the expectations in the
| form of Oil amounted to nearly $13, coo. coo
and those of oil cake about $4,000. 900.
while, of course, large quantities of both
were consumed in the United States.
The countries to which this five hun
dred and thirty million dollars worth of
cotton exported In 1910 went, stated in or
der of magnitude of their purchases. are:
ss acts Se KnsSom Ersnee
$62. 100000: Italy. $4,000 600; Spain, $16.-
10000; Canada, 1O.5OO,OOO, and Japan.
$96O0.O0O; these figures being based nee
| essarily on estimates for the month of
December.
Largest Producer Of Cotton.
The United States is by far the world s
largest producer of cotton. An estimate
Of the cotton production Of the world for
the season 19O9-1O supplied to the bureau
of statistics is: For the United States,
10, $4,000 bales of 500 pounds; India,
4, $4,000 bales; China, 100000 bales
Egypt, $4,000 bales; Russia (Asiatic
provinces), 76S, coo bales; Mexico. 125,OOO
bales, and miscellaneous, including Brazil,
Peru, Persia, Turkey and other coun-
tries, 645.O00. making the estimate Of the
| total world crop for the season 1909-1O,
| 1908, coo bales. of which 10, 900 were
produced In the United States.
This estimate places China third in
rank among the worlds cotton producers
with an annual production of 1.2OO.OOO
bales, most of which is manufactured
| into yarns and cloth by hand machines.
while 100000 bales are now annually ex-
ported to Japan. OF the cotton crop of
| one-half Is exported. OF the Egyptian cotton
practically all is exported going chiefly
to Europe and the United States. its long
| staple and silky luster rendering 1t es-
pecially valuable for Use in conjunction
with the shorter stapled cotton Of other
| parts of the world.
/ The value of raw cotton imported into
the United States during the year 1910
which $1O,OO0.OOO worth came direct from
Egypt, 1000, 600 from the United King
dom, presumably also chiefly from Egypt;
near 100000 from Peru and $75O,OOG
from China.
| Meantime the value of cotton manu-
| features exported during the year was,
| in round terms $35.OOO,OOO. and of the
| cotton manufactures imported $66. O0O, GEO.
| Of which more than One-half was in the
| form of laces. edgings, embroideries and
| other high-grade manufactures of this
character.
Growth Of Cotton Exports.
Comparing the total value Of the cot
| ton exported in 1910 with that of earlier
years, the figures OF the bureau Of sta
tistics run as follows:
1910. Observation-Disclosures $3.50. OOO,O 600
| 1909. 462 100000
1908. Observation-Disclosures. 439 UO,OOO
| 1907. Observation-Disclosures. 47O,OOOOOO
| 1906. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 413,OOO,OOO
Prior to 1906 the total had never reached
| the 1000, 100000 mark, though the quantity
exported in 1910, which was 3,641, GOO 600
pounds, was less than in any year since
| 1904. these figures in all cases being for
| calendar years.