Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-09-26
COTTON STATISTICS
CROP OF 1871
Report Of Supply and Distribution
Compiled by Census
Bureau.
[By Associated Press.I

and distribution of cotton in the Unit
ed States, in running bales, for the
cotton year of 1912, which ended Au
gust 81, 1912, with comparisons for
previous years, as announced in the
annual report OF the census bureau,
was:
Supply: The total supply of cotton
for the cotton year Of 1912 was 17,673,.
294 bales, compared with 1888, ,423
bales in 1911 and 12.1SS,O21 bales in
1915.
Of this quantity the ginnings during
the year amounted to 16,O67, 1913 bales.
compared with 12,3S4,24S bales in 1911
and 10.350,97S bales in 1910; the
stocks held at the beginning Of the
year were 1,375,O31 bales, compared
with 100000 bales in 1911 and 1,4S3,.
5S5 bales in 1910.
The net imports amounted to 229.-
276 bales, compared with 231,191
bales in 1911 and 1896 bales in
1910.
Distribution: The total distribution
Of the above supply was as follows:
r The amount of cotton consumed in
the United States during the year was
5,367,671 bales, compared with 4,704,-
97S bales in 1911 and 4,79S,953 bales
in 1910. OF this amount the quantity
consumed in cotton-growing states
was 2,712,622 bales, compared with
2,32S,4S7 bales in 1911 and 2,292,333
bales in 1910, and the quantity con-
sumed in all other states was 1885,
O94 bales, compared with 2,376, ,491
bales in 1911 and 2,506,62O bales in
1910.
The exports OF cotton during the
year amounted to 10,681,753 bales.
compared with 7,7S1,414 bales in 1911
and 6,339,02S bales in 1910.
Stocks of cotton on hand on August
81 amounted to 1,623,S65 bales, COM
pared with 1,375,O31 bales in 1911 and
]. 1.04O,040 in 1910
OF the stocks on hand manufac-
turers in cotton-growing states held
241,704 bales, compared with 101,114
bales in 1911 and 121,349 bales in
1910, and manufacturers in all other
states held 629,509 bales, compared
with AL, ,077 bales in 1911 and 411,SS3
bales in 1910
Independent warehouses in cotton
growing stat on August 81 held 445,-
sos bales, ccn nared with 349,072 bales
in 1911 and 1851 bales in 1910, and
warehouses in all other
states held 1OS,925 bales, compared
with S3,76S bales in 1911 and 15O,937
bales in 1910
Cotton held on August 81 at other
places is estimated at 19S.092 bales,
with 100000 bales in 1911
and 100000 bales in 1910.
The number of active cotton spin
lies in the United States during the
year was 30,312,7S0, compared with
29,522,597 spindles in 1911 and 2S,266,-
)62 spindles in 1910.
OF this number those operated in
states during the year
was 11,5S5,S39 spindles, compared
with 11,OS4,623 spindles operated in
hose states in 1911 and 10,494,112
;pindles in 1910; and those operated
n all other states were 1S,726,S91
;pindles, compared with 1S,437, ,974
'pindles operated in those states in
1911 and 17,772,750 spindles in 1910.
These statistics are in running
'ales. including linters, except for for
sign cotton which has been reduced
o equivalent 50O-pound bales.
The statistics of cotton consumed,
ipindles, and stocks held at mills and
n warehouses shown in this report
we're collected by canvasses of the
Mills and of the warehouses, but the
tocks in 1912 shown under the classi-
ication elsewhere" were arrived at
" deduction, this quantity being the
Inference between the total supply
nd the sum of the quantities export
ID, consumed and that held by man
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