Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-11
EXPORTS OF THE COTTON
MANUFACTURERS SHOW
CONSIDERABLE INCREASE

Especial Correspondence to THE Herald
Washington. y. e., April s.--ExpOrts
OF cotton manufacturers from the
United States in February were so
per cent larger than ia February of
the preceding year. having been in
that month practically five million
dollars, against 3 Ia million in Feb
ruary 1911, and In the eight months
ending with February. 30 million aoi-
lars against &c million In the CORES
ponding period of 1911. The value OF
cotton goods exported In the eight
months ending with February (S3z,-
020.9i1) exceeds that OF the CORES
pondlng period In any year except
1906, when ths total for the eight
months in question was $2g,g7a,54e,
thus suggesting that the value OF cot
ton goods exported IN the fun fiscal
year which ends 90 days hence VIII
be greater than ia any fiscal year ex-
ccpt 1905 and 1905, which made ex-
ceptiOnally high records. due to an
abnormal demand for American cot
tons IN Manchuria.
This unusually large total in the
value Of cotton manufactures export
ed from the United states Is due In
part 10 higher prices. The total guam
tlty Of cotton cloths exported In the
eight months In question rs sos mil
lion yards, valued at 201-4 million
dollars. or an average OF G.5 cents per
yard. while the quantity exported In
the corresponding eight months OF the
high record year 1906 was 52i million
yards, valued at 81 million dollars,
or an average of 5.95 cents per yard.
Cotton cloths. unbleached, and
those Of the class designated az dyed,
colored, stained, painted. or printed"
are the principal articles In which the
large increase In February exports OF
cotton manufactures occurred. Un-
bleached cloths more than doubled In
February. having increased from is
million yards In February 1911, 20 20
million vars Ia February OF the pres
ent year, and from 50 million yards
IN the eight months ending with Feb
ruary 10 l5G million yards In tho first
eight months OF the current fiscal
year. Cotton cloths, dyed, c0iOred,
etc, Increased from II million yards
In February 1911 TO rs million yards
In February OF the present year, and
from los million yards In the eight
months period OF last year to 1873 mil
lion yards IN the corresponding period
OF the present year.
The gain in exports OF cotton cloths,
while occurring In many countries, is
particularly marked In the case OF
China. To that country the exports
Increased from less than four million
yards in February 20 little less than
i8 million in February OF the present
year. while the totals for correspond
ing eight months period of the tao
years In question were 80 million
yards and az million yards re lpocu &C.
~, The next largest total occurred
an the exports 90 the Philippine Is
lands, February exports. h1ying In
creased from three million yaris m
1911 to nine million yards IN 1919, aud
the eight months exports, from "a
million yards In 1910 20 81 million
yards Ia 1919. TO Canada the Total
for the o'ght months was 2 million
yards, against o IA million iu the cCr-
responding months OF 1910; 20 Centrpl
American states, "a million yards.
against ~ million In the same months
oi 1910; 20 Cuba, 10 million yardg
against 80 million Ia the correspond
ing months OF 1910; 10 the other Wost
Indies, 40 million yards, against 2s
million Ia the corresponding inon1as
OF 1910; and 10 Alden. a distributing
point for arabia and East Atrlca,
20h million yards, against sis million
In the corresponding months OF 1910.
OF cotton clothing and other wear
ing apparel the total expectation for
1911 Is la million dollars, against
3h million ia tho corresponding
months of 1910.