The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-12-23
Exports During the Year Fall OFF
l,SsO,792 Bales But are Greater
than the Amount for Any
Preceding Year
MORE CONSUMED in
AMERICAN MILLS
Experts Of Manufactured COtt n
Goods SHrpass All Previous
Records L Seven Weeks
Supply August 81

special to the Daily Express.
Washington. Dec. PA report
showing the cotton supply and distri-
hufion OF the United states. together
With data regarding the consumption
aad stocks Of cotton and the number
II active cotton spindles IN foreign
countries. has just been issued as bul
leth il7 by Director Harris cf The bu-
reau Of the census. department Of
commerce.
Beginning with September 1912.
monthly reports Of cotton consumed.
imported, exported, and on hand and
OF active consuming cotton spindles
have been collected and published in
compliance with the act Of congress
approved July %. 1912. The totals for
these monthly reports have been ag
greeated IN this bulletin.
Total Supply and Distribution.
The total supply OF cotton in the
United States for the year ending An
gust 81. 1913. was is.225,7sf runniaf
bales. counting round as half bales and
including linters, Of which 225. $50 bales
OF 500 pounds each represent the net
imports. OF this total 5.S2s.a2Q. baleg.l
or 1853 per cent were consumed in
this country; ssoos6e bales, or 5i2
per cent were exported: while 1883
43S bales. or 80 per cent. remained in
the country at the close OF the year
The mill consumption Of cotton IN the
United States for 1913 was the largest
in the history OF the country. exceeu
ing that for 1912. the next largest, BY
4lS.147 bales and exceeding the aver
age lor the seven years preceding 1878
BY s5l.253 bales The exports OF do
nestle cotton during the year were
l.sso792 bales less than fer 1912 but
greater than for any other year Stocks
In cotton-consuming establishments
amcanted to 77S.l5S bales, compared
with s7O.G4o bales IN 1919, 542.1sl bales
in 1911. and l.oie,7ss bales in 1907 on
the basis Of the consumption during
the past year the stocks in manutac-
turing establishments on August n,
1918. represent about a seven weeks
supply for the American mills
Statistics Of spindles.
The number Of cotton spindIes de
signed primarily to spin cotton was
returned as s2.l49.s17. net increase
during the year Of 5se,9ss spindles.
or this number si.5i9,7e6 were active.
exceeding the number for the previous
year by 941.23S IN the total number
OF cotton spindles. Massachusetts
leads all other states. having 11.o75.
GS4. or 345 per cent of the total for
the country; South Carolina ranks sec
ond. with 4,536,s53; North csfilina.
third, with s.5ss,s9s. Next in order are
Rhode Island, Georgia. New Hamp-
shire, Connecticut, Maine and Ala
bama. all OF which have as many as a
million spindles.
Localization Of the Industry.
An interesting feature Of the report
is the presentation OF data classifying
the counties according to the number
OF cotton spindles. There were 5S
counties, each having more than tO0,-
900 cotton spindles. OF which iS were
in South Carolina, 10 in North Caro-
lima. Z in Massachusetts. 6 in Georgia.
4 in Names. 3 each in Alabama. New
Hampshire and Rhode Island. , each
in Connecticut and New Rork. and l
each in Maryland. New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Tennessee and Virginia Oi
those counties. three with a total o.
9Sl2,S74 spindles. or so.5 per cent 81
TIE aggregate for the United States
had more than coo 600 spindles each
9 with 6.422 ,e44. or 20 per cent Of tbs
aggregate. had more than 100000. bui
less than 100000 each; 10. with 5,SoS.
49l, or IS per cent of the aggregate
had more than 100000 but less thar
100000 each: and q. with s.sS4.ss9 Of
12.i per cent Of the aggregate, has
more than 100000 but less than 2oo,00l
each.
imports and Exports.
During the year there were 227,6