The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-05
BALES DECREASE,
MONEY INCREASES
South's Cotton Crop This Year
Worth sol 100000 More
Than Last Years.
TEXAS GROWS BUMPER CROP
Fall Off in Other States Brings
Output Down Nearly
100000 Bales.
TEXAS GROWS BUMPER CROP

New Orleans. September 4.--sccre-
tary Hestcrs annual report OF tho cot
ton crop issued to-day, says the crop
OF 1928 is 14.l67.115 bales. a decrease
under that Of l9li-l2 OF .J7l.3ll bales.
and an increase over that OF 1901
OF 2.047.020 bales. lie SAYS that the
crop OF Texas. which Is $4,000 bales
over last year, is the largest ever
grown In that state but that the
Texas Increase has been more than off
set by falling of in other sections.
the group of other Gulf States" en-
bracing Louisiana. Mississippi Arkan-
sas. Tennessee, Oklahoma. Missouri.
Arizona. California. Kansas and New
Mexico having fallen Of 4oe 900 bales
and the group OF Atlantic States. in
Guiding Alabama. North Carolina. South
Carolina, Georgia. Florida. Kentucky
and Virginia. showing "a decrease Of
100000 bales
The weight OF the crop. Mr. Hester
says. was 27-iQ0 pounds per bale
heavier, the increased weight being
equivalent to an additional $4,000
bales of last years growth. and prac-
tically every vestige of the crop has
been used and tho mills have had to
trench Oh tho visible and invisible sup
ply left over from last season TO the
extent OF 726,0oo bales.
Grade IL Better.
In grade the crop has been better,
averaging niddiing 10 strict rniddling,
com pared with an average for last year
OF strict low middling TO rnidGling
Mr.. Hester puts the average price
per Mound for middling tor tho year
at 1920 cents. compared with 1916
last year; 1851 year before. and 1877
In ls0s-lo. and the average CONNER
eial, value per bale at $6359 against.
s5l'45 last year, and s7559 the year
before.
The value OF the crop. including the
reed. is placed at 1885, 425.0 5g. against
1887 ,2SQ.76i. aud attention liz called to
the fact that for n crop embracing L.
e7l,Sll bales less cotton and $4,000
tons less seed. the South received over
esl 100000 moro In mona
Approximately tho actual growth was
ltos3.ooc bales, OF 1000 bales less
than the commercial crop
Crop by states.
Tho report OF The crop by States
follows. In thousands OF bales. Ala
barna, 1880, against LBS last year
Arkansas, 500 against 81 last year
FLORIDA. G2. against s. last year:
Georgia, 1920. against ISIS last year
Louisiana, $50, against 400 last year;
Oklahoma, i,c5l. against 1896 last year
mississippi. l,0ie against i.22l last
Year; North Carolina. ga, against L.
1874 last year; South Carolina, l.2Si
against l,732 last year: Tennessee. JT5.
against 573 last year; Texas, 4sG2,
against 1927 last year.
Total crop bales li.iGT,Oo0 against
,l3S,ooo bales last year
MILLS Arc Active.
Mr.. Hester SAYS that american mills
have had another year of rcmarknfle
activity. both North and South, the
number Of bales used having been
greater Than over before. and aside
necessity for more labor there has been
singular absence OF complaints OF
any kind In the South, which has
been most active. mill replies rs n
rule have contained the stercotypcd
statement OF "fu!l time"
An increase OF $4,000 sp!ndles is
shown IN Southern MILLS IN operation
and eeven mills in course OF constitute
ton. with liberal additions of spindles
to old concerns embrace a total Of
exceeding 100000 additional spindles.
most OF which may come into play in
the near future
Mr.. Hester says last year the mills
az whole did not reach their maxi
mum consumption until the last MALT
OF the year. This year while tho ac-
sregates have varied. there has been
no lei UP from month 10 month. and
early indications OF record consumption
were sustained as the season pro-
crossed.
Increase In Spindlcs
The report puts the spindlcs IN the
south at l2.sle.S33. including old. idle
and not completed. against l2,3ls.35G
last year
Mr.. Hester puts the worlds con
sumption Of American cotton at a.
100000, an increase over last year
OF 3SS.000. and an increase over the
year before last OF 2,sie,000.
In thu South, Mr.. Hester makes the
consumptions 225.492 hales over last
year and 605,e43 over the year be-
fore.
Out OF SAL mills, So4 have been in
operation, including one exclusively
on foreign cotton. thirty were idle and
seven in course of construction.
Consumption by Stnte.
The years consumption is divided