Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-16
Of Cotton Manufacturers
 On Home Market.
Exports and Imports of Cotton
 Manufactures.


 I he value of cotton goods of dO- nestle manufacture exported during the fiscal year 1914 amounted to s;51, ; 4Gl ,23333. More than one-half of this amount is accounted for by the eX- ports of cotton cloth, which amounted tc 414,S60013 square yards, valued at $2o,S44627. Unbleached cloths, ag- sregating 199,SS6,679 square yards. valued at $13,S3S,O05 were exported during the year. More than two-fifths of this quantity was sent to China, other countries in the order of the amount taken being Alden, India, Caile, Cuba, Philippine Islands, San Salvador, British East Africa, Tur- key, Canada. Bolivia and Columbia. Cclored cloths ot the value of $11,- G15 653 were exported during the year T'ie most important customer for t3ese was the Philippine Islands, but large quantities were also sent to the West Indies, Central ard South Amer ica, and Canada. Of the other cotton goods exported, Canada was the larg- est customer, taking very large pro- portions of the clothing and other wearing apparel.
 The total value of cotton manufac- tores imported into the United States during the year ending June 30, 1914, amounted to $69,419964. The United Kingdom, Germany, France and Switzerland, in the order named, contributed the largest amounts, these four countries furnishing 96 Der cent of the total. The value of faces, edgings, embroideries, and the like, imported was $33,S65,S22. Swift zel land in these goods, followed by tho United Kingdom, France, and Germany. Cloths imported during the year amountedto 61,633,329 square yards. valued at $11,S45,S01. Of this, the United Kingdom furnished 3S,945.' ,7S yards, or 63 per cent of the total, andFrance more than one-half of the remainder. During the year thread and yard valued at $3,S77,225 were imr orted, nearly all of which came from the United Kingdom. The im- ports of knit goods amounted to $5,- GIT ,S63, practically the entire amount coming from Germany.
 Worlds Cotton SpiIners and
 Consumption.
 There were 146 6,397 ,000 cotton spin dies active at some time during the year ending August 91, 1914, of which .6.3O0,O00 were in the United King dom, 32,107,O0O in the United States, 1..55O,OOO in Germany, 9,160,O00 in Fnssia. 7,41O0O0 in France, 6,500,0OO ia India, and smaller numbers in other countries. The worlds con- sumption of cotton during the year aggregated 21,223.o00 bales of 300 paunds net weight.
 Iii considering these figures for cotton used, it must be remembered that, except for the United States these amounts refer almost exclusive lv to cotton consumed in spinning and do not include that used in wooier mills and in the manufacture of felts batting, mattresses, and other mls. cellaneous cotton products. The tota. consumption of cotton during tht mast year was somewhat greater thar that of the previous year, but the record production of 1913 resulted 1T a considerable increase in stocks. T. this is added the prospect of one O the largest crops ever produced anf of a materially reduced consumption due to the European war. thus max ing an unprecedented condition m th' cotton world.