The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-26

I average production per acre for the past
10 years. l think therefore, that an esti-
mate of 100000 bales for the present
American crop will not be regarded as too
low. It Is even more difficult to form an
estimate of the amount of cotton grown
in other countries, but. taking the figures
for 1918 G.600.000 bales) as a basis, and
making allowance for the reduced acre
age reported in Egypt and india 1t would
seem that 100000 bales would be a fair
| estimate for all other countries. This
would give us total crop available for
the next II months. including what is HOW
in sight, of 22,250,000 bales. Conservative
estimates last year were that the war
would reduce the worlds requirements of
| cotton by about 100000 bales, yet the ex-
| ports of American cotton for the season
| just ended were about $4,000 bales as
against 9,150000 bales for the preceding
seasonal difference of little more than
| 600 bales. The declaration of contra
band against cotton will perhaps be much
more effective in keeping 1t out of Ger
many than were the orders in council but
even If 1t be true that the worlds cotton
requirements by reason of the war will be
curtailed 100000 bales for the coming
season. this would just about represent
| the amount that would usually go'to Ger
many. The census bulletin of August II
shows that during the II months from
.. August /, 1914, to July 81, 1915. the con-
sumption of cotton in the United States
amounted to 5,59S,79S bales. against $685.
07S bales Ter The IL months Immediately
preceding. The Bulletin gives the follow
ing figures as representing cotton on hand
in this country on July 81:
Bales
In consuming establishments. -. ], 401, 4S4
In pub. storage and congresses. i, 7S4,S12
Iotai .......................... y, ls6,29b
which compares with 9o5,7e2 and 425. l02
bales. or a total of 1,33o,S64 bales for July
81, 1914.
Consumption of Linters
1.-THE consumption of linters during the
II months ending July 81 shows an in
crease over the preceding IL months Of
nearly 100000 bales the exact figures be-
ing 403.3S9 bales in 1916 against 30S,675 bale
In 1914. The exports of domestic cotton
and linters during the month of July, 1915,
were nearly double those of July, 1914, the
month Immediately preceding the outbreak
of the war, the figures being 243522 bales
for July, 1915, against 1921 bales for
1914. OF the total exported, 5s,944 bales
went to Great Britain. against 1911 bales
in July. 1914; none to Germany, against
1921 bales in 1914; 27,209 bales to France.
against 1922 bales In 1915; $3.50 bales 20
Italy, against 22,75S in 1914; 100000 bales TO
other countries. against 1888 In July,
ntSt lib uTtS WOuiu lIulCdle e1lntT
a remarkable increase In normal exports
to all other countries last month or else
that Germany is getting her supplies of
cotton through those countries.
Cotton spindles active during July, 1915.
in this country are reported as 81. 1874 ,029,
as against POSSESSES in July, 1914. l have
seen no estimate of the commercial value
of the crop of 1914 from governmental
agencies, but other accepted authorities
state that the value of IA
which, including linters. amounted to near
~ 100000 bales, was less by 1886, 000, 900
than the crop of 14,5Ss,591 bales produced
in 1918. The office of markets and rural
organization of the United States depart
ment of agriculture has advised the fed
eral reserve board that reports from 34S5
public and private warehouses In the cot
ton growing states show a storage ca
pacity of about 10,2S1,000 bales, and that
similar reports from 1923 cotton mill ware
houses in the same states indicate a
storage capacity of /, 295, 500 bales SO that
expressed in terms of fiat or uncompresesd
cotton, the public. private and cotton mill
warehouses In the cotton growing states in
1914. had an aggregate storage capacity
of 11,577, 4s5 bales. The board is further
advised that, during the present year. eff
forts have been made to revise and COM
plete the warehouse list which. while still
incomplete includes at present 1916 ware
houses in the cotton growing stateA which,
are divided into public warehouses and
cotton yards numbering 318s and private
and miscellaneous warehouses numbering
1858. There are So public cotton ware
house soutside of the cotton growing
states making total on the Department.
list at present of 1904. Details are as fol-
lows:
Warehouses In Use
Number of public and private ware
houses and cotton mill warehouses (esti-
mated in use in the cotton belt In 1914,
together with the storage capacity and
the number of bales produced In 1914 by
states. =. ]