Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1917-01-13

1914, 5,U0( IN 1910, ana none Ill 15Io,
to Russia, 99,07G in 1914, S2,125 in
1915, and 73,449 in 1916; to Austria
Hungary, l06,511 in 1914, 455 in 1919,
and none in 1916; to Netherlands,
35,O53 in 1914, 544,O35 in 1915. and
1902. OS7 in 1916; and to all other Euro
pean countries, 63,725 in 1914, S9S,O9
in 1915, and 169,154 in 1916.
Cotton Manufacturing.
During the three-quarter century
period from 1910 to 1916 the con-
sumption of cotton (including linters)
in the United States increased from
236.525 to 7,27S,529 bales, or about
thirtyfold The greatest cotton man
ufacturing state is Massachusetts.
which consumed 1,521,S4S bales dur
ing the year ended July 81. 1916.
Next in order were North Carolina,
with a consumption of 1,073.560 bales;
South Carolina, with 919,23S bales
and Georgia. with S13.391 bales. The
mill consumption in these four states
alone represented nearly two-thirds
of the total for the country.
The manufacture OF cotton IN the
South has been carried on for many
years, but only in small way PRIOR
TO the decade 1SS0:1S90, when the in
dustry in that section began to grow
rapidly. During that and the follow
ing decade the consumption of cotton
in the cotton-growing states nearly
treb.ed. and during the past 16 years
the increase has been more than l60
per cent. Since 1912 the annual con-
sumption in these states has amount
ed to- more than one-half the total for
the United States. and in 1916 they
consumed 3,977,130 bales. or about %
per cent of the total for the country.
COttonseed and It's Products.
This industry has had remarkable
development during recent years. The
value of products made from seed
grown in 1915 was nearly three and
three-fourths time sas great as the
corresponding value for 1900; ana
during the same period the quantity
of seed crushed increased by IA per
cent, although the amount produced
was not much greater in the later
year than in the earlier
OF a total of 4992,G00 tons of seed
produced in 1915, 4,202,313 tons, or
81 per cent-a greater proportion
than that shown for any preceding
year-were crushed. The value of
crude cottonseed products manuTac-
tured during the season of 191o-l6
amounted to $1S0260,0O0. Of which
cottonseed oil. $53,s60000 by cake and
meal. $26120,0OO by linters. and ST.
34O.COO by bulls. The quantity OF
each product except linters represent
ed decrease as compared with the
preceding year, but the total value. as
we'll as the value of eac hproduct, !
except cake and meal. showed an in
crease.
The production of linters in 1915
showed an increase of over per cent
as compared with that of 1914. not
withstanding the great reduction in |
the size of the cotton crop. During !
recent pears there has been great |
increase in the output of linters. due
in part to the closer delinting of the
seed for the better separation OF the |
meat from the hullls. The increase
during the past season, however, oc- !
curing as it did in connection with
marked decrease in the cotton crop, |
NAV be attributed to the high price
OF linters, which are in great demand
foruse in the manufacture of explo-
sives. Some mills now obtain more |
than $50 pounds of linters per ton of
seed treated. whereas formerly few |
obtained as much as 80 pounds. A
greater proportion of the seed from
the 1915 crop was delinted than OF
that from any former crop, some OF
the seed used for planting being |
passed thru the machines.