The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-02
COTTON PRODUCTION
AND DISTRIBUTION

Washington. y. G, Jan. 3i.--Dtrec-
tor Sam l. Rogers has issued the an
nual report on cotton production ana
distribution for tina season of 1919
~ census bulletin No. 400 Inc
bulletin contains data concerning tha
acreage in and production OF cotton
in the United States; the quantities
ginued to specified dates its import
export and consumption. the stock
held in mills, at congresses and IN
hubble storage; the imports and ex-
ports OF cotton goods; the world
production and consumption of cot
ton: the production crush and stocks
Of cotton seed: and the production
shipment, export. and stocks of cot
tonseed products.
The unusual conditions Of the time
are reflected rather pointedly by mo
statistics shown in the report the
crop of 1918 was the fourth success
sive small" crop produced both In
this country and throughout the
world. The worlds total for these
four crops, not including linters In the
United States. was 70,ss3,oo0 equiv
alent 500 pound net weight bales,
which com pares with ST, $4,000 bales
for the preceding four years Not
outstanding this reduced production
the carry over at the end OF the
season in this country was the largest
ever recorded Two factors were
mainly responsible for this condition.
% the actual quantity consumed In
Europe was very much below normal,
although there has never been such
a scarcity OF cotton goods since the
period Immediately following tho
Civil war, and t2l the transportation
facilities for exporting cotton had not
yet become normal. Another factor
entering into the situation was. the
inability on she part OF Europe to
purchase cotton freely because OF
unstable conditions in some of the
countries and because nf the sxtEaor-
binary high rates OF exchange,
During the twelve month period
ending July, 1875, 7sS, 1856 bales OF
cotton and ab7s0t bales OF linters,
atotal OF 6.223,S37 bales. were con-
. sumed This was the smallest amount
reported for any year since 1915, and
, compared with the total of I,SS5, 1873
bales in 1913. a reduction OF nearly
n million and half bales, about 7o0.-
GOO OF which are accounted for by tho
reduced consumption of linters, due to
, the cessation of hosilfties in Europe.
OF the cotton consumed during the
year Jt.iS3 bales were Sea Island.
f26,0sT Egyptian. 35,so3 Chinese. s.
les Peruvian. and I,oaS other for-
eign.
In the quantity OF cotton consumed.
Massachusetts led all other states
with 1.324,Sl5 bales. North Carolina.
with 03b,7lT tales being second.
South Carolina with T64.7a4 bales
! third, and Georgia with 70267 bales,
I fourth. Hassa chusetts with il.630,-9
3s7 was first in the number Of cotton
spindles. being followed by South
/ Carolina with 4.eaa,7e5, North Cares
! lima with 4.Ts9.322, Rhode Island With.
267S,1S0, and Georgia Stth 2,IiS.-
0s9 The instalia zion % new spindles
in the cotton-grownig state contin-s
ues To show increase, the total spin
: dlers for this section in 1919 being l4-s
: ass 3l1 compared fith lS,0oo.444 for
! ~ -
I The estimated production ~ rotS'
ton seed from the crop of 1918 waa
) $500 600 tons. or this quantity,
44TS,60s tons were used In the man-s
; ufacture of cottonseed products. Thes
, production Of crude products during
( the season was as follows: oil. is6,~
( 7lI.00o gallons, valued at s22T, 3l6s~s
( 0o0: cake and meal, 2,1Te.oo0 tonR
vsei,sses. u.s. sAa ahsllSsos.A.1 Ed4B
uOo tons. valued at siT.sfT.00o: am
! linters valued AT S22.22S oe0---a total
/ value eli trs3.ase.u 600. This ~ = FMNs
: nlsarkas.e titustfuttort af the Ht3tao&es
ton OF what was formerly considAeSg
"a q waste and m nruuy tsssttsHean y y
nuisance s9ss3x5