The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-02-06
LARGER CONSUMPTION
SMALLER PRODUCTION
Yet The Carry Over of The Cotton
Crop Is The Largest 1t
Has Ever Been

DIRECTOR sam II. Rogers mas issued
the annual report on Cotton Produc-
ton and Distribution for the season
of 1918-19, Census bulletin No.
400 The bulletin contains data
concerning the acreage in and pro-
duction of cotton in the United Sta
ties; the quantities ginned to speci-
fed dates; its import, export, and
consumption; the stocks held in mills,
at congresses, and in public storage,
the imports and exports Of cotton
goods; the worlds consumption and
production of cottn; the Production
crush and stocks of cotton seed; and
the production shipment, export, and
stocks of cottonseed products.
/ The unusual conditions of the time
are reflected rather pointedly by the
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 70,883, 900
equivalent 5OO-pound net weight
bales, which compares with 1885,
900 bales for the preceding four
years. Notwithstanding this reduced
production the "carry- at the
end Of the season in this country was
the largest ever recorded. Two fac
tors were mainly responsible for this
condition, ~ the actual quantity
consumed in Europe was very much
below normal, although there had
never been such a scarcity of cotton
goods since the period Immediately
following the Civil War, and (2) the
transportation facilities for exporting
cotton had not yet become normal.
Another factor entering into the stu
alton was the inability on the part of
Europe to purchase cotton freely be-
cause of unstable conditions in some
of the countries and because of the
extraordinarily high rates of ex-
change.
During the twelve-month period
ending July, 1919, 5,765,936 bales of
cotton and 457,9O1 bales of linters,
a total of 6,223,8 bales, were con-
sumed This was the smallest
amount reported for any year since
1915, and compared with the total
Of 7,685,329 balesin 1918, a reduc-
ton of nearly million and a half
bales, about 100000 of which are ac-
counted for by the reduced consump-
ton of linters, due to the cessation
of hostlilities in Europe. Of the cot
ton consumed during the year, 81 ,09S
bales were Sea-Island, 126,087 Egyp-
tan, 33,803 Chinese, 9,128 Peruvian,
and 1908 other foreign.
In the quantity of cotton consumed
Massachusetts, led all other states
with 1,324,815 bales, North Carolina
with 1,035,717 bales being second,
South Carolina with 764,794 bales,
third, and Georgia with 702,676 bales
fourth. Massachusetts, with II $780,
397 was first in the number of cot
ton spindles, being followed by South
Carolina with 4,955,765, North Caro-
lima with 4,789,122, Rhode Island
with 2,678,180, and Georgia with
2,518,059. The installation of new
spindles in the cotton-growing states
continues to show increase, the total
spindles for this section in 1919 being
14,986,311 compared with $4,000,
444 for 1914.
The estimated production of cot
ton seed from the crop of 1918 was
100000 tons. Of this quantity, a.
478,5O8 tons were used in the manu-
facture of cottonseed products. The
production of crude products during
the season was as follows: oil, 49,
I'll 1000 gallons valued at $227,316,-
600; cake and meal, 2,170,OOO tons,
valued at $116,118, 900; hulls, 1877
600 tons, valued at $17,917,OOO; and
linters valued at $22,228,OO0; a total
value of 1888, 100000. This is a re-
markable illustration of the utiliza-
ton of what was formerly considered
a waste and in many instances a nui-
sance. During the twelve-month
period there were 23,827,978 gallons
of cotton-seed oil and 1888 tons
of cake and meal exported. These
quantities compare with exports of
AZ, 448,S70 gallons of oil and 1888
tons of cake and meal for the season
of 1914-15.