Evening star., 1924-03-20
1923 COTTON CROP
10,128,478 BALES
Census Bureaus Report for the
Year, Exclusive of Linters,
Made Public.

The total cotton crop was 1o,12s-
47S equivalent-500- bales, ex-
elusive of linters, last year, as shown
today by the census bureaus final
ginning report of the season. That
includes 15.2o4 bales ginners estf-
mated would be turned out after the
March canvass.
A crop of 10,0S1 900 bales was esti-
mated last December by the Depart
ment of Agriculture Last wears
crop was s9.762,069 bales.
Total of Running Bales,
The number of running bales was
io,l59,49s, including 242,177 round
paies, counted as half bales; 22,426
Daies or American Egyptian, and 7S5
bales of Sea Island. compared with
9,aZs.So6 running bales, including
l72.ls2 round bales, 32,S24 of Ameri.
n-EsSptian and 5,125 Sea Island in
the 1922 crop. -.
me average gross weight of bale
tor the crop was 1885 pounds, com
p"ieo Win 5ol.7 for the 1922 crop.
Showing by States.
me 1923 crop, in equivalent 500
pound bales, by states, follows:
Alabama, 5S6,512; Arizona. 775o4.
arkansas, A5aa;l, 62S,so6; California, 54,s46;
iorioa, l2,S45; Georgia, 5S7,969'
a@T Louisiana, S67,65s; Mississippi, Soa,,
S; Sva; Missouri. 120,449; North Caro-
@ South iGsir:JIo; Garo1i5; oskdla,hema; sd e55.35s;
2a6,622; Texas, 4,33s,94o; Virginia
5o,25o; all other states, 33,s72
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS,
BALTIMORE. Md. March 20 (spe-
fiissop0tn5oes, 80; $50 iSs xohp whts 100 lbs, soa
yams, barrel, 250a7.5O; bushel. 1ooa a
LIS; asparagus, dozen, S.00a / q Oo
beets: 100, 4.00a6.0O; beans. bushel
S;00a4 so; broccoli and kale. bushei
SOa35; cabbage, 100, 4.00a6.O savoy
oesnei, Soaoe; caulihower, crate, 2.25
a2.so; celery, crate, 3.O0a3.5O; cucunl-
crate. 2.5oal. 90; horseradishss BUSHES puaheI'
S.Ooa4OO; lettuce, basket, 1.5Oa2. 50:
onions, 100 lbs, 1.50a2.50; oysterplant
!o0, o.00aS.o0; spinach, bushel, LISA
toes, crate, 1.50a4.0O; turnips, bushel
Apples. packed, barrel. 2.ooa4.5
oushel. 50a1.50; box apples, 1.5Oa225;
grapefruit, box, 1.50a2.75; oranges,
oox, 2.25a3.o0; strawberries, 35a65.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
BALTIMORE, Nd. March 20 (Spe-
ial).-Live poultry-Turkeys, pound
25a40; young chickens, 25a40; leg
norns, 25a30: old hens, 25a2S; leg
horns, 24a25; old roosters, 16aI7.
ducks. 25a34; geese, 21a28; pigeons
pair, 45a50; guinea fowl, each, 3Oa36
Dressed poultry - Turkeys, pound
2oa42; chickens, 2Sa35; ducks, 30a35:
old roosters, 17a1S; geese, 20a24; ca
pons, 35a43.
Eggs-Loss off, native and nearby
hrsts, dozen, %; southern, %; duck
eggs, As.
Butter Creamery good to fancy
pound. 45a50; prints, 50a52: nearby
creamery, 43a45; ladies, 32aS4; rolls
30a32; storepacked, 29a3O; dairy
prints, SOa32; process butter, 3Sa39.
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
CHICAGO, March 2O.-Departmen,
of Agriculture). - Hogs - Receipts,
$4,000 head; fairly active, unevenIy
5 to 10 cents lower; 16O to 325 pound
averages, $50: desirable 14O to 15C
pound averages, 7.00a7.25; packine
sows, 6.50a6.75.
Cattle-Reoeipts. $4,000 head: beef
I steers and yearlings fairly active
around steady; matured steers, 1900,
rat she-stock, uneven: Gamers and
cutters, steady; bulls, slow, 10 TO Is
cents lower; bulk weight bolognas
4.65a4. 80: veals, steady; desirable
| 9.50a10.00: light calves. 8.50a9.25:
stockers and feeders, slow.
Sheep--Receipts, 1900 head; fairly
active; fat wooled lambs, 1915: c-ooG
and choice clipped lambs, 14.O0a14,75.
choice fat ewes, upward to I1.50:
choice shearing lambs, 1900.