Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1885 — COTTON. [ARTICLE]

COTTON.

Statistics of the Year. [New Orleans special.] The annual report of the National Cotton Exchange shows the cotton movement of the United States for the year ending Augnst 31 to be as follows: Bales Bales „ this year. last year. Net port receipts 4.773,541 4,800,654 Fxports to Great 8ritain..2,426,2*9 2,484,836 Exports to France 403,7-26 468,996 Exports to the continent and channel 1,090,664 962,749 Total exports 3,919,629 8,916,581 Overland direct to mills... 633,2 H 691,580 Total crop. 5,706,165 6,713,206 overland 928,711 989,280 Takings of Northern spinnets 1,436,711 1,537.166 Takings of Southern spin- ’ ’ n-ers 316,414 389,517 Total consumption in the United States 1,753,125 1,876,688 Sea is.and crop 40;452 25,496 Stock at close of year 129,188 126,721 Shipped to Canada 28,343 22,062