Miscellaneous Back Matter [pp. 472A-RD06]

COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, ETC.
COMMERCIAL, AGRICULTURAL, MINING AND MANUFACTURING ITEMS.
1.-COTTON CROP OF 1860-1861.
There is some conflict of opinion among the several reporters in regard
to the actual cotton crop of the past year. The New York Shipping List
places it at 3,656,086, the New Orleans Prices Current at 3,701,023, whilst
another authority (the New Orleans Crescent, we think), in the following
statistics, sums up 3,856,000 bales. The disturbed state of the country
accounts for the discrepancy. Of the total exports of the United States
182,202 bales went to England, 49,122 to France, and 49,288 to other countries, making the total sent to Europe 3,129,718.
CONSUMPTION OF COTTON IN THE UNITED STATES.
Bales.
Total crop, as estimated or figured up by the New York Shipping and Conimmercial List..3,656,086
Add stocks oni hand at the commencement of the year (1st September) 1860:
In the Southern ports....................................................................................142,616
In the Northern ports.................................................................................... 85,095
227,708
Makes a supply of...................................................................................................3,883,794
Deduct therefrom the export to foreign countries..........................................3,127,568
Less foreign included................................................................................... 701
3,126,867
Stocks on hand 1st September, 1861:
In the Southern ports..........................................37574
Ill the Northern ports..........................................................................45,613
83,187
Burnt at New Orleans, Charleston, St. Marks and Philadelphia............... 4.490
Manufactured in Virginia and Mobile...................................................18,993 23,283
-_ —3,233,487
650,357
Taken for home use in Virginia and south and west of Virginia................................... 193,383
Total consumed ill the United States, including that burnt in ports, in 1860-'61............. 843.740
Same consumption in 1859-'60..................................................................... 972,043
Same consumption in 1858-'59................................................................................... 927,6351
Same consumption in 1857-'58................................................................................... 895.562
Same consumption in 1856-'57................................................................................... 819,936
Same consumption in 1855-'56................................................................................... 770.739)
Same consumption in 185'55................................................................................... 706,412
To which can be added the stocks in the interior towns on the 1st of
September say 6,200 bales; the quantity detained in the interior-say
25,000 bales; and that lost on its way to market (9,000 bales) to the crop
as given above, received at the shipping ports, the aggregate will show, as
near as may be, the amount RAISED in the United States the past season,
say in round numbers, 3,856,000 bales, after deducting 300 bales new crop
received this year to the 1st September, against Bales. Bales.
1860......................................4,805,000 1855................................................3186,000
1859.................................................4,01Z,000 1854.................................................,000,000
1858.................................................3,247,000 1853.................................................3,186,000
1857.................................................3,014,000 1852...........................,3,100,000
1856.................................................3,335,000 1851............................2,450 000
COTTON CROP OF TlE UNITED STATES.
The New York Shipping List gives the following figures, which are inaccurate in some particulars:
Statement and total amount for the year ending 31st August, 1861:
Deduct LOUISIANA. Received from Mobile............ 48,270
Export from New Orleans- Rec'd from Montgomery, etc... 11,551
Bales. 1861. Received from Florida........... 13,279
To foreign ports................... 1,783,673 Received from Texas............. 30,613
To coastwise ports................. 132,179 Stock 1st Septenmber, 1860...... 73,934
Burnt at New Orleans............ 3,276 1.77,647
Stock 1st Septenimber, 1861...... 10.118
1.929,246 Total...................................1,761,599
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