354 ; " 
-sight during the past year, including estimate of southern consumption, 
and of such transportation as could not be fully recorded, is 4,632,313 
bales, an increase of 804,468 over the movement of the previous year. 
This is an increase of 17 percent. The following is the statement of 
the net receipts at the ports: 
187-76. 1874-75. 
NG WRIOUICANIN ioe (02> - aeaceee eek se eee eee eee wees 1, 424, 003 993, 482 
LUE EET EE Bg ee ee ee 465, 529 354, 927 
aft DL De aS Sea aN ea a SS SIRE eS Re ey ty He ee oh Ho ae eee 8 374, 672 320, 822 
Meeamlesp@H? js. > 20 Sle ore toe ek Nel Ct eee 396, 417 412, 931 
rmeepeettena fo yoo ks ue ee CE Sey oe he ae ee 524, 720 606, 727 
Winrar oo ae Es eee so ok Pee 2 ee eee 84, 042 76, 601 
ERP SL eS SS ERRETS LE ips We PES Pe Spree nye ee SEN te 387, 279 
APAMENIROLG,-\ 22482. 20 wos US ae $2 eo ao maee Oe eae a oe a aero 18, 724 18, 512 
Mpwarerk:=i25 8224). Lo ool te Ses ees nt ATER SR NS i ee 219, 654 179, 163 
SHbOn te 9s SCs ok ls eek Si aes ese Se 73, 327 39, 885 
Riviadelphia : os. 2 laa se tens es A Ee eee eee eee 53, 823 39, 339 
IBEOWIACNOB 925 ont ben 2d 5 Ale een Se an ee Ree oe eo 17, 415 6, 614 
PRGVAROINY, IGHINONG oo +phcsoe es asee sabe eee one ae eee 30, 036 32, 385 
ervieoy aL. 2225 250282 AEE OS RS ee. feet es 23, 529 27,912 
Rridsmeia. © 4! 3 Shh Sh bd leh eaten 2 ee Lee eee ae 17, 924 12, 754 
BER RNOEGS 323925 osbecdteb scshh.u< aie ey ee oe a 3, 671 388 
Rigi eh oat5 bo step se ao Sawa an Senn ain sare py 3, 509, 691 
Adding to this total the estimate of overland shipments to manufac- 
turers, 305,327 bales, and estimated southern consumption, 131,315, 
the total movement (called erroneously the “ total crop” in commer- 
cial parlance) is made 4,632,313 bales. The average weight is made 
469.67 pounds, making the aggregated pounds, 2,175,678,045. 
The sea-island cotton movement, by States, is reported as follows: 
Receipis ab, WAVanNaltes — slo oo woe oo ss ces Venton tae oo eae eee ewe 5, 036 
Receipts at Charleston direct ...... .... .----- ~--- s---2 -22--2 += - ee 2, 482 
Heespis at New York --¢ <<. 22.2. fac 24. sa- iene wae weenie S 80 
Shipped to foreign ports from Florida direct.-....---.--------------  ----- 
Total sea-island, Florida... 2.222 --s<b.2tneees- esses e eee nee eee 7,598 
Ppel visa SaVannNaAbes: 522-3. 6 ooo ee ees eee eae Coen cee aaa ee tee 7,172 
Doeduct- Recetrved: trom, Plorida.<.-2i 22235 «te saspe ee ee zeae = 5, 036 
Received from Charleston 2222). <2 2. sectic Sas Shek - 522 = ese 
Received from Beaufort.--....----------------.----- 15 
5, 051 
Total sea-island, Georgia... . ------ 22 -s2--+ ccc oon 0 we eens sen ~~ oes 2, 121 
Receipis at Charleston 2 oa sous. Jools tte a. See U2 EES BRS 
seGcol pis al, Loridsoyales. oe: 2 is/2ees ee - Step ies-e = b B 435 
Beaufort shipped to Savannah......-- ---- =... =. -- 2.22 ---25--5 15 aye 
Deduct: Received from Florida direct..........-.-.---------- 2,482 
Received from Florida via Savannah..............-- 1,434 
3, 916 
Total sea-island, South Carolina... ..--:....--.-.---.---2-200.0 --2cee- ae 
Hevetyed a GalVOston.. - 3.0.5. 4ac2) oc acispiaeae + ohio wa eien ees - eiee 74 
DURAN A OROS 6-2 ac.nan antocs - ope terete nena aces o> onl tee ae 74 
Total sea-islandicrop\. 2.22 -)ss3ssle See sass aoe b ie dS Sasso eaten 14,515 
Averaging 323.5 pounds per bale. 
TRIAL OF WHEAT-SEED.—Mr. J. B. Armstrong, of Wicomico County, 
Maryland, from an ounce of Fultz wheat, sown in drills, obtained 54 
ounces of wheat, and 76 ounces from an ounce of Clawson. The moles 
destroyed some of the later, or it would probably have equaled the yield 
of the Fultz. The Clawson has a very strong straw and stands up well 
