6 BULLETIN 1444 
Table 6. — Ultimate 
, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
consumption of cotton in specified countries 1 
1912-13 1920-21 
1 
1921-22 
1922-23 
Country 
Total 
Per 
capita 
Total 
Per 
capita 
Total 
Per 
capita 
Total 
Per 
capita 
United States 
United Kingdom 
1,000 
pounds 
2, 236, 865 
699, 879 
403, 936 
867, 467 
1, 069, 300 
2, 255, 413 
Povnds 
23.3 
15.4 
10.2 
13.4 
4.4 
6.7 
1,000 
pounds 
2, 185, 134 
337, 998 
280, 294 
( 2 ) 
547, 360 
1, 195, 154 
Pounds 
20.4 
7.3 
6.8 
( 2 ) 
1.7 
3.7 
1,000 
pounds 
2, 652, 887 
443, 202 
321, 149 
( 2 ) 
758, 645 
1, 082, 321 
Pounds 
24.4 
9.4 
7.7 
( 2 ) 
2.4 
2.5 
1,000 
pounds 
2,853,112 
308, 854 
432, 848 
346, 190 
1, 041, 968 
1, 441, 742 
Pounds 
25.9 
6.5 
11.3 
5.8 
3.3 
3.3 
Germany... 
British India 
x The figures in this table are derived as follows: To the stocks of cotton and linters 
at the beginning of the year are added the number of pounds grown in the country, the 
number of pounds of cotton, linters, and waste imported, and the quantity of goods 
imported. From this sum are deducted the stocks of cotton and linters at the end of 
the year and the quantities of cotton, linters, waste, and cotton goods exported. 
Where the manufactured goods are not given in pounds they are, when possible, con- 
verted on the basis of comparative weights. Five per cent is deducted from all cotton 
manufactured in a country as an allowance for " invisible waste." Five per cent may 
be relatively high for England because of the grade of cotton used. 
The official sources from which data related to imports and exports were obtained are: 
France. Direction generale des Douanes. Statistique mensuelle du commerce ex- 
terieur de la France. 
Germany. Statistisches neichsamt. Monatliche nachweise fiber den auswartigen handel 
des Deutschlands. 
United Kingdom. Great Britain Board of Trade. Accounts relating to trade and 
navigation of the United Kingdom. 
India. Statistical department. Accounts relating to the sea-borne trade and naviga- 
tion of British India. 
India. Statistical department. Accounts relating to. the trade by land of British 
India with foreign countries. 
United States. Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. Foreign commerce and 
navigation of the United States. 
China. Inspectorate general of customs. Foreign trade of China. 
2 Not available. 
QUALITIES OF COTTON AFFECT DEMAND 
Various classes of cotton are found in the total supply. The 
characteristics which determine the uses of these classes are grade, 
staple length, color, and character. Length of staple is the im- 
portant factor determining the fineness of yarn and is important in 
determining strength. If the requirement is for very fine or strong 
yarn, longer staples are needed. The high-count yarns are used 
especially in making fine dress goods. 
Table 7. — Length of fiber and spinning counts of yarn 
Length of fiber (inches) 
Spinning 
counts of 
yarn 
(number) 
Length of fiber (inches) 
Spinning 
counts of 
yarn 
(number) 
0.4 
Up to— 
12s 
20s 
28s 
42s 
50s 
1*25 
Up to— 
70s 
0.7. 
1.3 
90s 
0.8 
1.5 
140s 
1.0. 
1.6 
200s 
1.1 
1.8 
400s 
Adapted from Nasmith, Joseph, the students' cotton spinning. Manchester, 1896. p. 74. 
Even in the best bales of cotton the fibers are not all the same 
length, but in good cotton the bulk of the fibers tend to be about the 
same length. Such cotton is said to have " uniformity " and is more 
