Cotton Crop Movement Records Largest Year on Record
New Orleans reports the 1891 U S cotton crop at 8 652 579 bales the biggest since records began with an overland movement totaling 1 538 260 bales and foreign exports rising to 5 778 822 bales Great Britain France and continental ports lead shipments while Savannah and New Orleans set new handling marks Secretaries notes note sharp gains in southern mill consumption with South Carolina surpassing Georgia as the top cotton user and total mills reaching 340 with 1 823 710 spindles in operation The year’s trade shows rising domestic processing and stronger overseas demand amid a record U S crop and heavy movement across the country
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New Orleans
Hester
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
United States
American Porta
Heater
Galveston
Savannah
Cotton Belt
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Mississippi
Louisville
Cairo
Cincinnati
Virginia
France
Canada
Great Britain
Continent
New York
Japan
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
South
Farmers Bank of Grizfty Opens Amid Subscriptions
Grizfty Georgia September 4 The Farmers' Banking Company gains approval and opens for cotton subscription funding. Col Searcy leads with 913 bales of cotton pledged to back the bank, planning open subscriptions immediately and regular business by October 1. The stockholders number over 600 with estimated wealth over $2,000,000.
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New York
J. H. Mitchell
Bold Robbery on California Express Ends Stalemate
Two masked men held up the Los Angeles express near Modesto, forcing a headlight extinguish and boiler filling. Detective Harris and other officers responded, Harris wounded, robbers fled after a bomb shattered the door. Engineer Neff and Fireman Wallace assisted. Harris dying in Merced. Pursuit underway from Milan Modesto and Leathrop.
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Los Angeles Express
Modesto
Ceres
Neff
Wallace
Roche
Fox
Len Harris
Los Angeles
Lawson
Harris
Charles
Harrison
Merced
Rome
Oncere
Milan
Italian Commerce Falters As Seven Months Close
Itallys seven months to July show falling commerce with imports down 20.8 million dollars and exports off 4 million. Customs revenue declines by 4.9 million. Rumors say parliament may abolish old masters' Pacoss ph orks, enabling Borghese financing relief and shifting collection to the United States.
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Prince Borghese
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Hag
Hey
Cr Embeaton
Meg Wood Machards
Harvard
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