Estimated Number of Cotton Spindles at Work on the Continent of Europe, Sept. 30, 1907.
[From Alfred B. Shepperson’s “Cotton Facts,” December, 1907.]
| Russia and Poland | 7,000,000 |
| Germany | 9,000,000 |
| Austria | 3,700,000 |
| France | 6,200,000 |
| Spain | 2,800,000 |
| Switzerland | 1,550,000 |
| Italy | 3,000,000 |
| Belgium | 1,300,000 |
| Sweden, Norway, etc. | 550,000 |
| Holland | 420,000 |
| Portugal | 210,000 |
| Greece | 70,000 |
| Total | 35,800,000 |
Annual Consumption of Cotton in Cotton Mills.
[From Alfred B. Shepperson’s “Cotton Facts,” December, 1907.]
| Season of | Great Britain. | Continent Europe. | Northern States of U. S. | Southern States of U. S. | Total of United States. | India. |
| In bales of 500 pounds net. | ||||||
| 1896-7 | 3,224,000 | 4,368,000 | 1,771,000 | 946,000 | 2,717,000 | 1,041,000 |
| 1897-8 | 3,432,000 | 4,628,000 | 1,771,000 | 1,151,000 | 2,922,000 | 1,185,000 |
| 1898-9 | 3,519,000 | 4,784,000 | 2,218,000 | 1,364,000 | 3,582,000 | 1,340,000 |
| 1899- | 3,334,000 | 4,576,000 | 2,163,000 | 1,524,000 | 3,687,000 | 1,162,000 |
| 1900-1 | 3,269,000 | 4,576,000 | 1,909,000 | 1,526,000 | 3,435,000 | 1,087,000 |
| 1901-2 | 3,253,000 | 4,836,000 | 1,996,000 | 1,912,000 | 3,908,000 | 1,384,000 |
| 1902-3 | 3,185,000 | 5,148,000 | 1,980,000 | 1,910,000 | 3,890,000 | 1,362,000 |
| 1903-4 | 2,977,000 | 5,148,000 | 1,980,000 | 1,795,000 | 3,775,000 | 1,368,000 |
| 1904-5 | 3,572,000 | 5,148,000 | 2,112,000 | 2,063,000 | 4,175,000 | 1,473,000 |
| 1905-6 | 3,766,000 | 5,244,000 | 2,364,000 | 2,239,000 | 4,603,000 | 1,587,000 |
| 1906-7 | 3,915,000 | 5,444,000 | 2,460,000 | 2,362,000 | 4,822,000 | 1,562,000 |
| Season of | Great Britain. | Continent Europe. | Northern States of U. S. |
| In bales of 500 pounds net. | |||
| 1896-7 | 3,224,000 | 4,368,000 | 1,771,000 |
| 1897-8 | 3,432,000 | 4,628,000 | 1,771,000 |
| 1898-9 | 3,519,000 | 4,784,000 | 2,218,000 |
| 1899- | 3,334,000 | 4,576,000 | 2,163,000 |
| 1900-1 | 3,269,000 | 4,576,000 | 1,909,000 |
| 1901-2 | 3,253,000 | 4,836,000 | 1,996,000 |
| 1902-3 | 3,185,000 | 5,148,000 | 1,980,000 |
| 1903-4 | 2,977,000 | 5,148,000 | 1,980,000 |
| 1904-5 | 3,572,000 | 5,148,000 | 2,112,000 |
| 1905-6 | 3,766,000 | 5,244,000 | 2,364,000 |
| 1906-7 | 3,915,000 | 5,444,000 | 2,460,000 |
| Season of | Southern States of U. S. | Total of United States. | India. |
| In bales of 500 pounds net. | |||
| 1896-7 | 946,000 | 2,717,000 | 1,041,000 |
| 1897-8 | 1,151,000 | 2,922,000 | 1,185,000 |
| 1898-9 | 1,364,000 | 3,582,000 | 1,340,000 |
| 1899- | 1,524,000 | 3,687,000 | 1,162,000 |
| 1900-1 | 1,526,000 | 3,435,000 | 1,087,000 |
| 1901-2 | 1,912,000 | 3,908,000 | 1,384,000 |
| 1902-3 | 1,910,000 | 3,890,000 | 1,362,000 |
| 1903-4 | 1,795,000 | 3,775,000 | 1,368,000 |
| 1904-5 | 2,063,000 | 4,175,000 | 1,473,000 |
| 1905-6 | 2,239,000 | 4,603,000 | 1,587,000 |
| 1906-7 | 2,362,000 | 4,822,000 | 1,562,000 |