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COTTON GINNINGS

Cotton Ginnings: Running Bales Ginned (Excluding Linters)

Prior To September 15, By Crop, State, And United States,

Crop Years '94-97


Crop
And State 	1994 		1995 		1996 		1997 
All Cotton
Alabama		   21,450	   65,050	   59,550	    4,350
Arizona		   47,200	   36,000	   50,400	   71,700
Arkansas	  226,300	  153,250	  253,250	   40,900
California	   27,400	    7,600	   26,850	   59,650
Florida- X
Georgia		   22,250	  186,350	  198,600	   39,800
Louisiana	  328,100	  354,450	  269,250	  130,250
Mississippi	  326,750	  564,000	  480,500	   86,050
Missouri	   67,100	   12,850	   47,950	   12,600
New Mexico	    2,400	        0	    2,450	        0
North Carolina-X   14,350	   23,000	   21,550
Oklahoma- X	   31,200	        0			      800
South Carolina	   15,050	   15,850	   61,800	    1,200
Tennessee	   84,300	   69,000	  148,400	    9,250
Texas		1,106,400	  954,550	  517,750	  837,800
Virginia- X							        0
U.S.		2,324,000	2,454,650	2,145,650	1,295,350

Amer-Pima
Arizona- X							    2,800
California-X	        0					    2,000

New Mexico-X

Texas- X

U.S. 1,800 1,800 4,800

X--Not published to avoid disclosing individual gins.

Bureau Of The Census Cotton Information

Cotton consumed during the month ending August 31, 1997, amounted to 868,874 bales. Cotton on hand in consuming establishments at the end of August was 661,667 bales, and the total in public storage and compresses was 2,387,496 bales. Active consuming cotton spindles totaled 2,613,000, and the quantity of domestic cotton exported, excluding linters, was 399,100 bales.

October 10, 1997 NASS, USDA

Statistics
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE | DELIVERABLE GRAIN STOCKS | EXPORT INSPECTIONS
REDBOOK RETAIL AVERAGES | PRODUCER PRICE INDEXES SEPTEMBER 1997
CROP PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHTS & SUMMARY | USDA U.S. SUPPLY/DEMAND PROJECTIONS
COTTON GINNINGS | THE LESLIE ADM INVESTOR SERVICES CROP SURVEY
EXPORT SALES REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING 10/2/97
MONTHLY WHOLESALE TRADE SALES AND INVENTORIES AUGUST 1997
Consensus National Futures and Financial On Line Index

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