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Show Cotfou CurivcJnliou. New York, 13. The annual report re-port of the executive council of the cotton convention declares that during dur-ing the last five years the cottou culture cul-ture in tho United Slates has outstripped out-stripped the inoet Bauguine expectations. expecta-tions. The problem of free labor has bce.i virtually oolved and the south must be regarded as the future reliance re-liance of the cotton manufacturer; of both America and Europe. Taking the average o! Iho last few years, but 31 .per cent, of the cotton crop ia manufactured in tho United States, G'J pr cent, going to feed tho mills of Great Britain and continental Europe. |