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Show COTTON REPORT FOR FEBRUARY Washington. March IV Cotton on hand Pebruary L'S was 4.209.553 bales Including 120,650 bales of linters. complied com-plied with 4.680,238 bales January 31 and 4,905.035 bales December 31 This was distributed as follows- In manufacturing establishments, I -. 7 . r, 4 s bales including S7.37u hales of linters. compared with 1,911,157 bales January ami 1,704,420 bales December 81; independent warehouses warehous-es 2,252,011 bales, including 88,280 bales of linters. compared with .'.Of.O.-ti'.i .'.Of.O.-ti'.i bales January 31 and 3,200,616 bales December 31. Imports were 34.040 equivalent to ami pound bales, compared with 253 bales In January and 25.075 hales in December. F:ports were 530.911 running hales, compared with 900.844 bales ,n January and 1,391.395 bales in Decern De-cern her. Active spindles numbered 80,518,619 compared with 30,885,563 In January and 30.146.75 in December. Of these 11.739.906 were in cotton growing sines and 18.778,634 in all other states. Consumption and cotton on hand Pebruary 28 was distributed as follows: fol-lows: In cotton growing states 235,71 1 bales were consumed In Februarj ; ,7 balc6 were In manufacturing establishments, Pebruary 28 and 2,n4 7. 021 bales In Independen' warehouses In all other states 2:'.1.222 bales were consumed. 1,084.086 bales were In manufacturing establishments and 204,999 bales were in independent warehouses. oo |