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Show NATION'S FACTORIES USING MORE COTTON WASHINGTON. Jan 14. Cotton consumed during December amounte l to 511.800 bales of lint and 41.6'JS of llnters. compared with 29.i.292 of lint and 27.287 of llnters consumed in December a year ago, the census bureau announced today-Cotton today-Cotton on hand December II, In consuming establishments was 1 737,-771 737,-771 bales of lint and 171.862 of l'n-ters, l'n-ters, compared with 1.231. 12-' of lint and 238.311 of linters and in public storage at compresses, n, l'i i.'Jfiii bales of lint. 171,403 bales of llnKrs. com-1 pared with 5.623,646 of lint and 337,-198 337,-198 of llnters Imports for December were 60,996 bales compared with 2".S'.o) :i year ago. Exports in December amountel to 639,825 bules lm lulling of lint-rs compared with 78S.578 bales, including includ-ing 3199 of llnters In December a year ago. Spindles active during December number 34.48S.64n compared with 29.914.154 In December a year ago. |