The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-02
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Statement OF secretsry Eexter OF the
New Orleans Exchange.


New ORLEANS, Nov. The October
crop statement, issued to-day by Secretary
Hexter, OF the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change. shows the largest movement of cot
ton during any single month in the history
Of the trade, the total number of bales
brought iuto sight during the thirty-one
days having reached l,TSl, SOB, against
1851. .2l9 in October, 1889, an increase Of
100, ,4S4. Statistics of trade PRIOR to the
current year show that on only
three occasions have the monthly move
ments reached as high as 800, 900 bales.
These were in October and November, 1889,
and in December. 1881. The movement
from Sept. TO Oct. 81 includes the total
rec eipts at all United States delivery ports
OF 2.0S4, ,003 against ,SS4 ,05S last year and
ASS, 2S4 in 1888. The net overland moye-
ment by railroads, across the Mississippi.
Ohio and Pot mic rivers, I64.Sl3, against
l2T, 800 last year and 1907 the year Def re
last The southern mill tax
ings, exclusive of the quantity con-
sumed at southern outports. Is
81, $40, against 10O, $50 last year, and 90, ,9s4
the year before, aud the interior town stocks,
in excess OF those held at tho commence
ment Of the season, are 234, GIL bales, against
l6S, l69 last year and 2l7,802 year before
last. heie make the total amount OF { Q
cotton crop brought into sight during
September and October 2 5S3, ,327, agaiu So
2,300, ,S07 last year aud 1885, "a! year before
last, an excess during this year of 2S3, l2J
bales over the corresponding two months
Of 1889, and s43, $50 ahead of the same
pc iod in 1855. Northern spinners
took during October S1l 1856 bales, against
223, ,29S last year, incre sing that total for
the two months to AS 633 bales. against
1893 609 last year, and 46l $50, wear before.
This makes tae average weekly takngs for
the season 81, 132 bales against 3S, ,2S3 last
year and $1,000 the year before. Foreign ex-
ports for the two months have been |, ,24l :
576, showing an excess over the heavy ship
ments Of last season of 5,l54, and over the
same period year before last OF 474, ,4J7 gain.
The foreign exporss during October
compared with last October, have
been Sl,s49. Stocks at the sea-
board and twenty-nine leading southern
interior ma rkets at the close OF October
were 756. 456, against 165,030 the same date
last year, and S11, ,739 the year before. In.
cluding port and interior stocks left over
from the previous season and the number OF
bales Of tae current crop brought into
sight during the two months, the supply has
bsen 1855, 170, against 2,36S.670 bales last
year, and 2,135, $50 the year before. Up to
this date last year 81 46 per cent. of the
crop d been marke- sd. and for September
and October of 1883 the percentage
Of crop brought into sight was
2706. With all this large movement tC
market, showing an excess to date of 2S3,.
100 over last season, and 643, ,3S1
over season before last, the supply
has moved off so rapidly to foreign and do.
nesttc consumers that the stocks at the
close of October are hnt 81 ,456 bales larger
tnan at this tirne last Pr and 44.7l9 aheaC
! Of this date In 1888. 1883