The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-22
THE COTTON STATEMENT.

NEW ORLEANS, La, Nov. A-Secretary
HeSter's weekly New Orleans Cotton ex-
change statement shows that over 443, 600
bales were brought into sight during the
past week, carrying the total of this crop
marketed $4,000 past the four million
mark. The weeks total shows decrease
of 20, 467 bales AS compared with last week,
but an increase over the corresponding
seven days of last year of 64,604 and So 731
over the same time year before last.
Northern spinners continue TO be free
takers and, including So 76O bales shipped
to them overland, they have taken 112, ,5}6
an excess of 5,321 over last week, and 49,
6S2 over this week last year, bringing their
total for the season thus far to 63, ,366 more
than the corresponding eighty-one days of
last year.
The amount of crop brought into sight
during the week ending last night is 49,
27o bales against 37S $40 for the CORES
ponding seven days last year and 362, ,547
for the same time year before last.
Up to this date last year 43 rs per cent of
the cotton crop had been marketed, and
during the same time year before last the
percentage of the crop brought into sight
was 1924
The amount of the crop brought into
sight from Nov. to 20, inclusive, is ,2S1,-
S25 bales, against l. l43, 400 last year and
,0S0, 507 for the same time year before last,
making the total for the season to date
4131,7S5. against 3,743,215 in 1890 and
8 3S0, IA in 1889
The movement since Sept. l shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports, 3,134427
bales, AGAINST 2, SIS S71 last year. aud 2. 49,
995 in 1889; overland across the Mississ ppi
OHIO and Potomac rivers to northern mills
and Canada, 437,922 against 353 ISL last
year, and 2Sl, ,35l in 1889; interior stocks in
excess of those held at the close of the last
commercial year, 40353, against 344 2%S
last year, and 24O, 454 in 1889; southern
mill takings, 151,9l8 against 16O,0l5 last
year, and l+5, ,9l4 in 1889
Foreign exports thus far for the season
have been In, ,070 bales, against l, ,S99, 946
last year, d crease of ~ SO.
The total takiugs of American mills,
north and south. thus far for the season
have been l,0U2, ,99S bales, against 939 632
last year. These include s3S. AS by north
ern spinners, against 9S5,O19 Stocks at
seaport cities and tweuty-nine leading
southern interior ceniers have increased
during the week 6,3z7 bales, against an
Increase during the corresponding period
of last year OF 599 and are now COL ,5s3
bales larger than at this date in 1890.
Including stocks LETT over At ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number Of bales brought into sight thus
far Of the new crop, the supply 10 date Is
44l0, l6l bales against 8, S,ol5,05o for the
same period last year.
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2l-The weekly cotton
statistics are: Total sales OF the week,
64,000 bales-American, 5000: trade
takiugs. including Forwarded from ships
side. $500. sctuai export, 6.0c0; total
import, lZ7.eOJ-American, ss.0J0, total
stock, Sc. .o00-AmeTican 6A,, ,O01; total
afoat, 6d,09u-Anlericsn, - CO., specU-
lAt0rs TOOK 2 %, exporters take 1000
BOSHAM, Tex, 2l-The dronth which
has prevailed for the past uiHe weeks was
broken yesterday morning. The rain set
ties the cotton question Ia this section, Is
the little remaining ia the fields Il dam
aged TO the extent that Il Is not worth
picking Now that the story = told and
Al accurate esliRateran be made, ii Is gen.
erAlly conceded that ne yield i not more
tian IS per cent below that o! last Season
Y ceips~ Ia date. 200 bzlss-
hoUsToS. Tex. Nov. Z.-The receut
change n the weather. according 10 re-
ports from ali over south Texas. has
-everrly injured cotton. In fAct il j. ssid
the top crop = ali sil.ed. While mach u
be opea cssttoa has been oeag sn o1t.
however. tue rain has filed up c,sgerszs
and has furnished water for siock- which /.
has b<eu suffering