The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-11-15
COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hester's Weekly New Orleans
Cotton Exchange Statement.

New Orleans Nov. 9.-Secretary Hes
ters New Orleans weekly Cotton Tx
change statement issued before the close
of business today, shows an increase in
round figures of the movement of cotton
| into sight for the week ending this even
ing, 10S,O00 bales, over the seven days
ending Nov. 8 last year, and 10000
! over thesame days year before last, an in
| crease over the same time in 1891 (the
year of the 100000 crop of $1,000.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 540,569 bales.
against 49, 1853 for the seven days end
ing this date last year, S47, 1858 the year
before last and 451, 1913 for the same
time in 1891, and for the first nine DAYS
of November it has been 677, $40 this year
against G06,37S last year, 469,O25 the
year before last and 612, Sos in 1891.
These make total movement for the 40
days from Sept. l to date, 3,433,SS7,
| against 1857 ,99G last year, Gags, 101 the
year before last and 3,475,52S in 1891.
showing an increas over 1898 of 775,-
sol, over 1892 of 965, 7S5 and a decrease
under 1891 of 41,641. The movement
since Sept / shows receipts at all United
States ports of 2,623,944, against 2,O33,-
80 last year, 1,SS0,677 for the year be-
fore last and 2,1S3,95S in 1891. Over
land across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers, Northern mills and Canada,
Al, 1861, against 1914, 104 last year. "a
PIG for the same time in year before last
and 3S2, 166 in 1891; interior stocks
in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year, 29S, T2G,
against 20S,.5T last year, 1884 same
time year before last and 800, 021 in 1891;
Southern mill takings, 1886, against
lI2,4OO last year, 164,7S0 year before
last and 140,330 in 1891. Foreign ex-
ports for the week have been 273, 800.
against 2o3, IA last year, making the
against LIST, 1G7 last year. or an in
crease of 323,O61. Northern mill takings
during the past seven days show an in
crease of 45,4S3 MS compared with the
corresponding period last year, and the
total takings since Sept. have increased
2S3, 469. The total takings of American
mills, North, South and Canada TINS far
for the season have been S7S,7S1, against
90, 4O2 last year. These include 631,-
IA by Northern spinners, against 34S,-
213 last year. Stocks Mt seaboard cities
and the 20 leading Southern interior cen
tiers have increased during the week ia
O3S bales, against an increase during the
corresponding period of last season of 81
ODD and are now 90, 435 larger than at this
date 1883. Including stocks left over
at ports and interior towns from the last
crop and the number of bales broubht into
sight thus far of the new crop the sup
ply to date is 3,6S9,917 bales, against
2967 ,952 for the same period last year.
1t must be remembered that the weekly
monthly and seasons comparisons In
Secretary Hester's weekly reports are
made up to corresponding date last
year, year before and in1S91. Compare
sons to close of corresponding weeks are
misleading as totalstO close of this week
last year would take in II days of the sea
son and to close this week in 1892 in
cludes " days, and to close this week in
1891 includes "A days, whereas to close
of this week this year covers only 20 days.