The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-10-18
MARKET REPORTS

ment issued before the close of BUSH
ness today shows an increase in round
figures of the movement of cotton into
sight for the week ending this even
ing of $4,000 bales over the same days
ending Oct. 10, last year, and 5000 over
the same days year before last, but
decrease under the same time in 1891
the year of the 100000 crop of 49,
OOO, The amount brought into sight
during the past week has been 39S, $50
bales against 316, 096 for the seven days
ending this date last year, 800, 52S the
year before last and 49,, 929 for IL
same in 1891, and for the first u days
OF October 1t has been 674,6SS this
year against 519, 553 last year, 4S5, 974
the year before last and I'll, 047 in 1891.
These make the total movement for
the AZ days from Sept. to date 1,1S9,-
92O against 1,0lS,0 OPS last year, 1922
202 the year before last and
1,543,3O4 in 1891, showing an increase
over 1898 of 301, 1877, over 1899 of 207, 677
and decrease under 1891 of 223, 435.
The movement since Sept. shows:
Receipts at all United States ports
1,OS5, 496 against III, sos last year, 7G4,
500 Tor the year before last, and ,147,n
626 in 1891; overland across the Missis.
sippl, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
Northern mills and Canada 74,0S3
against 1876 last year, Ga, 634 for the
same time in the year before last, and
113, 743 in 1891; interior stock in excess
OF those held at the close of the COM
mercial year 10S,304 against III, 437
last year, 100 531 same time in year be.
fore last, and 1856 $50 in 1891. Southern
mill takings 92,046 against 1885, last
year, ~, 276 year before last, and sc, 036
in 1891. Foreign exports for the week
have been 1881 against 93,90l last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 46l, 10I against 314, $40 last year,
or an increase of 176,46 Northern
mill takings during the past seven
days show an increase OF q, 155 as
compared with the corresponding
period last year, and the total
takings since Sept. l, have increased
10S,2n. The total takings of Ameri-
can mills, North and South and Can
ada thus lar the season have been
2SS, 17S against 1890 last year. These
includes 202, 1913 by Northern spinners
against 94,231. Stocks at seaboard
cities and the 30 leading Southern ins
terror centers have increased during
the week 155, 649 bales against an in
crease during the corresponding pc
riod of last season OF $3.50, and are
now 57,537 smaller than at this date in
1898. Including stocks left over at
ports and interior towns from last
crop and the number of bales brought
into sight thus far of the new crop,
the supply to date is 1,555, $50 bales
against 1928, 75S for the same period
last year.
1t must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and seasons compar-
isons in Secretary Hester's reports are
made up to corresponding date last
year, year before and in 1891. Com
parisons to close of corresponding
weeks are misleading, as totals to close
of this week last year would take in 43
days of the season and to close this
week in 1899, includes A days, and to
close of this week in 1901 includes 4G
days, where as to close of this week
this year covers only AZ days.
QUOTATIONS AND STATISTICS.