The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-06
COTTON MOVEMENT.
HESTER'S NEW ORLEANS COTTON
EXCHANGE REPORT.
Total Movement for November the Larg-
est in the History of the Trade.
The Weekly Movement Pro-
portionately Large.

| New Orleans, Nov. 3O.-Secretary
Hester's official New Orleans cotton eX-
change report of the cotton movement,
ISSUED today, covers the week ending this
date and the month of November. The
November total shows the largest
monthly movement of cotton into sight
in the history of the trade, the total
| reaching in round numbers 2,159,00O
bales, against 10000 last year, 1,4S3,-
600 in 1892 and 1 $4,000 in 1891, the lat
ter the year of the 9,053, 900 crop.
The largest movement was last month
| when the figures recorded were 2, 1170 O0),
and the third largest in October, 1891, the
9O35, 900 year, when they were 2,031 900.
The excess amount of the crop brought
into sight for the 81 days of the season is
1,OSS,OOO over last year. 1,433,O 600 over
year before last and 1873 900 over 1891.
The movement from the first of Sep
TENDER to the Both of November includes
the total receipts at all United States
delivery ports of 3,711 ,672 against 1929
9S4 last year, 2,660,55S the year before
and 1865, S62 same time in 1891 net
the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac riv-
ers 6OS,947 against 344,714 last year,
364, 4S5 year before and 576,310 same
time in 1891.
Southern mill takings, exclusive of
quantity consumed at Southern ports,
224,09O against 227, 900 last year, 2166S5
year before and 1925 same time in
1891.
Interior stocks in excess of those held
at the commencement of the season, 371,-
2S6 against 361 ops last year, 240,272
year before and 440,S45 same time in
1891. These make the total amount of
the cotton crop brought into sight during
the three months ending November 30,
4,915,395 against 1897 $3.50 last year, 81
4S2,OO4 year before last and 4,7S2, 232
same time in 1891.
Northwestern spinners took during No
vember 563,544 bales against 300, 55S
last year and 800, 406 the year before, in
creasing their total for three months to
1,O41, 391 against 590,721 last year and
619, 400 the year before. This makes the
average weekly takings for the season
SO,117 against 40, 44O and 52,266 the
year before.
have been 2,27O,556 bales, showing an
crease over last season of 470,227 and
over the same period the year befOr last
of 531 SCI.
The gain in foreign exports during No
vember with November last year has
been 205,915 and for the same time the
year before they have increased 223,S 24.
=, Stocks at the seaboard and 20 leading
Southern interior markets at the close of
November were 1,574,7S4 against 1,509,-
566, the same date last year and 1865
24S the year before. De! ,..
Including ports and interior stocks left
over from the previous season and the
number of bales of the current crop
brought into sight during the three
months, the supply has been ,5,541 ,425
against 4, 137. 615 last year and 4,041, 199
the year before. Up to this date last
year 80 7O-1OO per cent of the cotton
crop had been marketed and for the same
three months in 1892 the per centage
of the crop brought into sight was 81 81
100, and for the same time in 1891, 81 49,
100.
In addition to the monthly figures Sec
rotary Hester issued today a statement
of the weekly movement for the seven
days ending Nov. 30, showing total
brought into sight this year 513,767
against 3SS, Alb last year, $50, 772 the year
before and 406,971 during the same time
in 1891. or an increase of 1858 over last
year, 49,, 800 over the year before last
and 106,S96 over the same time in 1891.
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