The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-01-17
COTTON MOVEMENT.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON EN-
CHANGE STATEMENT.
Failing Off in the Amount of Cotton
Brought Into Sight the Past Seven
Days, Compared With the Same
Week in 1892.

New Orleans, Jan. 11.-Secretary Hes.
ters weekly New Orleans cotton ex.
change statement indicates falling off
IN the amount of cotton brought into sight
compared with 1S91-1S92, the year of the
9,oo5,OOO crop, for the first time in many
years. many
FOR the seven weeks ending TODAY an
increase is shown in round figures over the
seven days ending Jan. IL, last year. of
9S,o0O bales and over the same time wear
Det0re last of $1,000 bales, but compared
WIN the seven days ending Jan. IL. 1892,
there is deficit of 10000 bales. The
movement for the first II days of January
IL anead OF the same time last year co. 900
ana the year before last 10000 and is
snort SIi OF the same time in 1892 by II, 900.
ms makes the total excess for the 1873
Gays from Sept. l to Jan II inclusive.
,466, $3.50 bales more than for the correS' -
ponding 1873 days of last year, 2,21S. OS7
more than year before last and 415'01i
more than in 1892. The amount brought
INTO sight during the past week has been
2lO,4lo bales against 151, 603 for the
seven days ending this date last wear.
iZo,6ol the wear before last and 246. S26
Tor the same time in 1892 and for the
nrst II days of January it has been 353,-
III this year against 293, 7SO last wear.
llI,SS6 the year before last and 365. 3O1
III 1872. These make the total movement
Tor the last 1913 days from Sept. 1 to date
l,226,2S against 5,759,S72 last wear.
3,OOS,341 the year before last and 6,S11.
3S7 in 1892.
Inc movement since Sept.1 shows re-
celpts at all United States ports, ;, 500. 800
against 4,434,S64 last year. :3,7J3. 1874 for
the year before last and 5,074, 600 in 1894.
Overland and across the Mississippi,
ONO and PatOmac rivers to Northern
mills and Canada, $40, 764 against Coz.
IDS last year, $50, sos year before last
ana So?,GS6 for the same time in 1892
Interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close of the commercial wear 491.
SO4 against 361, 739 last wear, 327. 743
year before last and 5G4, sci for the same
time in 1892.
Southern mills takings, 35T, 443 against
$50, 1Gl last year, 345,1c6 year before
last and 316,J3S for the same time in
1899.
Foreign exports for the week have been
2S9,39S against 224, 154 last year, max
ing the total thus far for the season
3,014, 1888 against 3,0S2,619 last year, or
an increase of S31, 169.
Northern mills takings during the past
week show decrease of S,730 as compar-
ed with the corresponding period last year
and the total takings since Sept. 1 have
increased 420,242
The total takings of American mills
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been 1888, 422 against
1,419190 last year. These include ! :
400, 496 by Northern spinners against L.
045,2G5
1t must be remembered that the weekly,
monthly and seasons compared in Secre-
a oct 'C nrte,D Il 10
responding dates last year, year before
and in 1892.
Comparisons to close of corresponding
weeks are misleading as to totals to close
of this week last year would take in 1874
of the season and to the close of this
week in 1893 includes 1875 days and to
colse this week in 1892 includes 1877 days
close this week in 1892 includes 1877 da, 5
covers only 1873 days.