Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-09
HEsIEn's COTTON nnponr.
over Eight Million bales Have been
Marketed,

New Orleans. La, Feb. S.--sacretary
Testers weekly New Orleans cotton
exchange statement Issued today shows
mat the 100000 mark was passed in
marketing this crop during the week
Just ended, Compared with ire seven
Gays ending February b. 1892, tthe a.
odo'VVO crop year. the weeks inovemt mt
mas bee smaller, The decrease
amounted TO $4,000 bales An increase
Is shown however, OF $1,000 paits ever
the corresponding seven days Jf last
year 5000 over the same time year be-
The movement into sight Cor the
irst eight days OF February ~ ahead OF
the same time last year $500 nnd
ahead OF year before last Sc, 900. blu, il
Is $4,000 behind 1892. This makes the
totai excess for the l61 days from
september to February 8 Inclusive ]. =
lzoiagi bales more than for the Giles.
bonding l6l days Of last year. CANA
more than year before last and ST.
Slg more than in 1899
The amount brought into sight the
past week has been 1856 lgainst lUS,-
BOT Tor the seven days ending ills
date last year, 107,4l2 year ief,re last
ana l9S,tsO for the same time in 1872,
and for the first eight days Of Febru
airy has been 1S2,772 bales against ~
900 last year; 126,9O3 the year before
last and 23i.3s0 In 1892. These meke
the total for the 1871 days to late S.
Csh224 against 6,37i,S21 last year: g.
as9'ilO the year before last and 7,439.-
700 IN 1892, The movement since Sep
lemper shows receipts at all United
states ports 6,S4S,330 against 4 .9SO.7tl
last year 4,O9S,S 500 for the year before
last and 5623.2S5 I'm 1892. Overland,
across the Mississippi, Ohio and
fotomac rivers TO Northern Mills and
canada 9Se367 against 659. 769 last year.
bo4'6i6 year before last and 9iS,3SS same
time In 1892. Interior stocks in excess
OF those held at the close OF the com
mercial year 3Sg,il2 against 3O2,649 last
year; 3l9959 year before last aud 49,
122 same time In 1892. Southern mill
taklngs 425ll5 against 42s. IA last year,
4U9IO2 year before last and 375, 100 same
time In 1899.
Foreign exports for the week have
been SCI, l53 against 1856 last year,
making the total thus Gar for the season
4isSO,lS5 against S,7i0,@3 last year on
an Increase of l,il9, 292. Northern mill
takngs during the past week were "a
O5b bales as compared TO 1e1sl last
year and the total takings since Sep
TENDER ] cave increased 495.9i9 The
total tahngs Of American mills north
ana south and Canada thus far for the
season has been 2,079.262 against l.
oSSiS45' These include 1854. 204 by
northern spinners against l,iss,2s5.
II must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and seasons compari-
sons In Secretary Hestcr's reports are
made up to corresponding date last
year, year before last and in 1892. Com
parrlsons TO close of corresponding
weeks are misleading as totals 10 close
Of this week last year would take In
l62 days of season and 10 close this
week In 1898 included 1888 days and 10
close this week In 1892 Included lfs
days, whereas to close this wopl. this
year covers only 1Gl days.
Secretary Hester has juat issued n
statement showing actual deliyerios
from the state Of Texas for the first
i've months of this season 10 January
81 OF 2,7l4967 against l.7Os.1i9 for the
same time last season, making a net
increase Of l,006,s is bnles.