The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-12-03

1881, the November figures were within
iess than 100 bales of those of the past
month. Compared with last year. the
mo- u is away ahead in round figures by
o. 'VOV bales, is behind year before last
o ny o3I ,oUo bales and under 1893 by 3d.
1,6S9,S0S bales against 1,312,75G bales
last year. 2,190,795 bales year before
last ST. and l,GI5O41 bales in 1893. a
Inc amount of this crop brought into
slght for the three months of September,
october and November was in round
n ngn 10000 bales over last year, 252,-
o o00 bales less than year before last and
oZ2'0O0 bales over 1893. The move
ment from the first of September 10 No
yember 30 includes total receipts at all
,UIlted States delivery ports of 3,563,360
6ales against 2,4S1 ,706 bales last year,
3,SOO,600 bales year before last and
2,923,9S4 bales same time in 1893
Net overland movement by railroads
across. the Mississippi, Ohio and Poto-
mac rivers, 406, 400 bales against 3S2, OH
bales last year, 573,4O0 bales year be-
tore last and 344,714 bales same time
IN 1893. Southern mill takings, exclu-
sive of quantity consumed at southern
outports, 2S5,564 bales against 273,O44
bales last year, PSI ,O47 bales year before
last and 227,936 bales same time in 1893
Interior stocks in excess of those held
at the commencement of the season.
100000 bales against 416,9O7 bales last
year 81 ,2S6 bales year before last and
81, O15 bales in 1893. These make the
total amount of cotton brought into sight
during the three months ending Novem-
Der ~, 479O,025 bales against 1883, 701
bales last year, 5002,32S bales year be-
fore last and 3,S27,659 bales same time
in 1893.
Northern spinners took during Novem-
Der 306,99O bales against 315,326 bales
last year and 550,S13 bales year before
last, increasing their total for the three
months to 774,261 bales against 720,59S
bales last year and 1,o62,27S the year
before. This makes the average weekly
takings for the season $3.50 bales
against 55,431 bales last year and S1,713
bales the year before. Foreign exports
for the first three months have been
2,352,977 bales, showing an incrase over
last season Of 912,447 bales and an in
crease for the same period year before
last of S2421 bales. --..
The gain in foreign exports during No
vember compared with November of last
year, has been 1861, 7SS bales and COM
pared with the same period year before
last they have decreased 70,491 bales.
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty-nine
leading southern interior markets at the
close of November were 1,G6S,B72 bales
against 1,44S933 bales the same date
last year and 1,G07 1878 bales the year
before.
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 5,0SS,576
hoIos ooo;nct' q S0o G5k holos lost yaor
and 5,23S,35S bales the year before. Up
to this date last year so 70-100 per cent
of the crop had been marketed and for
the same time in 1894 the percentage of
the crop brought into sight was so 52-10O
and for the same time in 1898 the per-
centage marketed was so 7-100.
NEW YORK.
New York, Dec 1.-The cotton market
closed quiet, with q net loss of to 5
points, after having opened firm at an
advance Of 4 to points and further ad-
vanced 3 to points on near positions.
The early improvement was the result
of opening cables, which were better than
expected, and the indications of the light
receipts at Galveston and New Orleans.
Later the market turned suddenly weak
under selling by Philadelphia house,
which was continued throughout the SEES
sion without let up. The market was
man houses, already believed to be heavi-
ly short Efforts were made to rally the
short Efforts were made to rally the
market on talk of better conditions in
dry goods circles and continued activity
and firmness at Fall River, but no out
side interest could be aroused. The close
was quiet at decline of to 8 points.
Cotton-Spot closed quiet and I'M
changed; sales, 29,342 bales:
Futures, quiet; sales, 1873, 900 bales;
January, 7.55c: February, 1886; March,
7.7Oc; April, tide; May, 7,19c: June,
7.S3c: July, 7.S6c; August 7.SSc; Decem-
Der. 7.4Sc.
Cotton-Quiet; middling, 7-16c: net
receipts. 7O49 bales; gross receipts, 1880
bales; exports to Great Britain, 264S
bales; exports to France, Cos bales; for
warded SOB bales; sales. 29,342 bales;
spinners. AZ bales; stock, 230,666 bales.
Total today-Net receipts, 1886 bales;
exports to Great Britain. 11,130 bales;
exports to France. 1926 bales; exports to
the continent, $50 bales; stock, 1,160,717
bales.
Consolidated-Net receipts, 19S,S12
bales; exports to Great Britain, 43,OS4
bales exports to France, 25.4Ol bales;
exports to the continent 12,139 bales.
Total since September Met receipts,
1856. FOB bales; exports to Great Britain,
1.S26.45 bales; exports to France, 3O3,-
6S7 bales; exports to the continent, 772,-
$40 bales.
NEW ORLEANS.
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