The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-21
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cotton
Exchange Statement.

New Orleans. May 15.-Secretary Hes,
| ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Elk
! change statement, issued before the close
! of business today, shows an increase for
| the week in round figures over the seven
| days ending May 10 last year of 1000
| bales, over the same seven days year
before last of LOCO bales and over the
same days in 1893 of 1900 bales.
For the first fifteen days Of May there
| has been an increase over the same fifteen
| days Of last year of 10000; over the same
time in year before last of $1,000 and
over the same time in 1893 of $4,000
For the eight months and fifteen days
of the season that have elapsed the
aggregate is behind the eight months and
fifteen days of last year 2,S51 900 bales
and of the same days year before last
4GS,O0O, but is ahead of the same time
in 1893 by $4,000.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 450J0 bales,
against 34,OS5 for the seven days end
ing this date last year, 81, 1877 year be-
fore last and 81 100 for the same time in
1893, and for the first fifteen days of
May it has been 81, 4S3 against 76,457
last year, 6i,G26 year before last and
57,735 in 1893.
The movement since September | shows
receipts at all United States ports D.
l..
740,399 year before last and 4 800, 1856 in
1893.
Overland across the Mississippi Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills and
Canada. 777,9O4 against 1,019,559 ire
viscd) last year, SOS,7l2 year before last
and S33,974 same time in 1893.
Interior stocks in excess Of those held
at the close of the commercial year, 154,-
523 against II, 493 last year, G0, 1873 year
before last and 103,G90 same zine in
1893. Southern mil ltakings, exclusive
of amount consumed at ports, 1J0,G3S,
against 701,979 last year, G12, 1873 year
before last and 591 ,S57 same time in
1893. These make the total movement
for the eight months and fifteen days
from September | to May Is inclusive,
G,763,2 against 9,G14,112 last year;
,231 ,O27 year before last and G,330,217
same time in 1893.
Up to May 10, inclusive, last year
$40 per cent of the total cotton crop
had been marketed; the year before last
95.7S per cent and the year before last
into sight after May - last was 2S1, 139
bales; year before last, 31S,790 and the
same time in 1893 it was 370,0SS.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 81, 40S against 6S, 231 last year, max
ing the total thus far for the season
4, 10S964 against G29S,512 last year or
a decrease Of 2,099,54S.
The total takings at American mills.
north and south and Canada, thus far for
the season have been 2.297 20i against
=, 7S5, 800 last year. These include
! 800, 151 by northern spinners against
2,054, 800.
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty
nine leading southern interior centers
have decreased during the week 23,S34
bales against decrease during the cor
period last season of Al, 1872. |
and are now 150,S37 smaller than at this |
late in 1895.
Including stocks left over ut ports and |
Interior towns from the last crop and the |
lumber of bales brought into sight thus
ar for the new crop, the supply to date |
$ 1913, 49, bales against $3.50 142 for
he same time last year.