Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-02-14
Issued From the New Orleans
IS Cotton Exchange.
MOVEMENT FALLING OFF
Into Sight 1iI,954 Bales Against
1851 for the Seven Days End
ing This Date Last Year, Decrease
in Exports. trss saA

Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
leans Cotton Exchange statement is
sued before the close of business Satur-
day shows falling of in the movement
into sight compared with the seven
days ending that date last year in round
figures of so, 600 bales, gain over the
\ same days year before last of $4,000
bales, and a decrease under the same
days in 1898 of i, 900 bales.
For the 100 days OF the season thai
have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the 100 days of last year 2,513, 900
bales. and is short of the same days
year before last 600, 900 bales, and is
ahead of the same time in 1898 by
1913, coo bales, ers CD
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been Ill, 954
bales against 161, 56l for the seven days
ending this date last year, SO, 1856 year
before last and 113, 900 for the same
time in 1898.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United States
ports 4,126, GIG against 6,466, 748 last
year, 4, 967, ISL for the year before last
and 4.0S6, 657 in 1898; overland across
the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac
rivers to northern mills and Canada
609, 227, against 800, 21s last year $685.
769 year before last, and 654, 646 same
time in 1893; interior stocks in excess
of those beld at the close of the COM
mercial year, 400, 59S, against 3S9, 412
last year, 302,542 year before last and
319, 959' same time in 1898, southern
mil takings exclusive of amount con-
sumed at ports sos, S12, against ATT, 653
last year, 432, 039 year before last and
407, 735 same time in 1893.
These make the total movement for
the 100 days from September ist to date
1862, 553; against S,176, OBJ last year,
6,352,50S the year before last and
SAG, 297 in 1893.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 150, 724 against 1876, 500 last year,
making the total thus far for the season
1876, 124 against 4,S14. 763 last year
or decrease of 1888, 639.
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days show decrease of 35, $50 as
compared with the corresponding pc
Rod of last year, and their total takings
since September LIST have decreased
459, 724. The total takings of Ameri-
can mills, North and South and Canada |
thus far for the season have beer
], 21S,9 15 by Northern spinners, against
], 67S, 639.
Stocks at seaboard and twenty-nine
leading southern interior centres have
decreased during the week 81 1877 bales, |
against a decrease during the CORES
ponding period last season of 107, 1863,
and are now AZ, 1872 smaller than at this
date in 1895.
Including stocks left over at port
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop, the
supply to date is 1912, 507 bales,
against 8, 412,06 for the same period
asst year.
1t must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and seasons COMPARE
IONS in Secretary Hestdrs reports are
made up TO corresponding date last
rear, year before and in 1893. Com
PARSONS to close of corresponding
weeks are misleading as totals to close
If this week last year would take in
81 days OF the season, year before last
SO days, and in 1898 one hundred and
'ixty-three days, against 160 days this
rear. sal