Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-11
Secretary Hester Reports the Move
ment of Flcery staple.


m-nt Of FIcery staple.
New Orleans april fo.-secretary
Testers weekly statement issued today
shows that the movement OF this years
cotton crop has passed the six and
half million mark exceeding that figure
by over 10 900 bales. Mr. Hester makes
decrease Ia the movement Into sight
for the week compared with the last
year IN round numbers Of 5000. and
an increase over year before last or
$500 ana over 1893 Of 5000 For the ten
days OF April the figures show c de-
crease under The - me days Of last year
OF 5000, gain over the same time
year before last or $1,000 and over the
came time In 1898 Of 2lGQ1 For the
seven months and ten days OF tho sea-
son the aggregate Is behind the seven
months and ten days OF last yenr p,
$4,000 and OF the same time in year
before last AA ono. hut Is ahead of same
time IN 1899 by 3si LOCO. The amount
brought into sight during the past week
haz been c6.aSs bales against i55. $50 for
The seven days ending this date last
year. G0.e50 year before last and q. esT
for tho same tlme In 1898 and for the
FIRST ten days Of April II has been 3i.s9s
against no.5l5 last year. 70,0Ss year be-
fore asst and g. 567 In 1893
The movement since September
shows receipts at all ports 1851. DOT
against 7.ibs,5s6 last year, 5.5ss asT FOR
iH FfAT hfL1ft lAht ana aiolN4HO- IN
lfei Overland, across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers TO northern
| mills and Canada 730-75s against 99T $50
| last year. 1896 year before last and
| IN .sls same time IN 1893 interior stocks
\ tn excess OF those held at the close OF
the commercial year 236l9l against 49,
| 10 last year, 1896 year before last and
2ie.so2 same time In 1923. Southern
| mill taklngH exclusive OF amount con-
sumed at ports est Az against Gsi. 2ss
last year. b5S.2sl year before last and
5B.l55 same time IN 1894, These make
the total movement for the seven
months and icn days. September | TO
April 10 inclusive. 6itt9,aoi against O.
s3h.5o2 last year. G.aS7,03G the yoGr before
last and 6l3s.G7a IN 1893 Up 10 April 10
inclusive last year ~ 2s-i00 per cent Of
the total crop had been marketed. the
year before last % 55-io0 and the year
before the latter ~ d2-i0o per cent The
amount brought into sight after April
! last year was He5.7i9 bales, year before
last 5e2,7Si and the same time Ia 1885
II was $4,000.
Foreign exports for the week have
been Sl,e6b against 1i0,33s last year
making the total thus far for the sea-
con s,Sqi.sio against 5,si3.9ig last year
or a decrease of i,p22.5t7. Northern mill
tahinGH during the past seven days
show a decrease OF s75i as compared
with last year and their total taklngs
aimee September ] have decreased b24,-
$50 The total tptingH OF American mills
north and south and Canada thus fai
for the season have been e,i60i7s
against 2.69e,Ael last year. These in
clude l,i4s,156 by northern spinners
against l.a7a.e0u. Stocks at the sea-
board and twenty-nine leading south.
ern interior ccntefs have decreased dur.
ing the week 4S,tio bales against a de.
crease during the same period last sea
son OF 5i,2i5 and are now 309.ssi smaller
than at this date in lS95.
Including the movement from porti
ana interior towns from the last croI
ana the number Of bales brought int,
sight thus far for the new crop the sup
ply 10 date is i,S29 .155 hales against O.
ssl,a32 for the same period last year.