Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-03
COMPARISONS MADE.
pEcnnAsE IN COTTON nnouonr
INTO SIGHT.
Yearly Comparisons ns shown ny
Hcsters New oricnn. Cotton
Exchange Statement

New orleans, La, Jan. 2,-secretnry
Testers New orleans cotton exchange
statement Issued today covers the
monthly movement TO Decmeber 81:
The December total OF cotton brought
into sight is. with the exception OF De-
cembsr, 1897 the smallest for that
month since 1887. Compared with last
year II shows loss In round figures Of
G3S, coo bales: with the year before last
OF 2si.0D and IL ahead OF 1922 by 10000
bales. The total for December was l.
35i.769 against 1,ee2,3i5 last year, and
1.63s,433 year before last and l,3oS.45l
In 1892. The decrease In amount OF the
crop brought Into sight for the fol
months from September to December
ineiusive was 1909, S03 under last year,
53i.222 under the year before last, while
an excess is shown OF lil.il5 ever
1872.
The movement from the first OF
September to December 81 includes to-
tai receipts at all United states de-
livery ports OF 3.i66. $50 against $780,
405 last year. i,lil60g the year before
last and 3,5i6G55 same time In 1892.
Net overland movement by railroads
across the Miss sslppi, Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers 52i,l0l against 75I22s last
year. 5i0.232 year before last and ST.
b25 same time In 1892; Southern taklngs
exclusive OF quantity consumed at
Southern outports' 1856. ISL against 369,-
7Gj last year. 329,l5) year before and
Si6,SS6 same time In 1902; and Interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
commencement OF the season 529 9S9
against 5iO,275 last year, $4,000 year
before last and Si9,S59 same time In
1872.
Taese make the total amount OF the
cotton crop brought into sight during
the four months ending December "a,
i93l,Si0 against 6.9giG13 last year, o.
lGG,092 In the year before last and A.
70J,fi5 same time In 1892.
Northern spinners took during De-
cember 3l52Si bales against 357 G32 last
year. and S69,i9 the year before last,
increasing their total for the four
months to l.035.S79 against i.ii9.9l0
last year and 9jO.l5l the year before.
This makes their average weekly tax
ings FOR the season 59.95l against SlJ01
last year and 55.0i1 the year before.
Foreign exports for the frat months
have been 2.i59lS5. showing n decrease
under last year Of l.s3S.0i6 and de-
crease under the same period year be-
fore last OF 600, 1902. Tho loss in for
eign exports has been sol ,42O and for
the came period year before last 2i2. 1913
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty-nine
leading Southern Interior markets at
the close OF December We're 645.lsi
against l,Slg.5sl the same date last
year and l,7052o6 the year before. In
cludlrg port and interior towns left
over from the previous season the
number Of bales for the current crop
brought into sirht during the four
months the supply has been 5.2i1 .S2i
| against 7230.703 last year and 5,776.0is
| the year before.
Up to the close OF December las.
| 70 G5-l0O per cent. of the commercial
crop had been marketed and for the
same four months In 1898 the per-
/ centage Of the crop brought into sight
was 10 f0-lOO. and for the sumo time
during 1892 the percentage marketed
was II 5000.
Actual average weight 4.l95 500 halen
OF the cotton crop embracing port re-
celpts and overland for four months
ending December 81. 50S l3-lO0 against
| 513 qg-100 pounds per bale