Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-02-21

Secretary Hester's weekly Report Of

Secretary Hester's Weekly Report OF
the Crop.
Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
leans Cotton Exchange statement,
issued before the close of business Fri
day, shows falling off in the move
ment into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year in
round figures Of 5000, gain over the
same days year before last of $4,000,
and a gain over the same days In 1898
of q, 900. e#rff
I For the first fourteen days of Feb
ruary the figures show decrease under
the same fourteen days of February
last year Of $1,000, gain over the
same time year before last of 1000;
and over the same time in 1898 of
20, 900. o.
For the five mShths and fourteen
days of the season that have elapsed the
the aggregate is behind the FIVE months
and fourteen days of last year 2, 521, 900,
and is behind the same days year before
last $50. 900, and is ahead of the same
time in 1893 by 215, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 126, GAS
bales, against 134, PIT for the seven
days ending this date hst year, SO, 977
year before last, and 105,323 for the
same time in 1898. .
The movement since September /
shows receipts at all United States
ports 4,240, 1914, against $500, 421 last
year, 5,044, 631 for the year before last,
in 1898; overland across the Mississip-
pi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to'north-
ern mills and Canada 621, 291, against
1854. 63S last year, 66S, 1913 yea. before
last, and GIL, 1881 same time in 1898;
interior stocks III excess of those held
at the close Of the commercial year
! 400, 1854, against 367, $40 last year, 300, :
500 year before last, and 315, $50 same
time in 1898; southern mill taklngs,
exclusive of amount consumed at ports,
527, 1853. against 495, 700 last year, ASS, :
001 year before last, and 421, 934 same
time in 1898.
These make the total movement for
the five months and fourteen days from
September / to date 5,7S9, 1913, against
$3.50, 308 last pear, 6, AL, 500 the year
before last, and 5,574. 620 in 1893,
Foreign exports for the week have
been IA, 3s5. against 81, 1851 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 1920, 500, against 4,609124 last
year, or a decrease of 1885, 615.
Northern mill takipgs during the
past seven days show an increase of g.
279, as compared with the correspond
ing period last year, and their total
takings since September LIST have de-
creased ASS, ass. The total takings of
American mills, North and South and
Canada, thus far for the season have
been 1, 7SS, S37, against 2,209,94 last
year. These include 1,241, $50 by
Northern spinners. against 1,635, 805.
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty
nine leading Southern interior centres
have decreased during the week 62, 232
bales, against an increase during the
corresponding period last season of s.
203, and are now 113, 1876 smaller than
at this date in 1895. -
Including stocks left over at ports
and inferior towns from. the last crop,
aud the number of bales brought into
sight tous far for the new crop, the
supply to date is 5000, 152 bales,
against S.546. 1888 for the same period
last year.
1t must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and seasons compar-
isons in Secretary Hester's reports are
made up to corresponding date last
year, year before and in 1898.