Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-09-25
COTTON MOVEMENT.
100000 Bales More Than CORE
spending Week Last Year.


Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange statement, issued before
the close of business Friday, contin-
ues to show very heavy movement,
the total brought into sight for the
week being in round figures BOG, 900
bales larger than for the seven days
ending Sept. Is last year, 10000
more than year before last, and 22S,-
900 over the same period in 1898.
The amount brought into sight for
the week ending Friday afternoon is
325,67S, against 119, 936 for the seven
days ending this date last year, 49,
2S3 the year before, and 97,917 in
1898. This brings the total amount
for the Ell ,hteen days of the new sea-
SON to 622, 113, against 204, 91l last
year, 1856 year before last, and
LIS, 290 in 1898.
The statement shows receipts at all
United States ports since Sept. of
456, 542 bales, against 100, 59S for the
corresponding period last year, 205,-
97l the year before last, and 112, 1853
in 1898; overland across the Missis-
sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
/ Northern mills and Canada, IA, $50,
against $500 last year, IA, 923 year
before last, and 10000 In 1893; inter-
ior stocks in excess of those held at
the close of the commercial year, 100,-
500, against 32, 693 last year, "a, 482
year before last, and 10, 46S in 1898;
Southern mill takings, 50,0S0, against
$4,000 last year, 1922 year before
last, and 36, 684 in 1898.
Foreign exports for the eighteen
days have been 157, 1873, against 80, 276
last year. The total takings of Amer
lean mills. North and South and Can
ada. thus far for the season have been
los, 1913 bales. against n, 232 last year.
These include 50, 213 northern spin
ners, against 80, l72 last season.
Since the close of the commercial
year, stocks at American ports and the
twenty-nine leading southern interior
centres have been increased $50, 637
bales against an increase for the same
period last season of 50, 403, and are
now 292, 62S larger than at this date
last year.
Including amounts left over in stocks
at ports 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 960.992
against 514, 1875 for the same period
last year.
Net overland for this week this year
963l, for this week last year 1856, for
this week year before last 1905, for this
week same time in 1898. 1898, thus far
for month this year 1869, thus far
for month last year 1850, thus far for
month year before last 1929, thus
far for month same time in 1898, TO-
069.
Brought into sight this week $685.
678, same seven days last year 119, 936,
same seven days year before last ISL,
2S3, same seven days in 1898, 97,917,
eighteen days of September this year
$40, 1l3, eighteen days of September
last year 204, 9l1, eighteen days of Sep
TEMPER year before last 1855
eighteen days of September in Is 8,
17S, 200.
Increase in amount of crop brought
into sight to date over last year Az
202, III amount of crop brought into
sight to date over year before last $685.
465, in amount of crop brought into
sight to date over same time in 1898, |
443, S23. in supply since Sept. l over
last year 445, 797, in foreign exports
since Sept. ouer last year 1907.
Northern spinners' taking this week
1888. Northern spinners' takings
same week last year Is, 300.
Increase in American spinners' TAX
ings since Sept. / over last year 2s, O6l, |
in American stocks over last year 292,-
800.