The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-03
C{}ErON MONEM Int.
Foreign Exports Much Larger Than
Last Year.

Foreign Exports Much Larger Than
Last Year.
Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
| leans Cot, on Exchange statement. 49,
sued before the close OF business Sat
urday, showed an increase III round
figures IN the movement Of cot
ton into sight for the past
seven days of 1Gl, 900 bales over the
seven days ending Sept. % last year,
III, 900 over the same time year before
last, and 1862, 900 over the same time
in 1898
The amount brought INFO sight Tor
the week ending Saturday afternoon
stated at 335, O94, against 1860 for
the seven days ending Sept. - Inst
year; 224, POP the year before, AMI
1881 in 1893.
This brings the total OF the crop
moved into sight for the Twenty-Five
days of the new season to 9o7,:!o',
against 37S, $50 lust year; 5l2,S3O year
before, and 35l, Ill in 1898.
The statement also shows receipts ut
all United States ports since Sept l,
of FOG, 1873 bales, against PIT, 547 last
year; 5000 year before last, and
pa, G335 in 1898; overland across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomoc rivers
to northern mills and Canada 81, l6S,
against 1883 last year; 222,'42 year
Jcfo:c last, and 1887 in 1898; inte-
rior stocks in excess of those held ut
the close Of the commercial year l49,
SIC, against 81, 76l last year; 49,906
year before last, and 5l,G49 i'll 1898;
oouthnrn mill takings 69,77o against
GG, $50 last year; Co., 200 year before
last, and 7O,9M in 1898.
Foreign expo IS since Sept. l have
been go, $50, against go, S52 last year.
The total ta'ings of American mills.
North and South, thus lar for the sea
son, have been III, 49S, against l32,
295 lest year. These include LOT, TIE
by northern spinners, against 65,3lo.
Since the close of the .commerclnl
ear stocks at American ports and the
,ve"ty-lline leading Southern interior
,entres have been increased 400 ,249
bales, against an increase for the same
period last season Of lS5, 400 bales,
and are now b.! T 13,5 larger than at this
} date last year.
! cluI:Ag a:lorHts Lett over II
i stocks ut ports and interior towns from
! the Int crop and the number OF bales
brought into sight thus far for the
nev crop, the supply to date Is 20,
1856. against GsS,3lO for the same
peri last year.
, It must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and seasons comparl-
sons in Secretary Hester's reports are
, made up to the corresponding date i,
, previous years. Comparisons to close
of corresponding weeks arc misleading
as to close of this week last year wouh
take in u days, year before last -
days, and in 1888, 80 days, uyains
only % DAYS this year.
Net overland for this week this
year, GAO; for this week last year,
393S; for this week year before lnst,
1913; for this week same time in 1898
3S0S; thus III: for month this year
81, 1GS; thus far for month lust year
749S; thus far for month year before
last. -. SAD: thus far for month sam,
, time in 1898, l3,S'Ii7I.
Brought into sight this week, $50,
o94; same seven days Inst veal, l73,
: 6l5; SAKE seven days year before last
. 224, 202; same seven Gays in 1898
1881; twenty-five days Of Septem
bef this year, o57,207; twenty-five
days of September last year, 37S, $50
twenty-five days Of September yea
| before last, 5l2 $50; twenty-five days
$ OF September in 1898, 351, LII.
:! Increase in amount Of crop brongh
into sight to date over last year, SIS,
!: G51; to date over year before last
444,335j7:: to date over same time i,
1898, 0G,09G.
Increase in supply since Sept.
over last year, COZ, 24o; in foreign ex
f ports since Sept. l over last year
, 2l9,3oS.
Northern spinners' takiugs this week
/ 52,5l5; same seven days last year
: 36,373.
Increase III American spinners' tax
, ings since Sept. l over last year
Is, 203.
Increase in American stocks owe
? last year, 34oo. 713j.
! Alloerol lNs..a.. Tor IL .ado14