The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-11-12
THE MOVEMENT OF COTTON
THIS YEAR SHOWS AN IN
CREASE OVER LAST.
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW ON BUSINESS
While 1t Shows Little Actual Increase
Since the Election, Manufacturers
Show More Inclination to Look
TO the Future.

New Orleans, Nov. 6.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change statement, issued today. shows an
increase in movement into sight, COM
pared with the seven days ending this
date last year, in round figures of 52,OOO
bales. n decrease under the same days
year before last of POI, 900 bales and UNI
der the same days in 1893 of $4,000
bales. For the six days of November
The total shows n gain over last year OF
1900 bales, loss from the year before
last Of 10000 bales and from 1893 of
1900
For the sixty-scyen days of the sea-
son that have elapsed the aggregate is
ahead Of the same days of last year $685.
900 bales: for the same days year be
fore last 10000 bales. and of the same
lime in 1893 by 100000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
ne past week has been 303,GO4 bales
sgainst 34205J bales for the seven days
ending this date last year, 4OO,l25 bales
year before last. and 4GG,379 bales the
Of November it has been 31J,OOO bales
against 271,072 bales last year, 4S2,0S3
bales year before last and 361, OG1 bales
same time in 1893.
These make the total movement for the
-sixty-seven days from September | to
date, 3,425, 23G bales against 2,542,019
bales last year, 3,293.G1G bales year be-
fore last and 2,5lG,G79 bales the same
time in 1893. The movement since Sep,
TENDER / shows receipts at all United
States ports of 2,G26,4 400 bales against
I IL DulpS
year before last and 1,092,0Gl bales same
time in 1893 Overland across the Mis-
tissippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada 2GS, ITS bales
against 232,GS3 bales last year, 322S, 39o
bales year before and 1904 bales same
dime in 1893. Interior stocks in excess
of September /, 325,50G bales against
.3GG,753 bales last year, 29S,IGG bales
wear before last and 25S,256 bales same
time in 1893.
Southern mills takings, 205, 1903 bales
against 195,033 bales last year, lS0,3Ol
bales wear before last and 162, l4I bales
same time in 1893.
Foreign exports for the week have been
2.37 ,295 bales against 1I9,SG1 bales last
wear. making the total thus far this sea-
son of 1901 $50 bales against Sl5022
bales last year, or an increase OF O2o,i
bales.
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days show decrease of 2G,O2S
bales as compared with the correspond
ing period last year. and the total tax,
ngs since September | have increased
33. 1853 bales. -,
The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada thus far for
the season have been 724,31O bales
against GS3.3I3 bales last year. These
include 515242 bales by northern spin
ners against 4S2,0S0 bales.
Stocks ut the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers
during the corresponding period of last
season of 43,243 bales, and are now 245.-
697 bales larger than ut this date Ill
1895.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far from the new crop, the supply to
date IL 3,763, 7S5 bales against 2,S5l ,9I3
bales for the same period in 1893.
1t must be, remembered that the to-
tails to the close of this week last year
would take in sixty-nne days of the sea,
son, year before last seventy days, and
in 1893 seventy days against sixty
seven days this year.