The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-01
HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
Nearly Million Bales Brought Into
Sight Since September /.

New Orleans. Sept. 25.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton En-
change statement issued before the close
of business today, shows an increase i'll
round figures in the movement of cotton
into sight for the past seven days of 161,-
600 bales over the seven days ending Sep
TENDER %, last year. Ill, 600 over the
same time year before last. ana 10000
over the same time in 1898.
The amount brought into sight for the
week ending this afternoon is stated mt
800 94 bales against 1885 for the
seven days ending September % last
year, 224, 202 the year before, and IT,
S21 in 1893. This brings the total of
the crop moved into sight for the twenty
five days of the new season to 95l,20I
bales against 37S.556 last year, DPS
year before, and 351, i'll in 1893.
The statement also shows receipts at
all United States ports since September l
of 1O6.153 bales against 249, last
year, 3S0.302 year before last, and 234,-
625 in 1893. Overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and. Potomac to northern
mills and Canada. 81 .16S bales against
7.49S last year, 22.542 year before last,
and 1887 in 1898. Interior stocks i'll
excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year, 1855 bales against
| 54,761 last year. 1906 year before last,
| and 81 $40 in 1893. Southern mill TAX
ings, G9,770 bales against 66,75O last
year, 60.100 year before last, and 90
$50 in 1893.
Foreign exports since September 1
have been 2S0.1G bales against 6O,S52
last year. The total takings of Ameri-
can mills, north and south, thus far for
the season. have been 117,49S bales
against 49,. 295 last year. These include
101, 12S bales by northern spinners against
Cobb. Since the close of the CONNER
cial year stocks at American ports and
the % leading southern interior centers
have been increased 400, $40 bales against
| an increase for the same period last sea-
son of 1S5, 400, and are now 342, 100 larg-
er 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 1.295.156 bales against 6SS, $40
| for the same period last year.
1t must be remembered that the week
| ly. monthly and seasons comparisons in
Secretary Hesters reports are made up
to the corresponding date in previous
years. Comparisons to close of CORE
spending weeks are misleading as to close
of this week last year would take p days,
year before % days. and in 1893 % days,
against only % days this year.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATE
NIENT
New York, Sept. 25.-Comparative cot
ton statement for the week ending Sep
TENDER %:
Net receipts at all United
States ports during week.. 25o, 49o
Net receipts at all UnitGd
year .!....... .,.......... 147,SS7
Total receipts to date ........ 100, lag
fetal receipts to same date last
year ....... 800. ,,.,,,, 249,547
Exports for the week ........ 123,026
Exports Tor same week last year 4O,S!l
Total exports to this date. 80. 2o-,44o
Total exports to same date last
Stock at nil United States ports 573,079
Stock at all United States ports
same time last year. ........ AL,
Stock at all interior towns. 80. 26o,65o
Stock at all interior towns same
same time last year ........ I,33O
Stock at Liverpool ........... $4,000
Stock at Liverpool same time 100000
last year ............. 80. .l,uo ',Uuo
Stock of American atioat for $1,000
Great Britain .......,.... 9',ooo
Stock of American atioat for
Great Britain same time last -.D