The age-herald., 1897-12-04
MOVEMENT OF COTTON.

New Orleans Dec. 3.-Secret tary Hes ter's weekly New OrDsanls cotton ex- change statement, issued before the close of business today. shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 1,2SO,000, an in- crease over the same day year before Hast of 205000 aind a decrease under the same time in 1894 of 170O0
 For the three days of December the totals show an increase over last year of 2S,O0O; an Increase over the same pe riod year before last of 34,000 and a de- crease under 1894 of 16,OO0 bales.
 For the 94 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 94 days of last year 521 900, ahaad of the same days ysar before last 1.7S6.000 and of 1894 by 227 ,OOO bales
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 532,5 against 404 279 for ;he seven days ending this date last ysar 327 648 year before lass and 549, ,54 2for the same time in 1894 and for the three days of December 1t has been 192, ,49S against 164,012 last year. 15S,775 year befone last and 24S626 bales for the same time in 1894.
 'IWGSe IIldhS llle lOudu liloftlliCifs IOi tiiS 94 days from Sept. to date 547S0S4 against 4,966,0iS last year. S.742,476 ysar befone last and 5,25S.594 bales fer the same time in 1894.
 The movement since Sept. 1 shows re- ceiptls at all United States ports 4123,S61 against 3,S00,17S last ysar, 2,565,1S2 year before last and 3,92S,457 bales for the same time in 1894; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 4S9,977 against 423, ,465 last year, ,C69 year before last and 640,645 bals for the same time in 1894; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 523, ,399 against 415,017 last year, 4S0,484 year before last and 412117 balss for the same time in 1894; southern mill taking's exclusive of amount consumed at south- er1 outports $40, ,483 against 327, 353 last year, 2S5,741 year before hast and 249, 735 balss for the same time in 1894.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 2s9, ,2S7 against 173,396 last year, making the total thus far for the sea- son 2,695,676, against 2,405,2S last year, an increase of 2SS, ,396.
 Northern mill takings during the past seven days show an increase of 4,149 as compared with the corresponding pe- riod last year, and total takings since Sept. 1 have increased 131078.
 The total takngs of American mills, north and south, and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,254, ,06O, against 11S7G80 last year. These include 904,- 4S5 for northern spinners, against 7S3 $40.
 Stocks at the seaboard and twenty nine leading southern interior centers have increased during the week 110, ,965 bales against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 101,- 15S, and are now 4,52O less than at this date last year.
 Including stocks left over 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 5,594, ,638. against 5,304, 562 for the same period lasIt year.
 It must be remembered that the week. ly, monthly and seasons comparison in Secretary Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before and in 1894