The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
*Not included in total.
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange Statement.

| Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange Statement.
| New Orleans, Oct. 15.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton EX-
change statement. issued before the close
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year in
round figures of 1900 bales, an increase
over the same days year before last of
| 1900 bales, and decrease under the
same time in 1894 of 10000 bales. For
the fifteen days of October the total shows
decrease under last year of $4,000
bales; under the same time year before
| last of 5000 bales, and under 1894 of ST.
| 600 bales.
For the forty-fve days of the season
| that have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the forty-fve days of last year 1900
| bales; ahead of the same days year before
last, 521, 900 bales. and of 1894 by 304, 600
bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 41O,SO2 bales,
against 445,O56 bales last year, and 397,-
GIL bales year before, and for the fifteen
days of October it has been S,4OO bales,
against 953,3O1 bales last year, and S44,-
925 bales last year
These make the total movement for the
forty-fv days from September to date,
1900 800 bales, against 2,194,7 bales
last. 1,379,720 bales year before last, and
1 500. 433 bales same time in 1894.
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports of l.
$50. 767 bales, against 1,622,O1S bales last
year, OIL .O60 year before last, and l.lSl,-
7O6 same time IN 1894. Overland to
northern mills and Canada, 113,663 bales.
against 141,5 bales last year, S1,oIo
year before last, and 126,904 bales same
time in 1894. Interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close of the commercial
year, 247, 1888 bales, against 2S3SO2 bales
last year, 229, 300 bales year before last,
and 170.121 bales same time in 1874.
Southern mill taKings exclusive of amount
consumed at ports, 153,Ol2 bales. against
147,211 bales last year, 1T2,TS6 bales year
before last.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1S2. 4SO bales, against 1O6,793 bales last
wear. making the total thus far for the sea-
son 1926 bales. against 616,ooO bales
last year, or an increase of 3o,699 bales.
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days show an increase of 1O.O9S
bales. as compared with the corresponding
period last year, and their total takings
since September 1 have decreased 1886
bales. The total takings of American
mills. north and south and Canada, thus
far for the season have been 433,O2f bales,
against 427.17O bales last year. These
include 277,O57 bales by northern spin
ners, against 27S,113 bales.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers have
increased during the week 1873. 135 bales
against an increase during the &c! eorr e,
spending period last season of 2o9, lS4
bales. and are now 1887 bales less than
at this date in 1896.
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 2.O16,S93 bales, against 2533,277 bales
for the same period last year.
Comparisons to close of the correspond
ing weeks are misleading, as totals of this
week last year would take in forty-six
days of the season, year before last forty
eight. and in 1894 fOrty-nine days, against
only forty-five days this year.