The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-16
HESTER's STATEMENT.
REGULAR WEEKLY REPORT ON
COTTON MOVEMENT.
A Decrease of $4,000 Under Inst
Year, hut an IncreaHe OF $4,000
over Year before.

New Orleans October 15.-secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton E&-
change statement, Issued before the close
az business today, shows a decrease In
movement Into eight compared with tho
seven days ending this date last year III
round figures OF $4,000. an increase over
the same days year before last OF i3'ooo,
and a decrease under the same time IN 1884
OF &C, 900 For the fifteen days OF OCTOBER
the total shows n decrease under last year
OF lis, 900; under the same time year be-
fore last 5000, and under 1894 OF $1,000
For the flrty-flye days Of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind the
forty-fiye days OF last year 2ei.00o; ahead
OF the same days year before last o2l GOD.
and OF 1894 by 304, 900. The amount
brought into sight during the past week
has been iiOS02 bales. against ffa.o5S last
year and 39T ,G7l year before, and Tor inc
fifteen days OF October II has been h3S, Avn
against 9b3. 3Oi last year and S54,S5O year
before last These make The total move
ment for the forty five days fom Septem-
Der to date 900, 339, against 2.isa,.-e laat
year, I,379,720 year before last and l,o5o'
ABB same time in 1884.
The moyen>ent since September SHOWS
receipts at all United States ports OF $780,
7s7. against I,622, 0IS last year. sfl,o6o year
before last and .lsi.7os same time 10 1891
Overland to Northern mills and Canada,
Il3, 6s3 against l41 .557 last year. 81 $40 year
before last and 126,90f same time In 1874.
Interior stocks IN excess OF those held AZ
the close OF the commercial year. 247.1S6,
against 1888. 500 last year, 22S.2sg year before
last and 170.127 same time In 1884. south
erp mill takings, exclusive Of amount at
ports, 3.072, against 147,2ll last year ana
I2T, 1856 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have been
~, 1s0, against 1873 last year, making the
total thus far for the season 7i2.zo5. against
&C., $50 last year, or an increase or 3o.6J9.
Northern mill takings duri1g The past
seven days show an increase OF loos, az
compared with the corresponding period
last year and their total takings since Sep
TENDER have decreased 1856. The total
takingg of American mills. North and
stnih and Canada. thus far for the season
have been 433.024. against 427,l50 last year.
These include 277.057 by Northern spinners.
agains,. 2is,l13.
s;tocl9 at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers have
Increased during the week J3S.l35 bales.
against an Increase during the corresponh-
ing period last season VI 259,,si. and are
now 557 1877 less than at this date Ia 1896.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior Gowns from the last-crop and the
number Of baies brought into sight thus
far for the new crop. the supply TO date y
2,o1e, 1913 bales. against 2.53s.277 for the
same period last year.
Compsiisoas TO close OF the correspond
| lag weeks are misleading. as totals Of this
! week last year would take In forty-six dayt
u tine season. year before last fnrcy-eisht,
and In 1924 forty nine days. against only
forty-flve days thh year.
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