The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-12-30
COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Testers New Orleans Cot
ton Exchange Statement.

New Orleans, Dec. 24.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton En-
change as issued before the close of bust
ness today shows an increase in the move
ment into sight compared with the seven
DAYS ending this date last year in round
figures of $4,000 bales, an increase over
the same time year before last of 142,OO0
bales. and a decrease under the same time
in 1894 of $4,000 bales. For the twenty
four days of December, the totals show
an increase over last year OF 29l,OOO
bales; an increase over the same period
wear before last of 467 900 bales, and a
decrease under 1894 of $4,000 bales.
For the 115 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate IS ahead OF
the 115 days of last year 115,00O bales,
ahead of the same days year before last
100000 bales, and of 1874 by 22l.OVU
bales The amount brought into sight
during the past week has been 442,563
! bales against 100000 bales for the seven
days ending December "a last year; 30O,-
| 954 bales year before last and 1,201
bales same time in 1894, and for the first
twenty-four days of December II has
/ been i.575,979 bales against 1924, ID
| bales last year: 1.1OS4S9 bales year be-
fore last and 1898, 545 bales same time
! in 1894. These make the total move
ment for the 115 days from September !
l
| bales last year; 1852. 100 bales year be-
fore last. and 6,G4O,S47 bales same time
in 1894.
The movement since September l
shows receipts at all United States ports
of 5.235, 447 bales against 4,703,S0 bales
last year; 1924 $50 ba.es year before
last and .5,01S,510 bales same time in
| 1894. Overland across the Mississippi,
| Ohio and Potomac river 10 northern mills
and Canada, 624.234 bales against &c.
875 bales last year; 531 ,0SS bales year
before last and TAI ,462 bales same time
in 1894. Interior stock in excess Of those
| held .at the close of the commercial year,
| so. 125 bales against AL ,397 bales last
year: 5425S5 bales year before last and
b32. ISL bales same time in 1894; southern
| mill takngs exclusive OF the amount con-
sumed at southern outpOrts, 431, 16O
bales against 415,230 bales last year;
1864. 24S bales year before last and 34S,.
112 bales same time in 1884,.
Foreign exports for the week have been
2I3.952 bales against 290,557 bales last
season 1861 1852 bales against 3, 162,S6l
bales last year, an increase Of $4,000
| bales.
| Northern mill takings during the past
| seven days show an increase Of 81 ,22f
bales as compared with the correspond.
| ing period last year and their total tax.
| ings since September ! have increased
| $3.50 bales. The total takings OF
American mills north and south and
| Canada thus far for the season have been
/. 629. O45 against 1,365.5S4 bales last
wear. These include 1,1S8. 563 bales by
northern spinners against 943.224 bales
Stocks Mt the seaboard and the twenty.
nine leading southern interior centers
| have increased during the week 43.63s
bales against an increase during the same
| time last season of 25.696 bales and are
now 1O9,404 bales less than at that date
last wear. including stocks left over nj
norris and interior towns from the last
cron and the number of bales brought ~
to sight thus far for the new crop. ~