The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-06
HEoTER'5 STATEMENT.
INCREASE IN WEEKS MOVEMENT
COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR.
ally Behind Tint Of Last Year.
Worlds Visible supply.

New Orleans, La. November 5.--Sscre-
tary Hester's weekly cotton exchange
statement. issued before the close OF the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year in
round figures OF $1,000, an increase over
the same days year before last OF $4,000
end a decrease under the same time IA
1884 of ll4.o0o. For the five days Of No
vember the total shows an increase over
last year OF 10000, an increase over the
same time year before last of 1Gi,0Oo AMI
decrease under 1884 Of 14.00C.
For tire sixty-six days Of the season that
Rave elapsed the aggregate is behind the
sixty-six days of last year 1880; ahead OF
the same days year before last $500. aud
o. 1894 BY lZ0.Uuu
The amount brought INFO eight during
the past week has been 49, SO bales,
against 407 $50 Tor the seven days en4ing
this date last year, jis, l0l year before last
and 6UJ. 1853 same time in 1884, and for the
| first five days OF November it. Inns been
| 1874. ola, against 26i,S2l last year. 235. sol
! year before last and ,0VZ same TINE in
! ISsi
! These make the .otal movement for the
sixty-stx days from September u date
| S,5io, $3.50, against 3.il7,e64 last year, a.jDl.-
! 4i6 year before last anu 3.220, $50 same time
/ In 1884.
/ The movement since September / shows
! receipts at all United States ports Of
2.5c6.3l9. against 2,602, 50i last year, l,7I2.
| rs year before last and 2 n 3,532 same time
III 1884 Overland across the Mississippi
| Ohio and Potomac rivers TO Northern mills
| and Canade 26l .6s6 against 2bs,lS last
| year, 81, 5s3 year before last aLG -, 395
same time in 1894. Interior stocks in eS
cess OF those held at the close OF the com.
| Tercinl year. 3il, l5S. against 325,5GS last
| year, 3f6.l5S year before last and 2Js. 1928
same time in 1894, Southern mill tslktngs
exclusive OF the'smcunt consumed AZ ports,
231 .l79 against 22l. SO last year. ls2.7lf
year before last AMI ESP came time In
1884. Foreign exports for the weep have
been 3l3,i54. against 222 s2T last year, max
ing the total thus far for the season l.520.-
1903. against l.450,275 last year an increase
OF 7002S.
Northern mill takings during the past
4 seven days show an increase OF 73is as
compared with the corresponding time last
| year, aud the Ntttal takngs since Septem-
Der | have increased il79. The total TAX
fngs Of American mills. North ana South
and Canada, thus far for the season have
include 505.Qi2 by Northern spinuers,
against 503.S33 last year. Stocks at the
| seaboard and the twenty nine southern
! leading interior centeTS have increased dur
ing the week 50.2l2 bales. against an IN
crease during the corresponding tiae last
season OF G6.o77, and are now 1920 less
than at this date last year.
Including stocks left over ut 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
a.456,9Oi. against 3.75e.2l3 for the same
| time last year 1t must be remembered that
| the weekly, monthly and seasons COMPARE
| sons are made up TO corresponding date
last year, year before and In 1894. Com
PARSONS to close OF corresponding weeks
are misleading. as totals to close Of this
week last year would take in sixty seven
] days OF the season, year before last sixty
nine and in 1894 seventy days. against only
six,y-s days this year.