The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1897-01-02
HFsrER'S COTTON STATEMENT,
7i.OOO Bales Increase In Movemene
Into Sight.

"a, 900 Bales Increase In Movement
Into Sight.
Secretary Hcster's weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement,
for the week ending Dec. 20. is
sued before The close OF business Tues
dav, showed IN Increase in the move
meut jnto sight compared with the
seven days ending Dec. IS last
year in round lig'lres OF $4,000 bales,
a decrease under tho same DAYS year
before last of 77.000 and Al increase
from the same days in 1893 OF $4,000.
| Fer the twenty-five days Of Decem-
Der tnt, totals show gain over last
yeur Of Ito, 600 bales, . loss from the
year before last Of ;'s7, 900 and from
1898 Of 5000.
Fer Inc llG days of The sea-
son that have elapsed the aggregate is
ahead CT the l1t days of last
year | 33335.2J9 bales, behind the same
days year before last $50, II and ahead
Of Inc same tine in 1893 by $685. 59.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the pnst week has been $50, S?',
against BOG. 40 for the seven Days
ended This date last year, 4551 ,90I year
before last. ana 361 500 in 1898, and
for the % days Of December it hos
been 1876, 754. against ],l4G,S l9 last
year, l.-C3, 5G2 year before last, and
1886. 1Gl in 1898.
| These make the total movement for
the 11G days from September to date
C.0GG,7 77", against 4, 80. 500 last year,
t,705, 500 year before last, and 3.2l2,-
$40 SAME time in 1895.
The movement since September /
! shows receipts at all United States
ports OF Alta, Ell, against 3.2SS, PA
last yeer. E,019,TO5 year before last,
| and 3, 2424, ol5 same time in 1893.
| Overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern
mills and Canada. 3!t;, SIS, against
53l OSS last year, 74l, 4G2 year before
last. and $50, rs same time in 1898.
Interior stocks in exccssirf Septem-
bsr /, AL, 39', against 5A2,5S5 last
year, 532.7s1 year hrioro last, and
397, 400 same time il 1893.
Southern mill takines, 3Sl, DAB,
against 36a, 1928 )"St year. Bal 81. Year
before last ana 3l3, SCI same time IN
1898.
Foreign exports for the week have
|'beeu 22O, 3o2. against LIS, 500 last year,
making the total thus fix Tor the season
3,1G7, $40, as against 203l, 020 last
year, Or an increase OF l,l3G,359 bales.
| Northern mills takings during the
past se7on days ahow Il decrease Of
S,G3s, compared with the correspond
ing period last year, and the total tax
;ngs since September !, have decreased
14,9jS.
The total taliogs Of American mills
North and Sonth and Canada thus far
for The season hare been 400, GG2,
against 1885 100 last year. These in
cl,lde 969,G]o by Northern spiuners,
against esq, LIT.
Stocks at the aonhoard and the twen-
ty-niNa lending southern interior CEN
tres have increased during the week
70, 400 bales, against 40 increase during
the corresponding period last season
of 60, 246, and are now 23;;'' $50 larger
than at the same time in 1895.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number Of bales brought into
sight 1Ilus far for the new crop, the
supply to date is G,4G5,32S bales.
against 5,0l0.47i ior the same period
last year.
II must be remembered that the
weekly, monthly and seasons comp III.
SONS in Secretary Hcatcr's reports are
made up to corresponding date last
year, year before and i'll 1898. Com
PARSONS TO close Of corresponding
weeks are misleading, as totals to close
of this week last year would take in
lis days of the season, year before 1lo
days. in 1898. 100 days against
only l16 days this year.
| Net overland for this week this year
33 S67, for this week last year IS, 1875,
for this week year before last "a, 1876,
for this week same time in 1899 4S, 257,
thus far for month this year l20;475,
thus far for month last year 149, O44,
thus far for month year before lost
168, 062, thus far for month same time
IN 1894 2l5,06l.
| Theamount brought into sight during
this week, 3S0,S79, same seven days
this date last year; 457,907 year
before last, 457,946. for the same
time in 1898; 36l,592, twenty-five
OF December this year 1916, 754,
twenty-five days of December last
year 1,l46,819, twenty-five days 0!
4 December year before last l,703,562,
twenty-five days of December 1895
1,385,151.
| Increase in amount of crop brought