The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-14
THE COTTON MOVEMENT.
Secretary Hester's New Orleans
Cotton Exchange Statement.


New Orleans. Oct S.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Elk
| change statement, issued before the close
of business today, shows a decrease in
| the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last year
in round figures of $4,000 bales, an in
crease over the same seven days the year
same time in 1894 of 1000 bales.
For the eight days of October the total
shows a decrease under last year of ST.
OOO bales under the same period year be-
fore last of 10000 bales and under 1894
of 1900 bales.
For the thirty eight days of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is be-
hind the thirty-eight days of last year
26O,O0O bales; ahead of the same days
year before last by 100000 bales, and
ahead of 1894 by 344,OOO bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the last week has been 377,632 bales
against 423,96S bales for the seven days
ending this date last year. 355.377 bales
year before last and 37O,S14 bales for
the same time in 1894. and for the eight
days of October it has been 427. sos bales
against sos, 235 bales last year. AT ,254
bales year before last and 474,S53 bales
for the same time in 1894.
These make the total movement for the
thirty-elght days from September | to
date I,4S9,53I bales against 1. 149.662
bales last year and 9S2.049 bales year
before last
The movement since September shows
receipts at all United States ports to be
l,U33,l4I bales against 1881 bales
last year. 666,O bales year before last
and S44. SOS bales for the same time in
lS94. Oyerland to, northern mills and
bales last year 42.7SO bales year before
last and 1890 bales for the same time
IN 1871. Interior stocks in excess of
those held at the close of the commercial
year were 195,943 bales against pa ,436
bales. last year. 166,SS2 bales wear be-
fore last and 12S.3O4 bales for the same
time in 1894. Southern mill takings.
year. LOG, 1924 bales year before last and
96.S4S bales for the same time in 1894.
Foreign exports for the week have been
l4l,5 bales against 160,5S9 bales last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 529,775 bales against 500. 1853 bales
last year, decrease of 39,99S bales.
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days show an increase of 5S43
bales as compared with the correspond
ing period last year and the total takings
since Sentember / have decreased II. 154
bales. The total takings of American
mills, north and south and Canada, thus
far for the season have been 342 1897 bales
a aSni in ofSoSl last year. These include
2l2,432 bales by northern spinners against
223. $50 bales last year.
stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers
have increased during the week 152.29S
bales against an increase during the cor
responding period of last season of 1885,
4O3 bales. and are now 436.SSS bales
larger than at this date in 1894.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last cron and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop, the supply 70
gate is l,606,O91 bales against 2.OSS.211
pales for the same time last week.