The age-herald., 1898-05-21


 weekly New Orleans cotton exchange g ate- ment, issued before the close of business 1today, shows an increase in the move Ament into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 5000 bales, an increase over the same days year before last of 5000, and an increase over the same time in 1895 of 19,- 000
 For the twenty days of May the totals show an increase over last year of 22 00J; an increase over same period year before last 1SG0O, and an increase over 1895 of A. 000
 For the 262 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 262 days of last year 2,334,090 bales; ahead of the same days year before last 3,S7S,000 bales, and of 1895 by 5000 bales.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 3S,26O bales against 2S.776 bales for the seven days ending this date last year; 30, ,216 bales year before last and 19 472 bales for the same time in 1895; and for the twenty days of May it has been 131 1S4 bales against 10S,T1 bales last year. 113, ,529 bales year before last and S2,31S bales for the same time in 1895.
 These make the total movement for the 262 days from Sept. to date, inclusive, 1O,- 6S9 295 bales against S,355,0 bales last year 6S11, ,4S6 bales year before last and 9,62O, OPS bales for the same time in 1895.
 The movement since Sept. shows re- ceipts at. all United States ports S,4H ,644 bales against 6641.o24 bales last year, D. IT 1884 bales year before last and 7,S32 191 bales for the same time in 1895. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, L. 159 S26 bales against S61 300 bales last year, 793, ,4O6 bales year before last and 1,0H ,939 bales for the same time in 1895. Interior stocks In excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 17S993 bales against decrease under Sept. I last year of 9,256 bales, an excess over Sept. year before last of 130, ,s0f bales and over the same time in 1895 of 54,627 bales. Southern mill talk ings, exclusive of consumption at southern outports, sos, ,S32 bales against S61 ,332 bales last year, 769 912 bales year before last and 711.2 .2n bales for the same time In 1895.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 74,475 bales against 66,166 bales last year. making the total thus far for the season 6,924,976 bales against 5,6S7,14 bales last year, an increase of 1,237, ,SO2 bales.
 Northern mill talSings and Canada during the past seven days show a decrease of 5,6S1 bales as compared with the correspond ing period last year, and their total takings since Sept. l have increased 550,6a bales. Total takings of American mills. north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 3,110,492 bales against 2,510,422 bales last year.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 65,997 against n dcrase during the corresponding period last season of n,403 and are now 275,Of7 in excess of this date last year.
 Including stocks left over at 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 fs 10, ,S05, ,S49 against S,693,549 for the same period last year.