The age-herald., 1898-12-31
Daily Statement

New Orleans. December 30.-Cotton tu- tures steady. January, 5.O5@5.O6; February 5.11@5 12; March. 5.14Q5.15; April, 5.l9de,zl; May. 5.25d52s; June, 5.3O@5.31; July, 59i9 5.36; August, 5.35q5.36 Septemoer' Dol oio October, 5.32 bid.
 Galyeston-Stead; middling, 7-16c; sales, 999; receipts, 15,499; stock. 32O,H2.
 Mobile-Quiet; middling, 3-16c; sales, 5Oo; receipts, 4S1; stock, 4O,2O6.
 Savannah-Quiet and easy; middllng' 5 l-16c sales, 620; receipts 2,769; stocK, Ai'- 300.
 Charleston-Quet; middling 51sc; re- ceipts, 1,759; stock. 44,61s.
 Willmington-Firm: middling, 5asc; re- ceipts 145; stock, 16,060.
 Norfolk-Steady; m,ddling, 59sc; sales. 3O5; receipts, 2272; stock, 674s7.
 Philadelphia-Quiet middling, 61sc; re-
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 5Bc; re- ceipts, 6,931 stock 29,O25.
 Boston-Steady; middling, 5Bc; receipts, net, 1757; gross, 5594.
 ceipts, 21 stock, 8,477
 Memphis-Steady; middling, 5ssc; sales, 4,0O0; receipts. 5,663; stock, l5l, ooo
 Augusta-Quiet; steady; middling, 5Ao; sales, 1S9; receipts, S71; stock. 53,12S.
 Heaters Weekly Statement
 Now Orleans. December 30.-Secretary Hesters weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement, issued before the close or businss today shows increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of G0,000, an increase over the same days year before last of 153,O0O and an increase over the same time in 1891 Of 104 900.
 For the thirty days of December the totals show an increase over last year of 10900O, an increase over the same period year be- fore fast of 1,492,OO0. and an increase over 1894 of S4 ,000
 For the 114 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the IA days of last year 400 900, ahead of the same days before last of 1,292,0O0 and ahead of 1894 by 6S3,O00.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 42S,5S6 bales against 36S ,147 bales for the seven days ending this date last year, 275, TOT bales year before last and 324717 bales for the same time In 1S9i and for the thirty days of December it has been 2,O02,945 bales against 1,S39,557 bales last year, 1,510.531 bales year before last and 1918, 1892 bales for the same time in 1894.
 These make the total movement for the 12l days from Sepember 1 to date 7,G04 ,535 bales against 72O4,644 bales last year, G. sl2.432 bales year before last and G,s2l, ,720 bales for inc same time in 1894
 The movement since September l shows receipts at all United States ports to be 5756 9S7 bales against 5,f75, ,279 bales last year, 4s73, ,52s bales yea, before last and 5.265, ,S17 bales for the same time in 1894; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 719,- l71 bales against 675, ,59O bales last year, 560,- 2SO bales year before last and 75S,OS1 bales for the same time in 1894; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 631 ,O69 bales against 563,- 55S bales last year. Al, ,a50 bales year before last and 53G,14S bales for the same time in 1894; southern mill taiings 497,00S against 499 222 last year. i36,i9i hales year before las; and 36e,6H bales to: he same time in 1894.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 325 ,41e bales against 17S.146 bales last year, making the total thus far for the season 4147, GOT bales against 3,696,l3o bales last year, an increase of 451 .H2.
 Northern mill talsings during the past seven days show an inorsass of s6,153 as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takings since