The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-15
COTTO\.S VISIBLE SUPPLY.

Now Orleans. March IL Secretary
Hester's statement Of the world ; Nt'toIt
srrpplv Of cotton. made mp from >peclai
cable and Geographic adylces. compares
tho figures of this week with last week
last wear and 1895. the latter. the .
oO1.G O crop year. 1t shows Z decrease
during the week just closed OF t>''o'
bales. against Il decease last year OF
lGO.SgO and a decrease Of I3.6Sl III 1879.
The total visible is 42S3.394. against
!.331 .9O1 last week, 3,615,363 last year.
and 4.1O1, o2S in 1898. Of this. the totai
of American cotton Is o2.3 against
4O11.9O1 last week., = last year,
and 1850 OBS in 1890, and OF all other
kinds. including Egypt. Brazil. INDIA.
etc. 2S1 600, against 26O.ODD last week
4334.3OO last year, and 319,20O III 1879.
The total worlds visible supply Of cot
ton shows a decrease compared with
last week of 4S.5O7. an increase com
pared with last year Of 62S,O31, and a
decrease compared with 1893 Of 4l1,S3l.
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT
New Orleans. La, March 11.-Secre-
tary UeSter's weekly New Orleans cot
ton exchange statement issued before
the close of business today, shows an
increase in the movement into sight com
pared with the seven days ending this
time last year in round figures of $4,000
bales. an increase Owe the same days
year before last of $1,000. and over the
same time i'll 1890. Of 10000.
For the eleven days Of March the to-
tails show AZ increase over last year OF
10000, an increase ever the same per
-. - 1 nnI 80 ,E.a,
1898. Of 90,
For the 1872 days Of the season that
nave elapsed the aggregate is ahead ut
the 1872 days of last year 2,O24,OOO:
ahead Of the same days year before
last of 1886. 900, and of 1895, by 1888
o The amount brought into sigh
during the past week has been 1863, 743,
against 1O1 ,OGS for the seven days end
ing this date last year. S1,34S year be
fore last, and 1853 for the same time
in 1895, and for the II days of March
it has been 2S4,OS9. against 1G7.1SS last
year. 130,315 year before last, and 1871
30 same time in 800.
; Thcse make the total movement fol
the 1872 days from September l to date
9.SO4. 357, against 7.779,SSI last year
6.2eS.579 year before last, and Sill, GiI
same time III 1898.
The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States ports
1850. 1913, against G,151.1O9 last year
1909. 225 year before last. and 1907,
49, same time in 1895: overland, acros:
the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers
the Northern mills and Canada, 1929.
161, against 741.56J last year. 69O.64
year before last. and 91S.:329 same time
in 1850; interior stocks in excess o
those held at the close of the commercial
year S2,561. against 1880 last year
3OS, 100 year before last, and 2S6.25,
same time in 1880.
Southern mill takings. exclusive O
consumption at Southern outports. III.
131, against 679,2231 last year: 603.9Jt
year before last. and a59.S6S same tim,
in 1895.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 177.326, against 137.O4O last year
making the total thus far for the sea
son 5~,745.395. against I.S63.9S las
year. an increase of SS1 400.
Northern mill takings during the pas
seven days show an increase Of -. III
rs compared with the correspondent,
period last year. and their total taking
since September 1 have increased 1S1.
800 The total takings of America1
mills. North and South and Canada thu
far for the season have bcen 2.62O.1O
against 2.102,SSO last year. These il
clude 1891 9 by Northern spinncrS
against 1.4G9,695.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
Inc leading Southern interior centre
have decreased during the week S3.23..
against a decrease during the CORE
spending period last season of 9O,4O(
and are now 400, $50 in excess of TIL
date last year.
= Including stocks left over at ports an
interior towns from the last crop, an
t the number of bales of cotton brougl
, into sight thus far for the new crop til
supply to date is 9.9oO.911. agains
S,11S,434 for the same period last yea
t WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.
l. New York. March 1.-THE total ban
~clearings in the United States for tt
week were S1.2S2.413.447: per cent. i
crease. 3S.S. Exclusive of New YOrI
500, 26S, 1913: per cent. increase. 51.:3.
: GALVESTON COTTON REPORT.
Galveston. Texas. March 11.-Expor
of cotton. foreign 1896; coast, 14.72-
, local consumption. 1913.