The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-10-08
Daily Staten ent

Daily Statement
New Orleans. October 7.-Cotton futures,
steady; October, 4S6 bid; November. 1890
494; December 4.9S6D4. 90; January, 5.03G504;
February, 50S@5O9 March, 5.14d5.15; April,
51s615.20; May, 523@5.A; June, 52765.29.
Characterization, steady; mddling, s.;
sales, sol bales; receipts, 1880; stock, 49,
211.
Mobile-Steady; middling, Az; sales, 800
bales; receipts, 1856; stock, 30,720.
Savannah-Quiet; m'ddling, 1915; sales,
1881 bales; receipts, 9,450; stock 1894.
Charleston-Steady; middling, Az re-
ceipts ITS bales.
Wilmington-Flrm middling. AS; re-
ceipts, 1892 bales; stock 42,SS2.
Norfollx-Firm: mddfing SIS: sales, 80
bales; receipts 3 459; stock, 22,737.
Baltimore-Nominal; middlng, 57s; stock
1858 bales.
Boston-Quiet; mddling SIS; receipts. net
200 bales; gross, .052.
Observation-Disclosures: middling 5 11-16; re-
cepts, III; stock, 3,46S bales.
Memphis-Firm; middling, s; sales, $500
bales; receipts, $780, stock, 41,s06.
Augusta-Firm; middling, 5 1-16: sales, L.,
S61 bales; receipts, 2,917; stock 22,So2.
Hester's Weekly Statement
New Orleans, October 7.-Secretary Hes
ter's statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton made up from special cable
and Geographic advices compares the fig
rres of this week with last week, last year
and in 1894 the latter the 1901 900 crop year.
1t shows increase for the week just
closed of 222,S16 bales, against 213,926 last
year and an increase of 214493 in 1894
The total visible is Leg, against L.
95S, 1873 last week, 1877, SAT last year and g.
426, OBJ in 1894. OF this total American cot
ton Is zoos, 649 against IT'S. 1873 last week. L.,
5l5,S47 last year, and 2, .931 in 1894, and Of
all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil,
India, etc., 10000 against $4,000 last week,
162. 600 last year and 357 100 in 1894.
The total worlds visible supply of cotton
shows an increase compared with last week
of 222,s16 bales an increase compared with
last year of 5O3,8O and a decrease compared
with 1894 of 2S4 3O7.
New Orleans. October T. Secretary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement issued before the close of bust
ness today, shows a decrease under the
same days year before last of 1000 and an
increase over the same time in 1894 of %, 900.
For the seven days of October the total
show an increase over last year of $780,
decrease under the same period year before
last of 1000 and an increase over 1894 of
$4,000.
For the thirty-seven days of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the thirty-seven days of last year 81. 00O be-
hind the same days year before last 1000
and ahead of 1894 by 30S, 000
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 2,736 bales, against
369.GS for the seven days ending this date
last year d59 2S7 year before last and 429,-
759 same time in 1884, and for the first seven
days OF October 1t has been 49, 1876, against
500 ESQ last year. 459,287 year before last and
429 759 zane time in 1894.
These make the total movement for the
thirry-seven days from September 1 to
date 1,4cS,0S6 against 1,349, POS last year, L.
haT Ia CT and I
time in 1894.
Tho movement since September shows
receipts at all United States ports AIS
against 1,0l6,iS5 last year. 1885, 94 year be-
fore last and 1112.10O in 1895.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1877 59S, against 199S30 last year making the
total thus far for the season 1872, 1885, against
493. 734 last year, decrease of 1,2SS.
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days shows a decrease BAIT as COM
pared with the corresponding period last
year and their total talk ngs since Septem-
Der have decreased 106 641.
The total takings of American mills north
and south and Canada thus far for the
season have been eao.730 against 352 1858 last
year. These include 113,309 by northern
seinners against 2f9. $50
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty-
nine leading southern interior centers have
increased during the week 1855, 941 bales
against an increase during the correspond
ing period last season of 66.SS5, and are now
22S 1856 larger than at this date in 1897
Including stocks left over at ports and in
terror towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop the supply to date
is 1,635,552 bales against i,555 $50 for the
same period last year.
Chicago 'flnsugt
Chicago October 1.-The cash situation
was the feature in wheat today: strong
outside cash markets and heavy sales for
export here and at the seaboard, were the
main factors in an advance of %714c, which