The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-01
Increment Into sight.

New Orleans, Dec 31-Secretary Hes
ter's New Orleans Cotton Exchange state
ment issued to-day covers the monthly
movement to Dec. 81. Compared with last
year it shows an increase for the month
in round figures of S7S.O0O bales, compared
with year before last an increase of $4,000,
and with 1894 d loss of $4,000.
The total for December was 1874, 446
against ,596. 291 last year, ,519 year be-
fore last and 1,992,345 same time in 1894.
The amount of the crop brought into
sight for the foIr months from September
to December inclusive is $4,000 bales over
last year, 2,316,O00 over year before last,
and 265, 600 over 1884
The movement from Sept 1 to Dec 81 in
ciudes total receipts at all United States
delivery ports, 5,559,27S bales, against
A. sos, $50 last year. 347S,74O year before last,
and 5327, 400 same time in 1894; overland
movement by railroads across the Missis-
sippi Ohio and Potomac rivers, $50. 865
bales. against SCI. PAP last year. 549, SO year
before last and 757, 228 same time in 1894;
southern mill takings, exclusive of guam
tity consumed at southern outports, 49,.
S0l bales, against 440,301 last year, 1874, S91
wear before last, and 1863 7G same time in
1894: and interior stocks in excess of those
held at commencement of the season, $780,.
OS9 bales, against 49, $50 last year, 500 989
year before last, and 54O,273 same time in
1894
These make the toal amount of the cot
ton crop brought into sight during the four
months ending Dec. 81. 7,260O33 bales,
against 6398, 1872 last year, 49lf,220 year be-
fore last and 6,99 ,673 same time in 1894.
Northern spinners took during Deem
Der 1872. SS3 bales. against 800, 1872 last year,
and 9152St year before last, increasing
their total for the four months 10 1,2763S8,
against 1,006,9SS last year, and 1,035S79 the
year before.
This makes their average weekly TAX
ings for the season 1924, against or
last year, and SO, 439 the year before
Foreign exports for the first four months
of the season have been 3,767, $40 bales,
showing an increase over last season of
25tS25 and over the same period in year
before of 1,596,411
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior markets on
Dec 81 were 1868 1888, against 1,Si6,556, the
same date last year, and 1,645,183 the year
before.
Including ports and interior towns left
over from the previous season. the number
of bales of the current crop brought into
sight during the four months, the supply
has been 7,3765s7 bales, against 6796, RAJ
last year, and 524, IA the year before.
Up to Dec. 81, last year, 70 6-lO0 per cent
of the cotton crop had been marketed.
and for the same four months IN 1895 tho
percentage of the crop brought into sight
was 50 S-100 and for the same time in
1894 the percentage marketed was 20 65-1OO
The movement in sight for the past week
has been 39S,467 bales, against 3ll57S for
the seven days ending Dee 81, last year.
2520SO year before last, and 353,799 same
time in 1894.
No points are included in this years
movement that are not included in all
other years compared with Corrections
are included in this years movement that
were permitted to remain until the close
of the season in previous years
The MOrIM,a NisIhle snnnIA