The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-16
The Cotton Movement.
Hester's Figures Continue to
Indicate a Total Crop of
100000 Bales.

view O[lSaD6, MaECu IL "GeCI0-
tary Hester's weekly New Orleans
Cotton Exchange statement, issued
before the close of business to day,
shows an increase in the movement
into sight compared with the seven
days ending this date last year in
round figures of $4,000 bales, an in
crease over the same days year be-
fore last of $4,000 and in the same
time of 1895 of $4,000.
For the II days Of March the to.
tails show an increase over last year
of 10000 bales. an increase over
the same period year before last of
154, 600 and over 1895 of $4,000.
For the 1872 days of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is
ahead of the 1872 days of last year
2.G24. 900 bales, ahead of the same
days year before last of 8, 500, 900 and
of 1895 by 1893 900. The amount
brought into sight during the past
week has been 1863, ,743 bales, against
lol, ,068 for the I days ending this
date yea-. 81 ,348 year before last and
1l9, 573 same time in 1895, and for
the IL days of March it has been 284
089 bales, against 167,7 1888 las: year,
I30,3l5 year before last and 184, 1876
same time in 1895
These make the total movement for
the 1872 days from September l to
date 9,804, 357 bales, against 7,779,-
SS5 last year. 6,20S,579 year before
last and 8.771,6I7 same time in 1885.
The movement since September
/ shows receipts at all United States
ports 1850, 1898 bales. against 6,l57-
709 last year. 4,605,225 year before
last and 7,007 1875 same time in 1895;
overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to North
ern mills aud Canada ! l,029. l67 bales,
against 747,5 ,565 last year, 690,642
year before last and 9lS,329 same
time in 1895 interior stocks in ex.
cess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 3S2,56l bales,
against l95,380 last year, S0S,456
year before last and 2S6,255 same
time in 1895.
Southern mill takings, exclusive Of
consumption at Southern outports,
7ll,73l bales, against 679.23l last
year, 6O3,956 year before last and
55O.868 same time in 1895.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 177,326 bales, against 137 ,040
last year, making the total thus far for
the season 5,745,3 1895, against 1865
$50 last year, an increase Of $751;
400.
Nor.hern mill takipgs during the past
seven days show 40 increase Of 1921
bale., as compared with the CORES
ponding period last year. and their total
takiogs since September have iccreas-
ed 481.695 The total takiogs of
American utile, NVTtA dcu OoUaus ouu
Canada. thus ia. for the season have
been 2.620, ,104 bales. against 2,1O2.-
$50 las. year. These include 1884,
$50 by Northern spinners. agsinss L.
409. .695.
Stocks at the seaboard aud the twen.
ty-nine leading Southern interior cen
tres have decreased duriog the week
1922 bales against decrease during
the corresponding period last season of
90 400, aud are COW 403. .780 10 excess
of sbis date last year.
Including stocks left over at ports
aud interior towns from the
last crop and the nanber OF
bales brough. into sight tbus far for the
new crop the supply to date is 9,92O..
oil bales. againet 8,l1S.434 for the
same period last year.