The age-herald., 1898-02-05
Hester's Statement.


 New Orleans. Feb. 4-Secretary Hester's weekly statement issued before the close of business today, shows that the move ment of this crop has passed the eight and three quarter million mark. It also indicates that more cotton has been mar keted to date by 17OoO bales than was embraced in the entire commercial crop of last year.
 The aggregate for five months and four days of this season has reached, in round figures, .o00 bales, while last years total crop was S,75S,0OO.
 The weeks figures show an increase In the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures, Al ,O00 bales, an increase over the same days year before last of 163 ,O00, and over the same time in 1895 of S0,OOO
 For the four days of February the totals show an increase over last year of 66,Oo0, an increase over the same period year be- fore last of 5000 and over 1895 of 51,0OO
 For the 157 days of the season that have elapsed, the aggregate is ahead of the 157 days of last year 1577 900, ahead of the same days in the year before last 3,155, ,OO0 and of 1895 by 674 900.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 299 ,394 against 15S,- 621 for the seven days ending this date last year and 136,696 year before last and 219,- 710 the same time in 1895, and for the four days of February it has been 137 1882 against 72,1g last year, 49,S1S year before last, and S7193 same time in 1895. This makes the total movement for the 157 days from September 1st to date, 8,775,- S09 against 7,19SC5S last year; 5.620, ,367 year before last. and S101 ,663 same time in 1885, The movement since September l shows receipts at all United States ports 6,S22 4Os, against 56s3.610 last year; 4.095597 year before last and 6.390,556 the same time in 1895. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern miEs ard Canada S75.9E against 644 692 last year; 609,2 ,227 year before last and S53,21S the same time dn 1895. Interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 492.0SS against S1O,4S3 last year; 42059s year before last and 39S, ,412 the same time in 1895. Southern mdll talSings, exclus- i've of consumption at southern outports ,S73 against 9,S73 iasit year; 494 si5 year before last and 46S, IFS the same time in 1895.
 Foreign exports for the week have been ,2S6. against 15s,344 last year. making the total thus far for the season 4,Si5 1923 against 4276,5 ,517 last year, an inclease of 569, ,4O6.
 Northern mill takings during the past seven days show an increase of 7,37 as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takings since Sep tember 1 have increased, 37a9O2
 The total talsings of American mills nol'th and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,2O0567, against 1;7as,3A last year. Tsese include 1.6OO7Os by northern spinners, against l.220, ,79S
 Stocks at the seaboard and tine twenty llials leading southern interior cenuers have decreased during the week H040, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of S2,2S4 anr1 are now S77.013 in excess of this date last year.
 Including stocks left at ports and inter for towns from the last crop and the num- Der of bales brought into sight thus far for the Bew crop. the supply to date Is SS91, ,S6S against 7,5S7, ,2N for the same period last year.