The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-26
-a $500 $780, - 49, ~
INTO SIGHT.
So Far This season I0.f03.it1 Dates
of Cotton Have Moved.

80 fRr THIS SCHNnW IVstOs.IJI UNbcS
at Cotton Have Moved.
Nav orleans. March 2S Secretary Hester y
weekly Now Orleans Cotton Exchange stntc-
mcnt, issued today. shows that for the hrst
time In the history OF American cotton the
movement has passed the ten million bale
mark, that amount now heing exceeded by
over 100000 bales. The amount brought into
sight tpf the week just closed shows an in-
ctease compared with the seyen days ending
this date last year, III round figures. uf bb 900
ba'rs. an Increase over tho snine day Is year be-
foio last sf $1,000 and over the sane time Ia.
1870 OF 1000, For the twenty-five days OF
March the totals show ain increase over last
year OF 2Sao0o bales, an increase over the
same period year before last OF st,00a and
oves 1875 OF lia,ooO For the zoe days Of the
season that have elapsed Che aggregate Is
aheaa OF the FOG days OF last year 2,i70,oOQ,
abead OF the same nays year before last 3,G26,-
900 anc OF 1895 by l.0i5Ooo.
The umount brought ihto sight during the
last week has been III 6Si against d2,STj for
tne seven days ending TINS date last year. g6,-
Sis year before last nnd lad,gTi the same time
III 1870. and tor the twenty rye days Of March
y hSs been 5S2 StS, against S2i. lSS last year,
2e9,22l year before last and iea,i7i the s0ind
tine III $3.50. Those make the total movement
ior the 200 DAYS from September 1 TO date 10,
t9lll, against 1883. s65 last year g. 6S7 ass year
before last and 9,096 $50 the same time III 1875
The movement since September showa fp-
cents at oil United SthtcB ports OF 1924 oh,
against 6.2Ss ol6 last year. e.h0,saI year before
las. and 12lT259 the same time In 1896 over
ihld across the MiRslssippl, ohio md Potomac
rivers tu Northern mills and Canada l07j ,tsy
nga,nsi ITn.247 last year, flT,S01 year before
last and 1906 co. the same time In 1885; Interior
stocks In excess of those held nj the close of
the oonimercial year. 3iS.Si3, against 1a2. 29g
last year, 265, 500 year before last aud us 0i2
the same time In 1895; Southern min taklnks,
exclusive Of consumption AZ Southern out
ports 75S, 20a, aghinst 12270s last year ga 2es
year Lcforo last and 5a6.ii0 the came time in
1898.
Foreign exports for tho week have been
1916. against 1879 last year making tn,
totaI thus tar for the season $3.50 206, against
b,05l, iS3 last year. I'm increase OF g0S,153
Northern mill takingB during the past sevtx
days show an increase OF 1889 as compared
VITA the corEqspondlne period last year, anu
creased 800, Sev. III
me total takineE OF American mills. North
S1un and Canada, thus tar for the season
have been 22iS, 63i against 2 100. 23d last year.
These include AS by Northern spinners,
npulhgt $500
stocks at tho soahoard aud the twenty nins
lcnIlnr Southern interior centers have M
creased during the week Gi,S73. against de
crease during the corresponding period OF last
Eonson OF e., 753, and are now 370.i5a IA eycoss
OF this date last year
Including stocks left over at ports and IN.
terror TOWN. from the last crop and the Itim-
Der Of bales brought into sight thus far for
the new crop. the supply to date is TO- 2l1, 665.
against s,27lS Sid the game period last year.