The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-22

HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT
New Orleans. La. March 1S.-Thc
most interesting feature in Secretary
Hpstcrs weekly New Orleans Cotton
Exchange statement. issued to-day. Is
that it shows more cotton marketed dur
ing the SIX months and eighteen DAYS
that have elapsed of this season than
has ever been moved in any year known
to the history Of the trade. In round
/. figures 100000 bales have been
brought into sight this season. while
the largest commercial crop heretofore
recorded that of 1S94-o) was 9,9O1 .0Dp
bales, the mex largest crop was 9,0:I.-
WN in the year 1912 and the .hird
largest was S,75S.000 in 1867.
The movement into sight for the pas,
week compared with the seven days end
ing this date last year in round figures
shows an increase of 81 900 bales, an
increase over the same days year be
fore last of $4,000 and over the same
time in 1898 of $4,000.
For the eighteen Gays of March the
totals show an increase over last year
of 49, 900. an increase over the same
period year before last 213 900 ana
over 1895 of 10000.
For the 1893 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead OF
the 1919 days of last year 2,1Oo,0O
ahead of the same days year before last
3,69o,OoO and of 1895 by 1,O46,OOO.
Tho amount brought into sight during
the past week has been III ,O61. against
9O.5O6 for the seven days ending this
date last year, 12.03S year before last
and 10I.lS0 same time in 1890 and for
the eighteen days of March it has been
J 100, $50. against 2oS,294 last year, 2O2.-
313 year before last and 342,52O same
time in 1895. These make the total
movement for the 100 days from Sep
TENDER l to date 9.975,41S, against H.
S7O.391 last year. G,2SO,G37 year before
last and S.929,43 same time in 1895.
The movement since September l
shows receipts at all United States
! ports 1.S25.513. against 6.231 OH last
year: 4,6I1, IT, year before last and =
lbs, l96 same time in 1898; overland,
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Poto-
mac rivers to Northern mills LOS. 900,
against 49,. 1SS last year: 7O4.2 O4 year
before last and 93o,917 same TIME i'll
1899. Interior stocks in excess Of those
held at the close of the commercials year
362,6I5 against 10. $50 last yea; ISL
169 year before last and 277.21l same
time in 1898: Southern mill takinGs, eN-
elusive of consumption at Southern out
ports 734,967. against 7OO.967 last year
624 9 year before last ana Z ,oO4
same time i'll 1898.
Foreign exports for the week have.
been 110.G65, against 1O7. 70S last Year.
making the total thus far for the SEA
son J,916,O6o, against 4,o71,G94 last
year, an increase of 944 500.
Northern mill takings durin. the past
seven days show an increase of Is II
as compared with the corresponding pc
Ill IL. III L
since September 1 have increa>c! 90
S37. Tie total takings of American
mills. North and South and Canada
thus for ar the season have been pill
214. against 2.144,34S last year. These
include 1.95S.264 by Northern %spinne-s
against 1.42S.427.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
| nine leading Southern interior ccntcrS
have decreased during the week 9O,714
against Il decrease during TIE cnrre-
spending period last season OF 5o.2OS
and are now 312,214 in excess of this
date last year.
Including stocks left over al ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop, tho supply TO
date is 1O,O91.972, against S,20S,31O for
the same period last year.
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans, La, March 1S.-Secre-
tury IIester's statement of the worlds
visible supply of cotton made up from
special cable and Geographic adyices
| the figures of this week with
last week, last year and in 1893, the
latter the 9,101 900 crop year. 1t shows
a decrease during the week just closed
of 113.116 bales against Il decrease last
| year of 103. 1871 and u decrease of {,
$50 il 1896.
Ihe total visible is 4.17O,27S against
4.2S3.334 last week, 3,J52,226 last year
and 4.62O.393 in 1895. OF this the total
of American cotton is 3.SS9.27S against
4,OO2.394 last week. 3,131,9 26 last year
and 4,302.1 i'll 1890 and of all other
kinds. including Egypt, Brazil, India,
etc. PSI DOC against PSI 900 last week,
10000 last year and 31S.20O in 1895.
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton shows Il decrease compared with
last week Of 113.11G bales. in increase
compared with last year of 61S.OJ2 and Il
decrease compared with 1895 of 100
10.
PORT RECEIPTS.
New York. March 1S.-Ihe following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
all ports since September LIST, 1897.
Galveston. 1.S14,76I; New Orleans.
2.3S7. 3SJ; Mobile, $50. 100: Savannah.
1,1OO.347; Charleston. 447,674; Whining
ton. 3O4, 1915: Norfolk. 515,O23: Balti-
more. 62.513: New York, 125, 796; Bos-
ton. 165.174; Newport News. 1O.2O3:
Philadelphia. 67,397; Brunswick, 2O6,-
1888; Port Arthur, 9,477; Pensacola,
103. 1OS; Port Royal, 65,972-Total, T.
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