The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-19
nEsrEn's COTTON srArEMENT.
More COTTON Marketed During tho
Past Six Months Isinn Ever Before
in the History OF the Trade.

New Orleans, La, March 1S.-Secre-
tary Testers statement of the Worlds
visible supply of cotton made up from
special cable n ~telegraphic advices,
compares the figures of this week with
hafii week, last yliaG' and IN 1895, the
idLLer the 9,l0l 600 crop year. 1t shows
q DECREASE during the week just closed
of 113, Lie bales, against a decrease last
year of 103, 1877 arad u decrease of so, S35
in 1895.
The tc,tal visible rs 4,17O,27S bales.
against 4,2S3, 994 last week, 1852, 226 LASS
year and 1920, 393, in 1885. OF this The
teal OF American cotton is 3,SS9, 27S
bales, against 1902, 1874 last week. S,lS1,-
926 last year and 4, 302, 1893 in 1898, and
of all other kinds, ll%cluding Egypt
Brazil, India, etc, 2S1 900 bales, against
Isl, 900 hast week, 420.S 800 last year and
3lS, 200 in 1895.
cc'Lton shows q decrease compared with
last week of 1910 bales. an iccreaSi2
compared With lasl eur eff 61S.052 and
n decrease compared with 1895 Of 450,-
lis bales.
The mist interesting feature in Sec
rotary Hester's weekly New Orleans
Cotton IGXclJ2nge stationery issued to-
day, is that 1T shows more cotton mar
kcted during he six months ar.d e:gh-
teeH days 'Jhat rave elapsed of this
season than has ever heen moved in
amy year k=Cwn to the history of tine
trade. In liNund figures $780, 600 bales
have been brought into sight This sea
son. while the largesl commercial crop
heretofore recorded (tlIsIt of 1S9i-'95)
was 1901, 900 bales. the next largest crop
was 9,035, 900 in the year 1S9l-'92 and
the third largest was S,S5S,O 900 in
1S96-'97.
The movement .:ito sight for the past
week compared with the sEven days
ending this date last year, in round
figures, shows arr incraSe of 81 600 bales.
an increase over the same days year be-
nma' last of %. 900, and over the, a2Im
lime in 1895 of 13l, 900. For the is days
of March the totals show an increase
over last year of 1917, 900, an increase
over the same period year bsfors last
5000 and ever 1898 of 1l3, 900.
F6r The 100 days II the seas-n THAI
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead II
1879 days of last year. los. 900 ahead Of
the sans days year before lasI, 1905, coo,
tsmd OF 1895 by 1915, 600.
The amount brought ip.o sight dur
Ing the past week has been III ,0G1,
against S0,50G for the seven days ending
this date last year, T2.05S Wear before
last end 1877, 7S5 same tins, in 1895, and
for The IS days NJ March it has been
los, l50, against 25S. 29i last year. 2O2.273
y5ar bef nc last, and $40. $40 same time
in iSSa. Tfn:Se make the totsJ movement
for the 100 days from September LIST TO
date 9,975,ilS, against 7,S70,3 9l bsEl1 year.
6,2So.63I year b5fore last and S,929.4S2
same time III 1895.
Tile movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United states
ports 1,S25.573, against 6,231.0l1 last.
year. 4,6Il,l72 year hsforo last. end
I,l3S,I96 same time in 1895; over the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers o.
Northern mills and Canada, LOSE. 2O3,
against I62. us last year, I0i. 2Oi yzar he
fore last 2nd 1897 same TINS. IL, 1895.
Exterior stock in excess Of those held
at the CLOSE of the commercial wear
"C2,6I". against 175,6S5 last year; 2S1 1863
year b:fore last and 277, 215 sans. time
N 1893. Southern mill takings, exclusive
'f consumption at Southern oudInOr;s.
7Si,967. against 100 67 last year. G2i oo2
year before last and 5T7, 504 same tim :.
H., 1898.
f.!reign exports for the wS.ek have
been 1865. argairlst 1O7. 70S last wear.
makins the total sinus far for the season
9,9l6,o6o, against 1871, 694 last ysa.r, an
increase OF OIL. 26G.
Northern mill tak!ngs during the pas.
sSVen days show an Increase OF 4S142
as compared with the corresponding pc
~ iast year, and their dial tlkings
s.nce September 1st have Increased 500
S"l. The toirl takings of American
mills, North and South and Canada thus
hHr Tor the SEASON. have been 2,711. 2l4,
against 3.l44,3S last year. These m
crude l.9oS.26i by Northern spinners,
against 1,i2S,i27.
stocks At the saabmard and the %
lead:nG Southarn interior ccntxcs have
decreased during the week 0 .7lI. agains,
a decrease during tbs. corresponding pc
rod last scas:m of %. 20S, and are now
"'z'21i In excess Of this da:e LAST year.
Including stocks left over .st ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
me number OF bales brought .nta sight
mus far for thc' rev crop. Ihc supply u
date is l0.091. 972 agui.lst S,2OS $40 fo,