The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-05

New Orleans, La, Feb 4-Secretary
Hester's weekly statement, issued before
the close of business to-day, shows that
the movement of this crop has passed the
s75O,00O-mark. II also indicates that more
cotton has been marketed TO date, by 1900
bales, than was embraced in the entire
commercial crop of last year.
The aggregate for the five months and
four days of this season has reached, In
round figures s,T5,OOO bales, while last
years total crop was S,75S.0O0 bales.
The weeks figures show an increase In
the movement into sight, compared with
The seven days ending Ihis date last year,
in round figures, of IA, 600 bales, an in
crease over the same days year before
last of 1863 600 bales, and over the same
time in 1895 of $4,000 bales.
For the four days of February the to-
tails show an increase over last year OF
$1,000 bales. an increase over the same
period year before last of $1,000 bales ana
over 1895 of $1,000 bales.
For the 157 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 157
days of last yea 1,57.000 bales, ahead
of the same days in the year before last
8 ,155, 600 bales and of 1895 by GA 600 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 299,394 bales,
against 1881 bales for the seven days
ending this date last year; 1885 bales
year before last and 219,710 bales the same
time in 1895, and for the four days of Feb
ruary it has been 137, sS2 bales against H.
1877 bales last year, ,31S bales year before
last and S7,193 bales for the same time
in 1885,. These make the total movement
for the 157 days, from Sept. to date s.
775,S09 bales, against 719S, 658 bales last
year. 5,620367 bales year before last, and
S,101, 66S bales for the same time In 1896
The movement since Sept. shows re-
ceipts at all United States ports, 6,SS2 406
3 hal Iao A
o95,597 bales year before last, and $3.50 $50
bales same time in 1895. Overland across
the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers
to Northern mills and Canada, S75, 947 bales,
against 644692 bales last year sos, 227 bales
year before last and S53,21S bales for the
same time i'm 1895.
Interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close of the commercial year, 492 -
0S3 bales. against 1904 bales last year:
420,59S bales year before last, and 1895, 412
bales same time in 1895
Southern mill takings, exclusive of con-
sumption at Southern outports, 5s4 1913
bales, against $50 873 bales last year; 4g4 .
945 bales year before last and ass, ATS bales
same time in 1895.
Foreign exports for te week have been
241 ,236 bales, against 1853, 349 bales last year.
making the total 4,s45,92S bales, against
4,N65l7 bales last year, an increase OF $50, .
406 bales
ANcANhCiH Aihl tdhiuBS during the past
seven days show an increase Of 7.347 bales
as compared with the corresponding period
last year. and their total taklngs since
Sept. have increased 1892 bales
The total takings OF all mills North and
| South and Canada. thus far for the sea-
son have been 2,2OO,567 bales, against L.
| 1922 1874 bales last year. These include / .
6Oc,7O6 by Northern spinners against L.
220,798 bales.
Stocks at the seaboards and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week "a O4O
bales, against decrease during the cor
responding period last season Of S2.2s,
bales, and are now S77,013 bales in excess
of this date last year
Including stocks left at ports and inte-
rior towns from the last crop, and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
! far for the new crop, the supply to date
is 1891, 1853 bales, against 7,537 2O7 bales for
| the same period last year