The age-herald., 1898-01-29
Hester's Statement.

NeH OTtedHS, Jdl 1o-CeSlSidiJ iiSo7 ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued before the close of busi- ness today shows an increase in the move
 ment into sight compared with the seven
 days ending this date last year in round
 figures 900 bales; an increase over the.
 same days year before last of 140,OOO, and
 over the same time in 1895 of 24,Ooo. }
 For the twenty-eight days of January
 the total shows an increase over last year
 of 574,OOO; an increase over the same pc
 riod year before last of 676,OOO, and over. 1895 of ,329, 900. , For the 150 days of the season that have, elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 15O
 days of last year 1,436,OOO; ahead of the
 same days year before last 2,992,0O0. and of
 1895 by 594 900.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 263 796, against 151 156 for the seven days ending this date
 last year, 124,132 year before last and 2S9,- 495 for the same time in 1895. and for the twenty-eight days of January it has been 1,215.Ss2, against 641.S45 last year, 4O,051 year before last and SS4,2S0 for the same time in 1895. ,s- re,r se.t = These make the total movement for the 15O days from Sept.-t to date S,475,915, against 7,O4O0S7 last year, 5,4S4,27S year before last and 1881, ,953 for the same time in 1895.
 The movement since Sept 1 shows re- ceipts at all United States, 6,566, ,424, against 5,546,576 last year, 3,96S 300 year before last and 6, ,1S3,SS2 for the same time in 1895; overland across the Ohio, Mississippi and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can
 ada, SS4 21S, against 623,997 last year, 5so,- | 227 year before last andr 1991S for the same time in 1895; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 517192, against S34, 1883 last year, 45o,- 569 year before last and 427,661 for the
 same time in 1895; southern mill takngs exclusive of consumption at southern out ports, 55S S0S1, against 534.5S1 last year, 474, 575 year before last and 0,492 for the same time in 1895.
 1 Foreign exports for the week have been l 221, ,4S7 bales against 1468a last year, mak- l ing the total thus far for the season A. | G04,6S7 bales against 4,117,173 last year, an | increase of 487,514. Northern mill takings during the past seven days show an in | crease of 41,S71 as compared with the cor responding period last year, and the total l takings since Sept. l have increased 372,- | 561 bales.
 The total takings of American mills, north | and south and Canada, thus far for the sea-
 son have been 2,10S, ,431 against 1.710,SS3 bales last year. These include 1,539,O38 bales by l northern spinners against 1,l66,4T. Stocks | at the seaboard and the 29 leading south l ern interior centers have decreased during | the week 57 419 bales against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 52,0S2 bales, and are now 328,769 bales in excess of this date last year.
 New Orleans, Jan. 2S.-Secretary Testers statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton, made up from special cable and l telegraphic advices, shows a decrease dur | ing the week just closed of 6O511 bales against decrease for the same time last year of A252 bales and decrease year be- | fore last of 27,95S.
 1 The total visible is 4,447,429 bales against | 4507 940 bales last week and 40SS, 400 last year. Of this the total of American is | 4,2M 429 bales against 4,264 ,904 last week and l 4,766 100 bales last year and of all other 1 kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., | 226,O ,OOO bales against 249,OO0 bales last week | and 322 300 last year.
 l Following are the total net receipts of cotton at all ports since Sept. 1, 1897: Gall
 weston, 1854 ,235 bales; New Orleans, 1,931s- 7s5; Mobile, 2S21S5; Savannah, 95e6s7; Charleston, 39s. 400; Wilmington. 2S4 ,645; Nor- l folk, 46S. .461: Baltimore, 46,475; New York, | s1, 1925; Boston, 1a4, ,6SO; Newport News, 7120; 1 Philadelphia, 51 ,s2o; Brunswick. 156,S23; Port
 Royal, 45,osS; Pensacola, T,7E. Total. G. | BIT S66 bales.