The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-03
Testers Meel,ly Statement

New Orleans. December 2.-Secretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement issued before the close
of business today shows an increase in
the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last year
year In round figures of 400 bales, an
increase over the same days year before
last of 1874 900 bales, and a decrease under
the same in 1894 Of $4,000 bales.
For the two days of December the totals
show an increase over last year of 5000
bales, an increase over the same period
year before last of 21,000 and decrease
under 1894 of $1,000 bales.
For the 90 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the SO
days last year 299 900 bales, ahead of the
same days year, before last of $4,000 bales
and ahead of the same time in 1894 by 540,-
900 bales.
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 5S0,S47 bales against
526 1856 bales for the seven days ending this
date last year, 397 1888 bales year before last
and 544,51 bales for the same time in 1884,
and for the two days of December it has
been 146 232 bales against 1877 81 bales last
year, 125, 434 bales year before last and e05,-
100 bales for the same time in 1894. ~ {.
These make the total movement for the
SO days from September l to date 5,747,S22
bales against 5,f4S,S9S bales last year and
1927, 1886 bales year before last and 5,207 ,42S
bales for the same time in 1894. ii rs
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports to be
1881 ,s2S bales against 4,o72.725, bales last
year, 3,765617 bales year before last and g.
SSS 667 bales for the same time in 1894; over
land across the Mississippi Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to northern mills and Canada,
ALI 1874 bales against 1897 bales last year.
423 ,465 bales year before last and GAO 645 bales
for the same time In 1894; interior stocks In
excess of those held at the close Of thS
cotton year, 5S3 511 bales against SO, 1893 bales
last year, 415,07 bales year before lastland
12,1 bales for the same time in 1884, south
ern min takings 3695S9 bales against 1862 S03
bales last year, 1923 236 bales year before last
and 65,999 bales for the same time ini1Ssi. o.
Foreign exports for the week have been
3l8,666 bales against 1884 bales last year,
making the total thus far for the season
2,91S,76 bales against $780, bales last
year, an increase of 25S, 318 bales. zS
Northern mill takings during the past
seven days show a decrease of A,15S bales
as compared with the corresponding period
last year, and their total takings since
September have decrea sed 223, 1888 bales
The total 7takings of American mills, north
and south and Canada thus far for the
season have been 1.074,01S bales against 1 =
2Sl, 4sl bales last year. These include 696, 77S
bales by northern spinners, against 919 966
bales; and the 20 leading southern interior
centers have Increased during the week 81, :
473 bales against an increase during the
corresponding period last season of 73.655
bales. and are now 900 bales larger than
at this date in 1897
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
lar Tor the new crop, the supply to date is
6,Ol5,SSSs bales against $685. ASP bales for the
same time last year.
Hereafter light weight round bales will
De counted as half bales. The movement
TO date has been adjusted to conform to
this course, ~