The age-herald., 1898-02-12
TESTERS STATEMENT

New Orleans, Feb. 11.-Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton. made up from special cable and telegraphic advices, shows decrease dur ing the week just closed of 2,604 bales against a decrease for the same time last year of 76.217 bales and a decrease year before last of 44,59S bales.
 The total visible is 4,460,510 bales against 4,463,114 bales last week and 3,942, ,75S bales last year. Of the stock, American cotton is 4179,510 bales against 4,205, ,114 bales last week and 3,5S0,45S bales last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil. India, etc., 2S1 ,O00 bales against 25S, 900 bales last week and S62,300 bales last year.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton shows decrease compared with last week of 2,6O4 bales and an increase compared with last year of 517,752 bales.
 Secretary Hesters New Orleans weekly cotton exchange statement, issued during business hours today shows that the g. 100000 mark in the marketing of this year s crop has been exceeded by 2S,c0o bales.
 The increase In the movement into sight this week compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures Is 113,Oo0 bales, compared with the same days year before last of Il 0c0 bales and for the same time in 1895 of 118,000 bales
 For the eleven days of February the to- tals show an increase over last year of 3ty,UUU DdleS, an increase -OVer the same period year before last of 200 900 and over the same period for 1895 of 16S, 900 bales.iif
 For the 164 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 164 days of last year 1,690,0O0 bales, ahead of the same days year before last 3,266,000 bales and for the same days of 1895 by 791,- 900 bales.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 152, 1923 bales against 139,- 030 bales for the seven days ending this date last year, 140,S49 year before last and 134 ,560 bales for the same time in 1895 and for the eleven days of February it has been 0,205 bales against 211 227 bales last year, 190,1 ,167 bales year before last and 221,- 753 bales for the same time in 1895.
 This makes the total movement for the 164 days from Sept to date, 9,027, ,6a2, against 7,S37,6SS last year, 5.761,216 year be- fore last and S,236,223 same time in 1895.
 The movement since Sept. 1 shows re- ceipts at all United States ports 7,O25, 1895, against 5,791 ,912 last year, 4,222,079 year be- fore last and 6,526,511 same time in 1895. Overalnd, across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers, to northern mills and Canada, ,997, against 665.S .S41 last year; 621 ,291 year before last and f63S same time in 1895. The interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of commercial year, 4S1, ,996. against 295,691 last year, 4O9,- 354 year before last and 375,546 same time in 1895. Southern mill takings, exclusive of consumption at southern outports 611- PA, against 5S4744 last year. 517,492 year before last and 4S7.525 same time in 1895.
 Northern mill takings during the past seven days show an increase of 45,260 as compared with the corresponding period last year and their total takings since Sept. have increased 425 16S.
 The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2,300,S16, against 1,S45,- Ss3 last year. These include 1674.5s4 by northern spinners, against 1249,416 last year.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week. 27,736, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 46143, and are now S96, ,420 in excess of this date last year.