The age-herald., 1898-01-08
TESTERS STATEMENT.

New Orleans, Jan 7.-Seeretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange state ment 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 in round figures of 1s1 900 bales, an increase over the same days year before last of 1S9,OOO bales and over the same time in 1895 of 14300o bales.
 For the seven days of January the totals show an increase over last year of 1Sl,oO) bales, an increase over the same period year before last of 1S9,OOO bales and over the same time for 1895 of. 143,OJO bales.
 For the 129 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 129 days of last year 1,O42 GOO bales, ahead of the same days year before last 2505,OoO bales and of the same time of 1895 by 4OS,- OO0 bales.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 343,45S bales against 162 947 bales for the seven days ending this date last year, 154, ,221 bales for the same time year before last and 200,911 bales for the same time in 1895.
 The movement since Sept. 1, shows re- ceipts at all United States ports, 5,S4S'SO2
 
 963 bales year before last and 5,5S7,S47 bales for the same time in 1895. Overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 716s43 bales against 573,561 bales last year, 562,761 bales year before last and 773,254 bales for the same time in 1895. Interior stocks in excess of those held at the beginning of the com mercial year, 55e,65S bales against 4O9,7e2 hoIa hpfQra last and ,So4 bales for the same time in 1895. Southern mill takings, exclusive of amount consumed at southern outports, 4SO,9S7 bales against 461 ,987 bales last year, 405,424 year before last and SS9675 for the same time in 1895.
 Northern mill takings during the past week show an increase of 16,456 as com- pared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since Sept. l have increased 2S5 ,S56 The total takings of American mills, north and south, and Canada thus far for the season have been 1,S46, 1922, against 1539,9 ,929 last year. These include 1354,O ,O23 by northern spinners, against 1,06S 167
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have increased during the week 34,S54, against decrease during the corresponding period last season of 0,60O, and are now 112,OS6 in excess of this date last year.
 Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton, made up from advices, show an increase during the week just closed of 10S779 bales, against a decrease for the same time last year of 24, ,40O and an increase year before last of 24,216.
 The total visible is 4,3S0,441, against 4,21,- 662 last week and 4,22O,S ,SSS last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 4134,4 Al, against 4,O59 ,662 last week and 3,SS4, ,633 last, and all of the other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 246,O0o, against 212,OOO last week and 336 300 last year.
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton shows an increase compared with last week of ,779 bales, and an increase com- pared with last year of 16O,10S
 During the week the worlds visible SUD- ply of American cotton has increased H,- 779 bales, whereas the week last year it decreased 37,500, and this week year be- fore last it decreased S2794. The supply of Indian, Egyptian and other kinds in- creased this week 34,000.