The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-12-16
Rester's Cotton Statement

hesters Cotton statement
New Orleans, La, December 15-Secre-
tary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton
exchange statement, issued before the close
OF business today, shows a decrease in the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year In
round figures Of 1S,G)0 bales, a decrease
under the SANG days year before last of
l4i,OO0 bales, ana ? GecreaS Sc under the same
time in 1896 of IS, 900 bales.
For the fifteen days of December the to-
tails show decrease under last year of 2S7-
0OO bales, decrease under the same time
year before last of 10000 bales, and a de-
crease under the same time in 1896 of $1,000
bales.
For the 106 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the loo days
of last year 1871, 900 bales, behind the dame
days year before last of 100000 bales, and
behind 1895 by 327,0OO bales
Inc amount brought into sight during the
past seven days has been 335,SS1 bales,
against 1926 bales for the seven days end
ing this date last year, 4S2, 1913 bales year
before last, and 1853 bales for the same
time in 1885, and for the fifteen days of
December 1t has been 745,i07 bales against
1,032,6S7 bales last year, 1015,2S3 bales year
before last, and 7S2,2SS bales for the same
time in 1896.
1O5 days from September 1 to date 5256, 7SS
bales, against 6,634,0S4 bales last year, $685.
$40 bales year before last, and 1854, 1879 bales
for the same time in 1896.
7 The movement since September ] shows
receipts at all United States ports OF g.
525'414 bales against SOP, 654 last year. 4,76l-
9Oi year before last and 42S41S6 for the
same time in 1896; overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to north
ern mills and Canada, 712,S16 bales against
551,561 last year. 575, III year before last
and 493,0OS for the same time in 1896: in
terror stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year, 524 sol bales
against 5oS5l2 last year, 5G5 2l4 year before
last and 42S,S93 for the same time in 1896;
southern mill takings, 493,757 bales against
AL ,S57 last year, 42i135 year before last and
31S.l02 for the same time in 1896
Foreign exports, for the week have been
al ,4S3 bales against 234 SOP last year, making
the total thus far for the season 2,26h764
against S,45l,6o3 last year, a decrease of
1,1S9S39
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days Show a decrease
OF $3.50 bales as compared with the CORE
spending perioa last year, and their total
takngs since september l have Increased
2S6, lis.
The total takings of American mills
north and south and Canada, thus far for
the season nave been LOO, 6S3 bales against
l,31o,1S last year. These include ], POP. 231
by northern spinners. against 916,119.
stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers have
increased during the week GO .22o .bales
against an increase during the corres0ond-
ing period last season of s7,16S and are
now lS5SS2 smaller than at this date in
1898. III
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight fms
lar Tor the new crop, the supply IN date is
5,S156S6 bales against 6,9O1 $50 for the same
period last year.