The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-30


the week. 1l1,413: exports for same
week last year, 800. 465: total exports to
this date, 2,505,021; total exports 10
same date last year, Alb. 511: stock
at all United States ports, /, 122. Dds:
stock at all United States ports same
time last year, 1,291.603; stock ut all
interior towns. T90.S76; stock mt all in
terror towns same time hast year, 100
$40; stock ut Liverpool. 10000: stock
at Liverpool same time last year, 1887, :
600: stock of American afloat for Great
Britain, 10000: stock of Americas
afloat for Great Britain same time has
year, $50, 900.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Dee. 29.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st, 1899:
Galveston. 1.232,Sl7: New Orleans. l.
015,133; Mobile. 124,401; Savannah,
642,5 Charleston. 166.672; Whining
ton, 1887; Norfolk, 232.345; Balti-
more 1885, New York, 80. 1863: Boston.
43,172; Newport News. 500; Philadel
phia. 23,031: Brunswick. 31.4S6: Port
Arthur 11.712: Pensacola, 53.0S5. Total,
$685., 663 bales.
HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
New Orleans, la. Dec. 29.-Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton shows a decrease for
the week just closed of 1851. against an
increase of 12S.3S2 bales hast year and
IN increase of 155,2 07 bales year before
last.
The total visible supply is 400, 416
bales. against 4 300, 1877 bales last week
and J.566,192 bales last year OF this
the total of American cotton is 1925
476 bales. against 3,64S,327 bales last
week, and 4,914,792 bales last year, and
Of all other kinds. including Egypt
Brazil India. etc. 100000 bales. against
651 900 bales last week and 1000
bales last year.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now atloat and held in Great Britain
and Continental Europe 1,S90,000 bales
against 3.O51 ZOO bales last year: in
Egypt $4,000 bales, against 100000
bales last year; in India 100000 bales,
against 100000 bales last year, and in
the United States 100000 bales, against
100000 bales last year.
Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
leans Cotton Exchange statement shows
4 decrease in the movement into sight
compared with the seven days ending this
date last year of 213,000 bales. Il de
crease under the same time year before
last of 1000 bales
The amount brought into sight during
the past seven days has been 235, .jI4
bales, against 44S.730 bales for the seven
days ending this date last YEAR, and for
the twenty days of December it has
been 1.300933 bales, against 1,9JS. 943
bales last year.
The total movement for the 100 days
from September LIST to date is 5,S12 .314
bales. against 7,560.340 bales last year.
and 7,161,194 bales year before last.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United States
ports 3.914,220 bales. against 5.742. 800
bales last year: overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
Northern mills and Canada S07. 105 bales.
AGAINST 119.471 bales last year: interior
stocks in excess of those held mt the
close of the commercial year go. 4S9
bales. against 5S1.4I9 bales last year.
Southern mill takings $4,000 bales.
against $4,000 bales last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 111,195 bales. against 305. $40
bales last year. making the total thus far
FOR the season 2,522. 1863 bales. against
f,015.320 bales last year. The total
takings of Americans mills. North and
South and Canada thus far in the season
have been 1.aS5,396 bales, against
1,6SG173 bales last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week 1900
sales, against Il decrease during the cor
responding period last season of 29.44S
bales.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop, and
the number of bales brought into sight
fhus far for the new crop, the supply to
date is 6,431 ,212 bales, against 1927, COG
iales for the same period last year.
TOTAL BANK CLEARANCE.
New York, Dec. 29.-1'he total bank
clearings for the week were S1.J95, &c.
-. an increase of 1873 per cent.
Exclusive of New York city, S5S1 ,595,-
319: an increase of AL Der cent