The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-04
HESTER'S STATEMENT
Shows Decrease in the Movements
Into Sight.

New Orleans, February 3.-Secretary Hes
ter's New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment, 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 5000 bales, an increase over the same
days of year before last of 900 bales, and
an increase over the same time in 1895 of
$1,000 bales.
For the three days of February the to-
tails show a decrease under last year of
$4,000 bales, an increase over the same pc
Rod year before last of 1000 bales, and an
increase over 1895 of 10000.
For the 156 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the LOT
days of last year by $4,000 bales, ahead of
the same days year before last by 1,769 coo
bales and ahead of 1895 by $4,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 52,005 bales against
Sl81SS bales for the seven days ending this
date last year, 1861 bales year before last
and 81 1851 bales for the same time in 1895;
and for the first three days of February it
has been 1880 bales against Ill 456 bales
last year, 52,412 bales year before last and
64,9i4 bales for the same time in 1895.
These make the total movement for the
155 days from September l to date, 8,94S 2l1
bales against S,7963Ss bales last year, T.
1883 bales year before last and S,0f9 i1i
bales for the same time in 1885,
The movement since September 1 shows
receipts at all United States ports to be
,79S bales against 6,S00,1S2 bales last
year, 1867 1901 bales year before last and
6,34l,720 bales for the same time in 1888
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can
ada, 1893, sos bales against S75,94 bales last
b14 b92 bales before last and S13.
21S bales for the same time in 1895; interior
stocks in excess of those held at the close
OF the commercial year, SS,24S bales against
1872 0S3 bales last year, $40, iS3 bales year be-
lfore last and 999 ,4l2 bales for the same time
in 1895; southern mill takinss 6S7,007 bales
against $685. III bales last year. 555, 791 bales
year before last and 465,922 bales for the
me time In 1895.
Foreign exports for the week have been
PSI 239, against 2401T last year, making the
total thus far this season 5,351 $40, against
Asp f35 last year, an increase of 500, ia.
Northern mill takings during the past sew
en- days show an increase of 1858, compared
with the corresponding period last year,
and their total takings since September
have decreased 1886. The total takings of
American mills north and south and Can
ada thus far this season have been 2,2o7,O46,
against 2,2i97 51 last year. These include
1865 306 by northern spinners against 1905
592.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading interior southern centers have
decreased during the week 126,l49 bales,
against a decrease during the correspond
ing period of last season of 46,53S, and are
now 243 sos smaller than at this date last
year.
Including stocks left at ports and interior
towns from last crop and the number of
bales brought into sight thus far for the
new crop. the supply to date is 9,2l5,777,
against S912937 for the same period last
year.