The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-16

TT bales last week, and 4,657 ,S62 bales
last year; and Of all other kinds, includ
ing Egypt. Brazil, India, etc, 60S,000
bales, against $4,000 bales last week.
and GIT 900 bales last year
The total worlds visible supply Of cot
ton shows an increase compared with
last week Of 125,000 bales, aud Il de
erease compared with last year of ,046,
025 bales.
OF the worlds visible supply there il
now afloat and held in Great Britain
and Continental Europe 1.S9S,000 bales,
against 2,T99,000 bales last year; in
Egypt 111,000 bales, against 211.000
bales last year; in India 222,000 bales,
against $1,000 bales last year aud III
the United States 1.93S,000 bales,
against 2.0S4, 600 bales last year.
Secretary Hesters weekly statement
issued before the closing of business to-
lay shows decrease in the movement
nto sight compared with the seven days
ending this date last year in round fig
ures 11S,000 bales.
For the fifteen days of December the
total shows decrease under last year
of PSF, 600 bales, and for the 106 days
Of the season that have elapsed, the ag
gregate is behind the 106 days of last
year 1,377,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past seven days has been $50 SS1
bales, against 1896 lhales for the
seven days ending this date last year.
and for the fifteen days of December,
it has been 74J,401 bales, against H.,
032,6S7 bales last year.
Il. ~. = IL.
106 days from September LIST to date
5,256, 1888 bales against 6,634,0S4 bales
last year.
The movement since September 1st,
shows receipts at al United States
ports 3,525.414 bales. against 5.072, G54
bales last year; overland across the
Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers
for Northern mills and markets I12,S16
bales. against sol SCI bales last YEAR
interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close Of the commercial year
524 sol bales, against 55S,512 bales last
wear; and Southern mill takings 1913, 757
bales, against AL ,357 bales last year.
Foreign exports for the week have
been al, 443 bales, against 234,502
bales last year, making the total thus
far for the season 2,261 ,T64 bales,
against 3,451 ,G03 bales last year, de-
crease of 1,1s9.S39 bales.
Stocks al the seaboard and the 20
leading Southern interior centres have
increased during the week 62,220 bales.
against an increase during the CORE.
spending period last season of 81, 16S
bales.
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop the
supply to date is 5,S75,GS6 bales,
against 6901 $50 bales for the same
period last year.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEN
New York, Dec 15.-For the week
ending Friday, December 18th, 1890.
Net receipts at all United States ports
during the week. DDS, 564; net receipts at
Ill United States ports during the same
week last year, 326S4S; total receipts
10 this date, 3,493, SIT; total receipts TO
same date last year, 5,0S5, 7S9; exports
for the week. 141.3T3; exports for the
same week last year. 276. 1872; total ex-
ports to this date, 2.244, 400: total ex-
ports TO same date last year, 3,520.04T:
stock at all United States ports, ], 102,-
1876; stock at all United States ports
same time last year. 1886, 4S2; stock at
all interior towns, 7sS,201; stock ut all
interior towns same time last year,
GS4. 40; stock at Liverpool. 125.000;
stock at Liverpool same time Inst year,
1,15S000; stock of American ahoat for
Great Britain, 10000; stock of Ameri-
can afioat for Great Britain same time
last year. $4,000.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Dee. 15.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September LIST. 1899:
Galveston, 1,152,3 New Orleans,
S96,372: Mobile, 107.047; Savannah, Ssh
99S; Charleston, 1JS,9S9: Wilmington,
1861 Norfolk, 200,70S; Baltimore,
47,G12; New York, 2S,590; Boston. D.,
$50; Newport News, 2,406; Philadelphia,
20.2SS; Brunswick, 22.611; Port Arthur,
4.39S; Pensacola, 1888. Total, 3.493.
SAT bales.