The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-20
Farm Products Rigimgo


! are the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st, 1899
Galveston. 1894 1856: New Orleans. L.
G04, ,416 Mobile, 49,. $50 ;Sa Eannah 9S2 242 F.:
Charleston, o41 ,025; Wilmington, 262 ,S95 !;
Norfolk, $50, 761; Baltimore, -, ,136: New
York. IS. 713; Boston, 73461; Newport
News, 1920; Philadelphia, 40 379: Bruins
| wick, 15,16S; Port Arthur and Sabine
Pass, %, 100: Pensacola, 1O5 1S5. Total 5
1926 bales.
HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
New Orleans, March 15.-Secretary Hes
ter statement of the worlds visible sup
ply of cotton shows a decrease for the
week just closed of 154 go bales, against
a decrease of 163, $50 bales last year
The total visible is 3,719.S29 bales
against 3S74,0S9 bales last week and D.
2O2, 64S bales last year. Of this the total
Of American cotton is 1909, ,S29 bales,
against 3, 143, ,0S9 bales last week and A.
046,648 bales last year; of all other kinds
including Egypt, Brazil India etc, 10 zoo
bales, against 731 900 bales last week and
1,158 900 bales last year
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now afoat and held in Great Britain and
Continental Europe 1926, 900 bales against
3,11t.0OO bales last year; in Egypt 1S6, 600
bales, against 260 900 bales last year: in
india $4,000 bales, against 575. 900 bales
last year; and in the United States l.
21a.O0O bales, against 1 20, 900 bales last
year
Secretary Hester's weekly statement
shows decrease in the movement into
sight compared with the seven days end
ing this date last year Of $4,000 bales a
decrease under the same time year before
last Of So 600 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 122S17 bales
against 145, 1873 bales for the seven days
ending this date last year, and for the
sixteen days of March it has been 312.-
2S9 bales, against 311 COG bales last year
The total movement for the 1917 days
from September LIST to date is S.005, ,307
bales. against 9,759,151 bales last year and
10 ,000, SOL year before last.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States ports
5,S56. 253 bales, against Z, ,433, ,64l bales last
year: overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio anc Potomac Rivers to Northern
mills and Canada. 1,0S0, 561 bales, against
1,12G,7 bales last year: interior stocks
in excess of those held at the close OF
the commercial year 141 1872 bales, against
$50, PA bales last year. and Southern mill
takings were 927 ,3O1 bales. against S4S-
oO1 bales last year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
Ia 935 bales, against 50. .030 bales last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 1881 $50 bales. against 6.043, ,5S4
bales last year The total takings of
American mills. north and south and
Canada thus far for the season have
been zoos, $50 bales, against ,, ,74S 361 bales
last year.
Stocks at the SeabOard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week 81 1868
bales, against an increase during the cor
responding period last season of 9,27S
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 crop the supply to
date is S,624 ,203 bales, against 10,026, III
bales for the same period last year