The age-herald., 1900-03-24

totals show Ia decrease under last year of 2, 900 bales, a decrease under the same time year before last of 5000 bales, and an increase over the same time In 1897 of lSl,- 900 bales
 For uae 204 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is 5eh1nd the 204 days of last year by 1,7SS,o00 bales. behind the same days year before last by 2011,O bales and ahead of 1897 by 212,000 bales
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 11S, ,2S0 bales against 141,SSO bales for the seven days ending this date last year, 133,705 bales year before last and 2,5@ bales for the same time in 1897; and for the twenty-three days of March 1t has been 430,519 bales against 45S,939 bales last year, 555,98S bales year before last and 299,2s9 for the same time in 1897.
 These make the total movement for the 2O4 days from September to date SIPS 5S7 bales against 9,9O6, ,4S1 bales last year, 1O,- 134 ,l5S bales year before last and 7,911 3S6 bales for the same time in 1897.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports, 5,96l,- 466, against 7,546, 969 last year; 7,9S7, ,6S1 year before last, and 6,272,347 same time in 1897; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Cam ada, l,O9O7S1, against 357 last year; l.
 
 time in 1897; Interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 1l3,4iS against 342, ,S73 last year; 34S, ,313 year before last, and 152, 199 same time in lSS1; southern mill takings, 957 S92 against S46,2s2 last year; S16,603 year before last, and 716,493 same time in 1897.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 15S,S55. against 76,Se1 last year, making the total thus far for the season, 4542,6 against 6,119,965 last year, a decrease of l. 577,2S
 Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 1884, as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since September 1 have increased 136 .4S6. The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season. have been 3,022,514. against 2,797,- 46S last year. These include 2O0S6. .934 by northern spinners against 1900 AS. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 9318 bales, against an increase during the correspond ing period last season of 21,S42 bales, and are now 945S0 bales smaller than at this date in 1Se9
 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 S,742,4 bales, against 10,174 047 bales for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Hesters reports are made up to cor responding dates last year, the year before and in 1897. Comparisons to close of the corresponding weeks are misleading as to- tals to the close of this week last year would take in 2O5 days of the season, year before last 206 days, and in 1897 POT days, |. against only 204 days this year. 
 Comparative Statement. | New York, March 23.-The following is the comparative cotton statement for the week ending Friday, March 23 l900 Net receipts at all United States | ports during week.. .... ....-.... 105, ,213 Net receipts at all United States ports same week last year........ 1o5, ,169 Total receipts to this date. S43. .4SS Total receipts to same date last year.. .... ... ,.. ................7 4ss, ,ol6 Exports for the week.. ........... 15e, OPS Exports for same week last year.. 6O,649 Total exports to this date. .44S, ,310 Total exports to same date last year,. ... .... ...... .............6,0 ,037, ,929 Stock at all United States ports.... sos, ,S50 Stock at all United States ports at same time last year.. ............ 7S6, ,6Ss Stock at all interior towns.... ...... 34S, ,03S Stock at all interior towns at same
 time last year.. .... ............. 446,9s4 Stock at Ldverpool--.. ........... 657, ,00( | Stock at Liverpool at same time last
 year. ... .... ...... ...... .......1, ,756, ,OOC Stock of American afloat for Great
 Britain.... ...... .... ..... ...... :. 2o9, ,OOO Stock of American afioat for Great Britain same time last year. .... S5, 900