The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-03

bushels last year, and 100 23o,o33 bus
els in 1S97-9S.
Corn exports for the week aggrega
8, 59S9G2 bushels, against o32oS
bushels last week; 3,69S, 731 bushels
tbis week year ago; 4,104,9Sl bushc
in 1898: 3.659,960 bushels in 1897 al
3 222 $50 bushels in 1896 Since Ju.
1st this season corn exports agggegai
129155. $50 bushels, against 99,4o3,O
bushels during the same period a ye
ago and 100,90S, $50 bushels in 1897
Business failures for the week IN IL
United States were only III as compare
with 252 last week; POI in this we
wear ago: 295 in 1898; 800 in 1897, an
1873 in 1896.
For the week Canadian failures nun
bered only 81. as compared with 80 las
yeek: SO in this week a year ago, AZ l.
1913: So in 1897, and 60 in 1885,
COMPARATIVE COTTON STAT
MENT.
New York, Feb. 2.-For the week enc
ing Friday, February 2nd: Net receip
at all United States ports during Wee
215,02S; net receipts at all United State
ports during same week last year, III,
$50; total receipts to this date, 4, TAT 800
total receipts to same date last year, g.
IS9 ,961: exports for the week, 146,3oO
exports for same week last year, 23S,
593; total exports to this date, 3,317,111
total export to same date last year, .,
313, 739: stock at all United State
ports, 992 All; stock at all United State,
1ocf QG1 71Q. Stnfi
ut all interior towns, 671,S70; stock al
al interior towns same time last year.
5S1 $3.50; stock at Liverpool, 669, 900
stock at Liverpool same time last year.
f.756.O00 stock of American afioat for
Great Britain, .1SS, 900; stock of Ameri
IAN af1oat for Great Britain same time
last year. $4,000.
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
New York, Feb. 2-The total bank
hearings at the principal cities for the
past week were 81 $50, 1897, 1853; a decrease
Of 25.1 per cent.
Outside of New York City $5SS, 1906
105; decrease rs per cent.
HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
New Orleans, Feb. 2.-Secretary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans Cotton Elk
,.hange statement shows an increase in
the movement into Aght compared with
the seven days ending this date last
year of 10000 bales, a decrease under the
anne time year before last of $4,000
Aales.
The amount brought into sight dur
ne the past week has been 212,999
bales. against 260,S45 bales for the seven
days ending this date last year, and
for the two days of February it has
cen 59,604 bales, against 52,491 bales
asst year.
The total movement for the 155 days
rom September 1st to date is 6,907, 702
ales. against S.94S,023 bales last year
md S,765, 800 bales year before last.
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United States ports
1887, All bales, against 6,S42,211 bales
last year; overland across he Mississ-
ippi. Ohio and Potomac Rivers to North
ern mills and Canada 921, 332 bales,
against 993,55S bales last year; interior
stocks in excess of these held at the
Z close of the commercial year 415,35S
bales. against 446,714 bales last year,
and Southern mill takings were I27, 54O
bales, against Cos, $40 bales last year.
! Foreign exports for the week have
! been 1S4, 7SS bales, against 249,212 bales
last year. making the total thus far for
the season 3,3S5,9S3 bales, against s.
314.640 bales last year.
| The total takings of American mills,
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been 2,467, 800 bales
against 2,2SS,9S1 bales last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty
/ -, int
| have decreased during the week IA, 531
bales, against a decrease during the
corresponding period last season of ILL.,
155 bales.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and th'
number of bales brought into sight thus
far for the new crop the supply to date
is 7,526,600 bales, against 9.215,5S9 bale.
for the same period hast year.
Secretary Hester's statement of thu
worlds visible supply of cotton shows al
increase for the week just closed of 81,
500 bales, against a decrease of 47,114
bales last year.
The total visible is 4,140,152 bales
against 4,10S,269 bales last week anC
5,545,626 bales last year. OF this tins
.GOJul VI AMERICAN NOlloli 10 cscOl,ls
bales, against 3,36S,269 bales last weel
and 4,674,626 bales last year and of al
other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil, In
dia, etc, $4,000 bales, against 740,00t
bales last week and 81 900 bales las
year. OF the worlds visible there is nov
afloat and held in Great Britain an,
Continental Europe 1,911,000 bales
against 3,349,000 bales last year; il
Egypt 100000 bales, against 275.00'
bales; in India 32S,000 bales, agains
100000 bales; and in the United State
1867, 900 bales, against 1,616,000 bales