The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-17
Testers Cotton Statement
(By the Associated Press.)


New Orleans, Nov. 16.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton En-
change statement issued today shows an
increased movement into sight compared
with the seven days ending this date last
year in round figures 10000 bales.
For the sixteen days of November the
totals show an increase over last year
of $4,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 413,1SS, against
397, 46S for the same period last year, and
for the sixteen days of November 1t has
been sos 602, against SS3,133 bales last
year. These make the total movement
for the 70 days from September LIST to
date 3,999,922, against 3,744,96S last year
The movement since September LIST
shows receipts at all United States ports
2793, sos bales, against 2,497 ,3O4 bales last
wear. overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern
mills and Canada 345, S45, against 440,S11
last year; interior stocks in excess or
those held at the close of the commercial
year 511 sos, against 445,234 bales last
year; Southern mill takings S4S,S71,
against 1861 019 bales last year, 314,S2O
year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have been
15S, 567 bales. against 177,096 bales last
year. The total takings of American
mills, North and South and Canada for
the season have been SSS,209, against l.
067 .675 bales last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead
ing Southern interior centres have in
creased during the week 134,461 bales,
against an increase during the corre-
spending period last season.
Secretary Testers statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows the
total visible is 3113, 1903 bales, against g.,
1913, 474 bales last year. Of this, the total
of American cotton is 2,63O,S09 bales,
against 3,366,474 bales last year and of all
other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil,
India, ETC., 1880 bales, against $4,000
bales last year.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton shows an increase compared with last
week of 1873, 261 bales, a decrease com
pared with last year of 49, 65.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now afoat and held in Great Britain and
Continental Europe 100000 against L.
$50. 900 bales last year. In Egypt $4,000
bales, against 1873, 900 bales last year; in
India 1885, 900 bales. against 10000 bales
ldSL year anu III lHe OHlJSu oidb0o A,-o4,
900 bales. against 1,713000 bales last year
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEN ENT.
New York, Nov 16.-For the week end
ing Friday, November 10Th, 1900: Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week. 227, 1877: net receipts at all United
States ports during same week last year,
266,715 total receipts to this date, p
1924; total receipts to same date last
year. 1887 ,598; exports for the week,
156, 971; exports for same week last year,
149 1873; total exports to this date, 1854
625, total exports to same date last year,
1.64S627; stock at all United States ports
703 ,9O9 stock at all United States ports
same time last year, 951, 757 stock at all
interior towns, 573,406: stock at all in
terror towns same time last year, 700, 64S;
stock at Liverpool, 1865 900; stock at Liv-
erpool same time last year, 744 900;
stock of American afloat for Great Britain,
S5S 900; stock of American aHoat for
Great Britain same time last year 210, 600.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Nov. 16.--The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September list, 1900:
Galveston, 670S19 bales; New Orleans
9S5 SOP; Mobile, SO, 125; Savannah, AIS, 4S9;
Charleston, lac. 433; Wilmington, 1641S6;
Norfolk, III, III; Baltimore. 1880; New
York, 1885 Boston, 52,493 Newport
News, 1884; Philadelphia, 6.60S; Bruins
wick, 1886; Pensacola, 30,754. Total
2.7S7.241 bales.