The age-herald., 1900-02-10
Hester's Cotton Statement

New Orleans. February 9.-Seeretary Hes- tcrs weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement, issued before the close of busi- ness today, shows an increase In the move ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 94,00O an increase over the same time year before last of 300, and in increase over the same time in 1897 of 104 900. For the nine days of February, the totals show an increase over last year of 101 900, a decrease under the same time year before last of 21 900, and an increase over same time year before last of 21,000 and an in crease over the same time in 1897 of 126 900.
 For the 126 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 162 days of last year O00, Goehind the same days year before last of GOO, and behind 1897 by 153,000
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 240,914, against .25S for the seven days ending this date last year; 240620 year before last and 137,306 same time in 1S97 and for the nine days of Feb ruary 1t has been 30O51S, against 199.759 last year, 231 .513 year before last and ,966 same time in 1897.
 These make the total movement for the 162 days from September 1 to date, 714S, ,616 against 9059,291 last year; 9.006,4 year be- fore last and 7,3O1 ,427 same time in 1897.
 The movement since September l shows TeCelplS dl dll OiHltu OtdleS poi IS Ol otVff,- 7s2, against 6.973,342 last year; 6,s6l,942 year before last, and 5,762, ,S32 same time in 1897; overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can- ada, 957,4n against 1O15,33 last year; sS'- 997 year before last. and 665 ,34l same time in 1897; interior stocks in excess Of those held at the close of the commercial year. 3s3, ,729, against 4OS. SOP last year; 4Sl,996 year before last, and 295691 same time in lS9I; southern mill taklngs 7626S4, against 69I ,SS4 last year; 653, ,505 year before last, ana 56,- 563 same time in 1897.
 Foreien exports for the week have Geen 147,5n against 657 last year, making the total thus far for the season 3,533 5o4 aga1hst 5,475, ,297 last year, a, decrease CT lsl l4S.
 Northern mill takinlys and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 21 5S7 as compared with the correspond7 ing period last year, and 'she.r total talk in,gs since September have increased l29,- 290 The total takings of American mills, nor.Cl and south and Canaca, thus far TOT the season have been 2,57S,172 against E. 375 44 last year. These include l,I92,I6I by northern spinners against 1,6634i1
 Stocks at the sea5oard and the twenty nine leading interior centers have de- creased during the week 11,0I0 against decrease during the corresponding period last season of 99.s52, and are now 12S,41O larger than at this date in 1899.
 Including stocks left aver 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 7,767,514 against 9,362,s57 for tine same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly. monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Hesters report are made up to cor responding dates last year, year before last and in 1897. Comparisons to close of corresponding weeks are misleading as totals to close of this week last year would take in 163 days of the season, year before last 164 days and in 1897 165 days against only 162 days this year.