The news & observer., 1900-12-29

the past week has been Ss3g, $50 bales,
against 255, 1893 for the days ending this
date last year; and for the % days of
December it has been 1,61l, 1896 bales,
against 1902 ZAP bales last year.
These make the total movement for the
ll9 days of the season for September 1st
TO date 6430,S47 against 5,S22, ,440 bales
last year.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States ports
q 469. 1854 bales, against 3,905, 1853 bales last
wear: overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern
mills and Canada, 665, ,104 bales, against
SO7 1O5 bales last year; interior stocks
in excess of those held at the end of the
commercial year 724 523 bales, against
1885, 3S9 bales last year; Southern mill
taking5 511 ,55S bales, against 5S3, 455 bales
last year; foreign exports for the week
have been 182,S ,S76, making the total thus
far for the season 3,12O, sos bales, against
S87 bales last year.
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
of II $50 bales as compared with the cor
responding period last year, and their
total takings since September 1st have
decreased $50, 1872 The total takings OF
American mills, North and South, and
Canada thus far for the season have been
1929 600 bales, against 1,996S16 bales last
year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 30
leading Southern interior centres have in
creased during the week 1926 bales.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
hnc 70 fnp ho ho
date is 6,553, ,3S1 bales.
Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
the total visible is 4,O73, 1893 bales, against
4,294,476 bales last year. OF this total
of American cotton is 3,406,393 bales,
against 3,625,476 bales last year and of
all other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil,
India, ETC., 667 900 bales, against 669 900
bales last year.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton shows a decrease compared with last
year of 221 ,0S3 bales.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now afioat and held in Great Britain and
Continental Europe 1,79S 900 bales against
100000 bales las: year in Egypt no.
900 bales, against 1914, 900 bales last year;
India 227 600 bales, against $50, 900 bales
last year; in the United States / 1925, 900
bales, against 100000 bales last year
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Dec. 2S.--For the week end
ing Friday, December 2Sth, 1000: Net re-
ceipts at all United States Dcris during
week, 224.768; net receipts at all United
States ports during same week last year
III ,44S; total receipts 10 this date 4.452.-
534; total receipts to same date last year
3,8S2, 663; exports for the week $50 9e9:
exports for same week last year, I'll 473:
total exports to this date, Rip 20: total
exports to same date last year. 2,505 Or
Stock at all United States ports, 900, GA;
stock at all United States ports same
time last year, 1122, ,22S stock al all in
terror towns, 79So93; stock at all Interior
towns same time las. year, go. S76 stock
at Liverpool, 625,G00 stock at Liverpool
same time last year. 739 900, stock of
American ahoat for Great Britain, 27S 0O1:
stock of American afoat for Great Britain
same time last year. 10000.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Dec. 2S-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st, 1900:
Galveston, 1,214,472 tales; New Orleans,
l,4I5,S6 Mobile, lOl,94l; S2VannGn,
sS1, ,o4S; Charleston, 1S1 ,S08; Wilmington,
2f6. 125; Norfolk, 259, $40; Baltimore, 26.-
95S; New York. $3.50 Boston. Ill, ,54S;
Newport News, 16,9OS; Philadelphia,
0,733; West Point, none; brunswick,
~, 400; Port Arthur, 1900; Pensacola,
57,17S. Total, 4,452,5 ,5S4 bales.
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
New York. Dec 2S.-Total bank clear
ings at principal cities in the United
States for the week ended yesterday were
81, 7S6, ,322 0S6, an increase of 11.9 per cent.
over the corresponding week last year.
Total outside New York $607, ,938. .975, or
As per cent. increase.