The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-03-17

8. 729, 291 bushels, against 2,187,82 bushels
last week; 4,211 1926 bushels in this week
year ago; 3,941,S74 bushels in 1898;
5.939,31S bushels in 1897; and 1902, 1884
bushels in 1896 Since July 1st, this sea-
son, corn exports aggregate 149, 444, 129
bushels, against 121, 453,953 bushels the
same period year ago, and 126, 527, $3.50 in
1878.
Business failures in the United States
for the week. number 100, as compared
with 1879 last week; 205 in this week a
year ago; 233 in 1898; 231 in 1897, and 300
in 1896.
Business failures in the Dominion OF
Canada for the week number %, as COM
pared with SO last week 81 in this week
a year ago; % in 1898; So in 1897, and 40
in 1896"
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, March 16.-For the week
ending Friday, March 10th, 1900. Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week, 111,6S2; net receipts at all United
States ports during same week last year,
98,678 total receipts to this date, $685.
276; total receipts to same date last year,
7,378,S77 exports for the week, 144, 49,;
,
total exports to this date, 1928, 2S2; total
exports to same date last year. 5,977, 2S0;
stock at all United States ports, S73, 1922
stock at all United States ports same
time last year. 754,130; stock at all in
terror towns, 377,5S5; stock at all interior
towns same time last year, 445,692; stock
at Liverpool, $50, 000 stock at Liverpool
same time last year, 1,7S7,00O: stock Of
American afloat for Great Britain, 100000;
stock Of American afloat for Great Britain
same time last year, $4,000.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York. March 1s.-The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September LIST, 1899:
Galveston, 1,594,935; New Orleans, L.
4,416 Mobile, 1873, $50; Savannah. 9S2, 242;
Charleston, 24l OPS; Wilmington, 262, 1896;
Norfolk, 350.761; Baltimore, 77,136; New
York. 1918; Boston, 73,461 Newport
News, 1920; Philadelphia, 40,379 Bruins
wick, rs, 1853; Port Arthur and Sabine
Pass, $3.50: Pensacola, los, 1876. Total, s.
1926 bales.
HEsTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
New Orleans, March 15.-Secretary Hes
ply of cotton shows decrease for the
week just closed of 154.26O bales, against
a decrease of 163, 1855 bales last year.
The total visible is 3,719,S29 bales,
against 1874, 0S9 bales last week and s.
202, 64S bales last year. OF this the total
of American cotton is 3,0O9,829 bales,
against 3,143,0S9 bales last week. and A.
046,648 bales last year; of all other kinds,
including Egypt. Brazil, India, etc., 100000
bales, against 731 900 bales last week and
1855, 900 bales last year.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now af1oat and held in Great Britain and
Continental Europe 100000 bales. against
3,116,000 bales last year; in Egypt $4,000
bales, against 100000 bales last year; in
India 900 bales, against $4,000 bales
last year; and in the United States l.,
279,000 bales, against 1852, 900 bales last
year.
Secretary Hester's weekly statement
shows q decrease in the movement into
sight compared with the seven days end
ing this date last year of $4,000 bales, a
decrease under the same time year before
last of $4,000 bales.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 1921 bales,
against 145,1SS bales for the seven days
ending this date last year, and for the
sixteen days of March it has been 312,-
2S9 bales, against 311 500 bales last year
The total movement for the 1877 days
from September LIST to date is S,005, 307
bales, against 9,759 ISL bales last year and
10, 200, 551 year before last.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States ports
1856, 1858 bales, against 7,433,641 bales last
year; overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern
mills and Canada, 1880, SCI bales, against
1,126,765 bales last year; interior stocks
in excess of those held at the close OF
the commercial year 141 1872 bales, against
$50, 244 bales last year, and Southern mill
takings were 927, 3O1 bales, against S4S,
sol bales last year
Foreign exports for the week have been
144 ,935 bales, against 69,050 bales last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 4,3S4,33 bales. against 6,043, 5S4
bales last year. The total takings OF
American mills, north and south and
Canada thus far for the season have
| been 2,OOs,9S5 bales, against 2,74S,36 bales
last year.
Stocks at the SeaDOard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centerS
have decreased during the week 81 1868
bales, against an increase during the cor
responding period last season of 9,27S
bales.
Including stocks left over 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 s,624,205 bales, against 10026,7 III
bales for the same period last year.