The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-28
DECREASE in THE MOVEMENT
OF COTTON is SHOWN. COMPARED
WITH SAME TINE LAST YEAR.
crense of 10000 Bales Is
shown Under Last Year.

New Orleans, April 2T.--Secretary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans Cotton Elk
change statement, issued before the close
OF business today, shows decrease in
the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last year
in round figures $1,000 decrease under
same time year before last of 5000 and au
increase over the same time in 1897 of
10 900. The twenty-seven days Of April
total show a decrease under last year Of
10000, a decrease under the same time
wear before last Of 90 900 and an increase
for the same time in 1897 of $1,000 bales.
FOR the 239 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the 2S9
days of last year 1925,000 bales, behind
the same days year before last 2,062,G 600
and ahead OF 1897 by $4,000. The amount
brought into sight during the last week
has been 50, IT'S agains.'71,2s2 for the seven
DAYS ending this date last year, o4S0t
wear before last and $3.50 same time IN
1897 and for the twenty seven days OF
April IT has been 243.457 against 2o4, ga
last wear. s.S34 year before last and ls2,
O.5 same time in 1897. These make the
total movement for the $50 days IRON
September l to date S.5lI.O43 against ~
All. 776 last year, 10,759,0iS year before
last and sos, 800 same timo IN 1891
he movement since September SHOWS
decrease at all United States ports OF
6.322.994, against 7,929,590 last year. S2IS,-
353 year before last and G5l9,663 same
limo in 1897. Overland across the Mis-
sissppi. Ohio and Potomac rivers &c
Northern mills and Canada Llo",sS'
against t.197627 last year, l,lS7,i5l yea
before last and S30,1l5 same time las
year. Interior stocks under those heic
September l. 1885, against Sl9, IA eNcss
over September /, last year, 2S6,2iS yea
, before last and 4771i same time In 1897
Southern mill takings l,O97 40, sgains
, / O01 445 last year, g26,666 year before las
3 and S0S,O7 same time in 1897.
Foreign exports for the week have beer
S4.5S7, against 50, 6S7 last year, making IN
: total thus FAR for the season o'Zll'V'o
against e,4t4,236 last year. decrease o
1,203,2 pol.
Inc the mast seven days show g. decreas
az 9e17 as 20 pared with the correspond
ing ueriod last year and their total TAX
ines sIuce September l have increase
= 56' 325. The total tatings OF American
It mills. Nor.n and South and Canada thu
: far for the season, have been S'zo-;'-'
against 3,070,S24 last year These incluu
= 2'lOr,3lS by Northern spinners' agains
p" 2,045,0SS. o,n
y Stocks at seabcard and the twenty-nln
: leading Southern interior centers nave &c
creased during the week 10,90S against
!" decrease during the corresponding pes!o
" lass season of S9,s5l and are now ~ SV
81 smslle. than at the same date in 1879,
- Including stock; left over At ports an an
~ interior towns from the last crop an
ie ~ numher OF bales brought into sgf
l. Tins far for the new crop, the supply
= date is 1884. against 1O,7O9'542 for Il
same period last year. o.,,,
II must be remembered that the weGsI
,,a,tbi,. and seasons comparisons in SCI
rotary Hestor's reports are made up
corresponding dates last year year nelo'
last and in 1897. Comparisons to eose
IL corresponding weeks are misleading as I
.ais 10 close OF this week last year wou
take in 24O Gays OF the season, year D
fore last 24i Gays and In 1897 2iZ DAY
against 800 days In this year