The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-05
HESTER'S COTTON STATISTICS
NEARLY TWO MILLIONS BEHIND
LAST YEAR IN THE MOVEMENT.
Forward During the 'SNcek-TotaI
supply Is 0.2O3l4S.

New Orleans Nav 4.-Secretarv Hester s
weekly New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment shows a decrease in the movement
into sight compared with the seven days
ending this date last year in round figures
$4,000, a decrease under the same time year
before last of $1,000, and an increase over
the same time in 1897 of 5000.
For the four DAYS of MAY. the total shows
n decrease under last year of 5000. an in
crease over the same time wear before last
of 1000 and an increase over the same time
In 1897 of 1900
For the ZIG DAYS of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind tie 2iS days
of last year 100000. behind the same days
year before last of $1,000 and ahead OF 1897
by 81 0ON.
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been S05l. against l0l 1926 for
the seven days ending this date last year.
50 s42 year before last and ei.s0O same time
has been 3S,267 against 80, 443 last wear, % IA
year before last and ALTO same time in
1887. These make the total movement for
me 2i6 DAYS from September | TO date S.
b34'2oO against 1856, l02 last year. 1855, $50
year before last and S267S9s same time in
The movement since September / shows
receipts at all United states ports 6,SIS,Ql7.
fore last and 6.519,S65 same time in 1887;
overland across the Mississippi Ohio and
Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Can
ada 10g. 522 against l051. 454 last year Las
3lS year before last and S42,9Sl same time
in 1897 interior stocks under September J.,
26,i46 bales against ,i46, excess over sep
tember l last wear. 2l4,99S year before last
and POLL same time in 1897. Southern mill
takings 1l2S.457 against lO2i,677 last year.
1859 year before last and S2i.t42 same time
in 1897,
Foreign exports FOR the week have been
102. i24 against ll3,4IS last year, making the
total thus far for the season 5,S1S, 459, against
IA last wear, a decrease Of l.214,255.
Northern NIL takings aud Canada during
the past seven days, exclusive of 25575 New
York minus stock correction which went to
spinners ana was not previously counted,
shows an increase OF 1850 as compared with
the corresponding period last wear and their
total talihgs since September ] have In
creased 81. $50. The total takings of American
mills North and South and Canada. thus far
for the season. including 25,5T5 New York
minus stock correction which went to spin
ners and was not previously counted have
been 1901, $50. against S.l0S,os4 last year.
These include .022 by Northern spinners
against 2,05S.142.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty-nine
leading Southern interior centers have de-
creased during tho week 1o4.07l. against
decrease during the corresponding period last
season of 1852, and are now SOls63 smaller
than at this date In 1899.
including stocks leII uEer at ports, aui
interior towns from the last croD and the
number of bales brought into sight thus far
for the new crop. the supply to date Is
2O3, liS, against TO- sl3,66S for the same period
last year.
II must be remembered that the weekly.
monthly and seasons comparisons in Secre-
tarv Hester's reports are made up to corre-
spending dates last year. year before last ana
in 1897. Comparison to close OF correspondin.
weeks are misleading. as totals 70 close OF
this week last wear would take In 2i6 DAYS OF
the season. year before last a4S DAYS and In
1897 249 davs against only 245 DAYS this year.