The age-herald., 1900-01-27
iIester's Cot. ..on Statement


 New Orleans, January 26-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement, issued before the close of bust ness today, shows decrease in the move nent into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 29,000, a decrease under the same time year before last of 71,O00 and an in crease over the same time in 1897 of 45O,00O.
 For the twenty-six days of January the totals show a decrease under last year of 221,00O bales, a decrease under the same time year before last of 41S,GOO and an increase over the same time in 1897 of 134,- 0o0.
 For the 14S days of the season that have elapsed the aggegate is behind the 14S days of last year 2,0i900O, behind the same days year before last 1,S11 ,OOO and behind 1897. by 362, ,000.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 194,742 bales against 22S,3S0 for the seven days ending this date last year, 265,505 year before last and 149,- Si4 for the same time in 1897; and for the twenty-stx days of January it alas been 735,O84 bales against 961,6 ,629 last year, 1152,- 6is year before last and 6O1, 1855 for the same time in 1S97
 1Hese Hdke u1e total movement for the l4s days from September to. date 663S O4S bales against s S6S7, ITS last year, S449212 year before last and 6,999, ,547 Iior the same time in 1897
 The movement since September l shows receipts at all United States ports to be 4,5sl,So7 bales against 6,641,O15 last var, G. 5oS,006 year before lastsand b513oS2 for nae same time in 1897; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 9O7.S1 bales against 942,2SS last year, S3421S year be- fore last and 623,997 for the same time in 1S97
 IE.orior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 450 SSe against 410,559 last year; 517 192 year before last, and 334 ,SS3 same tme dn 1897: southern mill taHings, 692,476, against 633, ,276 last year. 694,7s6 year before last, and 527, 1885 same time in 1S97
 Foreign exports for the week nave been 150,l57, against ,502 last year, making the total thus far for the season 3,201 ,195. against 5065, ,42S last year, a decrease of L. S65 ,233.
 Northern mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show a decrease of 39.750, as compared with the corresponding period last Year, and their total takings since September 1 have increased 134 766. The total takdngs of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2.367 ,92O, against 2,16e, ,193 last year. These include 1856 101 by north ern spinners, against 1,521 1885.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 32 ,245, against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of S0952, and are now 30 499 smaller than at this date in 1899. 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 7,256941, against S,954,744 for the same period last year.
 Worlds Visible supply
 New Orleans, January 26.-Secretary Hester's statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special ca- ble and telegraphic advices compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year before. It shows a de- crease for the week just closed of 91, ,565 against decrease of 13,59s last year and decrease of 41.5l1 the year before last.
 The total visible Is 4,1oS.26s against 4,199,SSi last week; 5.5s2,74O last year and 4,927, ,429 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 3,S6S269, against 3,431,- Ss4 last week; 4,762,74O last year and ,221,- 429 year before last and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 74O.OOO against 76S0OOO last week; S30,OO0 last year, and 706,0OO year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton shows decrease compared with last week of 91, 1,565 bales, decrease compared with last year of 1,4S4,41 and decrease com pared with year before last of S19,160.
 Of the worlds visible supply as above shown there Is now afoat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1.S69,- GOO baes, against 3.26l,000 last year. and 2,54OOO0 year before last; in Egypt 2O6.0O0 against 267, 900 last year and 27O,0O0 year be- f1r laS in nd a year, and 21O,0O0 the year before; and in the United States 1.718,000 against 1,756,000 last year and 1905, 900 the year before.
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