The age-herald., 1900-03-31
Haster.s Cation Statement

New Orleans, March 90.-Secretary Hes ters weekly Nex Orleans Cotton Exchange statement issued before the close of Dusi- ness today, shows a decrease of the move- ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 4S,000 bales, a decrease under the same time year before last of 20,000 bales and an increase over the same time in 1897 of 16000 bales.
 For ale thirty days of March the totals show a decrease under last year of 77,o00 bales, q decrease under the same time year hefore last of 145,eo0 bales, and an increase over the same time in 1897 of IT 900 bales.
 For the zl1 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 2l1 days of last year by 1,SS1, 900 baies, behind ule same days year before last 2,030,o00 bales and ahead of 1897 by 22S,O00 bales.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been S9.4O7 bales against 1S1,StS bales for the seven days ending this date last year. 10S,93S bales year before last and 73,SS4 6aies for the same time in 1887; and for ule % days of March it has been 5l9,se6 bales against 96,7S7 bales last year, CS4926 bales year before last and 3iS,173 hafes Tor the same time in 1897.
 The markets total movement for the 2l3 days from September to date is S,212,9H bales, against 10,044, ,329 bales last year, 1O,- 243,l9 bales year before last and 1885, ,270 bales for the same time in 1897.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports of 6,Gi1,- 2lS bales against 7,64273o bales last year, 7,9SO,2o3 bales year before last and 6,323,5i3 bales fer the same time in 1897; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 110O,- C50 bales, against 1,160,953 bales last year, l,OS9,S70 bales year before last and 7Sl, ,93l bales for the same time in 1S97; interior stocks in excess of those held a the close of the commercial year. S2, POP bales, against S36,6S2 bales last year, S3l ,62S bales year be- fore last and 142 ,067 bales for the same time in 1S91; southern mill takings, 9SS,S14 bales against 90i OH bales last year, S41 ,493 bales year before last and 737,7z5 bales for the same time in 1897.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 12l ,09j bales, against 90,423 bales last year. making the total thus far for the season 4b63,iSO bales, against 6,2l0,3SS bales last year, decrease of 1,5i6,60S bales.
 Northern mill takings and Canada during the past seven days show decrease of S2,15O bales, as compared with the corre- spending period last year and their total takings since September 1 have increased 1O3, 736 bales. The total takings of Ameri- can mills north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 3,071 935 bales, against 2,S75,939 bales last year. These include 2,O53, ,9s3 bales by northern spinners, against 1,950,197 bales.
 Stocks at the Seaboard and the twerty- nine leading interior centers have decreased during the week S1 ,109, against decrease during the corresponding period last season of @,0i5 and are now 144,6l3 smaller than at this date in 1899.
 Including stocks left over at ports and in- terior 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,S31 ,Si2, against 10,311,S95 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly monthly and seasons comparisons In Sec retary Hester's reports are made up to cor responding dates last year. year before last and in 1897. Comparisons to close of corre- spending weeks are misleading, as totals to close of this week last year would take in PIP days of the season. year before last 213 days and in 1897 two hundred and fourteen dlNs against nnly 2l1 daNs this 1.ea