The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-10

and sheets has been checked. Large
orders have been taken for these and
other products. indicating that the works
i'll need of business may have obtained
enough for time.
Though prices of henlOck sole have
been reduced half cent, and Of split
and some upper feathers. the boot and
shoe manufacturers are not yet inclined
to buy largely, as they are getting but
a small part of the contracts they need
at this season. ,Jobbers still hold back
rs far as they can, and the slow yielding
in hides at Chicago increases expectation
that leather may further decline But
though buying is very small the works
are producing, and delivering more than
ever before. Last year the deliveries
from Boston We're 81 per cent larger
than in 1890. but this year thus far they
have been 10 per cent. larger than last
year.
Failures for the week were 245 in the
United States, against III last year and
SO in Canada against 81 last year"
HFSTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
New Orleans. Feb. 9.--Secretary Hes
ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton EN-
the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last
year of $4,000 bales, an increase over
the same time year before last of 800
bales
The amount brought into sight during
the mast week has been 240,914 bales.
against 147.26S bales for the seven days
ending this date last year: and for the
INoI., ! boc
51S bales, against 199,759 bales last
year.
The total movement for the 162 days
from September 1st to date is l.11S.6iG
bales. against 9,059.291 bales last year
and 9,006400 bales year before last.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States ports
3.O44. 1872 bales. against 6.973,342 bales
last year; overland across the Mississ-
ippi. Ohio ard Potomac Rivers to North
ern mills and Canada 90, All bales
against 1,015,313 bales last year: nte-
rior stocks in excess of those held at the
close Of the commercial year $50. 80
, bales. against 40S.S02 bales last yen1,
and Southern mill takings We're 1872 GA
bales, against G97,S34 bales last year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
] III. 511 bales, against 160, 6o7 bales last
/ year, making the total thus far for tine
season 3.333.554 bales. against 5.47J,-
291 bales last year.
The total takings of American mills.
North and South and Canada thus far
for the season have been 2,57S, 1I2 bales,
against 2.315.444 bales last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centres
have decreased during the week 1907
l1lleS. against decrease during the cor
! responding period last season of 93,S52
bales.
! including stocks left over Mt ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of Lales brought into sight
/ thus far fer the new crop the supply
I to date is 1867, Ola bales. against $500.
! 85T bales for the same period Inst year.
Secretary HcSter'S statement of the
| worlds visible supply of cotton shows
IN increase for the week Just closed of
3.437 bales against an increase of %
$50 bales last wear.
The total visible is 4.143.5S9 bales
! against 414O.152 bales last week and
5.574,S0S bales last year. OF this the
total of American cotton is 1862. $50
! bales, against 3.361.15 bales Inst week
/ and 4.649.S0S bales last year: of all
ether kind, including Egypt. Brazil. In
| dia etc. 7S1 600 bales. against 10000
! bales laSt week and $4,000 bales last
! year. OF the worlds visible supply there
is now ahoat and held in Great Britain
and Continental Europe 100000 bales
against 3.444,000 bales last year: in
| Egypt 100000 bales. against 1000
| bales last year. and in the United States
100000 bales, against 1,503,000 bales
! last year.