The Atlanta constitution., 1900-05-07
Weekly Cotton Crop Statement

New Orleans. May 4.-Secretary Hester's
weekly New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment. issued before the close OF business to-
day, shows a decrease In the movement into
sight compared with the seven days ending
this date last year In round hgures $4,000.
decrease under the same time year before
last OF i6, 600. -and an Increase over the same
time in 1897 Of 6.ooo.
For the four days OF May the totals show
n decrease under last year Of 5000, an In
crease over the same time year before last
OF 900 and an increase over the same time
For the 2Ie days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the 246 days
OF last year 1869 ooc behind the same days
year 6efoTe last 2osi.ooo and ahead OF 1897
The amount brought into sight during the
past week has been 6S.o5l. against 4.326
for the seven days ending this date last year.
S5e+2 year before last and 81 $50 same time
IN ss and an .s9 for the sSu aaz 44s "a last May Year.
time In 1897.
DAYS from September lst TO date g. 5S4, POO;
against TO- $40. OF last year. lo.664Soo
year, before last and s.2e7.s9s same time In
The movement since September LIST. shows
receipts at all United states ports Of 9. 31S.,
year before last and e,s7e, e55 same time In
1897: overland across the Mississippi, Ohio
ana Poiom3c rivers to n9rthera 5o 9s sa AM AM
year. !. .tA3.3l3 year before last and S42.sSi
same time in 1897; interior st stoeks Ks under under
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over September is' last year 2i<.9o2, year
before last and 2o.Ill same time IN lS97;
southern mill takiGgs i.iZ3.45T, against l.
o2A. e57 last year. es6. S79 year before last
and S24.+f2 same time In 1897.
Foreign exports for the week have been
Io2 424. against II3476 last year making
the total thus far for the season o.3i 3.45s.
agalnss e.527.7I4 last year. a decrease of
i.2IA.255.
Northern mill takngs and Canada during the
past seven days. exclusive OF 25.5I5 New
York minus stock correction, which went TO
spinners not previously counted. shows
an Increase OF 1000 as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and their
totel takings since September LIST havc In
creased 81 $50. The total takings OF Amer
far this season. including 25.575 New York
minus stock correction. which went TO spinners.
and was not previously counted, have been
3 sol .7S0 against 3. io8. 254 last year. These
include ?. IA .o22 by northern spinners, against
2 OSS i42 last year.
Stocks az ;he seahoard and the 29 leading
southern interior centers have decreased dur
ing the week iot OIL. against decrease dur
ing the corresponding period last season OF
46.6I2. and now eos. e63 smaller than at
this date in 1899.
Including stocks left over ~ PORTS and In
terror towns from the last crop and the num-
ber Of bales brought into sight thus far for
tie new cron the supply TO date is 9. .2O9. i48,
against Ios75. .66S for the same period last
year.
monthly and seasons comparisons In Sec
rotary Hester's reports ere made up 20 cor
responding dates last year, year before and in
1897. Comparisons 10 close OF correspond
ing weeks misleading. as totals 20 close
of this week last year would take In 247
days and in 1887 249 days. against only 245
days this year.