The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-11-03
HEsTERs STATEMENT.
Cotton Brought into Sight During
September and Octobcr

New Orleans November 2,--secretary' He's
ter's New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment issued today covers the monthly move.
Ms " to ortole 81.
Compared with last year the month is ahead
In round figures 42sO 900 bales, behind year
before last $4,000 and ahead of 1897 by $780,
600 bales.
The total for October was I'm 1913 bales.
against 1,742523 last year, 2,2SSlil year be-
fore last and 1881 s97 same time in 1897.
The amount brought into sight for the
two months of September and October shows
an increase of 10000 bales over last year. a
decrease of $4,000 bales over the year before
last and an Increase of 10000 over 1897. The
moycnti nom the list Of September to Oc-
tober 81 shows receipts at all United States
delivery ports ,l56 bales, against gl3, 2ol
last year, 2i14.060 year before last and 2 1884,
6lS same time in 1897: net overland move
ment ny railroad across the Mississippi, ONO
and Potomac rivers, 2l2, SlS bales, against 2gy.-
1870 lat year. 1921 9i year before last and
22l els same time in 1897; Southern mill
takings. exclusive of quantity consumed at
Southern outports, 26S9l6 bales, against 49,
O6S last year 245, 1863 year before last and
221,6II same time in 1887; and interior stocks
in exccie of those held at the commencement
of the year i27, 1876 against 500, igl last year.
396,1Ii year before last and 3l7,42S same time
in 1891
These make the total amount of the cot
ton crop brought into sight for the two
MONTH ending October |, 3,05l,32O, against
2,S6l,2 3j last year, 3,2iS,l9 year before last
and 2,9tl 1896 same time IN 1881
Northern spinners took during October 2S5,-
SCI bales, against 356,661 last year and Pa,
925 yeai before last, increasing their total for
the two months to 1924 1906, against ass i56 last
year and Sl7,229 the year before. This makes
their average weekly takings thus far for
the season 37.215, against o., Cos last year and
&c, 403 tie year before.
Foreign exports for the first two months
OF the season have been l.427, l07 bales show
ing di increase over last season Of 1874, 2O9
an increase over the same period year be-
| fore last OF 6263. The gain in foreign exports
year, has been 2S5 05l, against loss compared
with the same period year before last of
1882. Stocks at seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior markets at
| the close OF October were l,ls1 ,S36 bales,
| against 1,473,6S1 the same date last year aud
| l,52SS7l the year before
Including ports and interior towns, stocks
| left over from the previous season and the
number OF bales OF the current crop brought
/ into sight during the two months, the sup
! ply has been 3,173S54 bales, against 3,iSO, l5S
! last year and 3,516,057 the year before
| Up to this date last year 1872 per cent oil
| the cotton crop had been marketed and for
| the sane two months in 1898 the percentage OF
the crop brought into sight was $3.50, and
I for the same time in 1897 the percentage mar
| keted was 26,44
In addition to the monthly figures Secre-
! tary Hester issued statement OF the weekly
movement for the seven days endins NO,
/ vember 2, inclusive, showing that the total
brought into sight this year for the week
was 47O 176, against 376,22I for the seven days
ending November 9 inclusive, last year, $780,
$40 year before last and i52,09l same seven
days in 1887.