The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-01-13
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT
SEVEN DAYS MOVEMENT SHOWS /,
DECREASE or $1,000 MALES
into sight Cotton for the Week I.
Grent Deal Less Than for
Three Wears Past.

New Orleans. January 1a.--seoretary Hes
ter'a weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement issued before tho close OF busi-
ness today shows a decrease In the move
ment into sight compared with the seven
days ending this date last year. In round
figures. sl,o0o bales; decrease under the
Same time wear before last Of i7a,ooo. and a
decrease under the Same time in 1897 OF sooe
For the twelve DAYS 81 January the totals
show decrease under last year OF $4,000
tales decrease under the same time yeas
before last OF $4,000 and an increase over
the same time IN lsp, OF $1,000. Fer tho 1874
GAYS OF the season that have elapsed tine
aggregate is behind the lsi days OF last year
l.sGSooo paies hohind the same days years
tefore lasy OF l.eiS.o0O and behiud 1897 nv
4il.o0e bales.
The amount Brought into fight during the
rast seven DAYS has been iTleS2 bales. against
s6S. sos for the seven days ending this date
last wear. si6eoS year before last and 1881
the same time III 1897. and for the twelve
DAYS OF January it has been sit,oss, against
tss,5ls last year. to0tR wear before last ana
as6.SI the same time 10 lS1I These make
the Total movement for tho lat days from
septemhei % date s.si4o'i, esalnM $1,000
6Si.0la tho same time in 1871
Tho movement since September l shows
receints ut all United States ports A,2JGsg5,
AGAINST es14, 10 last year. 6.QiS,S2S year be-
fore laSt aud g. 22S. 4S6 the same time IN 1927
overland, across the Mississippi. Ohio and
Potomac rivers 10 Northern Mills and can,
ada S51.S2A. against SSt,sOl last year iottbS
year before last and oSs,2ol tho same time
IN 1891. interior stocks In excess OF those
held at the close OF the commercial year
SOL AS. AGAINST 52I,No last year. 65o,saS year
before last and 3Sa 4Ss the came Tine in 1891
Southern mill takings $1,000. usainst oiSgSi
last year. 6io,l0i year before last and AisSs4
the sume tmo In 1897.
Foreign exportR for the week have been
lao t6i against 20S.i69 last year making the
total thus Tar for the season 2,s95.Q'9, akalhs'
4 6si GA last year, q decrease OF i,t6NeD
Northern min takines and Canada during
the past Scvou days show decrease OF ~.
on compared with the corresponding period
last year. and their total tatiuRs since SOP,
temher have ncreastd 2pl.NAf. the total
lakiuPs Of American mills. North and SOUTH
been 2.2o4 1875, against lsioshs last year
Thesc include l577,2io by Northern spinpers
against Lass $50.
! stocks at the seabnard and the twenty nin'
! leading Southern interior cent0rs have de
citased durins the week ~ 2ss. against
dacrease durln9 the corresponding period lac
season o. 1882 and are nov 1860 bala'
smaller than at thit date In 1892 lnolndinl
stocks left over a. ports and interior town
/ from the last crop and the number Of oale
/ brought into sight thus far for the new ~,
4 SUNNY TO date Ia 6,S6s, Qi9 against s.sih.AN
/ for tho same ueriod last year.
/ II must he remembered that tho monlns>
4 ana seaFons comparisons IN Secretary Hes
\ ter'E renortp are made up TO correspondents
/ dates last wear. year before and IN 1877 Com
I parisons 10 the close Of the corresponding
weeks arc miseading ag totals 20 close o.
4 this week last year would take 70 l9e dayl
! IL 1907 ~ DAYS. aealnst only l8i dHys TIM
year.