The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-07
WEEKLY COTTON STATEMENT.
Statement of the supply ma Reported
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New Orleans, April 6.--Secretary Hester's
weekly cotton exchange statement shows a
decrease in the movement Into sight com
pared with the seven days ending this date
last year. in round Agures $1,000: decrease
under the same period year before last ol
5000, and an increase over the same time III
1897 of e. 900.
a decrease under last year OF 3s000. do
crease under the same time year before last
OF 1900 and an increase over the same TIME
IN 1897 of 1000.
For the ISL days OF the season tina, have
elapsed the aggregate is behind the ISL days
OF last year l,S5l 600 bales; behind the sam,
days year before last OF a0S5,oo0, and ahead
Of 1897 by as7,l61 bales.
Tho amount brought into sight during IN,
past week has been il7a72 hales, against 1876.
ISL for the seven days ending this date las
year, 10000 year before last, and 5s,S1i sam,
time in 1897, and for the six days Of April 1
has been Io22s. against 0l6 last year So. So
year before last and 2S,li1 same time in 1857
These make the total movement OF the ~
DAYS from September l to date S.32S, sos,
against l0,lSo,ol5 last year, l0,S6S.SlI year be
lore last and S,Oil,bs for the same time Il
The movement since September shows re-
ceints az all United States ports 616S, 9l9
against 5,72S, 800 last year: S.0S5.Sl7 year be
fore last and 6,l3I,219 Same time in 1897 over.
iand across the Mississippi, Ohio and PotomA,
rivers to Northern mills and Canada, 1,l00, 65S
last and Isi,'06 same time In 1897 interior
stocks m excess OF those held NJ the close o
me commercial year, i2.SI5, against 3fS.l4
last year; 800, $50 year before last and iO9 9s
same time In 1877. Southern min takings
l,el0s0l, against a2e, 26l last year, S6i.0ii yea
before last and 1850 same time in 1897.
Foreign exports for the year, including
monthly additions, have been 22S. 29s. agains
6S2Si last year. making the total thus TAI
Tor tho season ASST. 0I2, against s27S,6i9 las
year decrease OF l,l39,Si5;
Northern mill taktngs and Canada dur:n,
the past seven days show decrease OF l2i
as compared with the corresponding perlo,
OF last year, aud their total takings since Sep
temher have increased SS,isI.
The total takings or American mills Nortl
aud south. and caneda thus far for th,
season have been 3.li9.s $50. against eaas 81,
last year. These include zoos. ISL by Northers
SINNERS. against l.s12,o04
Stocks at the seahoard and Tho twenty min,
leading Southerr interior stations have de
creased during the week 1855. l0S against AZ
Increase during tho correspondents rtriod las
season y l9.5is, and are anisi smaller than
Including stocks Left over at norts aud in
terror towns from the last sron. tho numbe
Of bales brought into sight thus tar for th'
crop 10 date is S.si7106. against i0.st5 as
for the same period last year
II must be remembered that the weekly
monthly and seasons comparisons IN Score
tary Testers reports ere male M 70 CORE
spending dates last year wear before las
and in 1897 Comparisons to close Of cor
responding weeks are misieadinr as total
would take in 2is DAYS this season year be
fore last 20 DAYS, and IN 1897 22l DAYS
against only 2is days this year.
New York. April s,--sugsr Raw arm
refined quiet
Paris. April sThres per cent rente
lolt Scc for the account Exchange or
London 25f. aic for chscks.