The age-herald., 1900-01-13
Hester's Cotton Statement

New Orleans, January 12.-Secretary Hes ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement, issued before the 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 S1,000 decrease under the same time year before last of 172,000, and a de- crease under the same time in 1897 of 2,00O.
 For the twelve days of January the totals show a decrease under last year of 142000, a decrease under the same time year be- fore last of 259,000 and an increase over the same time in 1897 of 540OO.
 For the 134 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 1S4 days of last year. 1,965, ,OOO, behind the same days year before last of 900 and behind 1897 by Al 900.
 The amount brought into sight during the past seven days has been 174.652 against 2555OS for the seven days ending this date last year, 346,9OS year before last and 176,737 the same time in 1897, and for the twelve days of January it has been 341 ,092. against 4SS,51S last year, coo ,449 year before last, and 2S6S21 the same time in 1897.
 These make the total movement for the 1S4 days from September 1 to date 6,244.051, against s,2O9O62 last year, 7,OS9,9S2 year be- fore last, and 66s5,013 the same time in 1S97
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports, 6,257,- 395 against 6,256,169 last year, 6,04S,S23 year before last, and 5.22S,4 ,496 the same time in 1897; overland acros sthe Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, S57,S25, against S57,9O1 last year, 757 ,763 year before last, and 5SS,2 POI the same time in 1897; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year. 501 PAS, against 521 009 last year, 550, ,295 year before last, and 3S9,4S2 the same time in 1897; southern mill takings, 627,5S3 against 573,9S3 last year, 540,1M year before last, and 47S.S94 the same time in 1897.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 139, 461, against 205163 last year, making the total thus far for the season 2.S93, ,075 against ,624 last year, a decrease of 1'73S, ,549.
 Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show decrease of 1S2, as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since September 1 have increased POI ,947. The total takings of American mills north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,204,166, against 1,si0,S5s last year. These include 1557, ,240 by north- ern spinners. against 1,355, ,293
 Stocks at the seaIboard and the 20 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 4s,2SS, against decrease during the corresponding period last season of 37,3s9, and are now 15s,64O smaller than at this date in 1S99
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop, and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop the supply to date is 6,S62949, against S,476,62S for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Testers reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before last and in 1897. Comparisons to close of corresponding weeks are misleading as to- tals to close of the week last year would take in 135 days of the season, year before last 136 days and fin 1897 137 days, against only 134 days this year.
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