The age-herald., 1901-04-20
Aesters statemenf.

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 1 New Orleans. April 1s-secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement issued before the close of business today shows an increase of movement into sight compared with seven days ending this date last year in round figures l2 ooes decrease under the same days year before last of 5000 and an in- crease over the same time in 1898 of 200o. k For the nineteen days of April the total shows an increase over last year Of A4,- 900, an increase over the same period year before last of sO,OOO and an increase over | 1898 Of sS,Ooo. I ssf iS st "a tta'.f
 For the 2s1 days, of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is hhead of the 2Sl days Of last year sfs4 .oeo behind the same days year before last of 1161 900 and behind 1888 by 1.2se000.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 92, So1 against s0,- 7S2 Tor the seven days ending this date last year; ss Al year before last and s0.- sss same time in lses and for the nineteen days of April it has been 2S4,506 against Is0. .57o Hast years .2y4 0sf year before last and s,02l fame time in 1888. B. adj < E These make the total movement for the 2Sl days iof the season from September to April 19 intjusive s,22Q.52s against 8. 486,- 6So last year; l. sS1 ,0so year before last and 1Q,5l6. 2s0 same time in 1898. ..s..,-.sy !
 The movement since September shows receipts at all United States ports 6,693- 5as against 6266. a25 la st year; 7;s74, 15l year before last and s.22s,Oes same time in 1898. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can- ada sss,os3 against .0s7. 7eo last year. 1,- 1sbs7T year before last and i.12s.s67 same time in 1898; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of, the commercial year 46l 545 against ls365 last year. .341 pss year before last, and S56 Ia same time in 1898, southern mill takinss 1,077. .7s1 against 1s11s.186 last year. T4. iSs year before, last and s0S,06s same time in 1898. s9 ae3 ;
 Foreign exports for the week have been 106,67S against 115.W2, last year. making the total thus far for the season 5.ss4. sss against 6.1i5,7 76s last year. an increase
 Northern mil takings an Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of s5z7, as compared with the corresponds ing period last year, and the total takings since September I have ecreased SIS. 0ss
 The total takings of Ameriean mills north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 2.S04. 951 against g. 2zs. .S11 . last year These include I. .70447o by nofths ern spinners against 20s2.56Ss ,giaala. i si
 Stocks at. the seaboard and 1.-the g, lead-, ing southern interior centers have sde-., Creased during the week A.b0s bales against decrease during the torrespond- ing period last season of 7b 44ts andl,are now 46S. .He larger. than this dat. ip 19O0.l s.i Including stocks left over at aorts and interior towns from the last chop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop Sthe supply to date isg s,S43.0s2 against s.1o6.5s5s ffsr the same period last year .Gssssf,;ss e,sc . ' iia worid's vIsibte Supply s& a New Orleans, Aprii Secretary Mes ters statement of the worlds visible s,p- ply of cotton. made up from special calieis and telegraphic advices. compares the figures of this week with last week, last year. and the year before. It shows a de-a crease for the week just closed of 45, 42s bales. against decrease of 3l,71s last year and a decrease of s5.o1s year before last The total visible IS s.s2ss7s, against s,s5, ,307 last week, s,131. .s25 last year and : 4 99s. .S56 year before last. or this the total of American cotton is 2.777, SIS, against 2
 845s3O6 flast week. 42. .47e. sl6i last year and {. .S54.S56 year before last, and of all other kinds. including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc., 1,O52, 900. against 1,o30.000 last week, 65s,0oo last year and 1,1i5,ooo year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cot ton shows a decrease compared with last week of, 46.4 .428 bales, an increase com pared with last year of ss7,s6s and a de- crease compared with year before last of 1f6s,s7S Of the worlds visible supply of cotton there is now af1oatS and held in. Great Britain and continental Europe 1.sss, 900 bales, against 1,s13,00o last year and 2,s47,oo0 year before last; in Egypt s174ooo. against 1bso0o last year and 29oo year before&last; in'Indiai 5s3.ooo against al1, 900, last Q yearAaand 6S4,ooo year before; last and in the United, States l.224ooo. against ITO 600 last year and 127s, 900 year oeioi 1''t eS 's...sf, suasl an s.l syytazg2s