The news & observer., 1901-01-26
BILL RE REFERRED.
Hester's Cotton Statement.
lBy Lho Aaaoclaled preea.l ]

lBy Inc Associated PfesS.1
New Orleans Jan % Secretary fIua-
ter's weekly statement iseucd today
shows an increase Of the movement OF
cotton into sight compared with the eeycc
days ending This date last year IA ronnc
figures of 1000 bales and decrease III.
der the same days year before last &,
i 600 bales.
For the twenty-five days Of January
the total shows an increase over last
year cf $4,000 bales. and decrease under
the samc year before last OF rs. geo
baics.
For the 147 days of The season
thai have elapsed the aggregate s ahead
OF the li7 days Of last year rs, 600 balel
and behind the same days year before
last 1.295 900 bales.
The amount brought into sight duriar
the past week has been 209, 265 bales
against 2l2,0ll bales for the seven days
ending this date last year, and for the
Is days Of January It has been 7GG. S02
bales. against 1879 ,23j bales last year. The
total movement for the 141 days Of tho
season from September 1st to date II r.
3N,6S9 bales. against 6.656.673 bales last
year
The movement since September lst
shows receipts AZ all United states ports
5167,iN bales. against 1851 ,2l3 bales last
year; overland across the Mississippi
Ohio and Potomac Rivers To Northcrn
mills and Canada 8l9 ,GO7 bales, against
90,.31l last year interior stocks In cx-
cess cf those held al the close Of the
commercial year 6s2 2Ol bales. against
$3.50 and Southern mill takings 7O5,
40 bales. against III 10 bales.
Foreign exports for the week have
been ioo,420, against $50 262 bales last
year making the total thus far for the
season 3,S34.76s bales. against 3t72.072
bales last year
The total takings Of American mills.
North and South and Canada. thus far
for the season have been 202G. .055 bales,
asninst 2.407ol7 bales last year These
include l,30G.91G bales by Northern spin
ners. against i,G7l .40i
Stocks at the geahoard and the ~ lead
ing Southern interior centres have de-
creased during the week $3.50 bales.
against decrease during the correspond
ing last season of 2a70.
including stocks left over at ports and
interior icWns from the last crop and
me number Of bales brought into sight
tfns far for the new crop the supply to
date ~ 1497223 bales, against 7,275.57l
Bales for the same last year.
secretary Hceter's weekly statement OF
the worlds visible supply of cotton shows
an increase for the week just closed Of
y w bales, against a decrease Of u 5G5
bales last year
The total visible is 4.1o187G baleg
against 4,fo9,76I last week and 4.108 20
iaAt year OF this the total American
~ 55oi,376 balea. against 1889. 7G4 bales
iast week and 236s .2G9 bales last year
ara q all other kinds, including Egypt
hrazil, India, etc. s3@ 600 bales. against
aoGg0O bales last week and 7iO 900 last
year
OF The worlds Visible supply there h
nov aiioat and held IN Great Britain and
Continental Europe l.9Gg,000 bales ard
iGg9.000 In Egypt 10000 bales. against
100000, In India $4,000 bales against
100000 and IN the United States .ll9 900
bales. against t,78.ooO
TOTAL NET pEcEIPTs.
New York. Jan. 25.The following are
the total net rece'ats OF cotton a, all
ports since September 1st 1900:
Galveston i.4iS.S03 bales New Orleans.
! 107 .o91 Mobile, no. 1877 Savannah, 7GS.
910 Charleston l93,329: Wilmington.
g2s .sas; Norfolk. 2S4. .s5S Baltimore. 42,0oi,
New York s2,149 Boston. 1S9 691 New
port News. 1740S; Philadelphia lli0l;
Brunewiclk. l9Go9 Port Arthur 800
Pensacola, ~ 092. Total, 5.ti0. .5i3 haies.
Nearly every father Who has q mar
lageable daughter is willing TO allow his
hcfGe % be used MS a court house.