Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1901-01-04
HESTER'S REPORT.
Cotton of the World Esti-
ma ed.
100000 LOWER THAN 81
He Does Not Give Figures on the
Entise Year, But One Can Estimate
The Season is Much Lower.

New Orleans. Secretary Hester's
weekly cotton exchange statement
shows an increase in the movement
OF cotton into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last
year In round figures of $4,000, a de-
crease under the same days year be-
fore last Of 900 and a decrease un-
der the same time in 1897 of 49, 600.
For the 28 days Of December the
totals shows an increase over last
year Of 300, 900, decrease under the
same period year before last of sO5,-
600 and a decrease under 1897 of
1898, 600.
For the 119 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
OF the 119 days of last year 60S, 600,
behind the same days year before last
1850, 600 and behind 1897 by 900, 600.
The amount brought into sight dur
Ing the past week has been $3.50, $50
against 255, S89 for the seven days
ending this date last year; 457, ,684
year before last, and 378 1888 same
time In 1897, and for the 28 days of
December it has been 1871, 6e6,
against l, 3oS 74a last year 1915, 7Sa
year before last and 1910, O45 same
time In 1897.
These make the total movement for
the 1l9 days Of the season from Sep
tember l to date, 6,430, s74, against
5,S22, 400 last year; 1913, 179 year be-
fore last, and 7, 121, 1879 same time in
1897.
The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States
ports 4, 469, 664 against 3,9O5, 1856 last
year; 5,705, It's year before last, and
6,400, lS2 same time in 1897; overland,
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to Northern mills and
Canada, 665, lo4, against SO7, 10e last
year; 719,47l year before last and
676, 800 same time in 1897; interior
stocks in excess Of those held at the
end Of the commercial year, 724, 532
against S26, 4S9 last year; 5S1, 4s7 year
before and 568, 553 same time in 1897;
Southern mill takings, 571, 556 against
6SS, 400 last year; 512, 1854 year before
last and 4S1, ,875 same time in 1897.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 1872, 876 against 10Y, 517 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 3,129, e05 against 1850, SS7 last
year an increase of 628, 918.
Northern mill takings and Canada
during the past seven days show
decrease of 17,050 as compared with
the corresponding period last week
and their total takings since Septem-
Der have decreased $50, S92. The to-
tai takings of American mills, north
and south and Canada thus far for
the season have been 1, 800 900 agansit
1896, 816 last year. These include
l,045, TIA by northern spinners against
!, ,s96, ,666.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 80
leading southern interior centers have
increased during the week as, 295
bales, against an increase during the
corresponding period last season Of
19,4l9 and are now 1873, 1855 smaller !
than at this date in 1S99
Including stock 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 6,653, 3Sl against
8, 14l, 800 for the same period last
year.
WORLDS VISIBLE SUPPLY.
New Orleans. Secretary Hester's |
statement Of the worlds visible sup
ply Of cotton compares the figures of !,
this week with last week, last year
and the year before. 1t shows an in
crease for the year just closed of 173, !
l60 against decrease of 4, 851 last
year and an increase of 1873, 38s year |
before last. The total visible is |
l,07S, 1888, against 1900, 224 last week,
s,494, 476 last year and 5,66, 792 year
before last. OF this the total of |
American cotton is 3,406, 393 against
0,276, 2S4 last week; 1896, ,476 last
year and 4,914,792 year before last
and of all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, ETC., 667, 900
against ga, 900 bales last week; 500,
900 last year and 652, 900 year before
last. Total worlds visible supply of
potion shows an increase compared
with last week of 173, 1863 bales,
decrease compared with last year Of
e9l, 08S and decrease compared with
year before last Of /, 493, 800.
Of the worlds visible supply as