The age-herald., 1901-03-09
hester,s Statement.

New Orleans, March 8-Secretary He's ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex- change statement, issued before the close of business today, shows a decrease in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending with this date last year, in round figures of 5000 bales, an in- crease over the same seven days year be- fore last of 24,000 and decrease under the same date in 1898 of 5000.
 For the eight days of March the totals show an increase over last year of 1000, an increase over the same period year be- fore last of 33000 and a decrease under 1898 of 19,000
 For the 1S9 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 1Ss days of last year by 535,000 bales, behind the same days year before last Of 1,loo,O0O and behind 1898 by 1,348,000.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 161, ,999 bales, ss against 169, ,7S5 for the seven days ending this date last year, 187.9N year before last and 168 761 same time In 1898, and for the eight days of March 1t has been Sa,- S59 against 665 last year, 162l8 year before last and 204, ,234 same time in 1898.
 These make the total movement for the 189 days of the season from September to March 8, inclusive, S,438. .7S1, against 7,699, ,S6Z last year. S,oSo,iS year pS-oaS -e''' and 9,7S2, ,502 same time 1898.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports G. O21 ,593 against 5,73312 last year; 7,33o.014 year before last and 7608, ,9N same time in 1896; overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada. 924, 401 against 1,O61, 7ls last year 1104.1S4 year before last and 1,029, ,167 same time in 1898; interior stocks oF al tha close of the commercial year, T.s14 against 175,2o8 last year, 34s, ,16S year before last and 3S2,56l same time in 1898; southern mill takings 910, ,973 against 929,812 last year, S16,4l2 year before last, and 761.S7s same time in 1SSS
 Foreign exports for the week have been 1O9, ,359 against .701 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4,563,026 against 4230, ,044 last year, an increase of 322, ,9S2.
 Northern mill taldngs and Canada dur ing the past seven days, show decrease of II, ,979, as compared with the the cor responding period last year, and their total takings since September l have de- creased 395, ,S73. The total takings of Amer ican bills, north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,505,- SS5' against 2,92s.2O2 last year. These in- clude 1574,S29 by northern spinners against 1,970,702
 Stocs at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading Southern interior centers have decreased during the week 13,44O bales, against a decrease during the cor responding period last season of 7S,475 and are now 15S,555 larger than at this date in 1900.
 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 s,557,315 bales, against 8,518760 for t>e same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Hester's report are made up to corresponding dates last year. year be- fore last and 1898. Comparisons to the close of corresponding weeks are mislead- ing, as total to the close of this week last year would take in 190 days of the sea- son, year before last 191 days and in 1898 192 days, against only 189 days this year.
 Note.-The increase in the visible sup ply figures this year includes the plus correction in Liverpool stock of 39,6A bales American and net plus of S4,3S2 bales of all kinds.