The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-18

now afioat and held in Great Britain
and in Continental Europe / ITS, 900 bales,
against 1,16S, 900 bales last year; in Egypt
1T 900 bales, against 1872, 900 bales last
year; in India 581 900 bales, against 225.-
600 bales last year, and in the United
States oda 900 bales, against 519 900 bales
last year.
Secretary Hester's weekly Cotton Ex-
change statement issued today shows that
the amount brought into sight during the
past week has been $1,000 bales, against
55033 bales for the same seven days last
year.
The total movement for the 258 days
OF the season from September 1st to May
nth inclusive is 9,546, 191 bales, against
S,718,64 bales last year.
The movement since September 1st
shows receipts at all United States ports
1897, AGO bales, against 6,433, 1862 bales last
year; overland, across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern
mills and Canada / 1.004 sol bales, against
1,116,368 bales interior stocks in excess
of those held at the close of the COM
mercial year Of 1881 bales, against 54.-
331 bales; Southern mill takings 40 $50
bales, against 1922, 1888 bales.
Foreign exports for the week have been
101 ,221 bales, against 1928 bales last
year, making the total thus far for the
season 5,770,523 bales, against 5,4O8, ,292
bales last year.
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show an increase
of 5,596 bales as compared with the cor
responding period last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the leading
interior Southern centres have decreased
during the week 62, ,053 bales, against a
decrease during the corresponding period
last season of As, 1874 bales.
Including stocks left over at oprts and
interior towns from last crop and the
number Of ho'ns brought into sight thus
far for the new crop the supply to date
is 9,668725 bales against 1887 $40 bales
for the same period last year.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, May 17.--For the week end
ing Friday, May 18th, 1901: Net receipts
at ali United States ports during week.
56,742; net receipts at all United States
ports during same week last year Al ,654;
total receipts to this date, 6,933 652; to-
raj receipts to same date last year,
6,269,52S; exports for the week, 9S,905;
exports for same week last year. 63,497;
total exports to this date 1855 ,0O6; total
exports to same date last year, 5,264, ,4S4:
stock at all United States ports, 496, 1888;
stock at all United States ports same
time last year. 326, $50; stock at all i'm
terror towns, 6OS6; stock at all interior
towns same time last year, 175, ,1S9; stock
at Liverpool, 1884, 900; stock at Liverpool
same time last year. $4,000; stock of
American afioat for Great Britain, 100000;
stock of American afloat for Great Brit
ain same time last year, 100000
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, May 1.-THE following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st, 1900:
Galveston, 1,959,92O bales; New Or
leans, 2,27O,S05 Mobile, 12S676; Savan-
nah, 1,024, 400; Charleston, 217 $50; Will
minton, 256,2 ,26S; Norfolk, 379,5S9; Balti-
more, 61,3S1; New York, 1888; Boston,
1S9, ,529; Newport News. 9,330; Philadel-
phia, 23, no. Brunswick, IS, 731; Port Ar
thur, 2O,654; Pensacola, 1882. Total,
6.933, 652 bales.