The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-06-01
HESTER'S WEEKLY
COTTON STATEMENT
Weeks Movement Into Sight
Shows a Decrease
3ORElGN EXPORTS INCREASE
The Statement of the Weekly Cotton
Movement VIII BE Discontinued
for tbs Remainder CT
This Season.
5OREl6N EXPORTS INCREASE

New Orleans, May a1-sscretary Hes.
statement issued before The close of bus
mess today shows a decrease in the move
mert into sight compared with the seven
days ending this date last year In round
figures 5000 bales. = decrease under the
same days year before last of 5000 and
a decrease under the same time in 1893 OF
1900 $500 -.
Fer the thirty days of May the totals
show a decrease under last year of $1,000,
IN increase over the same period year be-
Eore last of 700 and decrease under 1899
I OF sc. COZ.
FOR the ia days of the season that hav9
elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 27s
days of last year $4,000, ahead Of the
same days year before last OF 1,o42,Ooo and
behind 1899 Of s71. 600
The amount brought into sight during
tho past week has bsen SS,63S against
g. 3D. Cor the seven days ending this date
last year. 80. 1g year before last and o.
o2s same time ia 1899 and for tho thirty
days Of May 1t has been 1856 against
so4. 100 last year, 21S.Se1 year before last
and 31o,ss< same time In 1899.
The movement since September shows
receipts at all United States ports 1885,
s57 against 7,o9S. $50 last year. 6,490.24S year
before last and SPA. 2s4 sam time In 1899;
overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac rivers to Northern mills and
CanadS 1.o37.021 against LOIS. 525 last year,
1.126.io0 year before last and 1881. b9S same
time in 1890; interior stochs in excess of
those held AT the close OF the commercial
Las IA
crease under September year before last
S. AT and an increase over the same time
In 1890 of PSI, 537: southern mill taking L.,
sos. 900 against .524 last year, 1,273 234
year before last and LOB GA same time in
1899
These make the total movement for the
272 days of the year from September l
to date 9s46, 70S against 1867, 974 last year,
S,S03 223 year before last and 10,s17053 the
Same time in 1899 Foreign exports for
the week have been 55,34s, against 1870
last year, making the total thus far for
tho season 6.201,S94. against 1872 last
year, an Increase of 312,162.
= Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
, of 1902 rs compared with the correspond
Ing period last year, and their total talk
lnGs since September 1 have increased
ia. 1865
The total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada thus far for
the season have been 3,406677 against
8,052 AS last year. These include 1,9S309S
by northern spinners, against 1,s06,S35
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior centers
have decreased during the week co. 7S0
bales, against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season of 25647,
and are now 256. 122 smaller than at this
date in 101
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 10,2O5,395 against 9,79O5OS for the
same period last year.
1t must be remembered that the week.
~, monthly and the seasons compari-
sons in Secretary Hester's report are
made up to corresponding dates last year.
year before and in 1899. Comparisons to
close of corresponding weeks are mis-
leading, as totals to close of this week
last year would take in 273 days of the
season, year before last 274 days and in
1899 275 days, against only 272 days this
year
The statement of the weekly movement
will be discontinued for the remainder of
the season.