The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-25
HEsTERs WEEKLY STATEMENT.
supply in Sight to Date Greater Than
Last Year by Nearly coo OOO


Last Year by Nearly 100000
NeW Orleans, January 24-Secrotary
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton ok
cnalse statement, issued before the close
oil business Of today, shows an increase in
the movement into sight compared with
Inc seven days ending this date last year
III round figures OF 1900 bales an Increase
over the same days year before lnst Of
5000 ~ IA i''' Vi
For the twenty four days Of January the
tVlai SHOWS an increase last year OF 2gj,-
w an increase over the same period wear
l4O.Ol3 wa '''' "a
For The, 146 days of the season that have
Jlupsed me aggregate la ahead Of the li6
GHgS Nst year $4,000; phead Of the same
doyS year before last by 1888 900. and be.
hnd in 1899 by 0Sl.OO0
ne amount brought into sight during the
naSL week has been 2Il,0j9 bales. against
IlJ,l5i for the seven days ending This date
last year, 2O2,940 year before last ana pa.
sol same time In 1899, and for the twenty
IouI dals OF January II has been 1859 $40,
G~"lusl 900 tS9 last year. I04. $50 year he.
Tore last and 9lO47j same time In 1880.
IAe movement since September / shows
receipts at all United States ports i. G67 SOB
against o.liV,22i last year. 4,j53.6 23 year
heioIe Last aud G,1Hs,45l sume time In 1909, .
overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and
Potomac rivers TO Northern mills ana
canada io2,uGl, against NJ 82S last year,
vVra'l year before last and a42,2Ss same
time In lS9o, interior stocks in excess Of
ihose held NJ the close ~ the commercial
year is2,5Gj, against So 9O1 last year, 4lU,-
$50 year before last and 4IO5g9 same time
III ls"H; Southern mill takugs SO3,uuO
against IUo5ii last year. 7l22ej year be
fore last and G2lGS1 same time IN 1900.
These make the total movement for the
lAb days from september / to date 1850,
429. against 1920 800 Inst year 4, 81, lGS
year before last and s,6s6o22 same time in
Foreign exports for tho week have been
l35,NN2. against lT1,3IS last war, making
the total thHs far FOR the season 1923. I6G,
against 3,S2a5IG last year. an increase Of
4GI5lO
Northern mill tohlngs and Canada dur.
Ing the past sCyon days show an Increase
OF -, iu2 no ",. pared with the correspond
ing DAYS last rcur and their total taNnrs
since september l have decreased 90-2
The total takmgs Of American mills North
and South, and Canada thus far for the
season have been 2,W95231. against 20D2
92i last year. These mcludc 1.2I9,G2o by
Northern spmncrs against i2SS.Gi2 stocks
at the sC0huarl aud the twenty nine lead
Ing southern interior ccnters nave de
creased during the week oGS2 against dc.
crease dUiiug the corresponding period last
season Of 36o3S and are now HOY larger
thnn at this date in 1901.
Including stocks left oyer at ports ana
interior towns from the Inst crop and the
number Of bales brought Into sight thus
far for the new crop, the supply to date
is SOll.llG, against 7,442,S32 for the same
period last year.
II must he remembered that the weekly
monthly ana seasons comparisons In Sec
rotary HcSter'S reports are made up 10
corrcsnondlug dates last wear, year before
last and I'm lSp9 Comparisons 10 close or
corresponding weeks are 1nisicading' as
totals to the close ~ this week last year
would take in 147 days Of the season, year
before last las days ana m 1899 would take