The age-herald., 1902-02-22

change statement, issued before the close of business today. shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of COCO bales. an h. crease over the same days year before last of 180O0 and over the same time in 1899 of 14,OOO
 For the twenty-one days of February the totals show an increase over last year of 43.0O0. a decrease under the same period year before last of $500 and an increase over 1899 of 151,00o, | For 114 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 174 days of last year, 414,000; ahead of the same days year before last of 959, ,0O0 and behind 1899 by s16,000
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 214 733 bales against 153O54 for the seven days ending this date last year. 19S.ss5 year before last and 100 692 same time in 1899, and for the twenty-one days of February it has been 545, 7S9 against 503, 1S3 last year, 64S | 800 year before last and 395,167 same time | in 1899.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 6,312- 939 against 5, 733, ,466 last year. 5.36S 515 year before last and 7116 700 same time in 1899 overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada, S05,054 against SIS 664 last year, 1017S39 year before last and 1,066,37S same time in 1899; interior stocks in ex- cess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 401s94 against eos, ,316 last year, 274.1S3 year before last and 357,94O same time in 1899; Southern mill takings, 955, 00O against $40 208' last year, S55,0SO year before last and 749, 6S1 same time in 1899.
 This makes the total movement for the 174 days from September 1 to date S,474,SS7 bales, against S,06O674 last year, 7,515,6l7 year before last and 9,29O69s same time in 1899.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 1SO, ,476, against IA 461 last year. making the total thus far for the season 4,973.5 .562 against 4.291 ,956 last year, an increase Of 6S1, ,606
 The takings of northern mills and Canada during the past seven days show an increase of aS74e as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since September l have in- creased 5906l. The total takings of Amer ican mills, north and south, and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,504,- O42 against 2335,2tz last year. These in- clude 1,532,6S7 by northern spinners. as against L476,6z6.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the % lead ing southern interior centsrs have de- creased during the week AS75 bales, against decrease during the corre- spending period last season of 57.585 and are now 2OS, 43S smaller than at this date in 1901.
 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,S3A574. against 81S3,1SS for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the week. ly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Hesters reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before last and in 1899. Comparisons to the close of corresponding weeks are misleading as totals to the close of this week last year should take In 175 days of the season, year before last 176 days and in 1899 IT days. against only TIA days this year.