The age-herald., 1902-03-15
Hester's Statement.

New Orleans, March H.-Socretary Hes- ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex- 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 15000 bales, an in- crease over the some time year before last of 330O0 and over the same time in 1890 of 37,000.
 For the fourteen days of March the totals show an increase over last year 1SO0O, an increase over the same period year before last of 40,00O and an increase over 1899 of 5000.
 For the 195 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 195 days of last year 451, 900. ahead of the sane days year before last of 9S2,OOO and behind 1899 by 727,0O0.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 171,214 bales, against 156,224 for the seven days end- ing this date last year, 13s. 326 year before last and 13412 same time in 1899, and for the fourteen days of March it has been 32s 228 against BIC, ,66G last year. 2S8. IA year before last and 169 3S1 same time in 1899.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports, 8,719,- 334 against 6.129, BIO last year, 5,82S,164 year before last, and 1889, 40 same time In 1899; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada, 9O2.S93, against 91311O last year, 1,0s0. .561 year before last and 1,126, 765 same time in 1899; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 302, ,605, against 9,277 last year, 141,- 192 year before last and 350, PA same time in 1S99 Southern mill takings 1,065 GOO against 936. .6SS last year, 957, 494 year before last and $40, ,494 same time in 1899.
 These make the total movement for the 195 days from September l to date, s,S99,- S32 against S,5aS, SS5 last year, S,007, All year before last and 9,T6,923 same time in 1899.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 13O, 452 against 133,040 last year, making the total thus far for the season 5,376, ,531 against 4,659 123 last year, an increase of TIT, 408.
 Northern mill tal5ings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 2l 221 as compared with the correspond ing period last year, and their total talk ings since September 1 have increased 13O, ,S90 The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2,792,2 against 2,535, 2S5 last year. These include 1,709 9O4 by northern spinners against l., 579,014
 StocKS at the SeaDoaru anu lne twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 42,339 bales against a decrease during the cor responding period last season of 32,s26, and are now 290,611 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 9,349,519 against S,661 419 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weeh ly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year. year before and in 1899. Comparisons to close of corresponding weeks are misleading as totals to close of this week last year would take in 196 days of the season, year before last 197 days and in 1899 19S days, against only 195 days this year.