The age-herald., 1902-05-17
Hester's Statement.


 New Orleans, May 16.-Secretary Hes ters weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement issued before the close of business today, shows a decrease in the movement Into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 20.0OO bales. an ip- crease over the same days year before last of 60O0 and a decrease under the same time in 1899 of 21,0O0.
 For the sixteen days of May the totals show a decrease under last year of 25,0O0, an increase over the same period year before last of 25,O0O and decrease under 1899 of 24,000.
 For the 25S days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 25S days of last year 236, GOO, ahead of the same days year before last of 1060,000 and behind 1899 of 906 900. The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 59,34S bales against 79,793 for the seven days ending this date last year, 53, 233 year before last and S0196 same time in 1899 and for the sixteen days of May l it has been 145.914 against 150.S62 last year, l 121,0S7 year before last and 169, ,457 same time in 1899.
 The movement since Sept tember 1 shows l receipts at all United States ports 1885, 734 against 6,9S7 PA last year, 6,429297 year before last and 8. S.132,9 ,931 same time in 1899; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 1,019 4SS against 106 last year. 1,11636S year before last and 1,214,26S same time in 1S99 interior stocks In ex- cess of those held at the close of the com mercial year 72,044 against 373,3n last year, a decrease under September 1, year before last, of 54331, an increase over the same time in 1899 of 265,0o2; southern mill takings 1,343,000 against l. 167, ,405 last year, 1,219, 115 year before last and 1.063,915 same time in 1899. These make the total movement for the 25S days from September 1 to date 9,77o,266 against 9.534, 106 last year, 8, no 449 year before last and 10676,116 same time in 1S99
 Foreign exports for the week have been S2, ,ss1 against 97,557 last year, making the total thus far for the season 6.095, ,349 against 5,757,131 last year, an increase of 33S 21S.
 Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an in crease of 3370 as compared with the corre- spending period last year and their total takings since September have increased 1S0. .267.
 The total takings of American mills north and south and Canada. thus far for the season have been 3,325, 256 against 2,96S, ,581 last year. These include 1955 TIT by northern spinners against 1,7491O.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 7O,732 bales l against a decrease during the correspond l ing period last season of 66S5 and are now l 226,199 smaller than at this date in 1901
 It must be rememberd that the weekly monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec. retary Hester's reports are made up tc l corresponding dates last year, year be- 1 fore and in 1899. Comparisons to close l of corresponding weeks are misleading as totals to close of this week last year would take 259 days of the season, year before last 260 days and In 1899 26O days against only 25S days this year.