The age-herald., 1902-04-01
COTTON MOVEMENT
 SINCE SEPTEMBER
Secretary Testers Week Iy New Orleans Exchange Statement
COMPARISONS ARE MADE
Stocks at the Seaboard and the Twenty-nlne Leading Southern
 Interior Centers Have De-
 creased During the Week.

New Orleans, March 31.-Cotton crop elusive. Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange 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 of 5000 bales, an increase over the same time year before last of 10000 and a decrease under the same time in 1899 of SooOO.
 For the twenty-eight days of March the totals show a decrease under last year of 11,OOo an increase over the same period year before last of 45, 900 and over 1899 of 1000.
 For the 209 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 209 days of last year 422.OOO, ahead of the same days year before last of sSS, 900 and behind 1899 by 7s5,oO0.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 115,5S6 against 11S 956 for the seven days ending this date last year, 105,54S year before last and 5l9 same time in 1S99 and for the twen- weight days of March it has been o,9,- 943 aginst 59O,S57 last year, 534, 494 year before last and 579,S7s same time in 1899.
 The movement since Septem Der 1 shows receipts at all United States ports G., S96,27S aginst 6,370.6O2 last year. 6,O49, 152 year before last and 7,6S3 237 same time in 1899; overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 942,573 against $40, 763 last year, 1,1O0,65 year before last and 1,16O,- 953 same time in 1899; interior stocks in ex- cess of those held at the close of the commercial year 267, 7,696 against 511, ,952 last year. 82, ,202 year before last and 336, 632 same time in 1899: Southern mill takings 1,1S5 900 against 995,759 last year, 1,O21, 7S7 year before last and S96O93 same time in 1S99
 These make the total movement for the 2O9 days from September to date, 9,241,5 ,547 against s,S19076 last year, s,253,791 year before last and 1O,O26912 same time in 1S99
 Foreign exports for the week have been 92, 667 against 133, 110 last year. making the total thus far for the season 5,55717S against 4,934,965 last year, an increase of | 622. .213
 Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of S232, as compared with the correspond | ing period last year. and their total talk ings since September 1 have increased IA, 429.
 The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2,931, ,725 against | 2,649, 642 last year. These include 1,777,229 | by northern spinners against 1,632, 800. | Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 49,652 | bales against decrease during the cor responding period last season of 72, AS, and are now 24S, S60 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 int sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 9601 ,234 against S94 ,610 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly monthly and seasons comparisons In Sec retary Hesters reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before and in 1899. Comparisons to close of cor responding weeks are misleading, as tot als to close of this week last year would take in 210 days of the season, year be- fore last 211 days, and in 1899 PIP days, against only 20s this year.