The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-01
HEeTER's MONTHLY STATEMENT.
His Report Covers the Monthly Move
mcnt to the Close OF February.


ment to the Close OF February
New Orlans February 2s- Secretary Hes.
ter's New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment issued today, covers the monthly
movement to the close of February.
Compared with last year it shows an in
crease for the month in round figures Of
02OQO bales, compared With year before
last decrease Of 115,O00. aud with 1889
an increase of 10000.
The total for February was TO-, 1856
against 67o, 74s last year; s47,1s0 year be-
lore last and 552.010 same time in 1890,
The amount OF the crop brought into
sight for the six months from September
to February, inclusive is $4,000 bales over
lest year; yi2,COO over year before last and
5000 under 1880.
The movement from the LIST OF Septem-
Der TO February 2S, inclusive, shows re
ceipts at all United States ports 6,46S.5lG,
against 5,S6op03 last year; 5,3i6,VS3 year
before last aud 1,236.06l same time in $500
overland across the Mississippi Onto and
Potomac rivers to Northern mills aud Can.
ada SAITH against S92g2s last year; OH. -
2O2 wear before last and LOST ,l21 same time
In 1869; Southern mill takings exclusive Of
quantity consumed at Southern Outnosts
H&2Opo, against SI26lD last year; SIS leo
year before last aud I10,5O6 same time IN
| 1899: Interior stocks In excess uf those held
at the commencement of the season $685.
3SA against 5Ol,GO3 last year; 2l2,0)6 year
These make the total amount of the cot.
ton crop brought into sight during tho ak
months ending the close of February : G6l.
G04 against S.22S2iH last year: 7,7i0 207
year before last and 9,d47,54e SHnic time in
Northern spInncrs took during February
2SSlS9 bales, against 2O0,077 last year and
2Sl.293 wear before last increasing their
total for the six months to 500 9lg,
against l,5l0,4T6 Inst year and g93 O9o the
wear before. This makes their average
weekly takinCs for tho season 81 7fo.
against Js,76s last year and 74Ol7 the year
before.
Foreign exports for the six months Of the
season have been 1llN,IIl bales showing
an Increase over last season of T03,SlB. and
fore last of 1,O62, CPS.
The gain in foreign exports during Feb.
ruary compared with February last year
has been III. 49,. and compared with tho
same period wear before last there has been
a loss Of i39O0l.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty.
niue leading southern interior markets on
February Is were l.29l ,OSS against l. a23.
Va the same date last year aud l. A36 0B4
the wear before.
Including port and interior town stocks
icft over from the previous season and
Z he number Of bales of the current crop
brought into sight during the six months
the supply has been 9.O2t. Dol. against $3.50.
'13 last wear and 9,33S, l05 the wear he fore.
Up TO February - last year 40 24-1OO pr
| cent or the cotton crop had been marketed
and for the same six months in 1900 III
! percentage Of the crop brought into sight
was ~ SO-Iu0 and for the same time In
lSlh' the percentage marketed was S3-7-1CO
The movement into sight during the past
week has been 1S6.7lT, against 1GT 5GJ for
the seven DAYS ending February IS last
year, 2O3,6sO year before last and l56, SIg
same time in 1909.