The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-31

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 25,0OO bales. an in- crease over the same period year petore last Of HOO and an increase over the same time in 1900 of 2l. .0OO
 For the thirty days of January the totals show decrease under last year Of 900, an increase over the same perloo year before last of 26s.0OO. and an lhs lhs crease over the same time in ls9o oi 311 000.
 For the 152 days of the season that have lapsed the aggregate is ahead oe e the lo2 days of last year 2o00, ahead ol the same time year before last 466,00o anu ahead of 1900 by 1,16T.000
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 245, i49 agalhst 270, i9T for the seven days ending this date last year, 231,551 year before last ana 225,0S4 same time In 1900, and for the thirty days of January 1t has been l,2ll'- lOS against l,293, 149 last year, 94S,lS5 year before last and 900. .923 same time In lsVO'
 The movement since September l shoWs receipts at all United States ports o'Sf5'- 059 against 5,830 229 last year. 5,31O, I'D year before last. and 4,716961 same time m 1900; overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
  last year, S19,799 year before last ana 917004 same time in 1900; interior stocks fin excess of those held at the close or the commercial year 379,O22 against 4SS'- 314 last year, 657.124 year before last and 440902 same time in 1900; southern mlli takings 800 against S9454S last year, S32 year before last and 742,594 same time in 1900.
 These make the total movement for the d her. n date T. gSd. lO6 bales. against 7.9s2, AGA last year, 7,5lS'526 year before last and 6s17 461 same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 225 148, against 239 210 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4,35l, ,So5 against 4,517.0SS last year, a decrease of 165 255.
 Takings of northern and Canadian mills during the past seven days show de- crease of 1882 as compared with the corre- spending period last year, and their total talings since September 1 have decreased 36 726. The total takings of American mills north and south, and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2,366, 45O, against 2293, 420 last year. These include 1,349, 535 by northern spinners, against l. 3S6. .261 last year.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week S6,975, against a decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 79.259 and are now 45,721 smaller than at this date In 1902.
 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,199,7S0, against S,34 ,151 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Testers reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before and in 19O0 Comparisons to the close of corresponding weeks are misleading, as totals to the close of this week last year would take In 153 days of the season, year before last 154 days and in 1900 155 days against only 152 days this year.