The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-28
MoYEMEMT or corToN.
Secretary Hssters Report Shows a De-
Gre lsel 81 27,OOO Balea.


crelssl 81 $4,000 Baleo.
Now Orleans February 21.-secretary
Testers weekl New Orleans cotton ex
/ change statement. issued before the close
today, shows decrease In the movement
into sight. compared with the seven days
ending this date last year, IN round figures
| of 21,0Co bales, an increase over the same
period year before last OF 10000, md
| decrease under the same time In 1900 OF
1900 bales
! For the twenty-scven days OF February
the total shows nu increase over last year
Of 10000 bales, an Increase over the same
period year before last Of $4,000 bules and
n decrease under the same time IN 100 of
5000 bales.
For the $50 days VI the scason that have
elapsed, the aggregate is ahead Of the lSl
days or last year 10000 Dnles, ahead of
| the snnle tame year before last ~ III wv
and ahead VI lJvO by 1.l0U,CVU
The amount brought intO sight during the
! E1st week 1as been 1UJ ST. Uales, against
/ Az, $40 FOR the seven days ended this date
lust year, l5O250 year before last, and 2lO,'
5i2 The same tiu.e ia 1900, and FOR tho
! twcntey-sevtn days of February 1t has been
SlJ'0J2 nales against iOi,Ol4 last year, ol0'
! DIS year before last, and SD 2U3 tho same
/ time In 1890.
! The movement since September / shows
receipts at all United States ports 0,0Il,
U
/ OS5 year before last and 0522, 400 the same
! time In lUOOi overland, across the Missis
Bippl' Ohio und Potomac rivers to Northern
mills and Canada, S45,335 bales, against
/ eIo,32S last year, S02,O41 year before last
anu 1,O32,UO5 tue same time In 1900; In.
| terror stocks In excess OF those held ut the
| close OF the commercial year 20U,59O,
fore last and 35G, 1888 the same time In 1900;
! Southern mill takings 1,1S4,5O0 bales,
against 1,05BD43 last year, s6l $50 year be-
! lore last and $780, So the same time in
1000
These make the totul movement for the
| $50 days Of the season S,S546sl bales,
against S,73S, so last year, S,107 $50 year
| before last and 1884, $50 the same time IN
| 1900
Foreign exports for the week have been
I l6S, G35 bales, against l4l,3II last year,
making the total thus far for the scuAon
! 6O0B,J3t bales, against 3, lO2,OIO last year,
| Il decrease Of 80, 415,
Northern mill takings and Canada during
| the past seven dnys show decrease OF
! Il ,162 bales, as compared with the CORE.
spending period last year, aud their total
| takings since September nave decreased
| 10,1Ts bnles. The total taNhgs OF Amer
lean mills North aud South and Canadl,
| thus far for the season have been 2,o23,Ol0
| bales, against 2IU3r4Jl bales last year
These include 1,6lO,U55 by Northern SPIN
ners, against 1,G3O 1873.
Stocks at the senboard and the twenty
nine leading southern Interior centers nave
decreased during the week O5Els bales
against u decrease during the corresponu'
| Ing period last year of 5S,233 and are now
iO7. 500 smaller than at this date in 1902.
Including stocks left over at ports ana
| interior towns from the last crop and the
Il pumber OF bales bronght into sight thus
,ro,. ar the new crop, the supply to date Is
s''"l app. bales, against 9,0sS,546 for the
nave out tAe last year.
IN o%s vac amembered that the weekly,
.,,ri bu1 IL lhhson comparisons in Score
. Spouse to somes are made up TO CORE,
''A States growing oeat, year oetore ao rau
81 10 appointments to offiSeading. M sotals
liu- an announcement magyar would tax,
mil newspapers that this or'ar neLuIe dn uSy
peace the South, sometimes
t2n, times negro, has declared a,
,it az uation of Theodore RooseyepN'
tacm president. or late these sta Without
now become even more frequent
Ipic 10 terpreted in Washington us Il = oot
one Rooseyct's policy toward the netu,,,,,
lani- South and Of his opposition to ,o,,
NV called the Lilly White" movement y
the republican organization In the SO
per- states.
lands |" MITCHELL REFUSES no rs Si
! sat Especial 10 The. Post
.1,4 q. Raleigh, North Carolina, February
Fab. The resignation Of Roscoe Mitchell,
tor of the Elizabeth City Carollulan,
been asked for By Isaac Meekins pres
Of the company that publishes the p
io+o Mltchells oncnsc Is that he inaugural
Fulrbunk boom for president,
,,i,od Meeklns, as u Federal office holder 1
10 OBJ 'ne e'''' "N'l,'i'is''"''o was cam
t,,,e account by the State organization, y
. y,os Is pledged to Rooseyclts nomination,
.rtiv. Mitchell Is not disposed to beat a re
~ d.. without fight He Will not resign al
, Ala. contends that he not only has the gu
OF the majority OF the stockholders Of
,nator company but that he hes hse year
eoun. on the paper as well. Mitchell 4
cPpnsI Washington attending the National {,
, 80 I lnl asso,dnttou