The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-14

Hesters weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement, issued before the close of business today. shows an increase in the movement in sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year. in round figures of 54,OOO bales, an increase over the same period year before last of S2,OO0, and an increase over the same time in 1900 of 2S,OOO For the thirteen days of February the total sho~. an increase over last year or 140 GOO, an increase over the same period year before last of 125,0O0 and an increase over the same time In 1900 of 4O,0OO.
 For the 166 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 166 days of last year 15O,000, ahead of the same time year before last 6o9,0O ana ahead of 1900 by 1,209,OO0.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 247l4 against 192,s2S for the seven days ending thls date last year, 165 334 year before last, and 2244 same time in 1900, and for the thirteen days of February 1t has been 44s.3s5 against 3O7.91s last year, S23' 9o5 year before last and 40S,032 same tlme in 1900.
 The movement since September shows receipts at all United States ports, c. PTS. .43S against 6,122,757 last year, 5'o92'Zof year before last and 5,14251o same tlme in 1900 overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 795364 against Sl9'oS9 last year, 253 year before last and 993 233 same time in 1900; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 322,022 against 420,- 944 last year G22 352 year before last and 32g 9I1 same time in 1900; southern mill takings ,09s, 800 against 97636S last year, 912 year before last and S14400 same time in 1900.
 These make the total movement for the 166 days from September 1 to date S,4S9,- 324 against S,939, 163 last year. 7,sS0,774 year before last and [, ,2S0 149 same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 173, ,457 against 1s9 754 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4,731,01S against 4SOO, ,792 last year, a decrease of 6, "A.
 Northern mill takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 40 955 as compared with the correspond- ing period last year and their total talk ings since September 1 have increased 1714S.
 The total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 261S, 330 against Z, 2,4S1, ,S41 last year. These include 1,5OS,2 by northern spinners against 1,491, 11S
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 4S174 bales against decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 72,545 and are now 62742 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 S7O4,39s against S,69S,S5 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before and in 1900. Comparisons to close of cor responding weeks are misleading as totals to close of this week last year would take in 167 days of the season, year be- fore last 1GS days and in 1900 169 days against only 166 days this year.