The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-07
Hester's Statement.

New Orleans, February 6.-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex- change statement, issued before the close of business today, shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 9400o bales, an in- crease over the same period year before last of 61 LOGO, and an increase over the same time in 1900 of 19,0OO.
 For the six days of February the total shows an increase over last year of S60OO, an increase over the same period year before last of 43,000 and an increase over the same time in 1900 of 17,0OO.
 For the 159 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 159 days of last year 96,000; ahead of the same time year before last 527 GOO and ahead of 1900 by 1,1s6000.
 The amo1nt brought into sight during the past week has been 257,477 against 163,Sn for the seven days ending this date last year, 16,914 year before last and 23S,- 269 same time in 1900, and Tor the six days of February 1t has been POI ,194 against 115 090 last year, 157,95 year before last and 1S3, ,613 same time in 1900.
 receipts at all United tSates ports 60S1,- receipts at all United States ports 6,081,-
 
 before last and 4,936 059 same time in 1900; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 763394 against 720 last year; s45,217 year before last, and 7,4n same time in 1900; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commer- cfal year 340,962 against 440,922 last year, 645, S92 year before last, and 383 729 same time In 1eOo southern mill takings 1047,- eA Ioef oa before last and 77S471 same time In 19O0
 These make the total movement for the 159 days from September 1 to date S,242,- 1S3 against s. 1885 last year. 7,7154 40 year before last and 7,O55 73O same time in 19O0
 Foreign exports for the week have been 211, FPS against 93, $50 last year, making the total thus far for the season 4563, 561 against 4,611,038 last year, a decrease of 47,477.
 Northern mill taking and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 12,919 as compared with the corre- spending period last year and their total takings of American mills, north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 2,4964 472 against 2,4O6.222 last year. These include 1, 432, 40S by northern spnners against 1,4T6.215.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers nave decreased during the week 8,273 bales against decrease during the cor responding period last season of 42, SS1 and are now S7,113 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,447,257 against S,5o6,022 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Testers reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year be- fore last and in 1900. Comparison to close of corresponding weeks are misleading, as totals to close of this week last year would take in 160 days of the season. year before last 161 days and in 1900 162 days against only 159 days this year.