The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-04-14
TESTERS WEEKLY
 COTTON STATEMENT
SHOWS AN INCREASE IN THE MOVEMENT INTO SIGHT COM PARED WITH THE SEVEN DAYS
 OF LAST YEAR OF 4o,ooo BALES.

New Orleans, April 13.-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement for the seven days ending April 10, issued today, shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 40. GOO bales, an in- crease over the same period year before last of 2OO0 and an increase over the same time in 1900 of 10000. For the ten days of April the totals show an increase over last year of S7Oo0, a decrease under the same period year before last of 4l,O00 and ahead of 1900 by S0,0o0.
 For the 222 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 222 days of last year 116,000, ahead of the same time year before last 625,O0O and ahead of 1900 by 1,3l4000.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 122.770 against 3D. 452 for the seven days ending this date last year, l2l,oSl year before last and 72 S66 same time in 1900, and for the ten days of April it is 176,9n against 12O07S last year, 191525 year before last and 76,S15 same time in 1900.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports Hl62,- 4S2 against 701S,624 last year, 6,5S3,30 year before last and G.1S7 S05 same time in 1900; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can ada 96G. 65l against 1,0OS, ,679 last year, 962, PIP year before last. and 1,099,225 same time in 1900; interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 2.974 against 213,353 last year, 4s1,- 225 year before last, and 19,15S same time in 1900; Southern mill takings 1.4S45O0 against 1,279,7OS last year, 1,045104 year before last and 1,076672 same time in 1900.
 These make the total movement for the 900 days from September 1 to date, 9.696,- GOT against 952O 366 last year, 9,07l,S44 year before last and S.3S2,SS0 same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 11S,373 against 3S,227 last year, making the total thus far for the season 6,06l, 660 against 56SLl79 last year. an increase of BIT, 4S1.
 Total takings of American mills north and south and Canada thus far for the season have been 3,315,114 against 3,176,- 066. These include 1,S57,4l1 by northern spinners against 1,S745S1.
 Stocks at the socboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 66,f36 against decrease during the corresponding period last season of 214SS and are now SO,216 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 9.9l1,6S against 9.SS005S for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the week ly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Hester's reports are made up to .-T- fI,A and in 1900 Comparisons to close of cor responding weeks are misleading as to totals to close of this week last year would take in 223 days of the season year before last, 224 days in 1900, and 225 days against only 222 days this year.