The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-28
Heaters Statement.

New Orleans February 27-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton eX- change statement issued before the close 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 27,000 bales, an increase over the same period year be- fore last of 10000 and a decrease under the same time in 1900 of 49,000
 For the twenty-seven days of Feb ruary the total shows an increase over last year of 100000, an increase over the same period year before last of 173OO0 and a decrease under the same time in 1900 by 9000
 For the 1SO days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead of the 1S0 days of last year 11GO0O, ahead of the same time year before last 6570OO and ahead of 1900 by 1,160,000.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 165.S92 against 192 440 for the seven days ending this date last year, 156, 255 year before last and 215,372 same time in 1900. and for the twenty-seven days of February it has been S13 692 against 707614 last year. 640.- DIS year before last and S22,263 same tune in 1900.
 The movement since September shows rceipts at all United States ports 6,574,256 against CAB 131 last year, 5,S3I6S5 year before last and 5522. .466 same time in 1900; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada S45. 335 aginst S7S,32S last year, S92- 64l year before last and 1.032, 00S same time in 1900 interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 25O ,5OO against S69, 457 last year, 599,4 41 year before last, and 256,533 same time in 1900; southern mill takings 1.1S4500 against l. O56 943 last year. SGT 9S9 year before last and 1888 same time in 1900.
 These make the total movement for the 1SO days from September 1 to date S,S54 6S1 against s, .S59 last year. S,l9l9S9 year before last and 7,694. 3SO same time in 1900.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 16S. .6s5 against 141,3T last year, making the total thus far for the season 5,0b6531 against 5102, 976 last year, decrease of 36,445.
 Northern mill talxings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show decrease of 21 .462 compared with the correspond | ing period last year. and their total talk | ngs since September 1 have decreased | 101S. The total takings of American mills | north and south and Canada thus far for | the season have been 2,S23 019 against D. | 703, 431 last year. These include 1,619.955 by northern spinners against 1.6SO.133 l Stocks at the seaboard and the % lead | ing southern interior centers have de-  creased during the week 9571S bales against decrease during the correspond ing period last month of 5S, ,23s and are now 107 ,509 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,O69, 755 against 9,O9s,546 for the same period last year.
 l It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Testers reports are made up to | corresponding dates of last year, year before and in 1902. Comparisons to close of corresponding weeks are misleading as | totals to close of this week last year would take in 1S1 days of the season. year before last 1S2 days, and in 1900 1S3 days | against only 1S0 days this year | Lp-