The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-31
HE MONTHLY MOVEMENT.
Shows Decrease as Compared Wit
Same Week Last Year

Shows Decrease as Compared With
Same Week Last Year.
New Orleans January 30 Secretary Hos
ter's weekly New orleans cotton exchange
statement, issued today, shows decrease
IN the movement into sight. compared with
the seven days ended this date last yonr.
in round figures Of $4,000 bales. nm Increase
over the same period year before last of
1900 and an Increase over the same time
in 1900 Of 2i.O00.
For the thirty days Of January the totals
show decrease under last year of 5000
bales, an increase over the same period year
before last of 2Gs,OoO ana an Increase over
the same time in 1900 of 81 600
For the 152 days OF the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead OF the t59
days last year 1000 bales, ahead Of the
same time year before last l6O, 900 and
ahend VI 1900 by l,16T, 600
The amount brought Into sigh during the
past week has been 2ta74U bales against
2Iu,IbI Tor the seven days ended this date
last year, III sol year before last aud Pa
Us4 tue same ttme in 1900 and for the thirty
days OF january It has been LII los
against lob, 40 last year. 0l3.1s8 yrur
before last and 90Oo23 the same time ia
1900.
receipts nj all United States ports l.S13.OJg
against 6S3u,22O last year; a.3iO.7il vrar
before last and 4,5lB,OGl the same time in
1900: overland, across the Mississippi
ohio aud Potomac rivers to Northern mlls
and Canada, ~ 10 against T7I.3Sl last
year, $40, 100 year before last antl 9l7,uO4
the same time Ia 1900; interior stocks In
excess Of those held an the cloSc of the com
morciul year SI9.022 bales, Hguiust iSH,3ii
last year, G5Il2 yenr before last aud
3ipNu2 the same time in 1900; Southern
mill tnkinss l,o0l,5 bales. against s9I ,oiS
last year. 40, SD year before last aud a.
j94 the same time In 1900
These make the total movement for the
152 days from September 10 dntc 1881.
900 bales against I,pS2 AGA LAST year. 1913.
80 year before last and 6,SlI, i6l the same
time in 1900.
Foreign exports for the week have been
22j,l4S bales, against 239. 2lO last year
making the total thus far for the season
1851 ,s33, against 4,5iT,Uss last year de.
crease of 1880.
Northern min takluGs and Conadu during
the past seven days show n deCreusc uf
IoS2 bales as compared with the corrc-
spending period LAST year aud their total
tukings since September ! have decreased
80. 800.
The total tukiugs N American mills
North, South ana Canada thus far for tho
season have boon 2.tOG.I5U bales. against
2,20A 42O last year These hvtudc 3Ip, 80
by Northern spiuucr> against 1.3s6261
stocks ~ the Scaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior Ceutcrs
have decreased during the week Su.p73
bales, against a decrease during the CORE
SpOndiug period last season Of 10 217 bales
and are now 4112l smaller than at luis
date In 1900.
intending stocks LEFT over At ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number OF bales brought into sight thus fur
for tho new crop, HE supply Ia date IL
sl99,7s0 bales against s.3i2,1Jl for the
same period last year
1t must be remembered that the weekly.
monthly and seasons comparison in Sccrr.
tnry lIcstCrs reports are made up to cor
responding dates last year, year before aud
IN 1900. Comparisons TO the close of the
corresponding weeks are misleading. as to-
tails to close of this week last year would
take in lJS days Of the season, year before
last 1914 days au1 in 1900 40 days, against
lI2 daYs mis- vnHr.