The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-04-05
Hester,s monthly Statement.

New Orleans, April 4-Secretary LES
ter's New Orleans cotton exchange state
ment issued today covers the monthly
movement to the close OF March. Com
pared with last year, it shows decrease
for the month In round figures of 233,0oo,
compared with year before last, de-
crease of $4,000 and with 1901 decrease
OF 1853, 900.
The total for March was 4769S9 against
TO, BOG last year, 625, 72S year before last,
and SAG, 100 Same time in 1901.
The amount of the crop brought into
sight for the seven months from Septem-
Der to March inclusive, is $4,000 under
last year, 5000 under year before last
and $4,000 UNDER 1901.
The movement from the FIRST of Sep
TENDER to the close of March, inclusive,
shows receipts at all United States ports
6.709 2O3, against 1905, 1872 last year 6'92l :
577 year before last, and &4l9,lzs same
time in 1901; overland across the M1ssls-
sippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to north
ern mills and Canada, 866, go against 9i1,-
158 last year, 9S7, 220 year before last and
942. 1853 same time in 1901, southern mill
talings. exclusive of quantity consumed
at southern outports, l,395,OOo against l.
$4,000 last year. 1921. 256 year before last
and LOO, 532 same time in 1901 ana IN
terror stocks in excess OF those held at
the commencement of the season 235. go
against 1O4, 900 ldht Stdi' @vvs-S" JS~-t
fore last and 507, SOL same time in 1871.
These make the total amount OF the cot
ton crop brought into sight during the
seven months ending with the close OIL
March O. 205, 653 against 9.5O3,666 last year,
O 400 2sS year before last and S,SA,319 same
time in 1901.
Northern spinners took during Marcn
1874. $50 bales, against 1S7,22S last year, ana
14s,303 year before last, increasing their
he IN
against /. SO6 $40 last year and 1S26,955 year
before last This makes their average
weekly taklngs for the season 57,2R
against So, $50 last year, and G0,324 the year
before
Foreign exports for the seven months or
the season have been 5,235,541 bales, show
ing a decrease under last season of ,2SJ,
and a decrease under the same period year
before last of 336543 The decrease In
foreign exports during March compared
with March last year has been 4S3, 2ss,
and compared with the same period year
before last 1856, 80.
Stock at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior markets at
the close Of March were 1862, against
65s, 1873 the same date last year, and 1,103,-
27s the year before.
Including port and interior town stocks
left over from the previous season and
the number of bales of the current crop
brought into sight during the seven
months, the supply has been 1853. 452,
against 1854, 74O last year, and 9,75S,950 the
year before.
Up to the close of March last year
So 93-100 per cent of the cotton crop had
been marketed and for the seven months
in 1902 the percentage of the crop brought
into sight was So 1-100. and for the same
time in 1901 the percentage marketed was
IS 47-1OO.
In addition to the monthly figures.
Secretary Hester issued today state
ment of the weekly movement for the
seven days ending April 1. inclusive. show
ing total brought into sight this year
IS, $50 against 1883 for the seven days
ending April last year. ss,60i year be-