The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-01-09
Hesters Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Press9


New Orleans, La. Jan. S.-Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton exchange state
ment issued today shows for the eight
days of January an increase over last
year of two thousand, and a decrease
under the same period year before last
of 81. 900. a. ~ f~tfss.t
For the 100 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the
same days of last year 10000 and ahead
of the same days year before last 114,000.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 284,141, against
S94,319 for the same seven days ending
last year, and 355, 036 year before last.
The movement since September list
shows receipts at all United States ports
to be 5,4s3,141, against 5,150,591 asst year,
over land across the Mississippi, Ohio
and Potomac Rivers Northern mills and
anada 411,22S, against 1910 last year;
interior stocks in excess of those held at
the close of the commercial year 437 ,070,
against 43O,S4S last year.
The total movement since September
LIST is 1900, 439, against 7,061.817 last year
and 7,0S6, O44 year before last.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1924 against 211 66S last year. making
the total thus far for the season 4.02S,377,
against 3,730,S63 last year. The total
takings of American mills. North and
South and Canada thus far for the sea-
son have been 1,9S5,724, against 2014,946
last wear.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading Southern interior centers
have decreased during the week 98,087
bales. against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season of 1864.
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 7,S6S,23S, against 7,276,S91 for the same
period last year.
Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton issued
today shows the total visible to be $685.
743 against 1902, 719 last week e y;
1884. 1872 last year. OF this the total OF
American cotton is 4.240743. against g.
2Ss,719 last week. and 90 3,16S,S92 last
year, and of all other kinds, incidulng
Egypt. Brazil, India, etc., $4,000, against
$4,000 last week, 100000 last year.
Of the worlds visible supply of cotton
there is now afoat and held in Great
Britain and Continental Europe 2,124,OOO
against 1871 900 last year; in Egypt 2S1,-
600 against $4,000 last year; IN India
1873 600, against 273,O0O last year and in
the United States 1,3S0,OOO, against 1,559,-
coo last year.
go Corrected by Galveston minus cor
rection to date 1880.
(@*) Corrected by Galveston minus cor
rection this week 2,674.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
New York. Jan. S.-For the week end
ing Friday, January Sth, 1904: Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week $50, $50; net receipts at all United
States ports same week last year 269, 10;
total receipts since September 1st, 5-.5s.
026: total receipts to same date last year.
5,2t9,421; exports for the week. 2S0,61S;
exports for same week last year. 227 1884 ;
total exports since September 1st, 1858,
SIS: total exports same date last year,
3.7O3543; stock at all United States ports,
SS.31S; stock at all United States ports
same time last year, 1,065. 727; stock at
all interior towns 477.92S; stock at all
interior towns same time last year. $685.
602 stock at Liverpool same time last year.
GAG 900: stock of American afloat for
Great Britain same time last year, 100000
COTTON RECEIPTS.
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