The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-12
Hester,s Weekly Statement.

New Orleans, March 11.-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
 statement issued before the close of busi-
 ness today shows decreae in the move-
 ment into sight compared with the seven
 days ending this date last year in round
 figures of 1000 bales a decreae under the
 same days year before last of 64,0O0 and a
 decrease under the same time in 1900 of
 57,0OO
 For the eleven days of March the totals
 show a decrease under last year of 9S,00O
 decrease under the same period year before last of 69,0OO and decl ease under i, , the same time. 19oi of 4s,0O0
 For the six months and eleven days of the season that have elapsed the aggre-
 gate is behind the six months and eleven
 days of last year 24O,o00 behind the same
 days year before last 156,OOO and ahead of 1901 by 415,000.
 The amount brought into sight during
 the past week has been 1O8,657 bales against 1sS, ,106 for the seven days ending
 this date last year. 173OS7 year before last 5,631 same time in 1901; and, for the eleven days of March it has been 195,001 against 292, ,959 last year. 263,57S year before last and 23S, 425 same time in 1901. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 652S
 12a against 6770,575 last year, 6,eGO, 342 year before last and 6066,256 same time
 In 1901 Overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada 784.I5S, against sS9 290 last year, 9fb,626 year before last and 913110 same time in 1901; interior stocks in ex- hal af aI1 commercial year 2S1.asS. against 19s ,o93 last year, 9O2,605 year before last and 559, PIT
 same time in 1901; southern mills taking 1,2s70oo. against 1.264,359 last year. 1129,- 57o year before last and 92s,OOO same time in 1901.
 These make the total movement for the
 six months and eleven days of the sea-
 son from September to date, S,Ss1, ,S65
 against 9,lzz,3l9 last year, 9,038, 143 year be- lore last and Ss66,644 same time in 1901 Foreign exports for the week have been
 44.31S against 1s41s6 last year. making
 the total thus far for the season 5,03s. .s32.
 against 5,39S,137 last year, a decrease of
 359 305.
 Northern mills talxings and Canada dur
 ing the past seven days show decrease
 of 1882. as compared with the correspond
 ing period last year, and their total talk ings since September 1 have increased S1.- ooc ic tOedi Oi AmtTlcdH fnlH5J
 north, south and Canada. thus far for the
 season have been 3111,6S1. against 2,9s0,-
 SIT last year. These include 77s47 by northern spinners, against 1,696,5ls. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers
 h ave decreased during the week 33,s62
 bales. against a decrease during the cor responding period last season of 97.169. and are now S6, 92S more than at this date in 1903.
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop. the supply to date Is eo4e. .664. against s,s37,39l for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year. year be- fore and in 1901. and not to close of cor responding weeks. For instance, March Ii