The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-06
RESTER's COTTON STATEMENT.
Crop Brought Into Sight so Far
This Season l37 ,049 Bales More
Than Last Season at the Same
Date.

New Orleans, Jan. 4.-Secretary
Testers Cotton Exchange statement,
issued today, shows the total for De-
cember to be 1875, 833 bales, against
1,671, 125 last year.
The movement from the 1st of
September to the close of December,
inclusive, shows receipts at all United
States delivery points, 5.216, 1859 bales.
against 4,891,39 last year; overland,
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Poto-
mac rivers, to Northern mills and
Canada, 800, 1853 bales, against 549,-
04O last year; Southern mill takings,
exclusive of the quantity consumed at
Southern outports, $4,000 bales,
against 82O, 500 last year, and interior
stocks in excess Of those held at the
commencement of the season All, ,929
bales, against 469, 881 last year.
These make the total amount of the
cotton crop brought into sight during
the four months, ending with the close
of December, 6. 1857, 1855 bales, against
6, 730, 8l7 last year.
Foreign exports for the four months
of the season have been 8, 739, 118 bales,
showing an increase over last season
of 273. 739.
Stocks at the seaboard and the
twenty nine leading Southern interior
markets at the close of December we're
1,471, 927 bales, against 1,6l6, 957 the
same date last year.
Including port and interior towns
stocks left over from the previous sea-
son and the number Of bales Of the
current crop brought into sight dur
ing the four months, the supply has
been 7,035, 665 bales, against 6,A5, 891
last year.
In addition to the monthly figures
Secretary Hester issued today a state
ment Of the weekly movement for the
seven days ending January l, inclu-
sive, showing total brought into sight
this year to be 1884, ,229 bales, against
332, S53 for the seven days ending JAN
uary l last year.
LIMP MARKET IN NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans, Jan. 4.-The cotton
market opened weak and from 80 to 81
points lower than the close of Thurs
day. During the morning the tone was
feverisn and prices were held down
from any wide reactions by food of
S0ll1uS OI0ClS. GNO4Il . OSGluooO Va LIZ :
25O, 600 bales was generally laughed
at Brown was the only aggressive
supporter of the market. There was
nothing doing in the spot market
The inquiry was limited and there
were absolutely no offerings from the
country. Late in the morning March
was 26 points lower than the close of
Thursday. at 13. 1S; May was 3S points
lower, at 49, 47, and July was 38 points
lower, at 1857.
VISIBLE SUPPLY OF COTTON.
New Orleans, Jan 4.-Secretary
Hester's statement Of the worlds visi-
BILE supply of cotton, issued today,
shows the total to be 3,902,718 bales,
against 3, SS9. 853 last week and 8, SS2, :
5S2 last year. Of this the total of
American cotton is 3,289. 719 bales,
against 5, 2s5, S53 last week and 3, 207. :
5S2 last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc,
GA, ,000 bales, against 6O4, 01O last week
and 675, 900 last year.
Of the worlds visible supply of cot
ton there is now ahoat and held in
Great Britain and Continental Eurpe
2,024, OOJ bales, against 1889, COO last
year; in Egypt, 2l4, bales, against
189, coo last year; in India, $4,000
bales, against $3.50 last year, and
in the United States 1,480, GOO bales,
against 1,6l3, 600 last year.