The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-19
Hester's Cotton Statement.
(By the Associated Prcss.)

(By the Associated Press)
New Orleans, March 1S.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly cotton statement issued to-
day shows for the eighteen days of March
decrease under last year of 125.000. and
4 decrease under the same period year
before last of SO 600. For the six months
and IS DAYS of the season that have elaps-
ed the aggregate is behind the same days
Of last year 100000. and behind the same
days year before last 164, 900.
! The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 123.115 bales
against Isl 703 for the same seven days
last year. and 1883 year before last.
The movement since September first
shows receipts at All United States ports
to be $3.50, 99s, against 6.S7l 1924 last year
Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and
Potomac Pivers to Northern mills and
Canada S31,724. against 909.859 last year,
interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close of the commercial year 27O,-
$50. against 1S7,737 last year; Southern
mills takings 1927 900, against 1904, 500
last wear.
The total movement since September
first is 9,O23,6S1, against 9,274.022 last
year.
Foreign exports for the week have been
50. 1884, against 161, 1884 last year. making
the total thus far the season 5,O9S,Sl6.
against 5,559.521 last year
The total takings of American mills.
North. South and Canada. thus far for the
season have been 3,219 ,033, against 9,077,-
553 last year.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead
ing Southern interior centers have de-
creased during the week 25,520 bales,
against decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of LOG. $50.
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 9,191, 4S0, against 9,iS9,096 Tor the
same period last wear.
Secretary Hestel's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton issued to-
day shows the total visible to be 9,2Sl ,035,
against 100000 last week, 3,675965 last
year OF this the total of American cot
ton is 2,24S,035, against 1880, 900 last week,
and 2,479 965 last year, and of all other
kinds including Egypt, Brazil. India, etc,
,033, 900, against 1,073000 last week, J.
$4,000 last year
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
there is now afioat and held in Great
Britain and continental Europe 1,761 900,
against $4,000 last year; in Egypt 235-
000 against 14S,000 last year. in India
1896 900. against 729, 900 last year; and in
the United states $4,000. against 8i9,
000
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York. March 1S.-The following
are the total net receipts OF cotton at all
ports since September 1st: Galveston, p
225,2O7; New Orleans, 1,7S4,722; Mobile,
12S,14l; Savannah 1,06G, 704 Charleston,
9.413; Wilmington, 318,474; Norfolk.
425, Gao; Baltimore, 23,361 New York, 3D.
$50; Boston, IS ,299; Newport News, H.
242; Philadelphia, 11,G2z; brunswick, 49,.
1op; Fernandina, 1850; Pensacola, H.,
AZ: Port Arthur, 1906; Port Townsend,
e, 667: San Francisco, 1904; Portland,
Ore, 1000; Ell Paso, LOO; Eagle Pass,
1896; Laredo, 1851; Total, 6,5S9,0S
bales.
MOVEMENT, OF COTTON.
New York, March 18,-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton for
the week ending riday, March IS, were
compiled by the New York Cotton Elk
change:
Weekly Movement
This Year. Last Year.
Pert Receipts ... 65,74G SS,549
Overland to Mills and