The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-04
SECRETARY TESTERS WEEKLY cor
 TON STATEMENT.


 New Orleans. March 3.--Secretary He's ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement. issued before the close of busi- ness today shows an increase in the move. ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 72000. an increase over the same days year before last of B, 900 and an in crease over 'he same time in 1902 of 23, 900.
 For the three days of March the totals an increase over the same period year be- fore last of 26.ooo. and an increase over the same time in 1se4 of 45,Ooo.
 For the 1S4 days of the season that have days of tfear 9o6. 900. ahead of the same days year before last so3. .ooo, and ahead of 1902 by s7e.o00.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 225.52s bales. against i6o.Ss6 for the seven days ending this date SGT same time in 1902; and. for the three days of March It has been s2.11s, against e2's5s last year. e5.s54 year before last and 4e:s22 same time in 1902.
 The movement since Sept. lst shows rs ceipts at all United States ports 715I,1I4. against 6,4e2,s26 iast year. e.597, 500 year Overland across the Mississippi Ohio ana Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Can: sda @ 7ll.e7s. against 7s4.7o5 last year. s5s- 800 year before last and 9o2s35 same tim. Tn lS02; Interior stocks in excess Of those nelo at the close of the commercial year SiS,ses. against 2ss li5 last year. ssS.74s 1902; Southern mills takings 1SiS.Ooo. against 1.32HS59 last year, l2l5i7a vnar before last and 1,os5.o17 same time in 1902
 These make the total for the Is4 days of the season from Sept. 1st to date e,697,6sl against s.7sl.5O4 last year. s,ss5,0l4 wear hefore last and s.s21.Is7 same time in iSoe.
 Forsisn exports for the week have been i5o.b12. against lio,21o last year, making the total thus far for the season 5753a5s against 4,ssi.o5S last year. an increase of
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur. ing the past seven days show a decrease of l6,47s as compared with she corresponding since Sept. 1st have decreased 229,61i Tie total total tskings of American mills, North, have been 2,sss, sso. against 3oss. los Isst year. These include 1,52s.477 by Northern spinners. against l,75s,oss.
 ing Southern interior centres have de- creased during the week 17,s44 bales, against decrease during the correspond. ing period last season of s2s77 and are now s9s.5ss greater than at this date in 1904.
 Including stocks left over at ports and in. number of bales brought into sight thus far from the new crop. the supply to date is s.S5s.e2s, against S,s5s.sOs for the same period last year.
 LOvENAN CO.'S COTTON LETTER.
 (By Private Wire from F. & B. Beer.)
 New Orleans. March S.--The market was dull and featureless today except for the steadiness displayed in the face of the heavy weeks insight 25.0OO against 154.0Q0 last range of seven points. but generally above last nights closing of '. Is. at which level May opened and fluctuated between Tf5 and 7.22. finally closing at 7.2I9722 The movement at inland towns for the week was exceptionally heavy for this period of the year, 30 counted towns showing receipts of 12S.oo0 compared with 7e.000 one year ago and si,0oo year before last. and stocks at sthe same points oply lost 5000 bales. crease of 24.oo0 year before last; today s holdings standing ct 572,0oo last year ses.- 600. year before last 2ea.ooo Weather con