The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-11
Hester's Weekly Statement.

New Orleans, March 10-Secretary Hes- ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement, issued before the close of business today shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last yea, in round figures 112,000 an increase over the same days year before last of 39,000, and an increase over the same time in 1902 of 5l 900.
 For the ten days of March the totals show an increase over last year of 142,00O, an increase over the same period year before last of 65,O00 and an increase over the same time in 1902 of 97,OOO.
 For the 19l days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the l9l days of last year 1,0lS,00O, ahead of the same days year before last S42,O00 and ahead of 1902 by 92S000.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 226OS2 bales, against 114,159 bales for the seven days erding this date last year, 1S7.17 year before last and FASH for the same time in 1902; and for the ten days of March it has been 31S,195 bales, against 176,47 last year, 252,S01 year before last and 221, AS for the same time in 1902.
 The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports of T. 3l4,S06 bales, against 6521,035 last year, G,747, ,097 year before last and 6,6S7,336 for the same time in 1902.
 Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 737,73S bales, against S2l,7SO last year, S7S,755 year before last and 9S2,045 for the same time in 1902.
 Interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 509,99 bales, against 2Sl.9SS last year, 19S.- 095 year before last and 3O2, ,605 for the same time in 1902.
 Southern mills takings, 1.361, ,0OO bales, against 1,2S0,s60 last year, 1,25S.2l4 year belore last and 1,l24,0l9 for the same time ir 1902.
 These make the total movement for the 191 days of the season from September 1 to date 9.993, l43, against S,095 663 last year. ,161 year before last and S995,99s same time in 1902.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 131 ,629 against 42,051 last year. making the total thus far for the season 5.sS7071, against 5,03S,1o9 last year. an increase of S53. 962
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show decrease of BOSS as compared with the correspond ing period last year, and their total talk ings since September have decreased 234 699 The total takings of American Mills. north. south and Canada. thus far for the season have been 2952,f2S, against 3,1299 970 last year. These include 1,56s. 207 by northern spinners, against l. SOP. .906
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 10G92 bales, against a decrease during the correspond- ing period last season of A.75l and are now s13,662 greater than at this date in 1904
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus for from the new crop. the supply to date Is 1,Os5,7 against 9,073.462 for the same period last year.
 It must be remembered that the week. ly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secreta.y y Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year. year be- fore and in 1902. and not to close of cor responding weeks. For instance March 10 this year compares with March 10 in the three previous seasons.