The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-10
Hester's Weekly Statement.


New Orleans, June 9.-Secretary Hes
ters weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change 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 year
in round figures, $1,000, an increase over
the same days year before last of $4,000,
and increase over the same time in
1902 of $4,000.
For the nine days of June the totals
show an increase over last year of 10000,
an increase over the same period year
before last of $4,000, and an increase over
the same time in 1902 of 11S,oO0.
For the 2S2 days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the
2S2 days last year, 1859 900; ahead the
same days year before last, 2,O77,0O0, and
ahead of 1902 by 2,3S1,0OO.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 1913, 100 bales,
against 29,137 for the seven days ending
this date last year, 1880 year before last
and 80, 1855 same date in 1902.
The movement since September 1 shows
at the United States ports, 9352, 313
against 7022,1S3 last year, 7,614,S6l year
before last, and 7,4O6,S90 same time in
1902. Overland across the Mississippi
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
mills and Canada 1,026, 400, against 902,-
Batteries: Taylor and Warner; Sparks
$3.50 last year, S,194 year before last
and ,532 same time in 1902; interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year. 1878,
against 109 1856 last year, 7674 year before
last and 9641 same time in 1902; southern
mills takings, 1,s44OOO, against 1851, 7ls
last year. 1,733764 year before last and
1888, 623 same time in 1902.
These make the total movement for the
2S2 days of the season from September
to date 12,421,432, against 9732,526 last year,
10, 41S,493 the year before last and lO,O40,6sl
same time in 1902
Foreign exports for the week have been
1871, 6S2 against 33,1S7 last year, making
the total thus far for the season 1881, l65,
against 5,731,6O1 last year, an increase of
2,100164.
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show an increase
of 1865 as compared with the CORE
spending period last year, and their total
takings since September have Increased
1O2.201 The total takings of American
mills. north, south and Canada, thus far
for the season have been 1900, 49, against
3,793,931 last year. These include 2,l20, 2S2
by northern spinners, against 2OlS,O9l.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty
nine leading southern interior eenters
have decreased during the week 124,97S
bales, against decrease during the cor
responding period last season of 5l2iS'
and are now 354,263 greater than at ihis
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
far from the new crop the supply to date
is 12,5S3,419, against 99O0'S25 for the same
period last year
1t must be remembered that the weekly.
monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec
rotary Hester's reports are made up to
corresponding dates last year, year be-
fore and in 1902, and not to close of corre-
spending weeks. For instance. June 9,
this year, compares with June in the
three previous years.