The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-07
Hester,s Weeklv Cotton Statement.

l New Orleans April 6.-Seeretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans cotton exchange statement issued before the elose of bnsi- ness today shows a decrease in the move ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 112.000. an increase over the same days year before last of 66,000 and an increase oyer the same time in 1903 of 270O0.
 For the six days of April the totals show a decrease under last year of 96000, an increase over the same period year before last of 53,000 and an increase over the same time in 1909 of S7,0oo
 For the 21S days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 21S ! days of last year 1,SSS,oOo, ahead of the same days year before last 1Ss,000, and be- hind 1903 by 163,000
 The amount brought into sight the past week has been .14O, TIA bales. against 252,- 96S for the seven days ending this date last year. 75,054 year before last, and 11S,- 761 same time in 19O3 and, for the six days of April 1t has been 111,252, against 207, ,605 last year. 57.7S9 year before last and 74,744 same time in 1903
 The movement since September l shows receipts at all United States ports 6S0S,S ,S50, against [, ,990, ,236 last year. 6,743,0S6 year be- fore last and 7,109, 49l same time in 1903. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Can ada 755 A1. against S5O,O22 last year, SI6.- O24 year before last and 959, 2an same tune in 1903. interior stocks in excess or those held at the close of the commercial year. 344 4079 against 4s6, 15S last year, 2l9,249 year before last and 132,974 same time in 1903; southern mills takings 1,o44,OOO. against 1, ,511, ,425 last year, 1,425,dl5 year before last and 1,4l27l4 same time in l9Oo.
 Frt.. aIta laA fnf nlnVpnRnt o1S days of the season from September to date, 9,451, $40, against 1O,S3s.S4l last year. 9263g74 year before last and 96l4,- 40 same time in 1903.
 ForeI.n exports for the week have been 1e1 13O, against 177,SSO last year, making the total thus far for the season, S,21LOlo against 6471,147 last year decrease of ], ,2oS,6 n,,tts ,,,n,nys ana canada dur Ing the past seven days show decrease of 2o070, as compared with the cores bonding period last year, and ther total talxinrs since September have increased 13s. TT. The total taklngs of Americal mills, north south and Canada, thus far for inc season have been 3,503,0SS, against 5,- 31s84O last year. These include l'slo HE bv northern spinners against l.U9o42.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have uecIeHseu uhilhh lh'
 bales, against an increase during the cor responding period last season of 25,3jS and are now 16,647 less than at this date in 1905.
 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,s9s.171. against 11,0Ol sos for the same period last year
 It must be remembered that the weekly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year, year before and in 1903, and not to close of cores bonding weeks For instance, April this year compares with April in the three nreNinuS Xears.