The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-18
H.st.r,s Weekly Cotton Statement.

New Orleans. April 17.-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans cotton ex- change statement for the week ending April 18, issued before the close Of ousi- ness today shows a decrease in the move ment into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures s7 coo an increase over the same days year before last of 96,0oo and an increase over the same time in 1903 of 23,0O0.
 For the thirteen days of April the to- tals show a decrease under last year Of 1S3 OO0 and an increase over the same period year before last of 15,00O, and an in- crease over the same time in ls08 or 60,000.
 For the 2S days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 225 days of last year 1,475,O00 ahead of the same days year before last, 2S4.00o. and behind 1903 by 13s.OOo.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 1S,464 bales, against 2s5,521 for the seven days end ing this date, April 13, last year. 52'S2s year before last and 125,0S5 the same time in 1908; and, for the thirteen days of April IL has been 2es,7ls, against +9,126 last year, 1l0,O6S year before last and 199S S29 the same time In 1905
 The movement since September l shows receipis at all United States ports, 6.e23- 949 against S170.473 last year, 6'62, '2s year before last and 7,f79,976 same time in 1903 overland across the Misslssippi' Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 77b,H4. against eo1- s3S last year. SS1 ,579 year before last and e7s sSs same time in 1903; interior stocks fl, excess of those held at the close of the commercial year. 314,38l, against 467 123 last year, POI ,032 year before last and l3l 049 same time in 19U3; southern mills talxlngs 1,5S6,0OO, against I,ooo,4zo last year l. 46O963 year before last ana 1451, ,784 same time in lsOS
 These make the total movement for the 925 days of the season from September 1 to April 13 s6O0O14, against ll'Olb.Sb2 last year. s.3l6303 year before last and g. 739 495 same time in 1903.
 Foreign exports for the week have been ao.g4. against 1S0,31e last year. making the total thus far for the season o,zS1, 'os, against 6,e01, ,46S last year, decrease or 1,303,674.
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ine the past seven days show decrease of 4492. as compared with the correspond- ing period last year, and their total tax irgs since September have increased 131 755. The total takings of American mills. north, south and Canada, thus Tar for the season have been 3.5S1, ,S49, against Z. sss. 165 last year. These include l.soZ,SSo by northern eplnhers' asain7.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading southern interior centers have deereased during tho week lO.o1 haIes against an increase during the cor responding period last season or A,Sso. ana are now 5, ,0as smaller than at this date Tn 1905.
 Including stocks left over at ports ana 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 10044. .6a5 against II, ,2s1S29 Tor the same period last year.
 If uust he remembered that the weekly monthly and seasons comparisons in Sec retary Hester's reports are made up to corresponding dates last year. year be- fore and in 1903 and not to close Of core sponding weeks. For instance, April lS this year compares with April Is in the thre eprevious years.