The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-30
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement.

New Orleans, June 29.-Secretary Hes l ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
 statement issued before the close of bus
 mess today shows d decrease In the move | ment into sight compared with seven days | ending this date last year in round | figures. 3S000 an increase over the same | days year before last of IS, GOO and an in- 1 crease over the same time in 1903 of 15,000
 For the twenty-nne days of June the l totals show decrease under last year of 1 POT 600. an increase over the same period year before last of 112,0O0. and an increase | oyer the same time in 1903 of S600O. | For the 3o2 days of the season that have 1 elapsed the aggregate is behind the 302 days of last year POT. 900. ahead the same days year before last S21 00O, and ahead 1903 by 127, 900.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 56,SS3 bales, against 94.543 for the seven days ending this date last year. 20. .223 year before last and Al, ,420 same time in 1903. and for the twenty-nine days of June 1t has been 249 : 637. against 457.0i0 last year, 137, ,421 year before last and 163662 same time in 1903. The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 7,- l 6i7.s7S. against 9.59o511 last year, 7,0s6, ! 62s year before last and 7,660.76O same time in 1903. Overland across the Mssls- l sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to north- ern mills and Canada, 921 ,164, against l. . 056,05l last year, 90S.96O year before last and 1,064 494 same time in 1903: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 7S99S
 against 150,21O last year. S4,141 year be- fore last and a decrease same time in 1903 southern mills takings 1895 900, against 1.923,713 last year, 1.7e2,Ss9 year be- fore last and 1,SO9,756 same time in 19O3
 These make the total movement for the 302 days of the season from Septem- Der to date, 10643, ,040, against 12, 72O, ,4S5 last year, 9,S22,11S year before last and 105l6096 same time in 1903.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 40.163, against 73,514 last year, mak- Ing the total thus far for the season, 6,224,S43, against S,0S9, 500 last year, a de- crease of 1,s64957.
 Northern mills takings and Canada dur ing the past seven days show a decrease of NF as compared with the corres- bonding period last year, and their total takings since September 1 have increased 9i,040. The total tai<ings of American mills, north south and Canada. thus far for the season have been 4329.566, against 414s 454 last year These include. 2.279. COG by northern spnners. against 2,1S5,56G. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty nine leading interior centers have de- creased during the week. 32774 bales against a decrease during the corres- bonding period last season of 3O2O9 and are now 95208 smaller 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 11,O57.571, against 12,- Ss2 452 for the same period last year
 It must be remembered that the week ly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Hesters reports are made up to corresponding dates last year. year before last and in 1903 and not to close of corresponding weeks. For instance, June 29 this year compares with June % in the three previous years.
 Note-Statement of the weekly move ment will now be discontinued for the rest of the season.