The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-19

ters weekly New Orleans cotton exchange
statement issued before the close of bus
mess today shows a decrease in the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last yeear in
round figures 10000 an increase over
the same days year before last OF 66'OOO
and an increase over the same time in
1903 of 81 900
For the eighteen days of May the to-
tails show decrease under last year Of
10000. an increase over the same pc
riod year before last of $4,000 and an
increase over the same time in 1903 of
$1,000
For the 200 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind the
26O days of last year, 17S7.00O, ahead OF
the same days year before last, 5SS'OOO,
and behind 1903 by $1,000
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 11l,S55 bales.
against Isl sos for the seven days end
ing this date last year. 1865 year before
last and 91,1S2 same time In 1903; and
for the eighteen days of May 1t has
been 2s9. 1872, against ,425 last year, ILL.,
49i year before last and poo 426 same time
In 1903.
The movement since September I shows
receipts at all United States ports, 7,3i5,-
COL, against 1888, $40 last year, $3.50 445 year
before last and 751S, 75b same time in 1903.
Overland across the Mississippi, ONO ana
Potomac rivers to northern mills and can
ada. SOL ,9N against &539S last year, $780,
b5i year before last and 1,036054 same time
in 1903; interior stocks in excess of those
held at the close of the commercial year,
1893 SIS, against 300. $50 last year. l44,S6l year
before last and 1924 same time In 1903;
southern mills taklngs, 49,, 900, against l.
74O,376 last year, 1,6l4436 year before last
and / 1874 4g9 same time In 1903.
These make the total movement for the
26O days of the season from September l
to date TO- 1920 against II, 979.S73 last year,
96O5, 316 year before last and O,24,549 same
time In 1903.
Foreign exports for the week have been
SC. 054 against 147 ITO last year, making the
total thus far for the season 5S22,S13.
against 7,3SOS19 last year, decrease OF
1,558,446.
Northern mills takngs and Canada dur
ing the past seven days show a decrease
of 14,s17 as compared with the correspond
Ing period last year, and their total TAX
ings since September | have increased "
225 The total talSings of American mills
north. south and Canada, thus far for the
season have been 3975,O63, against 3Sob,2sS
last year. These include 21S3.H7 by north
ern spinners, against FOB, Az.
stocks at the seaboard and the % lead
ing southern interior centers nave DE-
creased during the week o'l2S paies'
against q decrease during the correspond
ing period last season OF 69,711, and are
now $500 smaller than at this date In
1905.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop ana the
number of bales brought into sight mus
far from the new crop, the supply to date
is 10. 637. 633, against 12,1HS4O for the same
period last year. ,-,..
II must be remembered that the weekly
monthly and seasons comparisons In Hes
ter's reports are made UP to correspond
ing dates last year, year before last anu
&, 1ooa For instance. May Is this year
compares with May IS in the three pre-
vious years