The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-24
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement.

New Orleans March 23.-Secretary Hes ter's weekly New Orleans Cotton Ex- change statement issued before the close of business today shows a decrease in the movement into sight compared with the seven days ending this date last year in round figures 100000, an increase over the same days year before last of 340oo. and an increase over the same time in 1903 of 21 900.
 For the 23 days of March the totals show decrease under last year of 249- eco, an increase over the same period year before last of 100000, and decrease over the same time in 1908 of 10000.
 For the 2O4 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 204 days of last year 1,175-0OO, ahead the same days year before last 5S,OO0 and be- hind 1903 by Fl, ,000
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 142,429 bales. against 242,o63 for the days ending this date last year. 10S.1S6 year before last and 121,577 same time in 1908; and, for the 2s days of March 1t has been 492. .779. against 741,91S last year, SSSS60 year be- fore last and 513,027 same time In 1903.
 The movement since September 1st shows receipts at all United States ports 6591o10. against 7.6Os, 402 last year. 66S9.- 6S1 year before last and 6,923.s11 same time in 1903 Overland across the Mssis- sippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to north ern mills and Canada 714,617, against 796,- 2S0 last year. S79,43S year before last and 924,133 same time In 1908: interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year 402,SS9, against 506.- 701 last year. 25S, 461 year before last and 16O 73S same time in 1908; southern mills takngs 14530O0, against 1,435.2S3 last year 1,SS5,57O year before last and 133S,- 699 same time in 1903.
 These make the total movement for the 204 days of the season from September l
 to date 9,171,516, against 10,S46,665 last year. 9113,106 year before last and 9,342,3S7 same time In 1903
 Foreign exports fo rthe week have been 101,5S2 against 164,477 last year, making the total thus far the season 4,97l ,5S against 6,l60iS4 last year a decrease of 1,1SS. .946.
 Northern mills talxings and Canada dur ing the past days show a decrease of F, 422 as compared with the correspond ing period last year. and their total talk ings since September l have increased 1S1, ,2S2. The total takings of American mills, north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 3.340, ,915. against 3.122,142 last year. These include 1,s42- TAI by northern spinners against 1862. .459 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing southern interior centers have de- creased during the week 36,S69 bales, against a decrease during the correspond ing period last season of 12O04 and are now 97.193 greater 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 9,616,047, against 10,50S. .6S3 for the
 same period last year
 It must be remembered that the week ly, monthly and seasons comparisons in Secretary Hester's reports are made up
 to corresponding dates last year, year be- fore, and in 1903. and not to close of cor responding weeks. For instance March g this year compares with March 23 in the three previous years.