The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-09
SECRETARY TESTERS WEEK GnVOFnN lrr A TtrFl

New Orleans. Nov. s.-Secretary Hester s weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange state ment issued before the close of business to- day shows decrease in the movement into sight compared with~the seven days ending this date last year in round figures of 106,- 000 a dercease under the same days year before last of 5000 and a decrease under the same time in 1904 of 71,000.
 For the eight days of November, the to- 14s,000, & decrease under the same period year before last of 67,000, and q decrease under the same time in 1904 of 159. 900.
 For the 69 days of the season that have days of last year 7g3s000,s behind the same days year before last sss.ooo and behind
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 467,345 bales against 573.423 for the seven days ending this date last year. 497,55e year before last and 53s,23S the same time in 1904; and, for the eight days of November 1t has been 522,236. against 66S. s60 last year, 5Ss,SSS year before last and 6so792 same time in 1904.
 The movement since September 1st shows receipts at all United States ports 2,276, IA, against 2,Ss2,720 last year, 2,s23, 4s7 year be- fore last and 3,293, 262 the same time in 1904 Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 91,572. against 14s.s17 last year, 127,319 year before last and 1S2,354 the same time in 1904; interior stocks in ex- cess of those held at the close of the com mercial Eear 1sO,15S, against 324.2e5 last
 
 the aaYna time in 1904; Southern mills ak ings 535, 900. against 53s.42S last year, 631,- s4T4 year before last and 4S7,129 the same
 These make the total movement for the 69 days of the season from September 1st to date 3,211,Ses. against 4,005.S31 last year. 3,S96, 406 year before last and 4,442,456 the same time in 1904.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 17S,672. against, 725.079 last year, making the total thus farFfor the season 1,501, TOO, against i S66.9lO last decrease Of 365,210.
 Northern mills takinzs and Canada dur ing the past seven days show an increase of 1852. as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since September 1st have decreased 74,310 |. The total takings of American mills north. have been sS3, ,106, against s57.627 last year. These include 33s,573 by northern spinners, against 412. 8S3.
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 lead ing Southern interior centers have increased during the week 156,403 bales, against an increase during the corresponding period last season of 1S9,S and are now S03, 495 smaller than at this date in 1906.
 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 3.559,S75, against 4,303, 101 for the same pe- riod last year.
 SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT.
 New Orleans, Nov. S-Secretary Hester s statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and tele- graphic advices compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year before It shows an increase for the week just closed of 235,277, against an in crease of 334,923 last year and an increase of 237. .093 year before last.
 The total visible is 3.371,95si against B. 1366S1 last week 3,6l5,204 last year and 4,06l,41 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,565,0S2, against 2,34s,S S05 last week, 2,s5O,204 last year and s,29S,415 year before last, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc, S06.S7 against 766,S S76 last week. 765,OOO last year and ,0OO year before last.
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 235, PIT, q decrease compared with last year of 243, ,246, and decrease compared with year before last of 6S9'4
 Of the worlds visible supply of cotton at above there Is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1,1bO,OOO against 1,664,O00 last year and 92I, 9Ou year before last; in Egypt 132,00O% against 146 900 last year and 1l3,000 year before last; in India 3O1.OOO, against 32l'OOO last year and 373, 900 year before last: and ir the United States 1.17s.O0O, against l,4S4'' oO9 last year and 1,64s,ooO year before last