The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-18
SECRETARY HEsTER,s wEEKLY

NNW OEltdnhs fJufy tt.-SecTet8ry hester 2 weekly New orleans Cotton Exchange state ment issued before the close of business | today shows an increase in the movement ending this date last year in round fig ures of 22,000. an increase over the same 1! days year before last of 6o,000 and a de- ss. 900.
 For the seventeen days of July the to- sais eon show an increase ever last year of IT, before last of 42.0O0 and a decrease under the same time in 1905 of 6s.e00. For the 321 days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is behind the 32i days of last year 2.0le.000. ahead of the same days year before last 4a1. 600 and be-
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 42,s31 bales, against 21.1ss for the seven days ending and HOPES the same time in 1905: and. for the seventeen days of July 1t has been 1ss,s42, against 6T.ss1 last year. SC, 4s7 year 1905.
 The movement since September Ist shows assin"t s7sooss @ % lsst ysar cTis 2.aT before last and s.77s.2 26S the same time in 1905 Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac, rivers to northern mills and l Canada so4.51o. against 1,2ls,s7s last year. | sT2.9l1 year before last and 1.07S2 21s the same time in 1905; interior stocks in ex- cess of those held at the close of the commercial year e0,5sS. against 1s, ,ses last year. s7,bI5 year before last and iOf, ose the IahlnAk 2,12s eo0. against 2.27o.s s55 last year. z,147,- 3ss year before last and 1.sso.osS the same time in 1905.
 These make the toaI movement for the 5si days of the season from September 1st to date 1llz7SS23, against 13,294.525 last year los7T.4ii year before last and I2,s43.- 662 the same time in 1905.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 2s.774. against 20.2s4 last year. making the total thus far for the season 7.24s, s,733. against s.2ss,2sl last year. decrease of 1,04s.4ss
 Northern mills takinEs and Canada dur of lo5ss, as compared with the core ore takings since September 1st have decreased es5. 2e3. The toal tal<inga of American miils north south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 4.oos,sse against s4c sy northern sn,nners ssanst s,s sas
 Stocks at the seaboard and tho 20 leading Southern interior centers have decreased crease during the corresponding period last season of 35,bsS and are now 65,341 smaller than at this date in 1907.
 interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought Into sight thus far o % ssainse for t1 1hs eass ss IS period last year.
 COTTON STATISTICS.
 New York, July 1.-The following statis- tics on the movement of cotton for the wek ending Friday. July II. were compiled
 
 Weekly Movement.
 This year Last year o%erlass oSss ssrsiP5' so Min: and '6'o0' 10''sl southern nsq1, Mn. TaEinss i"'i'0 s''is
 testimateD ...: sOoOO
 towns .... ...... 11.52s 221ss Brought into sight for
 the week 2ssss aAsss
 Total Crop Movement. Port Receipts ..s :. .s,zss.7s1 s;ss5,5Oo overland to Mills and '9''''' southern Min Takin9s 'i''i0A i'1'''S''
 (sstimatsdj .... ,.|.Isn.o 900 a.s51, 900 Stock at int. towns in ex-
 cess of Sept. 1..-... ss.sSs I5.o4s Brought into sight thus
 COMPARATIVE COTTON sTArE;IFS;T ;iTS; IF 7
 New York. July 1T.-For the week end ing Friday. July IT:
 Net receipts at all U S. war ports for week ...... 2b.22s IOsA2 Total receipts since Sept.
 ,st.,. list e. ,,.'..'N s'2sS52S s.7ss59s Total exports since Sept.
 stock at all U. s. ports 22s.27s sio,s7s sio,s7S Stock at all Int, towns 149,5ls 1ls.s Stock at Liverpool -. 1,o22, 900 Stock of Ann afloat for
 Ct. Britain .... ...... 12.ooO DRY GOODS New York July 1.-The dry goods mar ket today was generally quiet. Mems wear lines were opened further and high grade staples of a standard character the or derlnR was fair Raw wool markets are quiet Cotton yarns are dull and cotton goods remain very quiet.