The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-06
Weekly Cotton Statement.

New Orleans. February 5.--Secretary Testers 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, 1000 a decrease under the same days year before last of 21 ,00O and an increase over the same time in 1906 of 125,O00.
 For the five days of February the total shows an increase over last year of 6S,OO0, an increase over the same period year before last of 36000 and an increase over the same time in 1906 of 145,oOO
 For the 15S days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the 15S days of last year 195s, 900, ahead of the same days year before last $40 600, and ahead of 1906 by 2,2S5, GOO.
 The amount brought into sight during the past week has been 327, ,703 bales against 32S.670 for the seven days ending this date last year. 34S,71S year before last and 203 HIS same time in 1906; and for the five days of February it has been 271, 40, against 207,957 last year, 235 230 year be- fore last and 6474 same time in 1906
 The movement since September shows receipts at all United States ports 7,653,731, against 6,4O5,166 last year, 7,4SS.139 year before last and 5,7SS,170 same time In 1908. Overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po- tomac rivers to northern mills and Can ada, S22531, against 405,061 last year, 817,033 year before last and 5S3,92S same time in 19O6 interior stocks in excess of those held at the close of the commercial year, 670079, against 403,- 972 last year, 475, ,134 year before last and 53S,73S same time in 1906 southern mills takings, 1,253,O00 against 1.227,- 112 last year, 1,279,167 year before last and 1 ,213,069 same time in 1906.
 These make the total movement for the 15s days of the season from Sep tember l to date 10,399,341, against S,441,311 last year, 0,059,473 year be- fore last and S,114,305 same time in 1906.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 244,1Ss, against 2ss.546 last year, making the total thus far for the sea son 5,949,601, against 5.20s,17S last year, an increase of TAI, ,423.
 Northern mills takings and Canada during the past seven days show an increase of 9114 as compared with the corresponding period last year, and their total takings since September l have increased ITS, ,496. The total talk ings of American mills north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 3.041,903. against 2,243,761 last year. These include 1,774,953 by
 
 Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centers have increased during the week 5406S bales, against a decrease during the cor responding period last season of 76,S34 and are now 351 SO6 greater than at this date in 1908.
 Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus for from the new crop the supply to date is 10,6S0.6SS, against 8,7S9,317 for the same period last year.
 Hubbard Bros. { Co.'s Letter.
 New York, February 5.-Liverpool again declined under the desire to dispose of her stock and it was apparent from the opening that support would be given to our market and slow recovery began, followed by a report of a sale of some 10000 packages of goods to China. This rumor closed the market al the best prices of the day with the local trade looking for a sharp recovery in Liverpool tomor- row of from 8 to points. It is expected that the spinners takngs will be large in the weekly statement as they should include the prompt delivery on the first of the month. Southern markets report the absence of demand for either export or to spinners, but there are no new