The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-17

pects at one time were simply wretch ed. Necessarily therefore, in the bot es crG s. s orass ds ana m olar ssedfai At a pre.sns a'sas fSs' tSs plant M ia in the % cndition to pass through the asu; successfully. but Is only strong enough to withstand usual deterioration and weather adversities. The crop Is now n n lts fuiI -fiedged fruiting stage and
 Hester's Weekly Cotton statement.
 New Orleans. July 16.-Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton Exchange statement, issued before the close of business today, shows an in- crease In the movement into sight com pared with the seven days ending this date last year. in round fgurse. 1000. Sefors last of Svs5 s5ooc sad sa%e an a over the same time in 1908 of l1.000.
 For the sixoeen days of July the to- tais show an increase oyer last year period year before last of 2S.0oo. and a decrease under the same time in
 For the SIS days of the season that of the sis days of last year 2.12l.000. ahead of the same days year before last: lo1.ooo. and ahead of 1906 by
 The amount brought into sight dur. ing the past week has been 47,022 bales, against 44,566 for the seven days seang ssneding this date last year. 22,4ss year 1906: and. for S the sss sixteen sy days % of July 1t has been so.454, against 126,011 last year. 62.909 year before last and 91. 1.65S same time in 1906.
 ceipts at ali United eS States sS ports. s.sis,- 149 against S,308. .9s1 last year, 9,7SS,55o year before last, and 7.71S.452 same ms in lsoS Oysrlsnd aeross the to Northern mills and Canada, 1.20s. s.s1s against 804,510 last year. 1.2i6,676 year before last and 972,911 same time in 1906 interior stocks in excess of those 24.4s1 against e0,585 last year, 16.se9 year before last and 42,3s0 same time In 1906; Southern mills takings. 2,311,- 900. against 2,os2.4 42s last year! 2.2672s2 time in 1906.
 These make the total movement for the 319 days of the season from Sept.
 last se Sse sss.S sear ssanst setora vast and 1o,s72.502 same time in 1906.
 ForeigFn exports for the week have been 31,102, against 3S,104 last year, son o'a asanst shns faT sUs sss sst year. an increase of 1,004.646.
 Northern mills takings and Canada during the past seven days show a the corresponding. period last year, and their total takings since Sept. have increased 77s,41e. The total talk 1ngs of American mills, North. South have been 4,ss4400. against 3.9s6.01t last year. These include 2.630,74s by Northern spinners, against i,852.S33.
 Stocks at the seaboard an dLhe twen- ty-nine leading Southern interior cen- ters have decreased during the week 25,1S0 bales, against a decrease dur ing the corresponding period last sea- son of 36.177 and arc now 64,275 larger than at this date in 1908.
 Including stocks left over at interior towns from the last crop and the num- Der of bales brought into sight thus date is I3.e7l.Sos against 11,614.51S for the same period last year.
 SECRETARY TESTERS WORLDS
 VISIBLE SUPPLY STATEMENT. tes of the Sords ysSie as supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the figures of this week with last shows a dscrease % for the week just closed of 170,303 against a decrease of l32.60S last year and decrease of 17z7S0 year before last.
 2.ss2.ses last week. 2.ass,i5S last year and 3,10o,675 year before last. Of this the total of American cotton is 2,0S1,- o66 against 2.220.369 last week, 1.400.- last. and of all other kinds. Including Egypt. Brazil. India, etc.. 711.000 against 742.000, last week sss,046 fast year and 1:23S.o0o year before last
 The total worlds visible supply of cotton as above shows decrease com pared with last week of 17O.s03. an in- crease compared with last year of 525.- s0s. and decrease compared with year before last of 308,609.2
 Of the worlds visible supply of cot ton as above there is now afioat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1,910.000, against 1.362.000 last year and 1,SsS,ooo year before last: in and 3s.000 year before last; in India a64.000 against ,o00 last year and 71e.000 year before last: and in the United States 436.000 against 1000 last year and 441.000 year before last. Taking Of American Cotton By spin-
 nerA Throughout the World.
 New Orleans. uly 16.- Secretary Hes- ter gives the taking of American cot- as follows. in round numbers:
 This week 1S6.000, this year against ,S5:ooO last year. 1es.0oo year before
 Total since September 1, this tyear. 12.29s,0o0, against 11,211, ,0o0 last year, and 12.297,000 the year before.
 or this northern spinners and Cam ada a ,n.t took 2sSI SdS 900 bales this year. 900 the year before: Southern spin ners 2,s54.0n0. against 2,144,00O last year, and 2,3S7.00Q the year before; and doreign spinners f,31s,000. against 7.- before
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