The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-16
Secretary Hester's Worlds Visible Sup
 nlv atafeunent.

hester S. statement Of the WorldS WIS., ible supply, of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advices compares the figures of this week with last week. last year and the year be- fore. It shows an increase for the increase of 2sb.0ls last year and an
 The total visible Is s,12s,52s. against s7sl; an ;oes 9s. last ss week. 2,esI'i4S last year. the total of American cotton is 2.75s.- 529, against 2,359,003 last week, 2.135,- i4S last year and 2.0o0.951 year before last. and of all other kinds. including Egypt, Brazil India. etc. s72,0oo, against s7soqo last week. 54s,ooo last year and 7S7.876 year before last.
 The total worlds. visible supply of compared with last week of s97,52s. an increase compared with last year of 447,SS1, and an increase compared with year before last of 33s,702.
 ton as above, there is now afioat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe 1,S39.000, against 1.420,00O last year and l,52S.000 year before last; in Egypt, S4,000. against 79,000 last year, and SI.ooo year before last; in India, 101,000, against 100000 last year and 340,000 year before last; and in the United States, 1.105,000 against 976,0O0 last year and S4o.o00 year before last. Taking of American Cotton By spin-
 ners Throughout the World.
 New Orleans, Oct. 15.-Secretary aester antsn gives the taking of American world as follows. in round numbers:
 This week 1y4,00O, this year against gS7;ooo last year. 1s1,ooO year before
 Total since Sept. 1 this year. 1.2ss.- 900, against l,177.oOo last year, and l.00S.000 the year before.
 or this. Northern spinners and Can ada ada took 1sS,ooo a, bales this year, the year before; Southern spinners, S0e.o00 against 277.000 last year, and 33f,Oo0 the year before; and foreign spinners. 7s5,000. against 62s.o00 last
 WEEKLY COTTON REVIEW.
 New York, Oct. 15.-Prices of cot oe ton nays advanced under the stimulus Killing frost in half a dozen States nave whipped 1t into greater activity than has been seen for some time. Also exports have been very large this sea- tity brought into sight, counting the quantity on shipboard, and Northern sPinners: who have hitherto been. for tne most part. fdoubting Thomases on the subject of a small crop and i'm, pending nigh prices, have, according to many reports. been more anxious of ssse ss 70 ., Suy TstnRsrats5res as low as SV hV " 0NbEGGSH A4Ft been OTlEkallY reported in. the big Memphis district, and in Alabama there have been CO., p pious rains on top of frost. Bulls ,a tnink such conditions have put the Prank B. Hayne. Eugene Scales and William P. Brown, with various out side interests, including people in the tobacco and metal trades. and a Wal orf-Astoria group. have been buying Many Chicago operators have recently neglected wheat for cotton. Some re- ports are to the effect that ginneries are already closing for lack Of cotton. der the stimulus of a better demand. At Fall River, print cloths have ad- vanced l-S of cent, and some other cotton fabrics have also risen. Yarn have been higher. It Is true, on the other hand, that the receipts at the ports continue heavy. There Is a with prices over SEQ a bale higher than they were year ago. Some advances from the South say that damage by frost has been exaggerated.
 Spot sales in Liverpool haze, on the whole. decreased. Bears insist that consumption will be greatly reduced by existing prices. and that the crop Is being under-estimated and specuia- tion unwisely stimulated. The New York stock is steadily gaining. The short interest here has been largely reduced of late and 1t Is believed that certain operators WnO nave vigorously attacked the market from time to time during the last few months are only awaiting an opportunity to re- peat their tactics Of the past which. for a time, at least. were successful In bringing about sharp downward re- actions. Heavy realizing of profits has taken place. the South is selling heavily as hedge against actual cot ton. Liverpool is selling freely to undo straddles. and as already fntimated some important interests are opposed to an advance, to say nothing of the generality of spinners. But the South is evidently in funds and independent. It has already marke ted about $500, 900 bales of cotton. 1t Is computed and probably got something like t20o 000.- 900 for 1t.
 Three years ago, the cotton crop sold for &716. .O00. 900, and although the pres ent yield Is believed by many to be small. prices have risen to such a point that 1t need occasion little surprise if the yield should sell at well over $700.- 000, 900 this year. The bull side In cot ton Is still the popular one.