The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-05
worlds Visible supply.

New Orleans, February l.-Secretary
Testers statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton made up from special
ca bile and Geographic advices compares
the figures of this week with last week,
last year and the year before. 1t shows
Al decrease for the week just closed OF
1887. against a decrease of $3.50 last
year and an increase of 27,0a1 year before
last
The total visible is 47es. 1871, against,
against 4s96.60S last week, 5,639,45S last
,ear and $50, 447 year before last. OF
this, the total of American cotton is S,524,
81, against 3633.G9S last week, 4,o'i.4oS
asst year and 3,763,571 year before last
and of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil India etc. 100000, against l,2lS,-
00o last week. LOSS coo last year and l,l6o,-
$40 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above shows a decrease compared
with last week of 102.s77, a decrease com
pared with last year of S45,12I and de-
crease compared with year before last OF
l36. nc.
or the worlds visible supply of cotton
as above there is now afioat and held
in Great Britain and continental Europe
2, 625, 900, against 3,225.000 last year ana
2s7e. 600 year before last; in Egypt. 2l3,1o,
against sos, 900 last year and 222oOO year
before last. in India, $4,000, against 4lH@o
last year and 54S 600 year before. last; ana
in the United States 1,372, 600 against ] tAs,-
600 last year and l. ass. 600 year before last
Taking of American Cotton.
New Orleans, February 4.-Secretsry
Hester gives the taking of American cot
ton by spinners throughout the world as
follows, in round numbers:
This week. 1921 600, this year against $685.
900 last year. $4,000 year before last
Total since September l this year sec
04s. 900. against G,S10000 last year and $685.
600 the year before.
or this northern spinners and Canada
took l. 4sS,000 bales this year. against l.
49,, 600 last year and $4,000 the year be-
fore; southern spinners, l,Siooo, against
1, 25S, 900 last year and 1,2400o0 the year
before: and foreign spinners. 1900.
against 3760,000 last year and 3,740,000 the
year before.
.-Exclusive of Savannah, correction TO-
900 bales.
.*-Including Savannah minus correc-
ton since September. 10000 bales.
weekly Cotton Statement.
New Orleans, February 4.-Seoretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton ex-
change statement issued before the close
of business today shows a decrease in
the movement into sight compared with
in round figures 10000; a decrease under
the same days year before last of 100000.
and a decrease under the same time in
1907 of 224.000.
For the four days of February the to-
tai shows a decrease from last year OF
1904 O decrease from the same period
year before last of 1890 and a decrease
from the same time in 1907 of 10000.
For the 157 days of the season that
~1-xx 1,aA .I<z "a 10
157 days of last year 2.270,000: tho same
DAYS wear before last, 2S5 900, and behind
1907 by l,s95,0O0
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been l3l, $50 bales
against $685. 6S for the seven days eding
this date last year, 1871, $50 year before
last and 356,1N same time In 1907; and
for the four days of February 1t has
been 71,773. against 2s,134 LIST year, 1884,
4s4 year before last nd 1886 same time
in 1907.
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports of
5,711 AS against 1884 s51 last year, g. 30s 607
year before last and 1884, sos same time
In 1907. overland across the Mississippi
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
mills and Canada 564,36l. against S225sl
last year, 405.O6i year before last and
ST, 1888 same time In 1907; interior stocks
In excess of those held at the close OF
the commercial year 605,716. against s10,-
07s last year. 40Ss12 year before last and
AIS, 1874 same time in 1907; southern mills
takings l.2l5.ooo, against 1,244. 40 last year,
], go 1888 year before last and Ell, 4S4 same
time in 1907.
These make the total movement for the
157 days OF the season from September l
to date &, 102, 4s3, against 1871, 691 last year.
$685., SSs year before last and ses7,sos same
time In 1907.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1s2s70. against 20,610 last year, making
the total thus far for the season $751;
275, against 5.S2l,olS last year. decrease
lof 1853, IA. sf
Northern mills takings and Canada dur
| ing the past seven days show a dec5earo
l,of 2S,lfeeas compared with the eorrestonee
Ing period last year. and their total tai