The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-18
Weekly Cotton Statement

| Hester's weekly New Orleans Cotton ex- change statement, issued before the close | of business today, shows an increase in the movement into sight compared with 1 the seven days ending this date last year | in round figures, 5000, a decrease under l the same days year before last Of S.0D and a decrease under the same time In | 1908 of 5000.
 | For the r days of February the totals | show an increase over last year of b7,000, | a decrease under the same period year before last of 172,0O0 and decrease un- der the same time in 1908 of 75.0oo. | For the ITO days of the season that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the ITO days of last year 1,604,000, behind the same l days year before last S41, 900 and ahead of | 1868 by 1,172000.
 | The amount brought into sight dur 1 ing the past week has been 220,195 bales, | against 161 GOA for the seven days ending | this date last year. 1903 year before last and 223,410 same time in 1906 and for the 1T days of February it has been 54s.o26, against 3S0,979 last year. 7l9,S94 year be- fore last and e23,s77 same time in 1908. | The movement since September 1 shows receipts at all United States ports 7,479,- | 096 against 5,929,245 last year, .23S year before last and 6,692, ,SS5 same time in 1908. | Overland across the Mississippi Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 711,621, against 600,141 last year. S90S29 year before last and ,93o same | time in 1908; interior stocks in excess oe | those held at the close of the commer- cial year. 516,s94, against 575 151 last year, 652,4 ,425 year before last and 391.512 same | time in 1908; southern mills takings, l. l S2l, ,O00, against 1319.S56 last year, 1,S55.s55 l year before last and 1,3l0,399 same time Tn | 1908.
 l These make the total movement for the ITO days of the season from Sep tember l to date 1o,02S,611, against S,424,393 last year. 10,869,451 year be- fore last and S,S56,731 same time in l1908.
 Foreign exports for the week have been 161.515, against 103,353 last year, making the total thus far for the sea- son 5,939.S06 against 4,420,24S last year, an increase of 1,519,55S.
 I Northern mills takings and Canada lduring the past seven days show an increase of 2.S1S as compared with the corresponding period last year. and their total takings since September 1 have decreased TIT. The total takings of American mills. north, south and Canada, thus far for the season have been 2S3I,110 against 2,93S,643 last year. These include 1,59S,122by north ern spinners against 1,59S,S39. | Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading southern interior centers have decreased during the week 7410l bales against a decrease during the corresponding period last season of 43,359, and are now Sl,o54 larger than at this date in 1910.
 | Including stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop 1 and the number of bales brought into sight thus for from the new crop, the supply to date Is 10,276,573 against lS,6767O9 for the same period last year.
 Worlds Visible Supply l New Orleans February 17.-Secre- tary Hesters' statement of the worlds visible supply of cotton made up from special cable and telegraphic advfceS compares the figures of this week with last week, last year and the year be- fore. It shows a decrease for the week just closed of 130,SS9 against de- crease of 27.165 last year and de- crease of I34O9 year before last.
 The total visible Is 5,o37,4S5 against 5.16S376 last week, 4.666,203 last year. and 5,594,075 year before last. pr tnls the total of American cotton Is 3'S9s'- 4S5 against 4,022,374 last week, 3,270,- 203 last year, and 4,4l9oio year peiore last. and of all other kinds, including Egypt Brazil India, etc, 1,13S,00o' against 1,146,O00 last week, 1,296,ooo last year. and 1,175.000 year before last
 The total worlds visible supply Of cot ton as above shows decrease compared | with last week or loV,ooS' ah iiiSic"So | compared with last year of 371,2S2 ana decrease compared with year before last of 556.590.
 | Of the worlds visible supply Of cot | ton as above there Is now afloat ana held in Great Britain and continental Europe 2,s32,O00 against 2,536,o00 last year and 326.000 year before last in Egypt, 5000 against 195.o00 last year and 10000 year before last; in Egypt | 259 ,OOO against 195.000 last year ana | BIO, 1000 year before last. in India 446,- 900 against 632,O00 last year and 465,- GOO year before last. and in the United States 1.400. 900 against 2,302,000 last year and 1,557,000 year before last
 Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter New York, February 17-(Special.)- Liverpool was sharply higher this morn ing. which was natural after the recent decline. In response to these cables our morket opened at an improvement Of | some 10 points, the advance finally carry | ing July over IA cents.
 Here some western selling and further pressure from the south brought set hack in the market which again gradual