Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-07
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. WEEKLY COTTON STATISTICS. .
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Secretary Hesters weekly New Orleans
COTTON exchange statement OF the move
ment of cotton. issued before the close of
business Friday, shows an increase in the
movement into sight compared with the
seven days ending this date last year IN
round numbers $4,000 bales, an increase
over the same days year before last OF
$1,000 and an increase over the same time
in 1903 Of 80 600.
For the ninety seven days Of the season
that have elapsed the aggregate is ahead
OF the ninety-Seven days of last year,
149, coo ahead of the same days year be-
fore last l,l79,000, and ahead Of 1909 by
LIE. 600.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 643,471 bales,
against 607,6S9 for the seven days ending
this date last year SOC. ~ year before last
and 332,97S same time in 1903.
The movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports 5.87l,-
li3, against 5,7266 500 last year, All, 669
year before last and 4,356,4l4 same time
in 1909. Overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern mills
and Canada 800, 491, against 35S,576 last
099 same time in 1909; interior stocks in
excess of those held at the close OF the
commercial year 3,413, against 769,OSl
633,S7 same time in 1909; Southern mills
takiugs 924 900, against 791 DOL last year,
l4fl4b year before last and 78b,3o0 same
time in 1903
These make the total movement for the
September i to date 7,794,OOO, against
1915, 557 last year, 6,615,42 year before
last and 6,077,717 same time in 1903.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1884. against 311, $40 last year, making
the total thus far for the season 4,196, 3l4,
against 4,O02,2l0 last year, an increase OF
194,104.
Northern mill takings and Canada dur
ing the seven days show an increase of
1899, as compared with the corresponding
period last year, and their total taktngs
since September / have increased 5,125.
The total takings Of American mills,
North, South and Canada, thus far for the
season have been 1,S74,936, against 1,732-
57f last year These include 936,77S by
Northern spinners, against 931,653.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20 lead
ing Southern centers have increased dur
ing the week 1913, 706 bales, against an In
crease during the corresponding period
last season of 1871, 489 and are now l09,9ll
smaller than at this date in 1911.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far from the new crop the supply to date
is S,15s. 100, against 7932,331 for the same
Testers Worlds Visible Supply.
Secretary. Testers statement OF the
worlds visible supply of cotton, made up
vices, compares the figures of the week
with last week, last year and the year
before. 1t shows an increase for the week
just closed of 1872, 418, against an Increase
BAT 049 year before last.
The total visible is 5,73S,934 against
$3.50, SIC last week, 4,S77, TAB last year and
1916, 1868 year before last OF this, the to-
tai of American cotton is 4811 1874, against
667, 516 last week, 4,230743 last year and
2.756,263 year before last, and of all other
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc,
927 600, against 919, 600 last week, 647,-
600 last year and 890, 900 year before last
The total worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above, shows an increase compared
with last week of 1852, 41S. an increase
compared with last year of 1851, l9l, and
an increase compared with year before
last of 1,092,671.
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
as above there is now ailoat and held In
Great Britain and continental Europe
8,039, 600, against 2216,000 last year and
2,343, 900 year before last; in Egypt, 2SS,-
600, against $4,000 last year and 1853, 1000
222, 900 last year and 241 900 year before
last, and in the United States 2,08S,O0O,
against 2.247. 900 last year and l,799,OOO
year before last.
Spinners' TakIngs.
Secretary Hester gives the taking of
the world as follows, in round numbers:
This week 499, 900 this year, against
ass 600 last year and $50 900 year before
last.
Total since September l, this year,
1884, 900, against 4,264,OO last year and
3,678 600 the year before.
OF this, Northern spinnerS and Canada
took 937 900 bales this year, against $780,
coo last year and 100000 bales the year
before; Southern spinners 93S,00O, against
sol 900 last year and 1850, 600 the year be-
fore, and foreign spinners 2,45S 600,
against 2531 900 last year and l.922,OOO
the year before.