Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
Hester's Weekly
Cotton Statistics

Secretary Hester's weekly New Or
leans cotton exchange statement. OF the
movement of cotton. issued before the
close Of business Friday, shows an in
crease in the movement into sight com
pared with the seven days ending this
date last year in round numbers 1000,
an increase over the same period year
before last of 1 400 and an increase over
the same time in 1910 of 5000.
For the eleven days of July the totals
show an increase over last year of l,O0Q.
an increase over the same period year
before last of $4,000 and an increase
over the same time in 1910 of 20 900
For the 3l4 days of the season the
aggregate is behind the 314 days of last
year 2,lS5,00O ahead of the same days
year before last 1858. 600 and ahead of
1910. 3,z65. 600
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been %, p bales
against "a, z93 Tor the seven DAYS end
ing this date last year, l5.l5S year be-
fore last and 23.015 same time in 1919,
ana for the eleven days of July ii has
been 1854. against $3.50 last year,
-3,956 year before last and -6.S40 same
time in 1910.
The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States ports
9,lSl,6 900, against 1883, 52l last year,
S,535,s53 year before last and 1905, 52s
same time in 1910. Overland across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers
10 Northern mills and Canada sos 81,
against 1,241, S24 last year. 926,714 year
before last an sos, 139 same time in 1910;
interior stock in excess of those held It
the close of the commercial year 91,l59.
against 40, 400 last year, 40, 644 year before
last and rs, lO2 same time in 1910. South
ern mill takings 2,637S99 against
2,423,14S last year, 2,16S.016 year before
last and 2,l23,5l5 same time in 1910
These make the total movement for
the Sl4 days If the season from Sep
tember l TO date 10 4341 100, against
fore last and l0,16S8SI same time in
1910
Foreign exports for the week have
been 32,l79, against 30,110 last year.
making the total thus far for the sea-
son S.374,l90 against 10, 292912 last year,
a decrease Of 1.glS.722.
Northern mill takings and Canada
during the past seven days show a de-
crease of 5,6i5. as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and
their total tak!ngs since September 1
have decreased 1884 t54 The total TAX
lngs of American mills, North, South
and Canada, thus far for the season have
been 5,042,297 against 5,179,674 last year.
These include 2,32G,111 by Northern
spinners against 2,7l0,565
Stocks at the seaboard and the %
leading Southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 80, 300 bales,
against an increase during the cor
responding period last season OF 35,529
and are now 1914 smaller than at this
date in 1912
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 1878, 903, against
l5,905,96S for the same period last year.
Worlds Visible SUNNY
The worlds visible supply of cotton
shows decrease for the week just
closed of 1874 ,5o0T against "a decrease Of
PIC. 760 last year and decrease Of 145,-
COS year before last
The total visible is 1904 .926. against
3.22S 426 last week, 2,976,56 last year
and 2,OSI2l4 year before last OF this
the total of American cotton is T4l g26
against 1865, 426 last week, 2,O14 500 last
year and 1,ll3,294 year before last and
of all other kinds, including Egypt Bra
m, India, etc. $4,000, against 1864
600 last week g62 900 last wear and
974 600 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply Of
cotton as above shows a decrease COM
pared with last week of 134 500 an in
crease compared with last year of 49,
35l and an increase compared with year
before last of ,OG7, 632,
of the worlds Wis bile supply Of cot
ton as above there is now a0Cat and
held in Great Britain and continental
Europe l,I52, 600, against 1894 900 last
year and 1.2OS 600 year before last. i'm
Egypt l0l 600 against Is eco last wear.
and SO 600 year before last: I'm India
$50 600. against 5SS.O00 last year. and
529 600 year before last. and in the
United States 3S2O 600, against 400 900
last year and 267 600 year before last
Worlds Spinners' Takinus.
The taking of American cotton nv
spinners throughout the world as fol-
lows. in round numbers:
This week 1872 600 this year. against
1875, 900 last year, 100000 year before las
Total since September l. this year,
10 044,00O, against Il .2SS 600 last year,
and Il 326. 900 the year before.
OF this Northern spnners and Canada
took 2.326,C coo bales this year. against
2,7t1 900 last year, and BOSS 600 the wear
before. Southern spinneTs 2.716.000
against 2.469,00 last year and 2212 900
the year before; and foreign suinners
8 100000 against 9,2oS 600 last year, and
Z ,05S 600 the year before