Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-01
HESTER'S MONTHLY COTTON I
STATEMENT. 4
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Secretary Hester's New Orleans Cotton
Exchange Statement of the movement of
cotton, issued Friday, covers the monthly
movement to January 81
Compared with last year II shows a de-
crease for the month in round figures of
6S2. 900 bales, compared with year before
last an increase of $4,000, and with 1910
an increase of $4,000
The total for January was t,274, 259,
against l,906,S2O last year, 1,239,591 year
before last and 922 4S6 same time in 1910
The movement from September l to
January 81, inclusive, shows receipts at all
United States ports 7,S56,123, against s.
S03.022 last year. 7,143,S21 year before last
and 5,69S,241 same time in 1910; overland
across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac
rivers to Northern mills and Canada $751;
44S, against 670,50S last year 639,23S year
before last and 553,269 same time in 1910.
Southern mills takings. exclusive Of
quantity consumed at Southern outports,
l6T 600, against 1859, 900 last year, L.
2Sl 900 year before last and 1,175, 900 same
time in 1910; and interior stocks in excess
of those held at the commencement of the
season 636,S43, against 7O9,S7S last year,
5SS,344 year before last and 6l6,S9S same
time in 1910
These make the total movement of the
cotton crop brought into sight during the
five months ending close of January, TO-,
SAP. 400 against 1852, 90S last year, g.
COZ, 40S year before last and S,043.414 same
time in 1910,
Northern spinners took during January
1867, 46S bales, against 3l1 ,236 last year and
250,572 year before last, increasing their
total for five months to 1886 925, against
1,556,S99 last year and | ,527 5S1 the year
before. This makes their average weekly
taSings for the season 1897, against H.
23l last year and 69,SS9 the year before.
Foreign exports for the five monthss Of
the season have been $3.50, 5Sl bales.
showing a decrease under last season of
470.6 and an increase over the same
period year before last of S3S, EOS.
Stock at the seabOard and the 20 leading
Southern interior markets on January 81
were So, 500, against Ella 23S the same
date last year and l,659,62S the year be-
fore
Including port and interior town stocks
left over from the previous season and the
number of bales of the current crop
brought into sight during the five months,
the supply has been liz 07 IT, against H.
S39,SS2 last year and S,S50S65 the year
before.
Up to January 81 last year II So 100 per
cent of the cotton crop had been mar
keted and for the same five months in 1911
the percentage of the crop brought into
sight was 40 23- 100, for the same time in
1910 the percentage marketed was rs
S1-100
Worlds Visible Supply.
Secretary Testers statement Of the
worlds visible supply of cotton, made up
from special cable and Geographic ad-
vices compared the figures of this week
with last week. last year and the year
before. II shows decrease for the week
Just closed of ll,l62, against an increase
NJ 1875 last year and decrease OF
20.672 year before last.
The total visible is 5.9SS. 699. against
CLOS, SCI last week. 5.994,414 last year and
>, 225. 524 year before last. OF this the to-
tai Of American cotton is 4 .641 ,699, against
4, $50 Sol last year $3.50 Ala last wear and
4.0S4, 524 year before last, and of all other
kinds. including Egypt, Brazil India, etc.
l.347 600, against 1850 000 last week |,
347 600 last year and 1,l62 GOO year before
last.
The total worlds supply of cotton as
above shows a decrease compared with
last week Of ll7,162, decrease compared
with last year of 5,7l5, and an increase
compared with year before last Of 49,
IFS.
OF the worlds visible supply of cotton
as above there is now ahoat and held i'm
Great Britain and continental Eurape g.
+56. zoe, against 5000 600 last year and .
947 ,0O0, year before last: in Egypt 22S 600
against 2SS 000 last year and 2Sl 900 wear
before last. in India 81 600 against 465.
900 last year and aga 200 year before last.
and IN the United states $50 600 against
2.1Sl. 000 last year and 5S4 600 year before
last
Sptnners' Tskinqs.
Secretary Hester gives the taking OF
American cotton by spnners throughout
the world as follows, IN round numbers:
ThiS week 1888 400, ihiS wear. against
i5l .uoe last Nr.r -t2.oon year before last.
Total since september l. this year. l.