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 /, 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 1000.
an increase over the same period year
before last of $4,000, and an increase
over the same time in 1910 of 10000.
For the S14 days of the season the
aggregate is behind the 314 days of last
year 2.1S5.00O, ahead Of the same days
year before last 1893, 900, and ahead of
1910, 1895, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 29,l22 bales
against 1928 for the seven days end
ing this date last year, 15,l78 year be-
fore last and 20 OILS same time in 1910;
and for the eleven days of July ii has
been 46.S47, against 1850 last year,
%, $50 year before last and 26,S40 same
time in 1910
The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States ports
9,737 $50. against II ,S9S,52 last year,
S,536.S63 year before last and 20S ,52S
same time in 1910. Overland across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac Rivers
to Northern mills and Canada 96S, 371,
against l,247, 924 last year, 926,1l4 year
before last AMI sos ,739 same time in 1870
interior stock in excess of those held at
the close of the commercial year 9l,159,
against 49, 406 last year, 40 ,644 year before
last and 2S,l02 same time in 1910; South
ern mill takings 1887, 999, against
2 Agy AZ In at o 1Ag 01R hAfprn
last and 2,123,515 same time in 1910.
These make the total movement for
the 314 days of the season from Sep
tember l to date 1S,4S4. $50, against
1910.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 32,179, against 30, ITO last year.
making the total thus far for the sea-
son S,S74,19O, against 1O,292,912 last year,
decrease of 1,91S.722.
Northern mill talIings and Canada
during the past seven days show a de-
crease of 5,645. as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and
their total takings since September l
have decreased 1874, asa. The total taxi
ings 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 2,326.111 by Northern
spinners against 2,7l0, 565
Stocks at the seaboard and the 20
leading Southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 38 300 bales
against an increase during the cor
responding period last season of $3.50
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
1905, 968 for the same period last year
Worlds Visible supply.
The worlds visible supply Of cotton
shows a decrease for the week Just
closed of 134,500, against a decrease Of
2l0,760 last year and a decrease of 49,,
0O5 year before last.
The total visible is 1904. 926, against
3,229 426 last week, 1916, $50 last year
and 2,0S7214 year before last. OF this
the total of American cotton is l,741,926
against 1855. 426 last week, 2,014,569 last
year and l,ll3,294 year before last and
of all other kinds, including Egypt, Bra
I'll, India, etc, 1858 900, against / 1894
600 last week, 100000 last year and
ga, 600 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton as above shows a decrease COM
pared with last week of 1874. 500. an in
crease compared with last year Of 49,
35I and an increase compared with year
before last of 1,007. 632
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there Is now af1oat and
held in Great Britain and continental
Europe 1,152.0O0 against $4,000 last
year and 1,20S 900 year before last. in
Egypt 100000. against 200 last year,
and $4,000 year. before last; in India
100000, against 5Ss,00O last year, and
200 year before last and in the
United States 3S2 900. against 100000
last year and 267 900 year before last.
Worlds Splnners' Takinus.
The taking Of American cotton by
spinners throughout the world as fol-
lows, in round numbers:
Tu Il u. a
$4,000 last year, 10000 year before last
Total since September / this year,
IL. 044 900. against 1888 900 last year,
and 1926 600 the year before.
OF this Northern spinners and Canada
took 1925, 900 bales this year, against
2,711 900 last year, and 2,056, 900 the year
before; Southern spinners 2.716,00
against 2,4690 600 last year. and 2,212.0 900
the year before: and foreign spinners
5000 600 against 9.20S, 900 last year. and
7,05S 900 the year before