Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-19
Hester's Weekly
Cotton Statistics

Secretary Testers 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 days year
before last of $4,000, and a decrease
under the same time in 1910 of $4,000.
For the eighteen days of July, the
totals show an increase over last year
Of 5000, an increase over the same pc
riod year before last of $4,000. and an
increase over the same time in 1910 Of
6 900.
For the 321 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the 321 days of last year 2,l77,000, and
ahead of the same days year before
last 1,7S2.O and ahead of 1910 3,252, GOO.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 32,951 bales,
against %, 400 for the seven days end
ing this date last year, 49, 04 year be-
fore last and 46, 472 same time in 1910;
and for the eighteen days of July it
has been 10, 1893, against 1929 last year,
, $50 year before last and 1882 same
time in 1910.
The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States ports
9,757,710, against 1,911, 9S9 last year,
S,537, 70S year before last, and 1885
same time in 1910. Overland across the
Mississippi Ohio and Potomac Rivers
to Northern mills and Canada 9.736, 6S5.
LIZ Il
before last and S20,056 same time in
1910; interior stocks in excess of those
held at the close of the commercial
year 7S,7O3, against 1880 last year,
3,lS9 year before last and ,057 same
| time in 1910; Southern mill takings g.
1000, against 2,447 ,426 last year. O.
1873, 1876 year before last, and 2,14l, 701
same time in 1910.
These make the total movement for
the 32l days of the season from Septem-
Der l to date 13,476,141, against is, 644,-
/ A54 last year, 1854, 931 year before last
and 10,215,356 same time in 1910.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 2S,361, against 81, 9j3 last year,
making the total thus far for the season
6,402 62S, against 1924, 465 last year,
decrease of 1,922.25
Southern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show an in
crease of 3,031, as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and
their total takings since September
ings of American mills, North, South
and Canada thus far for the season
have been 5.OS7,219 against 5,230, 702
last year. These include 2,345 437 by
Northern spinners, against 2,726,S
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading Southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 40, 400 bales,
against a decrease during the cor
responding period last season of AZ ,521
and are now 3S,022 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 10, S31 ,S54 against Is
9Sl,42S for the same period last year.
Worlds Visible Supply.
The worlds visible supply of cotton
shows a decrease for the week Just
closed of 173, $50 a decrease of 147, 7S2
last year and a decrease Of 12S,526 year
The total visible is 1921 1857. against
1904, 926 last week, 2S2S, 1877 last year
and 1858, 76S year before last OF this
the total Of American cotton is $751;
381, against l,741, 926 last week 1850. 1877
last year and 1904, 1853 year before last
and of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil, India, etc, 1,339000, against l.
$4,000 last week, $4,000 last year and
$4,000 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply Of
cotton, as above, shows a decrease as
compared with last week of 1883. an
increase compared with last year Of 49,
500, and an increase compared with
year before last of 962,619
Of the worlds visible supply of cot
ton, as above. there is now afloat and
held in Great Britain and continental
Europe l,645,OOO, against 1873 900 last
year and 1,126,000 year before last: in
Egypt 101, 900. against TO- 900 last year
and 10000 year before last: and in the
United States 241 600, against 376. 600
last year and $4,000 year before last.
Worlds Splnners' Taklnqs
The taking Of American cotton by
spinners throughout the world as fol-
lows. in round numbers:
This week 5000 this year, against
10000 last year, $4,000 year before
last
Total since September /. this year.
1887 900. against 1851, 600 last year,
and II, ass. 600 the year before
OF this Northern spinners and Canada
took 2345. 600 bales this year, against
2 1877 geo last year, and 2,0S2 900 the year
before; Southern spinners 2742 600,
against 2.494, 600 last year and 2.22S 900
the year before; and foreign spinners
$3.50 900, against 1880 900 last year and
: ,16s 600 the year before.
INTERIOR MOVEMENT.