Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-25
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 compared with the seven days
ending this date last year in round
numbers $4,000. an increase over the
same days year before last of $4,000,
and an increase over the same time In
1910 of 114,000.
For the "a days OF October the totals
show a decrease over last year of 10000,
an increase over the same period year
before last Of 5000, and an increase
over the same time in 1910 OF 244,o00
For the 81 days of the season that
have elapsed the aggregate Is ahead
OF the "a days of last year 1862, 900, ahead
of the same days year before last a.
900, and ahead Of 1910 by SIT, 900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past week has been 714,007 bales.
against 66S,6s5 for the seven days end
ing this date last year, 669,7sS year
before last, and 5ss,9SS same time in
1910; and for the "a days of october
it has been. 2,155,S64, against 2.1s6.47
1,911,S74 same time in 1910.
The movement since September l
shows receipts at all United States ports
,4s2, against 2,755,oSO last year,
2S17,36l year before last and 2.264,96S
same time in 1910. Overland across the
Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
Northern mills and Canada sO,492,
against S5,934 last year. 90.855 year be-
fore last and 95,429 same time in 1910;
interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close of the commercial year 369,
1862, against S44,943 last year, 469, 143
year before last and 81, 1863 same time in
1910; Southern mills takings 471,ooO,
before last and 351. 1888 same time in 1910.
These make the total movement for
the 81 days of the season from Septem-
Der l to date 3,775,736, against 3,613.246
1ac OF a
S.0S4149 same time in 1910.
Foreign exports for the week have
been $50, 1886, against S75, S61 last year,
making the total thus far for the season
1856 1854, against 1,776,517 last year, an
increase of 1S0,447.
Northern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show an
increase of 1.S47 as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and their
total takings since September l have
increased 120,630 The total takings Of
American mills, North, South and Can
ada, thus far for the season have been
include 417,783 by Northern spinners,
against 297, 1853.
Stocks at the seaboard and the %
leading Southern interior centers have
against an increase during the CORE
spending period last season of 1876, SS2,
and are now 224,722 smaller than at this
date in 1912.
terror towns from the last crop and the
number of bales brought into sight thus
far from the new crop, the supply to
date is 4,102153, against 3,977,95S for
the same period last year.
Worlds Visible Supply.
Hester's statement of the worlds Wis
ible supply OF cotton shows an increase
for the week of 1861 ,2ss, against an in
crease of 319.1 III last year and an in
If before
The total visible is 1870. 791, against
3,509,50 last week, 100000 last year
and 3,356,S13 year before last. OF this
791, against 2,495,5 sos last week, 1894
COZ last year and 2,S19,313 year before
last, and OF all other kinds, including
Egypt, Brazil, India, etc; $4,000,
against 10000 - go last week, 1856 oo9 last
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton as above shows an increase com
pared with last week of S61 1888, de
crease compared with last year of 199,
I'll and a decrease compared with year
before last of 514,47S.
OF the worlds visible supply of cot
ton as above there as now af1oat and
held in Great Britain and Continental
year and 1.714,000 year before last; in
Egypt 221 900, against III, 900 last year
and 900 year before last; in India
$4,000, against $4,000 last year and
d6o,UUU year DtiOIe ldSl, dttu III lUe
United States 1.245. 900, against 1.454, 900
last year and 1913, 900 year before last.
Worlds Spinners' Takings.
Hester gives the taking of American
cotton by spinners throughout the
world as follows, in round numbers
This week 100000 this year, against
301 900 last year and 400, 900 year before
last
Total since September ! this year
2o23 900, against 1,721 900 last year and
1,730, 600 the year before.
OF this Northern spinners and Can
ada took $4,000 bales this year, against
297, 900 last year and $4,000 the year
before Southern spinners $4,000,
against $4,000 last year and 3S6, 900 the
year before, and foreign spinners 1122,-
900, against 100000 last year and $751;
600 the year before.