The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18

have elapsed the aggregate is behind
the 139 days of last year $4,000, ahead
of the same days year before last
1216,000 and ahead of 1910 by 2,622,
900.
The amount brought into sight dur
ing the past weel. has been 25e,446
bales. against 37O,546 for the days
ending this date last year, 302,S54 year
before last and 2S6,206 same time In
1910: and for the l. days of January
it has been 7s6,15S against 1,oi2126 last
year. 725.s7s year before last and $751;
$50 same time in 1910.
The movement since September ]
shows receipts at all United States
ports, 7,5o6,9o4, against S,os4,244 last
year; 6,720,40s year before last and
5.454,o52 same time in 1910. Overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to northern mills and Can
ada, 617.411 against 59s,S94 last year,
col, ,620 year before last and 512,25S
same time in 1910; interior stocks In
excess of those held at the close OF
the commercial year, 67s,Ss3 against
749,429 last year. 651,744 year before
last and 642,7o3 same time in 1910;
southern mills takings, 1,501,00, against
1,225.147 last year. 1,114,913 year before
last and 1,o73,471 same time in 1910.
These make the total movement for
the 139 days of the season from Sep
tember l to date, 1o,So4,SOs. against
|10,65s.714 last year. s.oss.6s5 year be-
fore last and 7,682,4S4 same time in
/ 900.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 20s,779. against 35s.7s5 last year.
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 5,656,sS4, against 6116,S12 last
year, a decrease OF 459,92s.
Northern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show an in
crease of 1862. as compared with the
corresponding period last year. and
their total takings since September /
have increased 103,6S0. The total TAX
ings of Amelcan mills, north, south and
Canada, thus far for the season have
been 3,05S,039, against 2,653,226 last
year. These include 1,51s,S5S by north
ern spinners, against 1,415,17s.
Stocks at the seaboard and the %
leading southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 1S1 ,46S bales
against decrease during the cor
responding period last season OF 1885,
403 and are now 422,926 smaller than
at this date in 1911.
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 10669,021, against
1926, 6ss for fhe same period last year
New York, January 17-There has been
a further decline in cotton during the
past week with most active deliveries in
the local market selling fully 1c pound
under the high records of last month.
Bearish sentiment which began to show
itself here right after the holidays ap-
pears to have grown more confident on
the decline, owing partly to continued
delays concluding Balkan peace negotia-
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effect on general trade in this country of
approaching tariff revision or other polit-
ical uncertainties. At any rate. there has
undoubtedly been heavy general lquida-
ton as we'll as pressure from bearish
sources, while southern selling has been
accompanied by rumors that interior hold
ers were holding their spot on the con-
tract markets.
Increasing arrivals of cotton here, sup
posed to be partly for delivery on Janu-
aly contracts. has also tended to strength
en- a prevailing impression that holders
were more willing to find an increased
outlet than appeared on the surface, but
in spite of these arrivals January has in
creased it's premium. Meanwhile there
has been little or no change in the news
from manufacturing circles. Spnners are
said to have fixed prices on considerable
cotton on a scaledown and the recent
census report on supply and distribution
showed that domestic consumption for the
first four months OF the season had been
at the rate of about 100000 bales per
year, while weekly trade statistics are
now showing reductions In the visible
supply owing to the continued heavy mill
talSings and the falling off of receipts.
On the other hand, stocks of raw cotton
already in the hands of American spin
ners at the end of December. judging
from the recent census report. were nearly
sufficient for four months requirements.