The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-24
Weekly Cotton Statement

New Orleans, January 23.-Seeretary
Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton ex-
change statement, issued before the close
| of business today. shows an increase In
| the movement into sight compared with
the seven days ending this date last year
| in round figures. 112,o0o. decrease Under
the same days year before last OF l3eDo,
and an Increase over the same time In
1911 of 100000.
For the % days of January the totals
show an increase over last year Of 2i4U1.
n decrease under the same period year
before last of 10000. and an increase over
the same time In 1911 of $4,000
For the las days of the season that have
elapsed the aggregate is ahead of the l&s
days OF last year. 476.000. the same DAYS
year before last, 11b,0Oo. and ahead or
1911 by 1.S5lO00.
The amount brought into sight during
the past week has been 364,97 bales,
against 1894 for the seven days ending
this date last year. ASA year before
last. and 259249 same time In 1911. and.
for the 23 days of January 1t has been
los, ,672, against sS4,Fao last year, l,s7s,s6s
year before last, and 92l.11 same time W
1911.
The movement since September showa
receipts at all United States ports. 7.I26.77s.
against 1886. 45o last year. ss76,s4s year
before last and 6.S92.5l7 same time In 1911.
Overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and
ada. 7ls.902 against 79o,757 last year. 64l.
O9S year before last and 626, 766 same time
In 1911; interior stocks In excess of those
held at the close Of the commercial year.
7S9. 074 against 659, 702 last year, 71s,624 year
before last and ,9S1 same time In 1911.
southern mills taklngs. 100000. against
1.57s.1H last year, ,2sS,9i5 year before last
and 1.166,7 ,7l9 same time In 1911.
These make the total movement for the
145 days OF the season from September
to date 1114o.754, against 10.66o.05s last
year. II ,O25, 456 year before last and o.
2s9.9s3 same time In 1911.
Foreign exports for the week have been
1856. .s57 against 20S 29S last year, making
the total thus far for the season 5,eo9.65s.
against 6,062, 1876 last year. a decrease OF
1881
Northern mills takings and Canada DUR
ing the past seven days show a DECREASE
OF II, ,4O1 as compared with the corresponds
ing period last year, and their total TAX
ngs since September l have decreased
9s 1877. The total takngs Of American
mills north. south and Canada, thus far
for the season have been 3,673. l32. against
3341 922 last year. These include 1,626s11
by northern splnners. against 1.76.0H.
Stocks at the seaboard and the % lead
ing southern interior centers increased
during the week So 1893 bales. against =
decrease during the corresponding period
la ast sea son of 129,651 and are now 34S 500
larger than at this date In 1918.
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 1l.467,11, against 11,0e9,766 for
the same period last year.
Visible Supply of Grain
New Orleans, January 2s.-secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply OF cotton, made up from special
cable and telegraphic advices, compares
the figures OF this week with last week.
last year and the year before. II shows
an increase for the week just closed OF
36s36, against decrease of Las last
year and an increase of 90. 465 year be-
fore last.
The total visible is s.4l5.5s5, against s.10s.-
949 last week. 6.105.S61 last year and $751;
93S year before last. OF this the total
of American cotton is 4,5l5,5s5. against
4.547.949 last week. 4.75oS61 last year and
kinds including Egypt, Brazil. India. ETC..
1880 200. against 1851 900 last week. 1856 900
last year and 943,0OO0 year before last.
The total worlds visible supply Of cot
ton as above shows an increase cons
pared with last week of 36. &c. an increase
compared with last year OF % ia and an
increase compared with year before last
of 293.647.
OF the worlds visible supply OF cotton
as above there Is now afoat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europa
2109. .o0o against 3.iS7. 900 Last year and -
O60 900 year before last; In Egypt S7Aooo,
against $4,000 last year and $4,000 yea0
before last In India, 67s.0oo against e7,0oo
last year and 4o5.oO0 year before last; anl
in the United States 1.ssl.0o0. against !. 66s-
900 last year and 2,1oS.ooo year bsfore last