Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-21
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 s'riday. shows an
increase In the movement into sight
compared with the seven days ending
this date last year. in round figures, of
q, 900, decrease under the same time
year before last of 10000 and an In
crease over the same time in 1911 of
"a, 900.
For the twenty days OF February the
totals show an increase over last year
OF $4,000, decrease under the same
period year before last of 5000 and
an increase over the same time in 1871
For the 17s days Of the season that
have elapsed, the aggregate Is ahead Of
the 17S days of last year 100000, behind
the same time year before last S4l 900
and ahead of the same time in 1911 by
2,0SS, 900.
The amount brought into sight during
the last week has been 222,Ss4, against
203, 0sS for the seven days ending this
date last year, 1890 year before last
and 199,147 same time In 1911, and for
the twenty days of February 1t has
been III SAB. against 632,S2S last year,
I,l73,22S year before last and 64O,9S0
same time in 1911.
The movement since September
shows receipts at all United States ports
o.
9,717, 1856 year before last and 1881, g44
same time in 1911: overland across the
Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac Rivers 70
Northern mills and Canada, $40, 424.
against S46,S50 last year. 1874. las year be-
fore last and 730,b91 same time in 1911;
interior stocks in excess of those held
at the close OF the commercial year 672,.
year before last and sos, 500 same time
in 1911; Southern mills takings 2,16S,OOQ.
against 1,S9O,2S2 last year. 1,bs2,147 year
before last and 1,415.246 same time In
1911.
These make the total movement for
the 17S days from September l TO date
1881. $780, against 1881, 1873 last year,
1852, 514 year before last and O,25S,SSS
Foreign exports for the week have
been 1873. 734. against 154,6O5 last year,
making their total thus far for the
season 6,679546. against 6,62S,6sS last
year. an increase of 53,95S
Northern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show de-
crease OF 1859. as compared with the
corresponding period last year, and their
total takings since September last have
decreased l22, los. The toal takings OF
American mills, North and South and
Canada, thus far for the season have
been 4,106. 1856. against 3941. 1873 last
year. These include 1884 ,0S4 by North
ern spinners, against 2,006.l92.
Stocks at the seaboard and the twen-
tynine leading Southern interior CEN
40.201, against a decrease during the
corresponding period last season of 81
$40, and are now 443,5 larger than at
this date in 1913
Including stocks left over at ports
and interior towns from the last crop
and the number of bales brought into
sight thus far for the new crop, the
supply to date is 12,657,967 against H.
905 for the same period last year.
Secretary Hester's statement Of the
worlds visible supply of cotton shows
an increase for the week just closed of
1881, against a decrease of 1924 last
year and a decrease of So, 694 year be-
The total visible is 6,215. 1857, against
6,197 1866 last week. 5,667Sf1 last year
and 5,99S,S22 year before LAST. OF this,
the total OF American cotton is 4.411,--
1877, against 4,47O. 466 last week. 4.222,S4l
last year and 4,S24.S22 year. before last,
and Of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil. India, etc, 100000, against
LEI, 900 last week. 1445,000 last year
and ,169 900 year before last
The total worlds visible supply of
cotton, as above, shows an increase
compared with last week of 1881, an
increase compared with last year Of
| 47,546 and an increase compared with
| year before LIST of 221. 565.
OF the worlds visible supply OF cot
held in Great Britain and Continental
| Europe $4,000, against 3.195,000 last
year and 3,07S, 900 year before last; in
| Egypt $4,000, against $4,000 last year
and 277,000 year before last in India
$4,000 against IA, 900 last year and
United States 1.S72 900 against .432. 900
last year and 2,O71,000 year before last
Worlds splnners' Taklngs.