Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
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 in the movement into sight. COM
pared with the seven days ending this
date last year, in round figures, of 49,
900, decrease under the same days
year before last Of 1000 and an in.
crease over the same time in 1911 OF
79, 600.
For the thirteen days o. March the
totals show an increase over last year
of $4,000, DECREASE under the same pc
Rod year before last of $4,000, and an
increase over the same time In l9ll OF
143 900.
For the 1874 days OF the season that
Of the 1914 days of last year 712.O0O, be-
hind the same days year before ast
1000 and ahead OF 1911 by 2.277 900.
The amount brought into sight dur.
ing the past week has been 1852
bales. against 167, $50 for the seven days
ending this date last year; 257,2S5 year
before last and 107,64S same time in
1911, and for the thirteen days Of March
year. 527,421 year before last and 1884,
5Sl same time in 1911
The movement since, September
shows reeefRts at all United states
year 10, SOC, 2SO year before last and
7S5S037 same time in 1911. Overland
across the Mississippi, Ohio and Po-
tomac rivers to Northern mills and
Canada 938,274. against 1888 last year,
94S, 320 year before last and TIC, 215 same
time in 1911, interior stocks in excess
of those held at the close of the COM
mercial year, SIS. AIS, against $50, 021 last
year, 446.l81 year before last and 425,
219 same time in 1911. Southern mills
takings 1888 900, against 2 1892, 428 last
year, 1887. 464 year before last and TO-
$40 0SS same time in 1911.
These make the total movement for
the 1874 days of the season from Sep
tember ! to date 1921. 1855, against IL
2l0, 40s last year, 49, 387 asa year before
last and 1855 0SS same time in 1911.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 1866, against $3.50 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 1870, 1854, against 6,925294 last year,
an increase of 344 $50.
Northern mills takings and Canada
during the past seven days show an
Increase of 1892 as compared with the
corresponding period last year. and their
total takings since September l have
decreased Ill, S26 The total takings of
American mills North, South and Can
ada thus far for the season have been
4.440,045, against 4,292,9S9 last year.
These include 2.03s,333 by Northern
spinners, against 2,149,659.
Stocks at the seaboard and the 29
leading Southern interior centers have
decreased during the week 81, 500 bales,
against a decrease during the corre-
spending period last season of 3t.424
and are now 1870, 534 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 from the new crop, the supply
to date is 1925 400. against 12,575, 121
for the same period last year.
Worlds Splnners' TakInes.
Secretary Hester gives the takings OF
American cotton by spinners through
| out the world as follows lp.,roLndNfg
ures: SN10J&-
This week. BOT 900 this year, against
279,000 last year and $4,000 year before
last
Total since September I this year,
ASS, 900, against 9,635,000 last year and
9,S4S 900 year before last.
OF this Northern and Canadian spin
ners took 2,03S, 900 bales against 2,150,-
600 last year, and 10000 year before
last: Southern spinners 2,402 600, against
2, 143, 600 last year and 1907 900 year be-
fore last, and foreign spinners 5.415.00O.
against $4,000 last year and 5,992,00