The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-05
Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement


 Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement
 New Orleans. April 1.-The following comparisons are to actual dates not to close of corresponding weeks
 In sight for week, 107,o0o; same seven days last year. 147oooi same seven days year before, 114,ooo; for the month,, 6s,ooo; same date last year. 5S,0o0; same date year before, 36,oO0; for season, a,254'ooo; same date last year. l0,617 GOO; same date year before, 1,511,o00. Port receipts for season, 4,5S4,00o; same date last year, 5,474,0Oo; same date year before last. (, e,354G00. Overland to mills and Canada for season, 952.0o0; same date last year, 1. .23e GOO; same date year before, 1,222, 900. Southern mill takings for season, 3,063,o0o; same date last year, 3,l76,Qoo; same date year before, S3470O0. Interior stocks in excess of September 1, 655,ooo; last year, 723.Oo0; year before, 5Ss,00o. Foreign ex- ports for week, 14S,00o; same seven days last year, 34,000: same seven days year before, 103, GOO; for season, 3,6l6,OOo; same date last year, 3,311,OO0; same date year before 4,426,O0o. Northern spinners' talk nigs and Canada for week, 10000: same seven days last year, 5000; for season, 1. .5o9, ,Oo0; to same date last year. 2145.Oo0.
 Statement of spinners' takings of American cotton throughout the world:
 This week, 126,0oO; same seven days last year. 172,000; year before, 159,0oO; Total since September l. 7a96,ooo; same date last year, S,S62,o00; year before, 10,310,o00.
 Statement of worlds visible supply:
 Total visible this week, 5,197,oo0; last week, 5,24s,000;r same date last year 4.516. 900; year before, 4,266.000.
 Of this the total American this week, 3.5sS. 900: last week, 3,600.000 last year. 3,259. 900; year before, S,329,0o0.
 All other kinds this week, 4,ooo; last week. 1.s4S,OOo last year. 1.257. 900; year before 93700o
 Visible in the United States this week. 2,552,o0O; this date last year, D. 576.000; in other countries this week, 2.645,OO0 last year, 1,940,000
 Coffee Market
 New York, April 4.-Early hesitation was followed by renewed firmness in the market for coffee futures today on re- ports of a better demand from Europe, steady Brazilian markets and southern trade buying. The opening was l point lower under realizing py proKers With Wall street connections, but small offer- inrs were readily absorbed with July contracts selling up to H90c and De- cember to 14.15c during the afternoon. or 1o to 15 points net higher. The close was at approximately the best point on active deliveries with the general list showing a net gain of to b points. The advance was accompanied py re- newed talk of smaller Brazilian crop for next season which seemed to be in snired by the steady ruling of primary Closing bids:
 May 1555c; July. l4aoc; September, IA 4Sc. October, Ii37c: December, 14.15c; January. IA. 15c; March. 14.1sc.
 spot coffee, quiet; Rio Is, 16Bc; Santos 4s. Pic. Cost and freight offers were un- changed.
 .ha nr;mary markets except Santos fu- tures which were 125 to 175 reis higher.
 Brazilian port receipts. 2o,o0o; Jundiahy receipts, 10000
 Live Stock
 St. Louis, April 4.-Hogs: receipts, 10 100: 5- lower; lights, 19. .6592000: pigs. s15 OOG51e co: mixed and butchers, $1965@ 2o15; good heavy, $9o1oa2o.15; bulk. sls.7o @26.1
 beef steers, s11.50G1s.50 yearling steers and heifers, s9.5Od16O0: cows. sl0.50113.50; stockers and feeders, $10.00G13.50; fair to prime southern beef steers. s10.00d1S. 90; beef cows and heifers, s7.50915.0o; canners and cutters, s750a7.25; native calves. s175G1S00.
 Sheen: Receipts. 1900; steady: lambs. s2oo0a2o o5; ewes. s1300q14.5o; canners and choppers, $450a11.0o.
 Chicago, April 4-Hogs: Receipts, 24. GOO: market mostly steady at yester- days average; estimated tomorrow, 5000; bulk of sales, sl990d2015: heavy weight. s2o 00Too.25 medium weight. $19.s5620 20; light weight, $19 50p2015; light lights, SIS. 2s@ 2o.0O; sows, s17.75919.75; pigs. $17.25 @1s.75.
 CTS and canners steady; good to choice she stock, slow, unevenly 2oc to 40c lower; calves, 25c higher: estimated tomorrow 1000: heavy beef steers, s11.50d2040; light beef steers. s1o0Od1s.5o: butcher cows and