The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-18
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Hester's Weekly Cotton Statement

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 By Associated Press
 New Orleans, December T.-Conpari- sens are to actual dates, not to close Of corresponding weeks:
 In sight for week. 350, 900; same seven days last year, 4S000o; same seven days year before, 403,000; for the month, S99 coo; same date last year, l, ,30S, 600; same date year before, 956000; for season, 5,269. 900; same date last year, 6,Jf9,00O; same date year before, 5,TS2,0oe
 Port receipts for season, 3,129, 900; same date last year, 3,424,000; same date year before last, 2,551 600.
 Overland mills to Canada for season. 304 900: same date last year, 76.000; same date year before. 665, ,O0O
 Southern mill talSings for season, 1,229,- 0O; same date last year, ,SS9,c0O same date year before, 100000.
 Interior stocks in excess of September 1, GOT 600; last year, 5000; year before, 555, GOO.
 Foreign exports for week, 122,000; same seven days last year, 22S, 600; same seven days year before, 15600O; for season, 2,1of,- GO; same date last year, 2,461, 900; same date year before, 1.653o00.
 Northern spinners' takings and Canada for week. 33,O0o; same seven days last year, 117.Q0D; for season, 527,0oo: to same date last year, 1,27S, 600.
  ican cotton throughout the world:
 This week, 237 900: same seven days last year, 497, ,O0o: same seven days year be- fore, 259,0O0; total since September l. s,650, 900; same date last year, 5,Gl,Wo' same date year before, 4,479,oG0.
 Statement of worlds visible supply:
 Total visible this week. 6.o22,oO0; last week, 5,9O5,o00; same date last year. 5 5'549. GOO: same date year before, 4,16,0p
 hi 4373,O00; last week, 4260.000; last year, 4, ,3O2, 600: year before. 3,z35,00.
 All other kinds this week, 1,639,0o; last week, 1,645ooo; last year, 1,247,ooo; year before, 1, ,1S1. GOO.
 Visible in the United States this week, 2,7l7,00o; this date last year, 2,i1o,Wo.
 Visible in other countries this week. 3,3o5, 900; this date last year, 2,S3i,0o.
 Dry Goods
 By Associated Press
 New York, December 17.-Dry goous markets were steadier today. At low prices there seemed to be more buy ing Slight advances were named in the gray goods division of cotton goods, which sold more freely. Yarns were firmer at low price levels, and burlaps were reported in slightly better de- mand Markets were generally steadier. 
 Hubbard Bros. x Co.'S Letter
 New York December 17.-Our mar ket opened strong. with January seem ingly very much in demand. Traders attribute the strength of this month to the fact that less than one-third of the cotton shipped to New York has passed inspection for delivery. Local shorts covered adding strength to the mar ket. The demand all around was quick ly supplied, and the market dropped back into a period of dullness. with little outside business. Reports from the mill district are that the unions have voted to refuse to accept a wage reduction of 22h per cent.
 Just when the mills and trade began to assume a more hopeful view Of things, this is a severe setback which means much litigation and delay. A bright feature was today's news from Washington of the favorable attitude of congressional committees towards the revival of the war finance corpora ton, which will aid form credits ma terially throughout the south. Our market will necessarily move slowly and receive many severe setbacks. We are of the opinion that it is better to buy on declines in expectation of better demand at the turn of the year. Hubbard Bros. & Go.