Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-21 00:00:00

COTTON.

In this market there has been a limited enquiry
spinners, some of whom are resuming work to a hutotot
extent. The sales have been in small lots. Prices area for
yet fully established ; Ile may be quoted as the figure., c,
Middling Uplands ; Good Middling to Middling Fair.
There is little Gulf cotton here, and quantities of Middlll,l3o
of all growth, are exceedingly scarce, not only in this,,wfor
all the Southern markets. There is really no demaue.„4
export, the few sales made are of parcels of :red at Pri,
which tempt a buyer into a venture to Liverpool, ife/ti.
or a Continent market. The sales for the week are es
mated at 1,500 bales. The clearances during same t';!,
have been—to Liverpool, 1,067 bales ; Hamburg, 50; to
1.117 bales.
COTTON IN TRANBITU.—A parcel of Middling Orle tete
with freight at id per lb, was sold prior to receipt of •D
America's news, at 111 c per lb. There has been 0411 d
done since. The supply of transit cotton is not large, P-
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as a general thing, it has been withdrawn from offer. the
Soterneee Minims have been tolerably active; the
business done has been for England, France, auditor,
Continent, a larger proportion than of late for the woe
By telegraph we learn that during the week endiag the
4th iust., the sales were smaller, particularly after. e
America's news was reported closing at prices eh001.°,74
decline of c per lb. At Mobile, the reduction subtotito
to on receipt of the America's news was also rle, and J.
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interior markets of Georgia, Alabama, and Bouth Car°
the decline varied from 5C to lc per lb.
By telegraph the following has been received „(1000
Nsw ORLEAN3, Dec. 4 h Receipts for the week, 60 000
bales ; same week last year 50,000. Decrease in re all
at this port as compared with last year, 150 000, And tasei
the Southern ports, 321.000. Sales to day, 5,500; 01„tef
irregular at a decline of ac to lc per lb since the reset
the America'. news. Sales for the wesk, 31 OCO. 1411,000.
to Great Britain for the week 20,000, and to Hero
Stock on hand 220 000. Exchange on London,
104 per cent. Freight to Liverpool id per lb. Donut
Baltic's news received. Sales to day 4,000 bales, ---iesee
before its receipt. Prices in favour of buyers : full sz"
Middling leis per lb
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MOBILE, Dec. 4th : Receipts for the week, 23,0-ene b
POO'
Same week last year, 36,000. Sales for the week,,"iteirl
Middling, 10;c to leis per lb. Export to Etzest ;ovg°,
for the week, 6 300. Stock on hand, 70,000. Esc" ,
n London, 100 per cent. Freight to Liverpool, ~
to Id per lb. ete*t
Caw.: It is difficult at all times to determine the!eoll
of a Cotton crop six months before the bulk of it salt o
ois
the shipping pone. This year the difficulties are ins 001;9
by the recent financial panic. Planters were 500
el g W
in doubt as to the propriety of sending their l hag
market. This, together with the late picking sweat' the
operated against a fair c mparison of receipts Ifrefore
ports this year with the last, or of 1855.6, and tugh last
the present deficit of 331,000 bales, as comparedige for
year., or of 318,000 bales, as compare 1 with ill!
previous, is no argument upon the question of er°rteseob
It is admitted that the planting season for the& biter
crop was unpropitious, and the crop itself three Week, eroP
than an average, but the preparations for a ler7l2oclee
were universal, and a greater area of land wagya
cuation for cotton than ever before attemptea• h the
'The weather for the growth off the plant throligeverset
summer was neitherparticularly favourable nor the rtember
but a fair average season. In the early part of SePro did
too much rain fell in some sections, and the boll vi°e eeP'
some slight damage in others ; about the middle, 0-111, to
tembsr the weather became propitious; throng".t los
whole of October, and for two weeks in November/ jecing
of the most favourable character for maturing and P. /ore
the cotton. We had a sfig w
ht frost in some 14_.`_d not,
northern cotton states early in November, but it bet
however, until the 19,h and 20th November that the
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growth of the plant was stopped by a killing frosd'
t.w_' also
Last year it will be remembered that the seaso
ordinary
late at the commencement, the planting only to an nreas:4ol3lf
extent, the weather during the summer not r ,nod to
favourable, a storm in August, which was asserts and
have been very injurious, slight frosts as earls T y
6th
24th September, again on 28th September, efg ,nt,"cottatt
October; by middle of October the further growtil"

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