The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-28 00:00:00

THE COTTON MARKET.

Receipts, 2,974 bales. The market was very much
excited, and so irregular that accurate quotations can
scarcely be given. The demand was very active ; but the
sales were not extra large, owing to the advanced views
of holders. The market closed with considerable anima-
tion at the advance shown in our annexed quotations.
The sales comprise 8,800 bales ; also by auction, 759 bales
New Orleans, 260 do. Georgia, 205 do. Sea Island, and 152
bags pickings and loose cotton. At the auction sale the
bidding was spirited, and full prices were realised for all
descriptions; but the classification was so irregular that
the prices obtained were no criterion for the market.
Some Sea Island sold as high as $1 65c. per lb. We
quote :
Upland. Florida. Mobile. N.O. &T.
Ordinary
Middling
Good middling 63 64 64 65
About 1,200 bales of Sea Island, Georgia, and New
Orleans cotton were sold at auction yesterday. The at-
tendance was limited, but prices ranged higher than at
the last sale. The following were the rates received for
the respective qualities of the staple :

SEA ISLAND COTTON.
104 bales, first quality $1 65
86 bales, sscond quality
15 bales, third quality 77

GEORGIA COTTON.
9 bales good middling
22 bales strictly middling
26 bales low middling 69*
28 bales good ordinary
24 bales low ordinary 54
38 bales pickings 25
113 bales rebaled

NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
15 bales good middling

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70 bales strictly middling
123 bales low middling sot
93 bales good ordinary
37 bales ordinary 55
11 bales low ordinary 544
153 bales pickings 24 261 c
254 bales rebaled
DRY GOODS MARKET.

Great activity in the dry goods market is confidently
expected, and this confidence is shown in a marked degree
by the heavy orders which have gone out to the old coun-
try—to England and France—for goods. From France wo
learn that already a considerable export of woollens, cot-
tons, and lace, &c., for ladies' dresses, is going forward. In
view of the active demand for cotton goods, the price of
cotton, instead of falling, as everybody believed it would
at the termination of the war, has actually advanced.
Meanwhile manufacturing is curtailed in this country by
the protracted drought, and those manufacturers who are
dependent upon water power are obliged to either stop
altogether or work only a day or two in a week. Of course
this involves a heavy loss, as they cannot turn away their
operatives, owing to the difficulty and expense of procur-
ing a now set of green bands. Of course the dry goods
dealers are cognizant of these facts, and so, foreseeing the
probability of readily realising full prices in the future,
refuse to make any concession to secure immediate sale.
And though the marked advance in cotton has not met
with an immediate response from the dry goods market,
there are no indications of any reduction ; on the contrary,
the probabilities all favour an advance when prices change
either way.
Woollen goods remain quiet for the same general reasons.
' The market for raw material is quiet but firm, and holders
in all cases demand full prices •, in some cases an advance
is asked, but during the prevailing quietude no general ad-
vance will be possible. But a 24 hours' steady rain would
start the mills and beget an active inquiry for wool, which
would react on the market for fabrics.

A fair degree of activity prevails in both cotton and
woollen goods, and sales are at full prices quoted below.
Imported goods are also active, and command very full
prices, particularly ladies' dress and fancy goods, and very
full prices are readily obtained for all reasonable fabrics.
Standard brown sheetings are at 35c. a 36}c., and firm.
The whole market at the close was firm, with an upward
tendency, the market sympathising with cotton.
Printing cloths in ,Providence are decidedly higher.
Goods for immediate delivery, 64 by 64, are selling at
24}c. a 25c., and those to be made from January to May
and July are firm at 20c. Some to be made are sold higher
than that price. The following are the sales last week :-
15,000 pieces, 56 by 60, at 151 c. cash, very light weight, up
to July ; 50,000 do., 64 by 64, 19, up to July ; 50,000 do.,
64 by 64, 191, up to May; 125,000 do., 64 by 64, 20, up to
May ; 15,000 do., 64 by 64, 20k, up to May ; 10,000 do., 64
by 64, 21, up to April—together 265,000 pieces.
Sheetings, brown, Amoskeag and Atlantic, per
yard 35 36}
-;}

Sheetings, Pacific 34 36
Sheeting; Pepperell, Laconia, &c.
Sheetings, brown, others
Sheetings and shirtings, bleached—
Wamsutta and New York mills
Lonsdale, White Rock, &c.
Other makes 35 45
Drills, brown, standards 3B

Drills; others. 32f 38
Stripes, Amoskeag
Stripes, others
Ticks, Amoskeags
Ticks, York 65 75
Ticks, others 25 55
Denims, Amoskeag 621 67f
Denims, York
Denims, others 3O 55
Prints, American 3l
Prints, Amoskeag 2B
_ .

Print; Merrimac
Prints, Sprague's
Print; Dunnell's
Prints, others
Cottonades
Ginghams, others
Challies
American delaines
_ _

.... 34 -
.... 31 32
~,.30 -
.... 25 26
.... 671 86
..... 31 35
~... - 35
~... - 35

Cotton jeans, Pepperell black 42
Cotton jeans, others 32 431
Cotton checks

Cambrics 24 25

Jaconets, Slater's

15 21

Cotton flannels, brown and bleached
Cotton, all wool 350 450
Beaver, Esquimaux 350 450
Beaver, castor
Doeskins 175 3
Cassimeres 235 3
Satinets
Flannels 374 65
Shirting flannel 4O • 55
Printing cloth, 44x48
Printing cloth, 48x52
Printing cloth, 52x 56
Printing, cloth, 56x56
Printing cloth, 56x60
Printing cloth, 6ox6o
,71.
2

Printing cloth, 60x64
The importance of dry goods at this port during the
week ending October 12 compare as follows with those of
tho previous week :

,—Oct. s—, ,---Oct. 12:—,

Consumption. Pkgs. Value. Pkgs. Value.
Manufactures of wool 1,864 $797,223 2,722 $1,161,056
Manufacts. of cotton 1,037 291,542 1,788 535,258
Manufactures of silk 530 533,128 632 690,935
Manufactures of flax 762 19:5,635 1,501 361,206
Miscellaneous 214 126,203 259 136,230

Total 4,407 $2,043,231 6,902 $2,884,685
Withdrawals.

Manufactures of wool 240 $67,510 263 $84,827
Manufacts. of cotton 33 9,514 57 15,789
Manufactures of silk 2B 42,988 26 37,679
Manufactures of flax 293 67,645 177 49,433
Miscellaneous 7 2,063 201 12,417

Total 6Ol $189,670 724 $199,845
Warehoused.

Manufactures of wool 141 $55,626 516 $236,138
Manufacts. of cotton 99 30,250 127 40,572
Manufactures of silk 53 127,654 63 83,959
Manufactures of flax B6 14,187 379 115,750
Miscellaneous 25 8,288 21 5,414

Total 404 $236,005 1,106 $481,833
BREADSTUFFS.

Receipts, 12,224 bls. flour, 120 do. and 1,176 bags corn
meal, 768 bushels wheat, 120,479 do. corn, 61,645 do. oats,
and 82,645 barley. State and Western flour continued in
good demand, and prices again advanced 10c. and 15c. per
bl. The sales comprised 16,500 bls., including about
3,000 bbls. extra State at our revised quotations below.
Southern flour was fairly active, and prices ruled firmer.
The sales were about 650 bls. Canada flour was 10c. to
15c. higher under a steady demand. The sales embraced
400 bls. Rye flour was rather quiet, but prices were well
maintained. Corn meal was steady, with sales of 150
bls. caloric, part, if not all, at £5 15. We quote :
Superfine tate and Western flour $7 95 $8 40
Extra State 8 55 8 70
Choice State
Common to medium extra Western m E 8 60 9 00
Extra round hoop Ohio
Western trade brands
Common Southern
Fancy and extra do
Common Canadian
Good to choice and extra
Rye flour (superfine)
Corn meal, Jersey 4 90 4 95
Corn meal, Brandywine ' 5 10 5 25
Corn meal, Brandywine, puncheons 26 25 26 50
—The wheat market was quiet, but prices ruled lo a 2c. in

sellers' favor. The sales were about 60,000 bushels, at $1
76 asl 86 for Milwaukee club, $1 81+ a $lB2 for amber
Milwaukee, $1 76 a $1 a $1 80 for Chicago spring, $2 50
for new white Western, and $2 38 as 2 40 for new amber
State; also a small lot mixed Western on private terms.
The corn market was fairly active, but considerably de-
pressed by heavy arrivals, and prices further declined lc a
2c per bushel. The sales consisted of 90,000 bushels, at
77c a 88c for unsound and 90c a 91c for sound. Oats were
rather quiet, and prices were drooping, though we noticed
no material change ; sound were selling at 60c a 62c, and
unsound at 46c a 55c. Rye was steady, with further sales
of 7,000 bushels Canada at $1 16. Barley was active, but
at rather lower prices. The sales were 14,000 bushels
State at $1 10 a $1 12, 7,000 bushels Canada West at $1
25, and 4,500 bushels Canada East at $1 10. Malt was dull
and heavy.
PRICES OF FLOUR AND GRAIN.

The following were the prices of flour, wheat, grain,
and oats, at the several points named, at the latest dates
received :

Flour. Wheat. Corn. Oats.
New York
Buffalo ' 7 50 1 60 81 37
Cleveland
Wilmington
Cincinnatti 7 50 2 10 66 42
St. Louis 8 50 2 10 75 42
Baltimore 8 50 2 25 90 44
Albany 750 225 91 57
Boston 7 50 98 60
New Orleans
Pittsburg lO 00 1 90 40 55
Louisville
Chicago
Toledo 6 00 1 82 66 46
Milwaukie
MISCELLANEOUS.

COFFEE.—The market was firm under a fairly active
inquiry. We note sale of a cargo ex Contest, consisting
of 5,000 bags, on private terms. We quote:—Rio, prime,
22c. ; do., good, 21c. a 211 e. ; do., fair, 191 c. a 20c. • do.,
ordinary, 18c. a 181 c. ; do., fairto good cagoes, 18i-c. a 20-Ic. ;
Java, mats and bags, 30c. a 32c. ; Maraca bo. 22c. a 24c.;
Laguayra, 22c. a 231 c. ; St. Domingo, 18c. a 19c., gold, net
cash, duty paid.
COCOA was quiet but firm at 30c. a 35c., currency, for
Curaccas, 174 c a 18c for Guayaquil, and 50c for Maracaibo,
in hand, gold.
DYE WOODS.—The demand was fairly active for the in-
ferior qualities of logwood, but the transactions were rather
light, owing to the scarcity of this description. The sales
were mostly at $25 a $27 per ton. Lima wood was firm
at $95, without much business, owing to the scarcity.
Fustic was quiet and heavy.
FREIGHTS were extremely dull, and lower rates were
accepted. The engagements were—To Liverpool, 7,000
bush. corn, in bags, at 51d. for 60 lbs. ; 300 bales cotton,
Id. a 7-16 d. ; per steamer, 900 bales cotton, Id. To Lon-
don, 500 bbls petroleum, 6s. ; per steamer, 500 boxes cheese,
40s. The charters were—a bark to alveston, private,
back to New York, cotton, at 14c, or to Liverpool at ld. ;
a brig to Cork, for orders, petroleum, 65.; a bark to New
Orleans, private.
Fisx.—The demand for dry cod continued fairly active,
and, with a moderate supply, prices remained very firm
with the tendency to change in sellers' favor. We note
sales of 700 quintals St George's at $8 75, and 650 do.
Grand Bank at $7 75. New mackerel were steady, with a
good demand. The sales cover 2,200 bbls. at $24 a $24 50
for shore No. 1, $1650 a $l7 for do. No. 2, $l2 50 a $l3 for
large No. 3, $l7 25 for bay No. 1, and $l5 25 for do. No, 2.
Box herring ruled more active and very firm under rather
limited receipts. The sales embrace 3,000 boxes, at 60c
for scaled, and 45c a 500 for No. 1.
GUNNY BAGS.—The market was firm, but without sales.
Holders in Boston were asking 291 c. currency.
Hops.—The market was steady, with a fair demand for
consumption. The sales were 140 bales at 15c a 40c for
old crop, and 30c a 60c for new crop, the outside rate an
extreme and only obtained for extra fancy Western in
small lots.

HEMP.—The market was very quiet for late foreign and
domestic, but holders were firm. A moderate jobbing trade
was done in the latter at previous prices.
IRON.—Both kinds pig were very inactive, and prices
were almost nominal. Small sales of Scotch were making
from the yards. We noticed sales of 200 tons No. 1 Glen-
garnock in lots at $53. The transactions in American
comprise a resale in Troy of 100 tons No. 1 extra at about
$4B, and 300 tons ditto in Elizabethport at $5O. Manu-
factured iron was active and prices ruled firmer. We
quote (store prices) common $llO a $ll5 per ton. Re-
fined $l2O a $125. Rods $122 50 a $l9O. Horse shoe
mitre, &c., $145. Band $l5O. Swedish ordinary sizes
$l6O, and scroll iron $l5O a $2OO, as to size. Spring
steel was firra at 11c. Tire do. 11fc., and the cork do.
at 11/c.
INDIGO.—The market was steady for the fine grades, but
weaker for the lower descriptions. We noticed no mate-
rial change.
LEAD.—Pig was quiet. 200 tons German, on the spot,
at $6 62i as 6 65, and 200 tons English, to arrive, at
$6 62i, in gold. Prices for parcels to arrive continue un-
settled, and rather weaker if anything. Pipe and sheet
lead were firm at 15c, and bar at 11c, cash.
LINSEED was quiet, but firm, at $2 55 on the spot, and
$2 50, to arrive, gold.
MOLASSES.—The demand was fair, but holders were
offering sparingly, and the business was only moderate.
The sales include 105 hhds. Porto Rico at 90c $1 15—
the latter rate an extreme.

NAVAL STortEs.--Spirits turpentine was rather firmer.
The sales were at $1 029 a $1 079 for large and small lots.
Crude was steady,-with sales of 400 bbls for manufacturing
purposes at $5 25 as 6 50. Rosins were not so active,
but fully as firm, with sales of 600 bbls common at $7 50
a $7 621 480 do. strained at $8 50 a $9, 340 do., No. 2,
at $ll a $l3 ; 400 do., No. 1, at $l4 a $lB, and 190 do.
prime pale at $2l a $23. Tar was firm at $7 asB 9 50,
and pitch $7 a $8 50, as to quality.
NAILS.—Cut continued firm at Bc. Clinch were not to
be had at any price. Forged horse was selling at 30c for
Bd, copper at Sec, yellow metal at 35c and zinc at 20c,
cash. 'rho stock of ship and beat spikes was all used up,
and manufacturers were only filling orders at rates cur-
rent at time of delivery.
OIL CAKE was quiet at last quotations, with no sales
whatever except in retail parcels ; full prices were de-
manded.

OLL.—The demand for lard oil was fair, but the limited
stock and consequent high pretensions of holders restricted
trade to a great extent. We note sales of 350 bbls., in
lots, at $1.40 a $2 fur No. 2 and $2 35 a $2 50 for prime
winter, the latter an outside rate. Linseed oil was dull
and declining ; outside lots were sold as low as $1 45 in
casks and $1 56 in bbls. Crushers were generally hold-
ing $1 49 and 50, at which only occasional small sales
were made. Bleached winter whale oil was steady at
$1 85 asl 90, and crude do. at $1 70. Winter whale oil
was in fair jobbing demand, with sales of 200 bbls. at
$2 50 for natural and $2 55 for bleached. We note sales
in New Bedford of 1,150 bbls. crude sperm at $2 30.
Holders there are now generally holding at $2 33. Bank
oil was firm with sales of 120 bbls. at $1 30, 150 bbls.
Straits sold in lots at $135 a $1 38, mostly at the inside
figure. City distilled oil was moderately active and firm,
with sales of 175 bbls. to the retail trade at $1 30 a sl'3s.
PRovisioNs.—The pork market was very much unsettled
and decidedly lower, new mess closing heavy at $35.
The sales were 8,000 bbls., at $34 75 a $3O for new mess,
$3O for prime, and $3O a $3O 50 for prime mess. The
beef market was steady, with a fair demand. The sales
were 1,400 bbls., at $lO 50 a $l3 50 for plain
mess, and $l3 50 a $l6 50 for extra mess. Beef
hams were quiet and unchanged. Bacon was dull and
nominal. Cut meats were unchanged in every respect ;
200 pkgs. sold at 16ic a 171 c for shoulders, and 20c a
23ic for hams. Butter was more quiet but very firm, at
30c a 42c for Western, and 42c. a 55c. for State. Cheese
was without noticeable change ; 15c a 18c for common to
prime factory. The lard market was quiet, but prices
ruled firmer and closed a shade higher. The sales were
350 pkgs, at 24c a 29c.
PETROLEUM.—Receipts, 5,758 bbls. The market was
dull and prices were lower. The sales were only about
2,700 bbls, at 384 c for crude, and 611 c a 62c for refined, in
bond, with small sales of prime at 63c, and 81c. a 82c. for
free. Also 3,000 bbls. for forward delivery, at 39c a 40c
for crude.

QuINLNE was rather weaker. 2,000 ounces sold at $2 80
a $2 85, mainly at the inside price.
RICE.—The market was firm, but quiet, at previous
prices.
SUGAR.—The market was fairly active, at full rates.
The sales embrace 482 hhds. Cuba Muscovado at 14c a
14fc, and 500 boxes Havana at 14c. In Porto Rico there
was no transactions, owing to the extreme pretensions of
holders. Refined was firm, with a fair demand.
SALTPETRE was dull and heavy, without sales.
SPELTER was quiet at 101 c for Silesian, without sales.
SPICES.—Since our last the market has been in the
same condition as previously noticed, the limited stock
and high views of holders restricting trade. We nomi-
nally quote cassia cases, 90c; bags, $1; Calcutta ginger,
20c ; African do„ 25c ; mace, $1 50 currency, and nut-
megs, $1 a $1 05; pepper, $23 50 a 25; pimento, 20c, and
cloves, 29c, gold.

SALT.—The market was firm, under a good inquiry from
the retail trado, at $4 75 for Ashton's, $4 75 for Marshall's,
$2 65 for Liverpool ground, and 60c for Turk's Island.
We learn of no further cargo sales.
STEARINE GREASE was firmer, with sales of 20,0001b5,
at 16c a 19c, cash.
TOBACCO was firm and more active. We notes sales of
280 hhds, Kentucky at 7c a 28c, and 19 cases seed leaf at
14c a 32ic.

TrN.—The market was rather more active, 1,100 tons
Straits, on the spot, exchanged hands at 29-e, and 20 do.
English, to arrive, at 24c ; also 200 tons Straits at 271 c.
Plates were firm, with a fair inquiry from the trade.
TEAS.—The demand continued active and prices ruled
firmer. The sales since our last comprise 25,000 half-chests
Oolongs, 1,500 Souchongs, and 1,500 Japans ; all from
second kands—and 7,000 Oolongs and 3,000 uncolored
Japans, from first hands, all on private terms. In other
descriptions a steady, good line business was transacted
at somewhat improved prices.
TALLOW.—The market ruled firmer, with sales of
55,0001b5, mostly at 141-c. Holders, at the close, were firm
at 141 c.
WHALEBONE.—The market was quiet but firm at $2 25
for Arctic and Davis Straits. Other descriptions were
nominal, without sales.
BOSTON MARKETS.
For the week ending October 12.
WooL.—There has been quite an active demand for do-
mestic wool, notwithstanding the short supply of water
keeps many of the small manufacturers from operating.
The sales have been at full prices and comprise 700,000 lbs
fleece and pulled at from 60 to 82ic for fleece, up to 85c
for choice extra pulled. Included in the sales were 70,000
lbs choice Ohio and Pennsylvania fleece at 80 to 821 c per
lb. In California wool the sales have been 23,000 lbs at 42c
per lb. Canada wool has been in demand with sales of
20,000 lbs. Combing at 71c, and 50,000 lbs at some advance
on that price. In the foreign wool the transactions com-
prise 124 bales. Cape at 38 to 45e ; 70 bales do. at 291-e,
gold.; 10 bales Mestiza at 421 c ; 50 bales do. at 36c ;
20,000 lbs ordinary do. at 30c ; and 300 bales Cape, Medi-
terranean and South American at various prices, as to
quality.
FRElGHTS.—California freights remain without improve-
ment. A moderate amount of merchandise offering, and
we quote 30 to 50c in clippers and lic per lb for weight.
To Australia we quote 37 to 45c per foot for measure-
ment goods and $25 per M for lumber. To Liverpool
tho rates are 20s to 22s 6d per ton for heavy and
measurement goods, and is to is Gd per bbl for flour
and shoe pegs. To London 20 to 25 for heavy and
measurement goods. Coal freights from Philadelphia
in this city rule at $3 25 to $3 30c per ton. To
Now Orleans and other Southern ports very little
change. We quote to New Orleans 10 to 12c per foot, 50
at 75c bbl, and 84 to 6 per ton ; and to Charleston and Sa-
vannah 10 to 12c per foot, and 75c per bbl. By steamer to
New Orleans the rates are 25c per foot, 1 del to 1-50 per
bbl, and a to lc per lb. A ship and a barque has been
chartered to load for New Orleans, a barque to Habana, a
barque to Buenos Ayres, a barque and a brig to St.
Thomas, all on private terms ; a brig to Havannah with
ice, at $4 per ton ; a brig out to Havanna at $l,BOO, gold ;