The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-12-21
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I.IyEKPooL, Nov 13-Cotton Market-The
demand for cotton continues only moderate, and
| the market, though without our being able to
reduce our quotations presents a languid appear
| ance Spectators have taken $50 bales eff Anne
riefn, the remainder of the transactions are to
| the trade, who seem disinclined to purchase more
than their immediate wants require. The pub
lie sale of Sea Island to-day, declared only on
Tuesday last, went off on the whole as well as
was expected-the middle and common quail
ties selling at current rates by private contract,
and the fine marks rather lower; GAO white were
offered, and 260 bags sold at 14A to 1S4; and so
stained do offered, 80 sold at II to 104d. The
sales to-day amount to about $500 bales Of all
kinds The import this week is 26,S03 bags,
and the sales are 81, $40, viz:
4s0 Sea Island 134 rs; so stained do 81 a
103; 4500 Upland 3-S 6 "a; $3.50 New Or
leans SO; $3.50 Alabama, &c. 5 3-S;
4SO Pernambuco 8 3-S 8 rs; 2Se Bahia, Ma
Gao l-S a 8 1-2; $50 Maranhan7 Id.
MANCHESTER, Friday, November l3th.-THE
COTTON TRADE.-Things have been in most
unparalleled state of dullness since Tuesday
night, and en- Tuesday last they were in no
ways improved, but if any thing still more
gloomy. Since that day, however, from some
cause or other not clearly ineligible, there has
been more doing in both goods and yarns, and
by houses who have always been knswn to be
considerable shippers both to India and China
so on the whole, things look more heavily to-day
than they have done for some weeks past, prices
having been paid for cloth this forenoon which
manufacturers could not obtain on Tuesday and
Wednesday-still the improvement is but a
shade. In warns fair business has been done
yesterday and to-day, and at the full prices of
Tuesday. There are some symptoms Of spec
ulative demand for shipping numbers. Fair
POS, water twist, saleable, s IL to sd; 3o-s
9 "a to 10d, and sos mule, ia per Id.
LEEDS, Tuesday-There is very little al
teration to notice in the amount of business
done at the halls, either on Saturday or Tues
day This, however, is not deemed real test of
the state Of things it having now become very
customary for little manufacturers to attempt
sales at the warehouses during the week instead
of showing them at the halls. There ia no
change In prices from our last report.
BRADFORD, Thursday.-There was no life in
the price market to day, and though this was
the case, prices were very firm for all qualities
and descriptions. This may be accounted for
from the circumstance Of there being light stocks
on hand. In yarns something like the usual
business was done, and on the terms ON which
they have been doas for some time past Woods
There is much anxiety to quit stock on the
part of staplers and, from appearances, prices
are likely further to recede.
| LONDON CORN ExcHANeE, Nov. I4.-At our
market this morning We had only a msderate
fresh supply Of wheat from the neighboring
counties; and from more distant parts Of the
country scarcely sample appeared; the trade
was, nevertheless, very langtIid, and in order to
effect sales to any extent, triAing reduction on
Mondays quotations had to be submitted to-
There was very little inquiry for foreign wheat,
and lower prices would have been accepted
Flour found purchasers in retail quantities at
our quotations.
CHIEA-We extract the subjoined from the
London Commercial List OF Nov. 12-
The advices from China are to Sd July. The
expedition had arrived, and the blockade had
commenced Another attempt had been made
to fire the feet, and the Chinese had been de.
tected in poisoning the tea intended for the sal
lors.
The Island Of Chzsan, said to be very popu-
Tous spot, is reported to be fixed upon as the
head quarters.
! At Whampea on the12th june, there were Ave
American and seven Spanish vessels which were
G xpected to be removed to the second bar, on ac-
co unit Of the blockade. ,4s
The Hercing, Mantila, Mary Eliz.bsth and
VIM Barras, are the only ships loading for En-
gland
It a, reported that the Hong merchants In
tended, o visit Macao, to negotiate, previous to
the prem uations of the English.