Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-05-07
sEMI-WEEKLY REPo3r-MoHIIE NARKET

CoIToN-our market has continued TO eNhibit good
degree Of activity, under the influence Of which prizes
have become very stiff, although we make no change
from Saturdays quotauons-mdding 5i@6c. Sales
5000 Saturday, 5000 Monday and l5d2OOO yesier
day. The sales Friday nearly 1000 bses' lie,
cepts since Friday evening only lls6 haes-expos 1886
bales The stock in port uueeared amounts 10 H''oo
bales.
EXCHANGE on England Is now quoted 8 per prem;
New YORK Bills at 20 days Halt dis; and checks par
the latter an Improvement OF fully per cent since Fri
day. The Bank rate same outdoors. New.Orleans
checks par al dis The market is very sparngy sup
piled with bills. stste currency Al TO per DIS.
quiet.
FREIGHTs-Inoluding one engagement made Friday
evsning, which were not then appraised, there
have charters for foreign ports, (al Amercan)
and two coaswise since report; these 10,
Liverpool and for Glasgow all at l6d; for aVe at
&c, and ship for New-York. Masters of dsengaged
vessels are asking an advance.
The mail failed yesterday east of CharIeston-dAtes
Rom thence Of the 2d inst.
AT SAVANNAH, I'd inst, saes of cotton for The week
reported at only 1871 bales against receipts of $3.50
The inactivity attributed to slight advance in reighis
and the hrmuess in refusing concessions The
receipts to date amount TO 30, 1913 halts-stock 5239
bales. Freghis Liverpool 7l6d square and I'd lor
c for round. To Boston &c; New York tc, Is vessels
loading for Great Britain and for France.
COMPARATIVE STATEMENT OF COTTON IN AUGUSTA
HAMBURG, May lsr 1874 AND le45.
ls45 lS4i.
Stock hand Sept. I............... I7505... 1857
Received from sept. to April l..,. 1884, 1885, le5,49I
DO from April to May l...... lO4l6.... 3,lsl
Total supply and receipts........222, I7....l96OS9
SHIPMENTS.
To Savannah from April TO May l.. l9,9s.... 1l,O65
Charleston Savannah previously l6s, 545. 35 O5O
TOTAL shipments. ,gss, las, 08
STOCK on HAND.
Stock in Augusta, May l......., 2a,567.... 49, 1886
DO Hamburg, do..........,.. 1884,. 1900
Total stock on hand. .......... $685.. A. $50
AT LOUISVILLE, KY, on 26th ult. the river low,
over feet in the canal business dull with little change
in prices. speculative had been ex peenced
in begging and rope, and Improvement in hemp
Holders of bagging and asked u and Sc II WAS
considered doubtful whether prices could be sustained
in view of the large stock Bacon less nrm-sloulders
4iGls sides 6s@6Ic, Flour SO 80 TO S4. Whisky u
022tc.
The DRoUGHT-The severe drought experienced last
summer in the Island OF CuDa, to have been
iered to this section OF country. There
OF consequence in this vicinity for months
past and the same may be said OF all the counties south
oi ths Inc crops are suffering 10 an extent never be-
tore known ut this season oil the year. Those planters
VINO nave oeen 50 fortunate AS to get their crops
most OF them have To replani as it is almost entirely
cut of. The is far anced fear
nm almost total failure of the cotton and crops in
ths section OF The country at least unless ruin should
soon sci in We notice comments, by exchange pa
pers of dry weather in almost every quarter Saw.
Rep I'd inst
HAMBURG, May 1.-DRoUGHT IN ABBEvILLE Dis
TRcT-A friend from Abbev lie, writes u.s. under date of
9Th ulI., follows
attended the battalion muster yesterday, and be-
tween this lace and the parade ground noticed that
the crops were very the wheat especially Ii the
drought has been Ms general throughout the Ste il
has Ia this District the wheat crop be failure
noticed wheat, in good soil, that than 10
or ID inches high, and the blades turning yelown
The weather since our last issue, has extremely
warm, night and day, and although have had pros
poets, not one drop OF rain has reacbed this region
Within five six miles of the Savannah river W on the
Georgia side, understand there n fine rain duin
Sunday night last. The planters complain bitterly Of
The prospects of their crops but still appear satisfied hat
perhaps "ts all for their good p Hamburg jour lst