Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-05-05
Review of the Mobile Market.

From Price Current of SdtWddy.l
COTTON--The receipts since this day week are 4OoI
bales previous week week preceding and week
ending III 1888 baes) The exports since this day week
1890 bales and the stock hand at the close
of the week is reduced 77g3 bales including all on
shpbosrd not clearedagans So same time last
In review of the 18th ult reported sales of 10000
bales for the week. 5000 oft friday prices cosng at
&c per lb decline, with an irregular marke;-he flee
of the unfvorabe accounts per Great Western The
tive request induced by this depression continued
Saturday the sales that day being again to the te 1t
of about 5000 bales, the market gradually fenng up and
closing very full prices. o Monday the enquiry
good but holders generally refused previous rates in
sequence, transactions limited the closing prices be
ing nearly &c above the opening rates of the week.
Tuesday the same feelings prevailed but sales reached
higher figure two buyers attracted by the relative
ly cheaper prices at which the better qualities offer
ed, took Tuesday and the following day of the
sier lots, which tended TO swell the operations of those
days beyond what they probably would have been under
other circumstances. On Wednesday weeks later for
eigu advces received Caledonia from the tenor of
which holders appeared to derive additional rnness and
prices ruled very full rates sales being less than the
previous day but still to fair extent in view of the
stock. The market opened on Thursday at about 4c ad
pom qnootons of the Goth and holders appearing
firm the buying was restricted. Yesterday very good
enquiry prevailed and holders rather anxious
sell but still asking full prices, in consequence of
which only moderate business was transacted.
We report the weeks sales at 1880 bales and the i'm
pruvemen in price quarter per Id. all round
The daily transactions Saturday 5000 Monday 200
Tuesday 1000 Wednesday 3O0O Thursday 1900 and yes
erday 2D00 bales. The business has been principally
European account, the English French and continental
buyers participating the largest share, however for Eng
for several weeks. The stock remaining unold estimated
30 00U bales The market closes quiet but steady,
holders very generally being inclined TO wind up the
early as possible but not disposed To concede any
thing from current rates. buyers the other hand aege
their inability 10 execute their remaining orders, unless
prices give way The removal ola slight difference would,
in all probability bring parties together and terminate the
by the middle of the month. The market is
sc. per h. below the highest and nearly Ac above the
lowest point of the There is this difference,
however to the shpperas al the lowest period in cotton
freights were nearly ssc. per Ill., higher than now.
weekly "A
dwnded down very low, and it is generally conceded
that not lOOl20OO bales remains forward.
The receipts at all the ports nearly $4,000 bales in ad
vance of the period in l543
From the country we gather briefly, that the is
nearly fortnight later than either of the last years
That the weather has been dry but very vorabe-
and that the present appearance of the cotton
rather promising than otherwise, in of all the circun-
stances Respecting the quantity ofand laid down in
ton in this State there is difference opinion own
impression is that there has been but little any dimnu
ton. LIVERPOOL CLASSIFICATION.
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