Mobile register and journal., 1845-02-24

The receipts of cotton this port have been unusually heavy for month past-say for week ending 3ls ultmo g org bales 7th 37 003 4th 3 I2 and 2lst 44965 baes-a total in four weeks of sl2 bales, the lar Pest arrivals in the same time ever reported hee except
 february s4U when the aggregate receipts of four conse cutive amounted to 691 10 bales In that year all our rivers remained down long beyond the usual perod and large number oats and atts had been in the nte- rim constructed which, with the steamers in the trade
 were not by rise in the rivers until the first week in February hence the rush of receipts In the pre-
 sent season however the Alabama has been open since the of business and the other rivers par italy the same causes therefore ao not year 10 induce planters hasten forward their crops But there are others quite more influential to which we attr- the activity displayed. The improvements in prices following the foreign accounts received here in the last week of January and the first of the present month"; we believe be and the reduced charges upon feiq storage irayage wharfage etc. another and very moving Through the competition of our presses and warehousemen rates now so low that planters would he dull indeed not to avail themselves of existing ccnm stances their crops here if indsposed to sell rather than take risk and injury Of permitting them lay at the warehouses and landings in the interior Wharfage lowing also to the rivalry between presses) is now scott free upon cotton Our wharves pre- sent of crowded activity and hustle rarely wit messed anywhere aordng gratifying evidence of the wealth and resources the back country depending up this port for outlet and at the same time the ex- and permanent character of the trade concentrating here.
 EXCHANGING quoted an improvement at our last report-snce then the supply of domestic bills have in have declined the market being rather heavy the greater part of the week at onr quotations In
 foreign we make no change, bat the barely tained The Bank for sterling bills S1a per N. HOrk per cent ulScOunt cneck ing on New York par and New Orleans at II prem. State Bank notes have declined present 6061a per cent discount with limited enquiry. The receipts of specie reported du ring week amount to S66 5previous ly S33O0 900. See table Tor rates.
 FREIGHTSOur last report left the market stiff at 7l6 01sd. to Liverpool l-l6c. Havre and hc. coaswise most American holding of for improvement. Since then fair degree ofactyy has prevailed and rates have advanced 1l6th of penny in British and 32d in American for Liverpool and c. coastwse. Ilavre rates be changed the last gagemen Ca very large ship however, being effected al previous rate. The foreign charters reported during week British ship for Bre men 9-16d; American for Antwerp at 3-l6c; an at 1-I6c Besides these British for Liverpool gagged about half their cargoes early in the week at and others the berth filling up rate until Wed nesday since when ad has been demanded by all. and in paid this considered the estab lished rate and l732d in American vessels. Coastwse fsghts bsk principal movements to Boston for which we report engagements of ships, barks and bgone the ships early the week l6c the others since %c bark taken Providence at 9-39c and brig fer Philadelphia 9-l6c. For New York there is some enquiry shippers offering 9l6c. and vessels asking Sc- engagements reported. ship loading for Hayre. ar rived during week under charter Two British ships have commenced loading for the Clyde and or two others put up for Liverpool with partial engagements, con- prise the particulars of the weeks transactions Masters and consgnees of dsengaged vessels very st in pros pared with the limited of tonnage freight Shippers the other hand of opinion that the advance here must attract the attention of and of vessels in the other southern ports partcu larly New Orleans where there at present large cess of tonnage, with very feeble demand