The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-16
LIVERPOOL CLAssIvIcArfoH.
IIS,l14As

NEw ORLEANS, Dec. 3.-The transactions during the
ed to 1000 bales with easy market and prices tend
ing in favor of buyers. The advices from England by
the Great Western Acadia in the early part
of last week. induced holders 70 offer their stocks On
more reasonable terms; and the sales which comprised
20; SOC bales s were at reduction Of &c per ID
to sell has been decided arising in part from the
inconvenent accumulation Of stocks in the hands of fac
tors whilst buyers, in view OF the advancing rates Of
freight and the Increased difficulty of negotiating ex
change have been compelled to curtal their operations
under other circumstances The sales of the past three
days amount to 1880 bales including 5000 sold yes
in To-
the market having been partially relieved by the dis
posal OF some pressing lots
qualities ranging from good ordinary to coed midding
whilst the grades commencing at mddling fair and
in value The stock unsold is large, but the quantity
actually offered the marker excessive and good
deal OF the in FIRST hands continued 10 be held over
under limits The total business Of the past has
amounted to a. 600 bales Of which English buyers have
taken the greater proportion, while the remainder
pretty equally divided between purchasers for France
the continent, and the north.
With regard to the probable extent of the crop, the
lapse OF another fortnight has scarcely effected any al
terston in views We had severe frost on the
26th of last month"; which extended the whsle
has long since been beyond the influence Of such vis
taton 1t has not elected any comment In fact the cot
on former occso. the Weld turn. out to BE- les" than
was expected. This ID not merely the case in
those sections where the worm was destruct
i've, but 1t 10 likewise general source of COM
plant in the higher ATTITUDES, which less
exempt from the scourge II has hitherto been the pre-
be nearly equal those Of last year. say bales
bu, asserted by the best informed parties that
the shipments from that quarter will exceed 0O0
of which 5000 have already come forward viz IS 900
to this place and stock at Memphis the 26h ult of
about 10000 bales A similar falling of is sntci
paed at other shipping points, a. compared with
the expectations at the onset Of the season. and
hence belief is gaining ground in some quar-
fnrC Mt fhA rnuyAn for thA
this port haze been exaggerated This circumstance
has 20 far swayed the judgment Of many parsons that
whilst fortnight since the parties inclined
push their extreme figures up to 1880 900 bales We
will receive later aud more reliable information than we
can convey.
The most tangible evidence of the deficiency ofhe crop
in this part of the country is exemphed in the dimi
nished receipts compared with lar year On referr
ing to our comparative tables above, will be perceived
that there Is falling of in the arrivals at this por of
ll30l6 bales against the period last The
quantity Of cotton received ell the ports shows de-
fciency of lo6 744 bales in the exports to Great Britain
there is falling of of I2e 6s5 bales; France Of H.
AL and to other foreign ports Of 7a4 showing a total
falling off In the shipments Of 100 bales against last
year
The receipts at this port since the 18th ult
81 900 bales, of which AO,l0a Louisiana and Missis
Florida; 1877 Mobile; 80 Texas-against exports Of
1906 bales viz TO Liverpool 1899; Cork and
400: Trieste isls Genoa and market as; New York
l5e; Boston 3429; Philadelphia s25 Norfolk 92 Mobile
3s-leaving stock hand, including all thipboard,
not cleared yesterday, of la, 1859 bales
The sales since our last amount to 1000 bales. Of
which the particulars subjoined far they have
been allowed to transpire 30 bales Louisiana and Mis-
sssippi at s 81 do at 81 at s 1855 at lis do at
1916; COG do at 81 400 l.i6 100 at OK; 1904 do
ae3 AHA do. at 9z; 1911 do at 5l6; 1910 do at9
l42e do at 76 54s do at on 467 do at 9l6; 272s do
at 9S 81 do at ll6; 1854 do at on $50 do at 97i 70
DO at TO- $50 do at loh $40 do at IL, and $50 do at il
cents per Id.
Drc 6.-The week which has just elapsed hasin spite
OF the favorable advces for cotton received by the Br
tannia been marked by great wan. Of activity In
cotton market which the remarkable the stock
on sale IL ample, and factors have shown them
selves free sellers The unfavsrsble advices from the
North and the unsettled state of reghts have doubt
contributed to produce this state ofanguor dcul
ties exist in the negotiation Of good bills of exchange The
sales Of the week amount to only bales Monday
$500, Tuesday $500, Wednesday o000 Thursday 1900
Friday 2500 and to day 500 bales The market closes
heavily at the following rates -
LtvERPooL CLAssIrrc ATror-Louisian and Missippi-
Ordinary ekssk; middlipg 9ss9; good midding elaek;
middlng fair esae% fair loaoz good fair o>kai0} good
and fine lial2x
Breadstuhs.
BuFrALo, Dec. l2-Brcadstuffs - There ia still o very
fair.inquiry for wheat, but have previously OBJ
served, the stock has become 10 much reduced that