The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-03

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Corresponding dates last year ............ 32l7S
year before. .......... 1O361
Stock In shipping ports of receipt ..... 1871 1928
Corresponding dates last year ........... l29 9l2
year before; ..:........ 7lSl9
eerspss al pSsts snss Sept s2
+" year before. ......... 2653
Exports from U. s., since Sept. /, 1S4S .... 81 159
Corresponding dates last year :.......... 4s,47i
year before. ......... % 544
The receipts at this port since Sept. LIST have been
$4,000 bales Exports, 1000 bales. Taken by spin
ners, 14,oo0 Stock in city unsold, $4,000 Amount
In relation to the movements In this market Stew
arts circular of this date says -
"There has been steady good demand for this
tcle since my last circular Of 10th utimo, per Hber
mia, until the Saturday last OF letters by the
America which arrived the evening before which
brought the market to a complete stapd-the partcu-
lars of each days business being follows Wcdnes-
day, GOTH the market lad generally quiet appear
ance, and holders disposed to make sales at
q small reduction the business closed at 1000 bales.
at an average of an eighth easier Thursday, 21st-
In the day exacted fuller prices the sales amountingto
$500 bales rs cts being paid for 600 bales of " far,'
Charleston, of well known brand. Friday, 22nd 1000
bales were Sold prices being well up, and The grades
below good middling, dearer. Saturday, 23rd-There
was every indication Of slack market, the general
sales being only 600 bales in addition to which,
list of 100 bales of low grades was disposed
Of Monday 25th-We had the letters by the
Acadia which arrived at Boston the day before and al
though not changing things, had the effect of slightly
depressing the Market and only 1000 bales sold.
Tuesday 26thThe sales 1900 bales, but fe par
wards, on the lower styles especially Wednesday 9th
The operations were very similar ia amount, with
rather more ste adiness Thursday 2Sth-There was
revived feeling; and 1890 bales sold. included in
which about 1000 bales resold of the list of 17SO
prices this day steady and by cons iered to
be higher than those of the preceding day. Friday
29thBut few buyers appeared in the and hold
ers lost the advantage they had the preceding day
sales only amounting 900 bales at reduction
from the previous prices When science, in her giant
strides bring forward some method of picking out
cotton the bufh, with the rapdity it is gnned,
may look forward to the production Of the article
to an extent greatly beyond the consumption,
but at present. planters having to rely solely on
their negro force, there is no possibility of a
greater amount that last crop-which was
picked with every favorable circumstance up to Feb
ruary last-beipg picked up to the 18th November and
not at all probable now, that this picking will keep
pace with the other up to the LIST of January This
being conceded is 1t all probable crop reach
any Of the largeIesimass soeey put into circulation
with barely remunerating prices, say Mddlings at 6K
cents AZ New Orleans portion of their force may be
employed until the time for breaking ground for the
next planting, say LIST March next; but cannot
judge Of the amount is possible to pick within
that time must first KIN ow how the fields appear in
November after killing fro st. and when the foliage
is off The weather yesterday quite stormy which
doubtless had its effect on operators there but
little movement either way The sales only amou nted
to 500 bales, on which but slight reduction was
made.
The closing quotations in this market were as an