The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-02
SrocKs, EXPORTS, &C., sc.

The comparative receipts cotton at the ports ex
hibit still greater difference than existed at the
of my report 18th ultimo At New Orleans tho
receipts keep up astonshy the difference 2ls ul
not exceeding $4,000 bales. The has reach
cd point that We may look shortly with reasona-
Bile probability to dimuniton Of this and pos
sby in the course Of this month to a rapid decline of
itthis will doubtless be aided by which
have lately excited the minds Operators in this
ket appears by the review below On the night of
cotton plant occurred in part of Georgia South Caro-
lima, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana,east severe,
however in the latter statesand which felt par
TALLY also the night Of the 18th and 18th In answer
to Geographic despatch from spondent
Mobile writes, under date Of 23d ult II appraised you
Of the frost, in due In few words may say
that wherever the plant above ground it been
entirely destroyed; in most places the having
been backward the cotton had not vet come up and It
it generally believed il could have rain of which
have had none for nearly month ut this crit
ical period of the year. that such seed will yet
up The corn being killed at the time many plant
ers now planting the latter in preference in
sequence of its security for the support of their stock
Nearly all the parties who have cotton in our hands,
have ordered it withdrawn present Unless we have
warm rains may look for another short crop in
this section My correspondent at New Orleans writes
n he growing crop injured by frost the night of
the 18th instant the extent of which is still imperfect
y known but the plant is believed have been killed
in all the country where 1t up north of latitude
deg hat effect destructive frost at late period
will have the product eventually will depend on
the weather hereafter and on the quantity of seed the
planters possess may be able procure Without at
achng undue Importance to this occurrence, it must
be admitted that the chances i'll favor Of another large
In contribution of my daily review of transactions
since my last report the market anguid and favoring
The buyer to the receipt Of the tegraphic avices
by The Europa on the morning of the 10Th her ac-
counts being Of pacific nature Immediately restored
confidence. and the sales that day 2 bales
at steady prices, closing rmer The letters being
coNtd on Friday accompanied by Geographic des-
patches from Mobile confirming the frost
the previous days 900 bales disposed closing
at quarter cent advance. On Saturday. 21st a dis
position TO speculate for rise, based injuries
apparent, and q 900 bales were sold closing Lc
higher. On Monday the closing prices of Saturday
were firmly maintained but the disposition to buy was
not near general the sales barely reaching 500
bales at this the highest point the sales showed an
advance of ive-eghths of cent the Of this
day week Holders who had been free sellers increased
the amount on sale Tuesday, and it then as
cerain,d that the Southern markets did respond
TO excitement, the sales did exceed bales
ctoslS at rather lower prices. On Wednesday. 10Th
the sues which were 0O0 bales again showed
decline. making quarter cent since Monday. On
huitday humber of parcels were Withdrawn and AZ
the amount pressing sales did not much excged the
d,naud pnccs were maintained On Friday u th. we
received the Geographic dcs patches per ambra 18th
ult. from Liverpool which exhibiting u decline. and
icing less pacific than the previous steamer our mar
kct again dropped, but holders evinced no anxiety
to realize the tales nominal he letters of Satur-
day placed the decline there at I'D my
advising me that Good Middng Mobile ha, been
sold at Id to-day" The sales this day were 500
bales, ut &c. decline placing my quotations barely
shade those Of my last
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