The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-17

been $4,000 bales e1por 1900 taken by spinners,
5000 taken spec on 600 Stock in city unsold
6S.000-amount on s".ie 1000
In relation to ~ movements in this market during
the past two ~eeks, Stewars Circular OF this State
says
porss continue very large and maintain greater CON-
paratve those of the last year. than aP
peared at the date Of last circular without exhibit
ing any indications Of sudden abatement, except that
in the Atlantic interior depots, the amount there
awaiting transhpment is 10000 bales less than It was
ut the same date last season. At Apalachcoa. how
the receipts the increase the high stage OF
the Chatahooche enabling the largest class OF boats TO
be again employed At Mobile also the receipts have
increased rghty the last two weeks the prices cur
rent Of Sd inst contains the following in explanation
- As we anticipated in last, the rise in the rivers
has brought down considerable quantity Of cotton,
which has been detained for months by the low water
and the receipts OF this week amount to 1876 bales
The receipts of the week ending 18th inst only
to IO4 Al bales against 16O46 bales the week
At New Orleans, the falling off in the receipt COM
pared with that of last year, is 80 700 bales The
cepts of the week ending 18th inst. being only q 676
bales against 2,l53 bales Of the preceding week The
has well advanced that probable
and barely possible that the crop receipts be kept
under GOO 900 bales although the high stage the
Mississippi and it's tributaries, has undoubtedly has
tened the shipment OF the cotton deposited on the
the excessive rains have probably retarded to great
extent the hauling of it to these depots from the
| interior pla ntations.
"At the close of my last stated that tight money
market here materially affecting operations. So
materially was this the case that inside quotations
of my circular not attainable to any extent on
that daythe total sales only amounting to 700 bales.
On the 4th inst there more disposition shown to
buy it possible to ship 31od freight and about
12OO bales changed hands, prices still favoring the
buyer: On the 9th, buyers asked such concession,
that the sales did not exceed 900 bales On Friday,
9th inst at p NJ, received from St. Johns N b.,
the telegraphc advices by the Niagara. The decline
by this packet not greater than looked for but
it began to appear doubtful whether the peace OF
the continent would be the business that
and the succeeding day almost nominal The let
| tiers which received Monday morning
9th instant, confirming this idea had the effect Of
causing decline Of nearly quarter Of cent, at
which 1000 bales were disposed Of On Tuesday the
sales 1900 bales, and Wednesday 1000 bales
prices each day slightly lower;14d the current
rate paid for freight to Liperpoo to-day On Thursday
1000 bales;Friday, 1000 baes;-and Saturday, 500
bales without further change in prices the markets
assuming more regular character towards the close
the week Nearly the whole of this business was for
export and the bulk Of it for the continent Yester-
day the sales were 900 bales with languid market
| to which my quotations adjusted.n
The closing quotations in this market
nexed -