The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-01-23

Receipts at ports since September L. ls40. 1857 900
Corresponding dates last year. ........ LAC 000
year before .......... 749 900
Experts from United States tince Sept 1649 47G 600
Corresponding dates last year. $4,000
/" year before ......... 41s.000
Exports to Great Britain since Sept i, isie 100000
Corresponding dates last year. ....... 422 900
year before ........ 1e2 900
Stock In New York and ports Of receipt. 80. $4,000
cOrrs'pondins dates last ye.r .......... 400 600
Reserved at this port since the LIST inst ~ 500 bslss
srpors, 10 oto; taken BY spinners, 10000; taken
speculstion a. 600. whole stock In city In Gil hands
5000 Amount on sale 600.
In relation TO the mov,ments In this market and to
the probable extent OF the crop, T. Stewards circu
A heavy business has been done In cotton since
lsst addressed you, per Cambria" sth instant ct
terisly advanced prices and similar 70 the trapsac
tons Of the fortnight preceding the above date II has
been chiefly speculation though spinnsrs have pur
chased very freely both in this and the Southern
keis. The business donelhas beef entirely unnfuencei
by turmises 60 the of the Liverpool market
operations have alone been based the constantly
dacirg estimates Of the crop ON the sh AGO bales
we're sold ct en- advance the extreme quotations
In my circular Of to u c. The transactions OF the
sth reached 1900 bales of the 10th 800, at harder
arrival az the Canada past due the speculative feeling
increased and sales ran up TO 600 bales establishing
usual on n. lat DAY s.ss Snss sns n. bust
ness reaching only AGO bales ct very full prices ON
Mond.y the IAN; the Csnsds's advice. were receiv
cd by telegraph holders at advanced their prices
and eco bales changed hands during the day 1T to
He sdysnoethe business Of the 18th Gas 600 bales,
prices 81 the 18th 300 at steady rates. of the 18TH
0,o included In which lt Of 900 bales fully
fair uplspds ct lee On Saturday. 10th, 900 bales
sold at full rates Monday 5000 and yesterday
eco the market evincipg more strength at the close
stated In last respects that the chances OF any
contingency hereafter extending the receipts to 400
eco bales. Vas yery problemsticaL AN now satisfied.
that 10 equally doubtful n they will 60 to the figure
81 COO bales My limited space does not permit
me 60 pretent my views at length will therefore sim
ply state that the great deficiency Of the yield
In the stop CROP This portion Of the plant 10 the
last TO be picked and lite appearance IL always so
deceptive that the best practical planters often
greatly mistaken In their estimates Of the yield
Particular fields and ~ II consequently the last
TO he trbmitted TO the ginning process, IL only In
January that enabled to collect In sucient
turns TO enable TO Approximate the weight Of cotton
thre the bolls will yield. Usually the top bos
the heaviest from the matured state Of the plant but
this season u 10 proved that such IL not the and
Instances numerous where 200 lbs and 3IOlhs Of
seed cttttn have been weighed on TO produce bale Of
5to lbs, whereas 400 lbs o. COO lbs has generally
tep oeened am pie TO turn out that amount.
The closing quotations In this market were -
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