The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-12

Total $50, go
The leading items Of import during the week
follows.--CDHse $11s577; hemp, $50 6Ss, skins, uu
dressed, s1 9O3; ror, $773C2, railroad ron ss634l
cutlery, $377s4; tin. SCI 400; sugar, 5127 3l1 We
notice favorable change in the importaons. The ag
gregate shows important reduction, and we trust
teady weekly decline win be exhibited during the re-
mainder Of the season.
The New Orleans Prices Current of the LIST inst gives
the annexed review Of the cotton trade Of that port for
the year ending that date
COTTON TRADE NEW ORLEANS YEAR ENDING SEPT 1858
The teason has closed upon the largest cotton crop
produced in the Unieed States and this notwith.
standing slight falling of in the recei pts at the Allan
tic perts Mobile and Florida pared with last
SON. the great bulk of the increase being in the receipts
at this port. This increase Of production, however, has
happily, been met by corresponding increase Of de
maLd, and enabled to congratulate planters
upon having realized better average for their crops
than obtained for the shorter product Of last
year, thus increasing their aggregate income in q very
large amount. We shall b:ieAy refer to Of the
esdng features OF the markets progress, and shall in
troduce some tabular statements, which think will
be found interesting to parties connected with the cot
ton trade.
The first bale Of the new crop reached market on the
I'd August, which eight days later than the rst
cept Of the previous year. but this tar
aBess Of the first arrival the receipts Of ne crop to
the LIST September summed up 5o77 bales which the
largest amount received up to the Same period since
1916 The first few bales usual brought fancy prices
but the market rapidly down to parity with the old
crop and the LIST September the quotations 10c
16s.c. for good mddng to mddng fair the sales up
to that time having been about 500 bales, and prnc
pay Of thoge grades, though there parcels of
good and fine the MARKET the early rscpts having
presented considerably higher average than the first
arrivals Of the previous As the stock accumulated
the prices yielded somewhat but as a general remark
they quite well maintained under the influences of
good demand until the latter part Of November and
the early part Of December when the usually large
cepts together with high freghts lack Of tonnage. in
adequate shipping facilities and adverse accounts from
abroad, bore heavily upon the market and material
decline took pace especially in the low and mddling
grades quotations the 18th December, being for
low middling 71sc 7Ac, middling re SIC, good
Of the season, but the depression only ary
the market almost Immediately rallied under tho in
fuence Of UNEXPECTEDLY favorable advces from Europe
There also per cd of depression, attended with
The early part OF February but the WHOLE the
though not characterized by that remarkable degree
OF seaCDess which formed the kets peculiar feature
last year has nevertheless should suppose, been sa
tsfsctory in s results ct least to the pa ntr though
tie merchant has frequently been subjected to much
pcrpeyty and annoy from the nadequat facilities
heretofore provided for efecting deliveries
The following tables, which we lave compiled from
records viii sent concise history OF the course OF
the market. reference TO them will show tina. the
extreme huctuation for middng cotton has been 2xc
Per b. ard that the average price of the is &C.
per sgsinnt Sc last year, and l1c the year previous
Besides the increase in the number of bales there proves
ais TO be increase in the average weight Of the bales
which we have ascertased to be 455 lbs, against 428
lbs last Jear This would give aggregate weight for
the portion OF the crop received at this port of 1888
100 lbs.
Table showing the quotations for low mddng to good
middrg cotton on the frat Of each month with the
rate OF freight to Liverpool and sterling bills at
date