Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-05-20
THE COTTON TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES


The Philadelphia Inquirer is indebted to Messrs.
Neil Brothers and Co. Of New York, for valuable
circular in relation to "The Cotton Trade of the
United States 1t is full OF useful information.
The six principal shipping months being ever, the
following facts are given concerning the disposition
OF the cotton received thus far. To make the an
aysis as Ineligible possible, the authors Of the
circular show the quantity taken by each class Of
buyers up to the LIST of November, the average
weekly distribution of each of the six months since
that date the total taken by each to the present
date, the total taken by each in the whole of last
season. and the quantity still required by each to
make It equal to that of last year. sa eag
Great Britain took till lst Nov Sc 900 bales and
per week In November 1000, in December Az
600, in January $1,000, in February 1000, in
March 48,O00 in April I30,S00. Making q total
quantity of lose 600 bales, against l6O4 900 in all
last season, thus still requiring $4,000 bales to
make her purchases equal to those of last year.
France took till LIST Nov. &c, 600 bales and per
week in November $500, in December I, 200, in
January 5000, in February 110O0, in March IT,
OOO and in April $4,000. Making total of 3OO,-
600 bales, against 1894 900 in all last season, thus
still requiring "a, 900 bales to make her purchases
equal to those of last year.
"Other foreign markets took till LIST November
1000 bales, and per week in November $500, in
December $500, in January 10000. in February
$500, 10 March $500, and in April 66OO-
Making total of 1873, 600 bales, against BAL 900
IN all last season, thus still requiring $4,000
bales to make their purchases equal to those of
last year.
/ American consumers took till lst of Noyem-
Der $4,000 bales, and per week in November
0'400; IN December, 1000; in January II, 200
making total Of 4l6 600 bales, against SOC 900
in all last season; thus still requiring 100000
bales to make their purchases equal those of
last year.
size grand total SO far disposed Of, then. sums
up 2Oo3 600 bales, and the quantity still requir-
ed to make the purchases Of all equal to those
of last year would be 992, 900 bales to meet
which there is the stock of 354, 900 bales now
IN the ports and the future receipts for the re-
mainder of the season. Whether all will require
as much cotton as last year, is too large q ques-
ton to enter upon in this circular
Were the receipts for the remainder of the
season only to equal those which came in SUBJ
sequently to this date last year. or any previ-
Gus occasion, it is apparent that there would be
serious deficiency, as the largest receipts after
this date were 468,000 bales last year-the aver
age Of the previous FIVE seasons giving only 245,-
200 after LIST May; but even without general
rise OF rivers, there is good reason to calculate
on large excess in the future deliveries. We
! some time since observed that little if any in
crease co I'D be expected till May as even in April
the receipts last year averaged sc, 500 bales per
week, which could not be greatly exceeded, while
in May they averaged only $4,000 bales per
week, which might easily be doubled with gen.
era rise of rivers. The facts are 80 far eon6rma-
| tory of this view, for without any such general
rise the receipts this week amount to 85 900 bales
against 1000 last year, and by telegraph advces
| from Mobile and New Orleans, it appears that the
| tables of next week will show IL 900 bales, 1000
last year, and Al 900 at New Orleans against 81,
900 last year, the first increase at the latter port
since January. There will probably be an increase
every week this month, greater or less according
| to the state of rivers" -. .... ..f -....-, :