Washington telegraph., 1855-05-09
From the ". o. Crescent
New Orleans Cotton Market,
SATURDAY MORNING, April 2S. IS5

SATURDAY MORNING, April IS. 1855
Our market has worn firm anc. rather anirna-
ted appearance during the past week. prices for
several of the leading articles showing an advance
on our previous quotations Cotton. however has
been Slightly depressed by the later accounts from
Europe which have failed TO some extent to meet
the expectations of operators. The Sales of Cot
ton at Liverpool during those two weeks are sta
ted at 155.500 bales of which $4,000 were on
speculation and 1890 for export The quota
tinnS the 18th were-lor Fair Orleans SD
AIitdling Orleans 81, Fair UpIands 4, and Mid
ding UpamdS ) 1-IGa.Jzd per h.
CoTToN-Ihe Cotton market opened on Satur-
dav with firm appearance and about $500 bales
changed hands during the day at full prices. On
Monday an active demand prevailed during the
early part OF the day. and nearly 90OG bales were
sold before the Nashvie's accounts appeared in
the evening papers, after which nothing o.. any
moment was done On Tuesday buyers held
back. and factors were mostly firm in their
pretenSIOnS the sales Were confined to about $500
bales On Wednesday there was a good demand
until the announcement that the AiTica's news
had been received, checked operations and bare
lv $500 bales made up the business of the day
Thursdays sales embraced about ljCO bales. at a
decline of sale per ID. for Mixed lists while for
even running ones prices were without any ma
teridi change, and yesterday nearly 7jOC were
sold at our quotations. the entire business OF the
week thus summing up 10000 bales.
NesO Orleans Classification,
Inferior, a6l M',idIins Fair, lola1cs
Ordinary, 7EaS Fair all
Midd!ing- 8ia9E Good Fair, d
Good Middling, 9salO! Good and Fine, a
COTTON STATEMENT.
ReceIved since ,070.947
Received yesterday. G,233-I.017.iSO
I.I03,SJ8
Exported to date. 9s7 623
hNPoT'ed Yesterday 3SlJ-99I .43S
Stock or hand, not cleared d.If2.420
FLoUR-The receipts of Flour have heen Hght.
and prices have further improved since the date
of our last weekly report The sales up to YES
terday morning were about 5000 bbls at range
OF $40 2jaSl0 Cpl for Superfine Illinois and 81.
LOUIS $40 62taSl0 - for Fancy. and SII j0aS ,
per bbl Tor Extra. the transactions incIn5iny \
single lot OF 1900 b5S Choice Extra waists
UnioH) al Sl2-the highest price ever paid in This
market Tor lot OF that magnitude YESTERDAY Y
prices were still hTmer, and $500 bbls We're sold
including the following lots: $50 St. Louis sinner
fine at $40 624- 200 at SO 65. 20 at $40 10 50o
Fancy at Sll 25. and lj0 Extra in lots. at sl2 -
per biol.
Weeks receipts, lO.G3l bbls-Exports. 7e2s.
CoRN-IheTe has been an active demand for
Corn during the greater part Of the week and TN
-
600 sacks. at a range of 95c 81 OJ for Ordinary
Mixed to Prime Yellow and 81 IOaSi I2I per
buShel for White. Yesterday about 1000 sacks
were sold OF which 1855 at 81. / 600 at sIaSI O5
$40 White al 81 12l, and 1000 do, in two lots. at
81 ID per bushel
Weeks receipts, 36,123 sacks-Exports. 1858
sarks
PoEK-Ihere has been fair demand for Pork
curing the week, and up to yesterday mornin.
we noticed sales OF about $500 bbis at SIG 2jaSi
30 per b5l ior uninspected Mess. mostly at the
former rate. Yesterday l44O bb!s Mess were
sold at, and 175 at sl6 so per Dbl.
Weeks receipts, 1902 bbls-Exports. 56I2
| bbls.
BAcoN-Ihe supply OF Bacon has been ample
and prices for Sides have declined fully &c per ib
| The sales OF the week embraced about 500 casks
mostly at s2a9c for Good 10 Prime Sides. ami ) "a
| lie for Ordinary to Prime Shoulders Hams
| have sold at 9lal0kc for PLAIN and Bassed and
| llaI2kc per 10 for Extra and Choice Sugar Cured
! Yesterday 80 casks Sides were taken at &C. 60 oi
Plain Hams, in air tight packages, at %, and I3
/ of Sugar Cured at 1910. per b
Weeks receipts, 2697 casks-Exports, I4G9