Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-05-05

where Middlings were l6d against l75zd one
week before. New York noon dispatches quoted
at 34G36.,' In our market, middling was &929
Such was the position when tho week under re-
view commenced. Since then there has been an
Grans @ 6 and see couple %p 70 q ds sna DOWN
nearly TO Is. All this has kept prices fuctuat-
ing and irregular. Holders have continued to
ask higher prices for lists than buyers would
been confined to those small lots, which causes
| every one understands, have made IL necessary
should be put on the market. The present
prospect Y, that Il the apprehended war in Eu-
| ~ low; but if peace should be preserved-and
the latest news rather favors that view Of the
ease-it IL bound TO go up. Stocks are decreas-
Orleans shows: April 10th, is7, 74s bales; 9jth.
l53,450 bales; May lst. 10000 bales Overflow
Is doing much damage below. and rising water
Leads to fears fstill further mi chief. The fol-
lowing is review of the week, day by day:
FRIDAY-A stagnant market. Gold in New
York 2919 Cotton eatirely nominal, 30@32c.
Middling 2492jc. SATuRDAY-Not2 Is bales were
sold Gold IN New xSrk 3D. Cotton dull and
News Of an advance Of Id in Liverpool, with q
good demand, and "a 900 bales sold in two days.
and American securities advanced improved
DIRK telegram saying Gold 2S; Cotton in i'm
proved demand-choice frmer, 32933c" These
tidings unsettled prices and small business
was done. Middlings 2S@3Oc. TUEsDAY-Fur-
Their news came in from Liverpool. and was fa-
vorable with sales for the week of g.. 900 bales
Cotton had declined 1H@2d on the week. Mid
ding uplands 1411d. A second steamers news
lands i4%gIlzd. an advance. New YORK, At
noon, quoted dull and nominal two stationary
words as describing the weak. dropping market
Of New York at $50 DC. Gold 2S1." In our
liberal. Middling 2792sc. WEpSEsDAY-Dull
and nominal again in New York. but our peo-
pie appeared to altogether disregard the chapter
Of lamentations daily photographed from that
sinking, limiting market; and holders answered
an active inquiry with firm demand of Soc for
middling They offered 2Sc. but could get only
scanty little lots at that figure lot of 200 bales
Low IniddIing sold at 27e. Business was much
obsiructed by riot with the negroes, resulting
in several deaths. still over 400 bales were sold.
Middlings Z7928e. THURspAY-The was a'good
enquiry. but holders would not put lists on the
market at current rates. and very small
amount of business was done, at rates somewhat
better than on the previous day. The New
York dispatches said: Gold 27?s. In Cotton,
holders are anxious TO realize $40 &c. In our
market. prices tended to the outside figure of
our quotations.
Ordinary. MiddIng ..-......292s
Good Ordinary. .Z2@2i Strict Mid 'ng- e. 2qg30
Low Middling- .25@26 Good Middling ..3l@-
RECEIPTs.-Receptso of Cotton by the river
for the week ending May 3D., 445 bales against
s. bales last week. Shipments. yl7 bales against
,6sl bales last week. Receipts by river for the
month Of April. l.l6I bales against 1892 bales
for March. The following are the shipments |
for the season Sept, 1850; Oct, 2,324; Nov,
March. l2.595; April. 9.6SS bales. The follow |
ing are the receipts by Railroad, monthly, from |
January: January=-by Charleston r. r.. 1852; |
by Ohio r. R.. 3.476; by Miss. R. X. 242l. |
FebruarymBy Charleston R; r., 5,575 by Ohio
By G Charleston r. r., Bile By Ohio Il. r.. 1909;
by Miss. r. R.. 1877. -April-By Charleston |
r. r., 1913; by Ohio r.. R., 645; BY Miss. R. R. |
February. 10 1885, March, 6.l3j; April, 3,ls2 The |
following is the stock, counted by ourselves, in |
this city, April 30: In sheds, 20.e39 on Bluff. |
q, 745 bales. The stock since January has been |
at the end Of each month as follows January, |
q. liz February, 81 1865; March, 2dlG7; April, |
q 745 bales. Stock in New Orleans. MAY LIST, |
l506l9; in New York, April 20, 10000; in Liver
pool, April 9, (American) 307, 43D total 663 $40
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