The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-08-28
Commercial Intelligence.


Shreveport August IS, 1867.
The past week has left nothing upon which to
predicate commercial report except its supreme dull
ness.
CoTToN.For the state Of this market we refer the
reader to the following memoranda from the books of
the cotton factors, j. NJ. Waskom & Co., and Gregg &
Martin:
REPORT OF in. WAsKoM & Co-Tuesday August q.
The past week has disclosed nothing worthy of com
ment. With regard to general business there is moth
ing noticeable but the dull WORKOUT routine of the
summer. There has been no particular movement in
the cotton market whilst the weeks transactions are
quite uuinporant, though sufficient to show that we
have cotton market, and that report is based on
actual sales. The demand continues steady and pre-
vous sustained throughout. We quote ordinary
19@1815c, good ordinary 2002lc., low mddling 22@
221Ic. currency, tax paid by seller Gold l38@139.
RgpoRr OF GREGG & MARr1S.-Tursday August 81
For the past week receipts Of cotton have been ex-
ceedingly light. In consequence of which, sales have
been light and market quiet at following quotations
Ordinary l71I@1S1Ic., good ordinary 81 @2l15c, low
mddIng % 92215c currency tax paid by seller Gold
quiet at 1360l40.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Received from interior this week bales u
Received previously from LIST Sept. 1860. So, 1888
--53 ,o24
Shipped previously ......................53,l G3
-53 ,25l
totCCh on Daf'u
NoSETARY.--Gold, l38@39j silver, 132@155 Mex
lean dellars l3S@t39. New Orleans city notes, small
l049ct discount New Orleans city notes, large,
15Rct discount. Exchange New York laact pre-
MUM; st. Louis 1Rct premium and on New Or
leans 4 pct premium.
New Orleans Gotten Market.
From the Crescent,
There is no material alteration of anY kind nocea-
BILE in the movement of the leading staple. Buyers
appeared less anxious to operate to-day than hereto
fore, owing to the tenor of recent advces from Liver
pool and New York, but some of them would have
ventured in the hazardous enterprise nevertheless
provided factors could be induced to lower their asking
prices. As the latter seemed memorable, however the
market continued almost at stand still throu ghout
In fact the total movement comprised only 800 bales,
and according to the best information could obtain
the prices paid were about the those current
for the past two three weeks. The supply has dis
closed no increase or improvement since last, and
as the few lots sale are for the most part made up
OF mixed grades, it would be vain effort to search for
reliable quotations. Even closely approximating rates
longer obtainable and therefore deem it best
to further omit our usual scale of prices The receipts
at this port since Friday evening" the 9Th inst amount
to 69S bales against 1925 bales for the corresponding
time last week.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand Sept. LIST, 18Gb--bales. 1902 l59
Received since yesterday. ........... 81
Received previously ............75 $50 076 -789 G97
Additional bales made up from cotton
received in sacks and baed here,
and from samples, pickings, etc.. 50 900
S9l ,23G
Exported since yesterday .........-.. 2,723
Exported previously S63, o76-SG5 799
Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared 25,487