Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-02-06
The stocks held in interior towns, not in
Guided in the receipt at the ports, are as

We have thus in view nearly 10000
bales of last years crop. 1t is now pretty
certainthat the crop will be between 1,250,-
900 and l 100000 bales 1t will exceed the
former number, but will hardly reach the
latter. The New Orleans Times of the Both
nit. has the following in regard to the crop:
up to the present there have gone forward to
foreign ports from the States, only something
over 425. eco bales. There are on shipbOard and
going on shipbOard, from this and various other
pOrts-frOm Galveston, Mobile, Florida ports,
Charleston, New York, etc.,-abOut 100000 bales
more. making half .million-not to England
but to all foreign ports. suppose another 100.
bales are added. Then take this 100000 bales
from the probable crop of l,l50,OOO bales. and we
have but $4,000 for the wants Of American
manufactures. Is this enough2 By no means.
But are they, who believe the crop will not
be over million and quarter bales, justified
in their estimation? Look at it, With the pre-
sent receipts at ell our ports, given at $4,000
bales, it will require receipts Of AZ, 900 bales
week for eight consecutive Weeks-reaching
until April-tO make the crop come up to this
figure, or at least to 1874, bales. WIN such re-
ceipts he realized Those best posted in such
matters say that three-q quarters Of the crop is
already in. Another quarter added TO $4,000
bales will make but .205, goo bales. Every factor
with whom we have cOnversed. says. from infOr-
nation in his possession, he does not expect to
receive more than quarter more if as much.
We have cOnversed with steamboat captains
from Red and other rivers, who say the cotton
is nearly all out, that fourth more would be a
very liberal estimate. The rivers generally have
been in good stage. and the cotton has come out
rapidly. At most Of the cotton stations TO which
Il has come forward there are but light stocks.
On the northern edge Of the cotton country. the
weather has been very dry recently. enabling all
TO bring forward crops by wagon to all principal
points.
1T is quite possible that more have gone to
the East by Northern railroads than is supposed
BY sOme-more than ever will, or can be cor
rectly known. Recent receipts here, too, have
been larger than were expected. But the above
are facts. and can't be reasoned away or denied.
There are ten or a dozen interior points at which
most Of the cotton has accumulated and a1-
yances been paid on, ia addition to the few
large sea ports. We mean Nashville. Memphis
and Natchez, above; Montgomery and Selma in
Alabama, and Columbus, Macon and Augusta,
and probably small quantity at Shreveport IN
this State. The amount at these points Is easily
ascertained.
1T is notable fact the cotton of this years
crop is of most excellent quality, being very
regular or Of an equal character. Much of this
is owing 10 the crop being short in prop oTtiOn to
the number ofhands cuitivating (which enabled
them 70 pick It al once, and gather II m good
order"
In connection with the above it may be
well to give the state of things in this re-
gard in Liverpool at latest dates. Letters
from that mart, of the 10th Of January,
show that the st ock Of cotton Of all kinds
has been greatly reduced in Liverpool At
that date it was 520,0l0 bales, against 1872, p
200 bales at the same date last year. The
quotation for New Orleans middling. Jan.
10, 1867, was l43@l5e, while at the cor
responding date last year il was 1881. The
quantity taken by the trade at Liverpool
for the week ending Jan. 10th, 1867, was
3, 440 bales, against $4,000 bales fer the
corresponding week Of 1866. The cotton
reported at sea, bound to Liverpool, j an.
10th, 1867, was 1000 bales Of American
and 10000 bales Of East india, against
| 10000 bales Of American and 35G. 600 bales
of East India at the same date last year.
The average weekly deliveries Of the year
! 1866, were p $50 bales OF Ayseyican and
10000 bales ofother kinds making 62, 74O
bales against average deliveries in the year
! 1855 of American $50 bales, aud Of other
/ kinds A 200 bales, or SOTO bales in sll
Cotton holders and dealers can draw their
! own conclusions from the above facts