The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-11-27
Commercial Intelligence.
SOUTH WESTERN OFFICE,

Shreveport, Nov. 27, 1867.
Nothing doing in either the retail OF jobbing trade
The past week has been of the dulest of the
season.
CoTToN.-For the condition of the cotton market we
refer to the following:
Report OF GREGG & MARrIE-Tuesday, November %.
Our cotton market for the past week has been
tremely dull, owing to unfavorabe telegrams received
by the Associated Press from of the leading cot
ton marts Of the world, showing steady decline, with
tendency to still lower figures. The principal cause of
this decline is said to be the inability of manufacturers
to dispose of their manufactured goods without heavy
sacrifice, creating thereby ndsposition to invest in
the raw material, without further concessions on the
part of holders aided by the rapid progress made the
past few years in growing the staple in foreign lands
which has reached such perfection that with the
ratio the next two years, it will enable them to do with
the American cottons altogether and to dispose of
theirs at lower figures than possibly do under
the present derangcd system of labor are subjected
TO- without hope Of any material improvement for years
to Several causes have operated on this market
to keep up the Inactivity the presence of an epidemic
causing light receipts, and preventing many buyers
from visiting city the instructions of shippers to
their merchants and factors hold until further orders
or restricting the price with the hope that an advance
might be reaiscd-a thing deyouy hoped for, but we
fear not to be realsed-has caused buyers to stand
aoof the amount offered being too nconsderabe to
engage their attention.
Now that the epidemic is over and numbers of buy
and will be in the market shortly it is hoped
that cotton will come in freely, and, although
prices are low that holders will consider their interests
closely, probably sofcning their pretcnsons as they
may do better than to defer longer giving activity to
our market and making money more plentiful
Oar latest kilograms give middlng uplands in Liv-
pool at Sd, New York tic and middng Orleans in the
New Orleans market at 1Gc. In our market factors
have no sales TO report. 4 few bales changed hands
yesterday the streets the basis of 12EI@I3c for
low middng, in currency, tax paid by producer
NEroRT OF WAsKoM L1EDsAY.-Tuesday November
Glowing to the epidemic we have had to seek ref
nge in the country, but now pleased to communi-
cate the fact that the fever has almost entirely gone
but few cases reported. There is some increase of
business; cotton arriving by wagons; the rail
road runs regularly and transports all the freght pre-
scented. BY dispatches Of yesterday notice
further decline in Liverpool Of 15d BY this We reach
the low figure Of lGc in New Orleans for our cot ton.
We would cheerlully you TO hope for better
prices, if any circumstances would Justify u.s. but be
leying that your Interests will be promoted by early
sales, would advise planters to get their crops to
market early as possible Low mddIiDg l2llI215c.
producer paying tax.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. |, 1857 ........ bales. 7G4
Received from interior this week. ..... 500
Received previously ...................1 1872, 1S6
1850
Shipped this week. ........::.............. %
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