The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-22

leo bales. This is calculated to produce much
more alarm thar II ought to do, as will be seen
from the following figures; hF
Tsken ~ the trade this year. $40 80
Diiio sans period last 29L6sO
Increase Of quantity take. for consumption this -.
Adding this present dses Cd stock
We then have e real stock Of So 80
Which is nearly as large as the declared stock
same time last year. There Is, therefore. no jast
cause Tor alarm at the small stock at Liverpool.
since the decrease is all but counterposed By the
excess IN the hands OF the trade This must be
so Sc is certain there ass been no material ia.
crease IN actual consumption. ga ss.
Again, comparison Of the quantity OF cotton
available drawn from the following figures viii
confirm the above view:
Stock IN Liverpool Dec 81 az 400
hc' AS 'o
Total. .............. s9s teS
Stock IN LIVERPOOL Dee 81 isss.... SIC 40
i"ponsiof sane time, ls51. 4Vfso
Total. ..............................s i7 s5s
THIS the sctnsl quantity available this year is
within II 000 of that OF last year to the same
time, with prospect of large imports both from
A nsSoo rP Pas ls g am Tsl pUsto GOOD
NIw YORK MARKEr.-The following report Of
the New ork market for the week ending 18Th
inst, is taken from Messrs. Cornwall & Zsrega's
circular Of the latter date. viz:
COTTON STATEMENT.
receipts this port saoe LIST September 4ssl 47ol
Experts from this port tince st SEPTEMBER. 2S9f
kecsig.s s,slg S. ports iOr The week end -.
s. e. y; nfIis .ss. i, 81. $500 1870. 1859
Exports s ssn al d s. ports sine. ii ssSS
:sE S:i,; I: =: e. a'ii' i i
-,
Cotton at sea for England, American ia5oo iso0o
Sdtt1ddy-Iiverpool market more active and
closed firm at esd. to 9Id. for middling uplands.
Sales is 600 bales. Our market opened quiet and
heavy but closed active at quotations. Sales 1896
bales. including 1862 TO spnners, 1886 to specu
lators, and l66s TO exporters, of which 800 wera
IN transit.
Monday--LIyerpool market opened active and
huoyaDt, with sharp upward turn in prices, but
became quiet and irregular with sales of 20, 900
bales at l0td. to lold. for middling upands and
l03d. for Orleans. Our market opened active and
excited under first Liverpool dispatch, and holders
advanced prices lc. y D., but on receipt Of sec
ond dispatch market became quiet with part of
advance lost Sales 10, $40 bales, including 29s to
spinDers, 6l5i TO spectators, and 1851 to ex.
porters, of which HOO were 10 transit.
1aesddy-Liverpool market opened quiet but
under improved Manchester market closed firm
With quotations unchanged. Sales 10 900 bales.
Our ma ket quiet with holders firm, and buyers
unwilling to operate without some concession ia
prices Sales 1900 bales including $50 to spinners
ll30 TO SPECTATORS and 600 TO exporters, of
which 500 were in transit.
Wednesddy-Liverpool market opened firm
and advancing, but closed quiet with sales of
1900 bales. at l0I@l0ld. for middling upIands,
and l0sMl03d. for Orleans. Our market opened
firm, but buyers not purchasing freely prices be-
came easier, and market closed with to. de-
cline. Sales 55l7 bales, including 1888 TO spin
ners, l54l TO spectators. aid 2543 to exporters,
OF which 800 were in transit.
Thursddy.-Liverpool market quiet and easier
with sa es of 10 600 bales, at l0td. for middling
uplands. and l0sd. for Orleans. Our market dull,
heavy and lower. Sales $50 bales, including ll3
to spinners, 1858 to spectators, and 2l4 to ex
porters. genl. ~
with sales of 10000 bales at unchanged quota
tons. Our market quiet but irregular. with quo
tatioDs barely maintained. Sales 2564 bales H.
GLIDING 1897 to spinners. 1856 to SPECTATORS, aud
7s2 to exporters, of which 100 were in transit.
Liverpool Brokers' Circular makes sales for the
week 81 900 bales, Of which 10 900 were for ex-
port and $1,000 on speculation. Stock in port
being an increase on total stock for the week Of
1900 bales, and on stock Of American an in.
crease of 1000 bales. Shipments frsm Bombay,
for week ending March 6, for Liverpool, 81 600
bales. Our market for the week has been irregu-
lar and closes quiet at fully ic. per pound decline
from the highest prices of the week.
The sales have been 0Il7 bales. including
1883 to spinnes 10, 545 to spectators and 1888 to
exporters, of which 1900 were in transit.
The amount Of cotton Offering has been large,
and with our prices in advance of Liverpool, it is
hard to maintain quotations. unless sustained by
an advancing Liverpool market.
There is, however, q very general faith in higher
prices for cotton based on the short supply 10 all
markets, and holders do not press cotton for sale.