Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-10-03
COTHRS

The market this week closes hrmer and
more satisfactorily for sellers than it did last
week. The receipts are daily increasing, and
in proportion 10 the total Of the expected crop
ara as large as they were at the same time last
year. The inquiry Increases as the receipts IN
c4ease, and business is growing rapidly, prom
tsing more profit than last year. Prices have
not huctuated much since our last weekly re-
pOrt. as viii be seen from the following syuop-
SIS Of the weeks business: On TUESDAY,
in the morning there was considerable T.
Quiry, especially for strict ordinary The sup
ply was light. Sellers were slow TO sell,
though we heard Of several sales, at: Middllng,
iSlSc: ordinary, Is 10 l5Lc; good ordinary, Il to
ls11e; low Rgbdling lsei on ES p
asking for sin ding IS54c; buyers offering
lS1Sc. At moor cotton advanced in New
York PC, making the market nrmer here than
for a week past. Among the sales we found
Is bales ordinary, Ici 10 do, l51sc; % good
ordinary, III to rs4c; p do. TIC; "A do TO low
middliEg. lSc; 40 low middling, lS4 10 1876; %
strict mfddling, lS5sc; 10 middling, lskc; 9 do,
1SEc, and % good style atlSAc. n THURSDAY
the inquiry was good. The market opened
n Liverpool firm, and in New York steady.
About y m. cotton declined in New York &c;
the same rate 1t advanced the day before.
Though sales were not 50 greatas on Wednes-
day, or the day before, the inquiry for certain
grades was equally as ~goOd-sales being about
800 bales. On FRIDAY the market opened
in New York ze IN advance OF the
at D m dropped the SC The principal sales
were made during the morning and up to 2
o'clock. About 700 bales exchanged hands,
among which were the following. 50 low mid
ding, lS5Ec; ) ordinary, I51c; 43 middling, lS1Sc;
- strict middling, 1870; 81 middiing, L65ae. On
SATURDAY a very good business was done
In the morning the inquiry was brisk forsmall
lOts 10 MI out orders. In the afternoon very
little was done. The market opening in Liv-
erpOol IN the morning at an advance OF l-lBc,
made the market here a little firmer, though
New York did not recover the sc she lost FRI
day evening. Middling cotton settled down
6rm at lS4c in this market sales about $50
bales, among which were the following: "A
middliRg, lSlzc; 6 low ordinary, zee p low
mlddling, Isl &; 9 ordinary, l454ci So low mid
ding, 1876; 10 ordinary, 1412c; 81 mlddIing,
lSiyc. ON MONDAY Sales were lighter
than for several days. There seemed
to be two causes sellers were max
for &c advance. Liverpool having advanced
Saturday morning l-l5c, and the New York
market ductuating during the past four days,
on lsc, caused a little unsteadiness in the mar
ket here; but buyers up 70 three o'clock were
not ~willingstO give the Sc advance; tomorrow
concessions VIII undoubtedly be made. sales
would not exceed 4C1 bales, among which were
sold as follows: IT low mlddltng, lSHc; o mid
ding, lS15c: 10 middling, B1&c; . strict mid
ding, ls4c: 50 strict low middllng, 1876; 30
strict low middling, lSl4c; 4 strict good ordi-
nary, l7sSc. Receipts to-day, including sun
day, were 1876 shipments, s4s. An actual
count was made. to-day, and an excess 1880
bales were fOund, which makes the stock on
hand amount to 423L Total receipts to date
a-e JOSH and shipments, $50. stock, 1872. Re
ceipts for the week ending to-day are $40;
shipments, 40l6, and sales $50, against 1907 re-
ceived, 20n shipped, and 100 sold last week.;
5oZ received ana &A hulppeu uuIluE bio go4-
responding week last season MiddEng at this
time last year was worth l44c here, l04c in
New York. To-day middling is worth here
ISRc; in New York, 1870.
ordinary
GOOD gi'z
Strict good ordinary
Low middling d
4Ao5Q
strict
Cotton Statement.
The following is the cotton statement 10
date:
CHAhBKR OF C~oMMsRCE.
MEMgaIs, October ls7L
Received since last statement. l,6l6
preyiousiy~-.----.-..--- s,4SO -tO'5zl
I2,6N
Excess by actual ouut-.--.-..-..-... SO
Skipped since last sLatemenb....-. $50
Shipped prsVlOuslya -. ----...--.-----. fsoio-o'4oo
Stock ~ noon TO day--........ .....r 4,Z8I
IMPORTS.
Memphis and Charleston railrOad.......-... Sl
Memphfs and Tennessee railroad. .....-...-... 49
Mempnts and Ohio railroSd- 10
-
Estimated per WagoRs---.----------.---' zVV
Tota
EXPORTS,
MemDhIs and Charleston railroad ......-..-.. s39
Memphis and Ohio W
eueaIne : north-s.----.s ---.-.-------....'.-. l99
Sbeannen sOuln4...-----.--- ss-.'.-s---'.---'--'- %
s49