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

COTTON.

The week closes upoD a duh cotton market.
Buyers were unwilling TO meet the views OF
hooters. and the result was thai hule more
than SO bales changed lands. Besides this,
the great Ore In Chicago had a very depressing
effect upon the market, the minds Of payers
and sellers being alike directed from business
by the details Of the great calamity, as they
Appeared in the APPEAL Extra Groups we're
found all along Front street and Wherever
merchants usually congregate, and the dread
f1l IRE with all It's attendant results Of loss and
81 1ering, were freely commented upon and as
fieely deplOred. Business was out of the ques-
ZION. The result WAS IN cotton as above stated.
The total receipts to date were D,82o bales
same time last year, l,2o; total shipments 70
date, 1855, same time last year, l3.OJz, receipts
Tor the week are SSO4; shipments, $50; and
sales, 1900, against 6l40 rece we'd. 4Ot6 shlpped,
and $50 sold the week previous, and $50 re-
ing the corresponding week last year. At
that time Middling here was E4o; in New
York, l6isC, Uplands in Liverpool, S4d' gold,
lie weekly statement Of receipts, exports,
etc, at all United States ports, b~elegraphed To-
day, as compared vita The ~fespona
week last year, show q decrease OF 21.lB bales
in receipts for the week. and . decrease OF 81
62l bales IN receipts since september Isl. EA-
ports rom United States ports sho" a asoIsass
Of Sif2 bales for the week, and an increase OF
5Sl bales since september LIST. The stock On
hand shows = decrease OF N,7l5 bales. We re-
view our market for tbs week Is follows
on TUESDAY,. there was a disposition on the
part OF the factor TO hold out Tor an advance,
but there we're no concessions. sales
AUuOuAAEa W ~ RaAEnH - 49,.
dlinEs at IsHc; but In some instances a few
balesthus clasSed were sold for l5S<o. Among
the sales were the tolowingi 81 good ordln-
airy, IS l-l6c; n low mIddllng, leLc; IL mid
4 ding. lSLc; 4 strict middltng. h4c; IA mid
ding lsLc; IS low middling, lsHcs ~ middling,
lSsc, 80 mbdditng, lszzc. Inc bulk Of the sales
Quiry after the lower grades, but could not be
supplied. on WEDNESDAY Liverpool
"a. win sales Of 3l00 bales, while
New YORK advanced &c, and market
hrm. This gave strength 10 the market here,
lively, and prospects were dRe, but about noon
the market In New York and Liverpool eased
up, and buyers held OF. FACTORS were holding
SSnOunted g 100 bales. On THURSDAY
cotton IN Liverpool and New York. opened as
Il closed the day before, and me market
Parties we're holding out for advanced ngures
on Yesterday, but buyers were unwilling to
r,,sbo1t thedav-abouf1 100 bales were soid.
4 corresponding with the day before, prices more
settled. About four O'Clock this afternoon
two or three buyers Were oUt lively for awhile,
Wesping tables as they went. On FRIDAY
the market In the morning opened IN Liv-
erpOol with an upward tenqency3 az mlddling
hollands ed and Orleans W3sd. In New YORK
/ ne markef opened weak, October, November
and December al fS6c; al lEi5 pm cotton was
nominal; sales spot y bales nearly All last
10 Slgc. February, Die. The market at 300 p.
m closed steady. The market here opened
with a uruu Acc4A6f Ht3htA4IG ABOUT L m,
/ but no depline, buyers unwilling 70 pay the
price asked, Whle the factOr held on, but in
mOst cases conc ssious were made, and a good
business was done, though the feeling was not
- poood A. the day before. There were about
ri hssles exchanged hands. On SATURDAY,
OWfnR 10 a decline in New York this morning
Il nc newmarket here was not so active as on
Yesterday. The first dispatch read sc Offin
New York, which created some sir for a Little
while, but the correction was soon made. Cot
4 ton IN Liverpool Opened strong; Mtdding Up
/ lands, ga; Orleans, le1d, and at pm. cotton
/ closed nrm, prices unchanged, viii sales for
/ ne day Of LOO bales. In New York at las
! p.n- cotton was quiet; sales Tor September
/ 200 bales; futures, $50 bales. The UNOFFICIAL
dispatch read lszse, and corrected 01sc. SALES
/ mere were effected nom two causes: the I'M
/ steadiness In the New York market and the
fact "a selng SATURDAY, all. parties
/ winding up their weeks business. We
heard of about 40 bales. MONDAY
| tbfS gas decidedly the dullest day in the cot
ton market we have had for three weeks.
l Prices for the past week have been good, the
market holding strong In L~iyerpooLNeW York
| and here. aud sellers generally cleared their
tshies dsiiV- me week ayeUaging 100 bales q
| day. Today the sales VIII not exceed 9Obaleas
and that with 4 TO &c Oh from prices Sasnr-
day. The Liverpool market opened steady
4 Mfddling Uplands, gid; Drleans,. 10 l-l0d. At
/ las pm, cotton Misunderstanding Uplands,
20; AiddliAg Orleans, 1Od. Cotton in New
York, al l0s80 am, was Weak-DoW Mlddlings,
1915; Middlidg, Y1sc. In thu evening the mar
kes vas steady. Buyers would not give the
prices asked by the seller, The market opening
AZ the closing figures Of Saturday, which was
strong for Liverpool and New York. Conces-
lions viii be made Tomorrow. With nearly ev-
cry man We opened conversation, We were i'm
medistely asked, HhAtb TIE latest news