Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-11-08

standing In the fields was very much injured.
It Is impossible to say now what tho extent of
eae injury is, but enough Is known to establish
the fact that several hundred, if not several
Thousand bales, were beaten out thrown to the
ground, and covered with sand and dirt. yery
few farmers will attempt to recover any portion
Of this, and those who do will find it hardly
worth the trouble and expense. The picking
has been much retarded by a scarcity of hands,
even in the most fayorably situated plantations
We conclude from a comparison OF all opin-
ions, that fully two-thirds of the whole crop il
housed.
Second, South Carolina In this State the
gale did not reach the interior, but swept along
the coast counties. The picking has progressed
favorably, though in some sections hands have
been scarce, and the State presents the unex-
ampled spectacle Of having almost the entire
crop housed ON the date of our writing, the It'll
OF November. The fraction that remains in the
fields is unfmpertant, though some small Sec
tions, (part OF Marion county and others,) are
few days behind.
Altogether, no better season for picking out
has been had in these States for many years.
There seems to be very little disposition to hold
back much OF the crop, and at an average price
Of about (17) seventeen cents in the interior
towns, it has been thrown upon the market as
fast as it was packed. From the 10Th instant we
shall look for decline in the receipts at the
inland places, and a corresponding decrease in
the seaport cities.
COTTON.-Our cotton market was fairly
active early in the week, and the movement of
quotations were upward, but for The past day or
so, under less encouraging adyiees, the tone OF
the market has been rather unsettled, and we
note a decline OF about i to cent. Holders
have, however, been very firm in their views
and buyers, to effect sales, have conceded to
their wishes. The receipts are now very heavy
and will average fully 400 bales per day, but the
exports are correspondingly large and the stock
does not accumulate very rapidly.
The cotton movement for this week as COM
pared with last week shows an increase in the
receipts and exports. The receipts at all the
ports for the week were 120,465 bales, against
11S, l4s bales last week. 9s POI bales the previous
week, and 8; ,zos bales three weeks since. The
total receipts since September 1, 1872, are 646,-
9s9 bales, against 451 III for the corresponding
period of the previous year, showing an increase
since September this year of Isl 1913 bales.
The exports from all the ports for the week
were 81 ,561 bales, against 6,444 bales the
same date last year. The total exports for
the expired portion of the cotton year are
243 ,7S9 bales, against 1872 ,2l7 bales for same
time last year. The stock at all the ports is
27S 62O bales, against 263 lO1 bales for the same
date last year. Tho stocks at interior towns
43 479 bales, against 53, 936 bales last year.
This stock of cotton In Liverpool is 467 900 bales,
against SIT 900 bales last year. The amount OF
American cotton afioat for Great Britain is
50, 900 bales, against Ct 900 bales last year. The
amount of Indian cotton afioat for Europe is
1853 zoe bales, against 361 ,OGO bales last year
The following Is resume of the weeks
transactions:
Friday-Sales of 10 bales at 17X cents, 10 do.
at Is cents % do. 1871 cents 20 do. at 8X cents,
81 do 1Sx cents, :.nd so do. at 10 cents.
Saturday-Sales of bales at l7A cents, do.
at IS cents, and IS do. 1917 cents.
Monday-Saes of 10 bales at 174 cents, 100
do, at IS cents, "a do 1917 cents, and 81 do. at
lSA cents.
Tuesday-Sales of bale at Ii cents, do. at
17X cents, &c do. at 17% cents, and p do. at Is
cents.
Wednesday-Sales of q bales at 18@1ssal
cents.
Thurs lay-NO sales.
We quote the market as closing quiet but
steady at the following figures:
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