Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-08-28

of 6570 bales, of which $50 were to
Great Britain, none to France, aud none
to rest of the Continent, while the stock
as made up this evening, are now 81
20 bales, d9aE 50 h-s afr
From the foregoing statement it will
be seen that, compared with the CORE
spending week of last season, there Is a
decrease IN the exports this week OF
SOS bales, while the stock are 1926
baies1e than they were at this time a
year arc. E1dIUaE
@The market the past week has been
Xariable- Thela last few daysit has shown,
considerable fiTmness, and prices have,
in fact, advanced &c, as compared with
last Friday, low middling upiands clos
ing at dc on the spot, aud 20 Bloc TO
4Sse for September to December. During
the first half of the week, however, the
marketFuled very dull the sales of cot
ton on the spot the three days ending
Tuesday night aggregating only 1928
bales, mainly for CONSUMPTION, and
10, 900 bales for future delivery. But on
Wednesday, with stronger accounts
from Liverpool, there was ahair degree
of activity for export, and prices inn
proved 9c, the demand for future deliv-
cry still continuing small, and prices
wers without general advance. On.
Thursday the market for spot cotton was
again better, middling uplands closing
at 22e, with a large business for export
and consumption, but for future delivery
there was less buoyancy; while cotton
on the spot had advanced &c since Tues
day, the improvement in contracts was
not more than l-16 or 4c. To-day the
buoyancy was checked, influenced in
part, probably by the failure an
nouneed az London. There was
less demand, and the close 1Eas irregu-
lar-frm for spots, but some decline in
contracts, and less activity generally.
The prices for futures last reported were
basis low middling) % 5-l6c for Sep
tenber, IS 5-l6c for 0ctober, IS 1880
for November, 1850 for December, and
lS8e for January. The total sales Of this
description for the weeks are 10000 bales.
For Immediate delivery the total sales
foot up this week HISS bales, including
4l22 for export, 72O for consumption,
lie for speculation, and 100 in transit.
g'There is increased complaint in our
kilograms Of the prevalence of rust and
the shedding OF bOlls, While the reports
of the presence of and injury done by
the army-worm in Alabama are more
emphatic. On the other hand, they
have had rain in Texas, which, if Il has
been extensive enough, may help to i'm
prove the prospects IN that State, which.
had begun to be less favorable on ac-
count Of the drouth. Our Galveston
correspondent states that it has rained
on two days there; picking is progress
ing finely, and the planters are market
ing their cotton freely In New Orleans
- h,u -asnaI vnnra FhoN nnn ho1F fhn|
week-showers and heavy transforms.
AT Mobile it has Tained on one day.
Crop accounts are said to be less favora-
bic, as the army-worm is reported to be
everywhere, and doing much damage.
To the same effect is our dispatch from
Montgomery. 1t states that the worms
have already done great injury. It has
been warm and dry there all the week.
Our Macon correspondent says it has
rained there on one day this week. Cot
ton is opening rapidly The re-
CENTS of new cotton up to
t9-night have been thirteen bales against
five bales last year. 1t has also rained.
on d day at Columbus in the earlier
part of the week; much rust is reported
On the grey lands; there has been no
rain at Augusta; crop is promising; new
cotton comes in slowly AT Savannah
IT has rsined on three DAYS the early
part of the week; crop reports are said
to be less favorable, though the reports
of injury from caterPillaE CORE
spondent believes exaggerated. They
had some showers at Charleston this
week; the complaints of rust are becOm-
ing more extensive, and our correspond
ent believes it is spreading. At Mem
phis il has been warm and dry all the
week; they are needing rain now; the
plant is stated to be shedding, and the
reports OF the condition of the plant are
less favorable. From Nashville our cor
respondents telegraph that the crop is
developing very prOmisingly; that II
looks better than it has for several
years. g Iflf lN .n- \