Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1872-12-06

| COTTON CROP.-The crop In the CarolIaas
! may be said 60 be eut Of the fields There Is
still portion of Marion county, s. c., un-
picked, rs the farmers have not been able to
procure an adequate number of bands Our
estimates made or the crop In the CarolIuas a.
the beginning OF the season. have been verified
/ almost 70 bale, even DE Agricultural Bureau
! has gwen the same figures made long before
thiers' and puts down the increase over the
/ crop o. last year in North Carolina at II per
I cent, and In South Carolina at "a per cent. We
! continue our estimates for the fetal crop at
| 5,4oo,e0 bales, AMI think We shall have 10
reason to change the figures to any extent Oar
| advlces from New Orleans and else where AZ the
! South s-e OF spch reliable nature that We
! cannot doubt cur correC:Ress-
The changes la prices and general features OF
| the markets for the week eRding u day are
reviewed as fullaws:
| COTTON The first ia y under re sic y showed
dull market With n light demand, and prices
| declined K cent. The eecond day Saturday
the market was very GGet and transactions
| were made. Monday very little activity WAS
| disP layed, and the sales were confined TO IS
bales or the lower grades at a decline OF a 10 L
cent Tuesday was marked early in tie day
with considerable activity AMI full prices were
demanded. Wednesday the Northern a~d
Cable advIces being Better, an advance Of
: cent was gained. To-day (Thureday) the
market clOEes quiet and firm az our quotations.
The receipts contlnpe 10 maintain the usual
size, and with only moderately large exports
the stock may be said to show a small increase.
The cotton movement for this week, rs COM
parc0 with last week shows an increase In re-
ceipts and decrease in exports. The receipts at
all ports for the week I34 ,429 bales against
,6S5 bales last week, 1lO, 610 bales the evious
week, and 1888 ,7Oj bales three weeks ST ace. The
total receipts since September /, 1872, JAIL,
4G6 bales, against S9O,74 for the corresponding
period of the previous year, showing an increase
since September this year OF 80 ,6a5 bales
The exports from all the PORTS for the week
were 5J,3iS bales, against 74,0JS bales the
same date last year. The total exports for
tie expired portion of the cottoa year are
$40, l35 bales, against 40T All bales for same
time last year. The stock at all the rofts Is
400, $50 bales, against 3s0, $40 bales for the
date last year. The stocks at the interior towns
are 1895 bales against g. 9l2 bales last year.
The stock of cotton In Liverpool Is 42O 600 bales,
against 4SG 900 bales last year. The amount OF
American cotton afioat for Great Britain Is
122 600 bales, against l42 GOO bales last year The
amount of Indian cotton aHoat for Europe Is
10l 900 bales, against ESQ 900 bales last year.
The following IS resume OF the weeks
Friday-Sales of bales at Il cents, do. at Il I
cents, 10 DO. at IN cents, and do. at Tx
cents.
Saturday-No sales reported.
AIondsy-Ssles OF 28 bales at IL. cents. and
10 do. at IN cents.
Tuesday-Sales OF I91 bales at il cent?, Il DO
1IX cents. 10 do. at l79. cents, Isl do. at Tx
cents, &c do. at II y cents do. at IS CENTS, AMI
: DO. at l84 cents.
Wednesday-Salss OF II bales at Ii ccnts, 90.
at TX cents, 60. at 49, cents, 70 do. al 17H
cents, 81 do. at IT'S cents, % do at Is cents, DO.
at 1914 cents, do at I8x cepts, ami de-
(Peeler) al 19 cents.
Thursday-Saies Of bales At IL. cents. 10
do at IL cents, 60 do at l. y cent?. II do At IL
cents. DO at 16H cents.
TAR-With the openn OF he present review
this article was dull and heavy and dcclDc cd p
cents. Saturday the market exhibited quiet
and steady under tone, and since has ruled very
regular and uniform, without experiencing any
variation OF prices. There has existed good
demand for export and the daily transactions
have been free at the ruling quotations. The
receipts for the week, ESD bbls, against SO bbls
torla~t week. are a small increase. The exports
are corrcsp0ndingly large and the stock re-
mains In abont tho same condition, The an.
nexeI table contains the weeks receipts and