The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-30
General Exchange
Quotations. Quotations

The market opened with moderate suppl,
and fair inquiry, attended by maniiestly favor
at prices which could not have been realized OF
Wednesday, but the sales during the morninf
hardly reached 1000 bales.
La.er in the day, more samples having beer
freely and prices showed decidedly less buoy
Ancy. At the close, howeve, it WAS still difficult
10 buy at our inside figures, and the market was
best represented by the outside. Staple con.
hnued firm and in request.
We give below the crop report for October,
furnished by the Cotton Exchange
LouIslANA-Our letters from this State date
from the 14th to the 23d, inclusive. Frost slight,
only reported in one parish, Tangipshoa
md " very favorable little over one half
crop is reported as having been picked, and with
the continuance Of favorable weather, the crop
will be picked out bv the 10th November to LIST
December. The yield, rs compared with last
year, will be somewhat greater, our answers to
this inqui y averaging an increase of 10 u cent.
The staple has been injured by the dry weather,
which at the same time has enabled the crop to
b picked cleaner and brighter.
NIssIssIPPI-Thirty-on letters from twenty
counties report little or no injury to the cotton
plant from frost. The weather aim ost unexcep-
konably favorable. From one-half to two-thirds
Of the crop picked; and with good wea ther pick
Of November. The majority Of the reports esti-
mate decrease in the yield, as compared with
last year, Of about twenty five per cent, three
letters only, two from Wilkinson and one from
Amite county, estimating an increase OF from
swenty to twenty-five per cent.
Most Of the reports complain OF the quality of
the crop, the lint being light and short. and con-
sequently less than usual yield OF lint from the
gin is had from stated quantity Of seed cotton.
ARKANsAs-Universally favorable weather for
picking is reported by all Of our correspondents.
The frost, on the 18th and 14th of the month,
seems to have done but slight damage, on ac-
count Of the forwardDess Of the crop.
Picking progresses rapidly, one-haH to two
thirds Of the crop being reported already housed,
andthe fnish is expected on the LIST OF Novem-
Der for the uplands, and before Christmas for
the bottom lands.
The unprecedented drouth of the past summer
that the finest picking season will not repair the
damages. According to our correspondents the
yield il estimated at from rs to 66 per cent de.
crease average Al per cent? as compared with
last season, though it is expected the late plant
ing in The river bottoms will be better than ut
present represented.
Tne amount on shipboard not cleared, going
On board and engaged for shipment. was set
down at the opening this morning at 3S.500
bsles. embracing 81 200 for Liverpool, 10 000 for
havre, 500 for Bremen, 1000 for the North
Sea, and 1000 for the North, which, when de-
Quoted from the stock on hand by our running
statement on last evening, leaves II, 100 bales |
70 represent the quantity st the landing and in |
uu NVlu VI oWAAt1ik OIuefSs
The Exchange reports "eales $3.50 bales |
225 after p. NJ. yesterday. Market |
opened strong-Sosed weak"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. 1, 1874 bales l695S
Arrived since last statement go. 1851
Arrived previously ............. lss.a7s 14s,s4o
l62, 1913
OlesToo to-day.. ............... mono
Cleared previously ..............S8,875 6S,S75
3tock on hand and on shipboard not
Mock same time last year: ........:.... 1881
R0Noirka ainNA last Qvaninn korc hal /