New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-29
AMERICAN STANDARD CT CLASSIFICATION.

The market opened with fair inquiry. but in
the face Of further decline OF Lied at Liverpool
he inevitable result of long crop prospects). and
spots dull. with futures demOTaized at New York,
buyers claimed additional concessions. which fac
tors were unwilling to admit. The sales during
the morning were consequently moderate, and
while the advantage was manifestiy on the side OF
the buyers, nothing tran. pired to indicate any
quotable falling OFT Later in the day. however.
factors met the demand more freely, thereby
stimulating tie movement which became much
more active, resulting in swelling the entire busi.
ness to $50 bales, TWENTY-FIVE brokerage houses
participating in the business, one Of whom took
1925 bales, and three Others 800, s44 and $50.
Desirable lists with unusually good staple com.
manded fraction above eur outside figures.
while short staple kinds were offered freely ut the
ruling rates. There was some conflict of opinion
with regard to prices, but the weight of opinion
within Ou1 observation favored the declins noted
above.
The amount on shipboard not cleared going on
board and engaged for shipment was set down at
the opening this morning at A. 800 bales EN- bracng
2. 600 for liverpool, 10, 900 for HARE. 500 for
Bremen, 1000 for the North sea and 5000 TOR tho
North, which, when deducted from the stock on
hand by our running statement yesterday evening.
ing at the landing aud i'll presses nnSod OF await
ing orders.
mald act!vs; market Irregular.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Ba'cs.
Stock o, hand September l. 1874 .......... 1883
Arrived since last ststelnent.. 2!i2
Arrived pre- ious.y... 80 H.-i3s ..S
Total. l'',4'2
Cleared today. ..'............'....s i.j''
Stock on hand and on s'ipbcard not cleare, 6s.55
stock same time last year. .!.9i!
To days ex ports were to New York.
Receipts proper siuce las. evening l4al bales
against III! on last Wednesday. and 3!53 last year.
making al aggregate since Friday evening of 81;
Daies. against I5 CTS las' week and ~ 963 last
and since August 81. 1890 bales. against a,o9!
last year-increase 1868.
The Exchange kilograms make The receipts at all
the ports from II II. Yesterday To II NJ to-day 10 3&
bales. against Il, 80: last week. and 1870: last
Year. and since Friday 95,.47 baies. against 81 1O3
last week and "a 225 last wear. Total August
81 col 1879 bales against IS, o5 ;up to Tue siay noon
October n. excluding the above 1880, last year
increase i634s4.
Britain al,563 bales. ssains. 49, 8e' last week and
1893 iast year, al d 10 the continent 6545 bates
against 1913 last week and ;io8i last year.
stocks at all the livery ports made up to Nm.
9l bales. against SDs o5' last k. and $50 %!
last year.
The crop report Of the Mobile Cotton Excha, ye
for the period from the fifteenth ultimo to the
fifteenth to twentieth instant notes frosts through.
ont Alabama from the twelfth to the fifteenth in.
slant; favorable weather tor picking; twOthirds
gathered: picking expected 10 be finished by the
first to the fifteenth instant: twelve counties re-
port an average increase in the yield Of rs cent
compared with last ear. and twenty four counties
an average decrease Of Is per cent: crop well
picked and earlier than usual; all that was made
will be saved: some REP 1T an improvement in thu
staple of the late pickings and in some sections
that the top crop was turning out better than was
expected a month ago.
notes the frosts weather. quantity picked and
date of expected completion same as in Alabama
Fifteen counties report an average decrease on
yield of 80 per cent. one county the same as last
year and one An increase of 2 per cent. The report
is signed by T. x. Irwin. chairman. and J. p.
Billups. NJ. J. Hudson. William Lesser and George
l.. Daffee. committee.
The Savannah cotton report. made up from dates
OF the fifteenth to the eighteenth instant. notes
oil
fourteenth instant. In middle Georgia the injury
was confined to the low lands, the vitality of the
in de:
over from November 1 TO December i; time and
quantity will depend on locality; expected increase
III yield compared with last yeal in Southern Geor
gia 10 per cent; decrease in middle Georgia 10 Is
per cent. and in upper Georgia 20 per cent;
ather from this out expected to affect the DUAL.
ity and not the quantity; favorable weather has
made picking free from dust, and planters are
ne1 eps TO 1on than
Florida note frOsts; weather favorable for pick.
ing: twothirds gathered; picking will cease about
the twentieth Of November yield Of Sea Island
same as last year; many have abandoned planting
long staple; compared with last year. one county
reports decrease and fifteen counties an average
Increase of Is per cent; fine weather has favored
production OF lint, but the top crop was partly cut
on; picking, ginnir and forwarding to market is
pushed 10 the fullest extent.
The vsnnah report 10 condensed from copy
posted at the Cotton Excharge.
1OBACCO-We have not heard OF . SAFE Sales
last week l20 hhds, against $50 the week before.
The amount on sale is estimated at 1900 hhds We
continue to quote 20 follows: Inferior ings s1Si,c:
med um TO fine ln0lItsc; low leaf l,1I2ic: me.
dunn i5ai!c good to tne !50i6iac, and selections
I.'.a2os Received since last evening 50 hhds: ex.
ported none: stock OF hacd by our running state.
uIent 1920 hhas
FREiot.S-Siivmca:s Of C,t'o'. ~ staam %
LiSeftc" are ST.. report az .!s and j. SD. We
continue 10 quote as follows:
~ steain-CottCu to Live.nco. H:6H.d; N
Antwerp via Philadelphia Sod: TO New York &c;
10 hoston wa Philadelphia !c 70 Philadelphia '.r.
TO Genoa !i.c: TO Boston &C.
SUGAR Received ;his morning iiahi,'s. Open
kettlo 10 IN fair DE- mard. but at DR. ces :. Gbc
,d whiie yeIlo" clarified Is dul: and reg
sold at SC for inferior: 8i.c .os good common TO
fair; &c for fair to good fair s;.c tor fully fair
and 0Ac for yellow clarified.
M0LASSES-Received this mo,nin. i2c bb.s and
half bbls. The demard is fair. but at prices
ace y gallon lower. The supplies sold at 55c for
rommon Soc FOX good common: SIC for prime: 6ac
10. str'ctly prime, and 7oc for choice.
s.CIR~o.lv aiOca! Is saoa! sd .s'.s outside Of