New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-27

| Although no dispatches were received from Llv
| erpoOl where the W hitsuntide holiday continued
and no change was reported at New York, the
| market opened with better inquiry, and up to
| 1880 p NJ 1850 bales had changed hands at about
| previous rates after which the movement was
stIll more animated resulting in further sales OF
1900 bales. making total as noted above OF 3l5t
bales. In some cases brokers' reported at easier
|, prices but the bulk of the business exhibited in
creased steadiness This applies, however, chiefly
to the medium and higher grades, the lower grades
being neglected ami unsalabe when pressed upon
buyers unless at concessions. This fact has been
the for some time past, and factors who were
instructed 10 realize without further delay were
compelled to accept inside figures make liberal
concessions from the ruling rates. Among the
| sales to-day we noticed good ordinary at l5ac,
and barely low middng at l6Sac. Good middiing.
continental classification, scd as high as 10 and
l94c.
bales $50 saturday 1850 yesterday and 1850 to-
day) against $3.50 for the corresponding time last
week and II $50 the week before. Receipts since
Friday evening 430l bales, embracing p from
other delivery ports (of which Al from Mobile
and 81 from TexasD. and 1929 proper, against 5484
proper last week and 1894 last year Total prorer
172 bales against correction incuded) l.i93 603
last year-decrease IA, 1885, The exports have been
confined to 1913 bales to New York.
The amount on snipboard not cleared, going on
board and engaged for shipment was set down at
bracing % coo bales for LIVERPOOL 10000 for Havre
1900 for Bremen 1000 for Spain, 5000 for the North
Sea and 1000 for the North, which, when deducted
from the stock on hand by our running statement
yesterday evening leaves 81 200 bales to represent
the quantity at the landing and in presses un-
sold awaiting orders.
GLIDING 500 after P. NJ yesterday. Market steady
Its quotations are unchanged.
COTTON STATEMENT.
# we add to the total receipts the correction at
Charleston this year. and at this port for both this
year and last year, the total Will be 653 453 bales
against !, 4Os, 633 last year-increase 2J3 825;
Bales.
Stock on hand August 81 1s-3............... I'LL
Arrived aimee last statement. l10f
Arrived previously. .......-......l,23 %. 1873
Corrections ................... ~ f8o-l ,3ll,3I4
Total ..................... ...........l.3la,95l
C CIeared nrsxious,v n S 2,5
Consumed at Lehman, Abraham
& Co.'S Lane Cotton Mills. 8o0-l l2l OILS
Stock on hand and on shfpbaard not cleared 81 535
Same last year corrections included .l26 351
Net corrections to date showing the balance
between manifesto duplicated, and additional
bales made from waste, samples, damaged. city
ginning of seed cotton not entered in maIfests,
lint cotton saved for seed cleaning machines in
Receipts proper since last evening 1896 bales
against e56 on last Tuesday and 2037 last year,
making an aggregate since Friday evening of 1929
bales against 5485 last week and 1884 last year. and
since August 81 (ncluding corrections) of 1888 772
bales, against Including corrections) 1893 6o8 last
year-decrease IA 1886.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts at
all the ports from IL NJ. yesterday to IL NJ to day
3oll bales, against 1901 on last Tuesday and 568I
last wear, and since Friday II 0o6 bales against
l.. 597 last week and 49, i23 last year. Total since
August 81 36389 bales, against 1885 $50 last
year-increase 253, 3l6
Exports FRIDAY to Monday inclusive) to Great
Hrrsin 56p7 bales, against II l08 last week and
20 683 last year and to the continent none against
1878 last week and 6542 last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made up to II NJ
333 83i bales against 81 89 last week and $40 C9i
last year.
We COPY the following statement of the stock of
cotton by actual count Monday, May IS, 1874, in
the port of New Orleans, taken by Harrison Watts
tJ,.
intendent and secretary, assisted by J. T. Sliger
marine reporter of the Exchange, and Mr.. J. A. La
tite from the black board OF the Cotton Exchange