The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-10-29

| The market opened with q fair inquiry, but or
the face Of further decline Of 1-l6d at Liver
pool (the inevitable result Of long crop pros
pects) and spots dull with futures demoralized
at New York, buyers claimed additional conces
sions which factors were unwilling to admit
The sales during the morning were consequently
moderate, and while the advantage was mani
fsstly ON the side Of the buyers, nothing trans
prod to indicate any quotable falling off,. Later
in the day, however, factors met the demand
more freely thereby stimulating the movement,
which became much more active, resulting in
swelling the entire business to 675O bales, ~
| brokerage houses participating in tho business,
one OF whom took 1925 bales and three others
| 800, 744 and $50.
Desirable lists with unusually good staple
commanded fraction above our outside figures,
while short staple kinds were offered freely at
the ruling rates. There was some conflict Of
opinion with regard to prices, but the weight OF
opinion within our observation favo. ed the de-
cline noted above.
The amount on shipboard not cleared, going
on board and engaged for shipment. was SET
| down at the opening this morning at 1850
bales, embracing 27,0Oe for Liverpool 10 900 for
davre, 500 for Bremen, 1000 for the North
Quoted from the stock on hand by our running
statement on last evening, lsaves q, 900 bales
| to represent the quantity 1T the landing and in
presses IN sold or awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports: "Eales 6450 bales
Demand active. Market irregular"
The crop report of the Mobile Cotton Exchange
for the period from the 18th ult, to the 18th to
goth met. notes srosts throughout Alabama from
the 18th to the 18th inst; favorable weather for
picking two-thirds gathered; picking expected
to be finished by the LIST to the 18th inst; II
counts report an average increase on the yield
Of Is ID cent, compared with last year, and "a
counties an average decrease OF % u cent; crop
will be picked earlier and cleaner than usual ali
that was made viii be saved some report an i'm.
provement in the staple of the late pickings, and
in some sections that the top crop was turning
out better than was expected q month ago. The
report from II counties in Mississippi notes the
ports weather, quantity picked, and date Of ex-
peOted com oletlOn, same as in Alabama. 10
counties report an average decrease on yield OF
50 ID cent county the same as last year, and l
an increase Of Is u cent. The report is signed
by L. 3. Irwin, chairman, and J. 2. Bllups, N.
J. Hudson, VIM. Lesser, and Geo. J. Duffee,
committee
The savannah cotton report made up from
dates Of 10Th to 18th inst notes frost nearly al
die Georgia the inquiry was confined to the low
lands the vitality OF the plant in uplands having
been previously destroyed; weather favorable;
half to threefo Of the crop picked; picking
expected to be over from November 1st to LIST Of
December; time and quantity will depend on 10 |
cality; expected increase in yield compared with
last year; in Southern Georgia 10 ID cent de- |
crease, in Middle Georgia 10 to Is u cent, and In
Upper Georgia 20 cent; weather from this out |
expected to effect the quality and not the guam
lity; favorable weather has made picking free |
from dust and planters are forcing their crops
to market more generally than ever before.
Reports from 16 counties in Florida note no |
frosts; weather favorable for picking two-thirds
gathered picking will ceass about November 20;
yield Of sea island same as last year; many have
planting long staple compared with
last year, county reports q decrease and Is
counties an average, increase Is y cent fine
weather has favored production Of lint, but the
top crop was partly cut off; picking, ginning and
forwarding to marketpushed to the fullest extent.
The Savannah report is condensed from : copy
posted ut the Cotton Exchange.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand Sept /, 1874 bales 1883
Arrived since last statement -. 2,472
Arrived previously ............. .1S6,Oo7 1885, 79