The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-07
I'D OF CLASSIFICATION.
General Exchange
Quotations, OuOtations

The market opened with a fair inquiry and al
though the movement was checked by scant offer
ings OF the kinds most wanted, and the stringent
pretenslons OF factors, yet about 1850 bales
changed hands during the morning at
strong prices, without indicating any quot
able advance, after which buyers came
forward more freely and took in addi-
ton 1900 bales, making total Of 47Oo. Prices
ruled more III favor Of factors than during the
morning, but while considerable portion Of the
business was at previous rates, the rest was at
noted above.
The increased buoyancy of the market was
more apparent in even-ruuning lifts OF the etter
qualities than on the general of the offerings
and good staple kinds occasionally commanded
= fraction more.
The amounton shipboard not cleared, going on
board. and engaged for shipment, was set down
ct the opening this morning at 123 600 bales, en-
t braelng 1000 for Liverpool, 22,o,O for Havre
500 for Bremen, $4,000 for the North Sea and
5000 bales for the North, which. when deducted
from the stock on hand by our ,unning statement
on last evening, leaves 1853, 700 bales to represent
tine quantity at the landing and in presses unsold
or awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports, Sales 800 bales. in
Guiding 15O last evening. Demand fair" Its
gu titlons are raised &c for Ordinary and Good
Ordinary, and }4c for Low Middling and the
higher grades.
The following is copied from the original docu.
ments at the Cotton Exchange:
We, the undersigned Cotton Buyers respect
fully suggess to all shippers of ,otton that an
agreement be entered upon, authorizing Cotton
brokers to charge buyers, on all purchases made
tor them, half OF one cent per bale, the money to
pe nanded over monthly by the Brokers to the
treasurer OF the Cotton Exchange to form a
special fund for the employment of two superyis-
os to watch over all cotton on the levees. see
that they are sufficiently protected in wet weather
and generally look afttr the interests Of the ship
pers; also to procure and pay FOR detailed police
Al 4
TO provide for expenses of prosecution all under
the direction OF the Cotton Exchange
SIGNED BY TWENTY BUYERS
we, the undersigned, IN the event of the pro. |
posed agreement being carried or as to pro- |
tecting cotton on the levee, undertake to nav At
the rate of so (ffty) for 100 Zone hundred
bales OF the Cotton Exchange, through our bro !
fiers, on all pure Eases of cotton made bv u.s.
(Signed by twenty. eight BUYERS |
New Orleans, Feb. 5, 1875.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. l, 1874 bales 1889
Arrived since last statement 80. 1857
arrived previously ............ S63,320 s55 ST. |
sSls3O |
CLEARED to-day. ............... 22,S15
Cleared previously. ........... 592 $50 6l5397
cleared ............ c66.4ss
STOCK same time last year. 316.42l
Io-days exports embraced ,S75 bales TO Liv-
erpool and :9i0 to New York
Receipts proper since last evening 2415 bales.
against 1864 on last Saturday and 1925 last wear.
and since August 81 al 436 bales against $50 76S
last year-deorsase 1O3 332
The Exchange kilograms make the recepts at
all the ports from II M. yesterday to IL ii. to-
day Il 0i6 bales, against Is, lO7 on last SATURDAY.
and 1925 last year. and since Aug 81, 1910 39I
bales, against 2 69o, 96S up to Friday noon, Feb |
5, last year lexclading the above Is, 925j de-
,rease 5S577 bales.
Exports Friday, to Great Britain 7l55 bales. |
against 10 955 last week. and 1851 last wear, and
% the Continent 1893 bales, against 5227 last
week, and 1910 last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made ND to ~
s36, S67 bales, against Sos 1913 last week, and
,2S, 9i5 last year.
TUBACCO We did not hear Of transaction ,
o-day. The amount on sale is estimated at 3lOO
'hds. We continue to guote as follows Inferior
uSs 9Ge9lac, medium to fine 10@1lHc, low leaf