The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-05-05
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.

The market opened under the favorable
influence Of decline of 1-16d at Liverpool,
where the sales were only 5000 bales, and of a
decline Of 3-32@5.32c in futures at New
York, with no change in spots. The demand
was consequently slack, and only limited
business was done during the morning,
partly at previous rates, but mostly at a fall
ing off of ,c-in some cases .c-after which,
with further decline in futures at New
York. the advantage continued on the side Of
the buyer, the market closing at the decline
noted above.
The greater falling off in the better qualities
was apparently caused by their being in only
limited request, and several holders being
anxious to realize in order to close accounts.
Good staple kinds were held at about previous
rates, and brokers found it impracticable to
fill orders for those descriptions at the pre-
vailing concessions The buoyancy of freights
had an unfavorable influence. A good deal Of
dissatisfaction was expressed At the day 5
actual receipts being nominally increased by
1879 bales per rail from Memphis which has
been coming forward in various lots for several
weeks for through shipment per steamship
Texas, and which were not manifested until
TO-DAY.
Including this amount the days receipts
show an excess over last Tuesday Of $40 bales,
and over last year of 1904, while excluding them
there is a falling of Of 73s bales from last
week. and 585 from last year.
The amount on shipb0ard not cleared,
going on board, and engaged for shipment was
Set down at the opening this morning at
IA, 500 bales, embracing $4,000 for Liver
pool, u, 100 for Havre, $500 for the Med
iterranean, 1000 for the North Sea, and
5000 bales for the North, which, when
deducted from the stock on hand BY our
running statement yesterday evening. leaves
", 700 bales to represent the Quantity at
the landing and in presses unsoll or await
ing orders
The sales for the past three days SUM mp
1850 bales, Q5O0 on Saturday, 155'iyesterday,
and 1900 to-day, against $3.50 Tor the cor
responding time last week, and II, Go the
week before.
Receipts since Friday evening $685. bales,
embracing 1893 from other deliv sry ports (of
which 4Si from Mobile and 4l2 from gexas)
and 6O95 proper, against 1894 proper last
week, and 1878 last year. Tota, proper since
August 81, 96l, 1873 bales, against l,l59, $50
last year-decrease us, SIT bales:
The exports comprise 66S7 bales, smbrac-
ing $3.50 to Liverpool and 6o3 to Ne~ York,
to which we have added 32A forwarded PEI
steamer G. B. Church to Cincinnati.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts
At ill the ports from IL NJ. yesterday to l.
N. to-day 1928 bales, against 3S41 last week
and 4465 last year, and since Friday 15, 4A
bales, against 1865 last week and n, O4S last
wear. Total since August d, 3,3a, OILS bales,
against 3,564,3lO up to Monday noon, May
4, last year excluding tbs above hA65)-da
crease 244 295.
Exports Friday to Monday to Grsa!
Britain 13, $50 bales, against 20, III bales sas
week and 29,329 bales last year. and to the
Continent 1923 bales, against Sl26 bales as
week, and IS. 475 last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports, made up t.
II NJ, 462. 4O4 bales, against AS9, 963 last weel
and 37s,O 7O Last year.
The Exchange reports: "Sales 1859 bales
Market quiet" Its quotations are redaced )
for Low Middling and the lower grades AMI
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand Sept. l, 1894 bales 1895
A lived since last statement. 49,: 3,ol3
rived previously. ..........l ,Io,522 l,ll3,a6
l,l2s,5l
C....A n aav 2G6i
Cleared previously. .....l ,oo9,zsl l,oll,94
st ,ck ON hand and on cupboard not ,,--
s..I 800 t;rna iest war III, ga
To-day's exports were to Liverpool
The receipts set down for the day lnciud'
1879 bales received by rail at various time
for Sc yeral weeks past for through shipmen
per steamship Texas, but not reported oy sh'
railroad until to-day. ao,,
Receipts proper since last evening 81
bales (including the above l67g, asains
1879 last Wednesday and l725 last year
For comparative totals for the pas. 1nre'
days and for the year, and for three DAYS eA
ports and receipts, see above report.
TopAcco-The only sales reported to-da.
/ a.a 81 ~ This make