The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-06
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.
General Exchange

| Under the favorable influence of an dvance
Of sc at New York, the market opened with
fair inquiry but the movement being restrict
ed by light supplies of the kinds wanted and
the stringent pretensions of factors, the sales
during the morning hardly exceeded $500
bales, after which buyers and sellers came TO.
gether rather more freely, although operations
| were still restricted by purchasers being un-
able to find the kinds required, or their being
held above their limits The additional sales,
| nevertheless, summed up 5O25 bales, making
total, as noted above of 6525.
The offerings of the better qualities being
hardly equal to the demand, those descrip-
tions commanded very full prices, in some
cases &c over yesterdays figures. Good staple
kinds in particular were in scant supply and
commanded outside rates or fraction more
The poor descriptions, on the contrary were
neglected and in some cases were sold at some
concessions, but as general thing exhibited
no quotable variation. The good effect of
the decline in foreign exchange.
The sales for the past three days sum up
~, $50 bales, Q1225 on Wednesday, 400 yes
terday, and 6525 to-day, making an aggre-
gate for the week of a, 900 bales, against 3d.
400 last week, and 50, 800 the week before.
Weeks receipts, 1867 bales, embracing
1902 from other delivery ports, (of which
1850 from Mobile, II from Florida and AL
from Texas, and 35,795 proper, against 49,
1854 proper last week, and 62,O57 last year.
Total proper since Aug. 81, 745, 02l bales,
against S43 SAB last year; decrease, 9S, 522,
The exports comprise 1902 bales, en-
bracing 11.206 to Liverpool, 1852 to Cork for
orders, 1927 to Queenstown for orders, H. $50.
to Havre 1856 to Bremen, 5000 to Revel,
1851 to Gibraltar, 5723 to Boston, 1924 to Fall
River, and 1886 to New York, to which we
have added ID by rail.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts
st all the ports, from II NJ. yesterday to - NJ.
to-day, %. 1873 bales, against 90 $50 last week
and "a, 800 last year, and since Friday 107, 704
bales, against 1902 last week and 14S, 756
last year. Total since August 81, 9, 626, 345
bales, against 2,G76,67 up to Thursday noon,
February 5, last year Excluding tie above
"a 3OO)-decrease As, 323 bales.
Exports Friday to Thursday inclusive) to
Great Britain g., 729 bales, against 70, 1877 last
nent 47,301 bales, against 2S, 461 last week and |
81, 3O6 last year. Stocks at all the delivery
ports, made up to IL NJ, 83S. 900 bales, against |
ST. 42G last week and Sl4, 500 last year
The weeks receipts at the interior towns
embrace 1888 bales, against 90 361 last |
year; the shipments 90, 720, against a.
)S3, and the stocks 142, Co., against 15G, S3S,
showing a falling off of II, 1928 bales in the re-
,eipts and 6363 in the shipments and a. 1916
oales in the stocks
The amount on shipboard not cleared,
going on board, and engaged for shipment was
yet down at the opening this morning at 1913,
700 bales, embracing S., 900 for Liverpool, 49,
700 for Havre, 1000 for Spain, $500 for the
Mediterranean, 1900 for Bremen, 80, 900 for the
North Sea and 1000 bales for the North, which,
when deducted from the stock on hand hv orr
unning statement yesterday evening" leaves
Sc, 400 bales to represent the quantity at the
anding and in presses unsold or awaiting
riders.
The Exchange reports "Sales 600 bales,
including $50 last evening. Market steady"
COTTON STATEMENT.
took on hand Sept. l, 1874 bales 1888
rived since last statement 80. 2,1o2
rrved previously. .......... 1851 ,2l8 1868, $40