The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-15

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COTTON sales to-day summed
up $500 bales at prices requiring no
change IN our quotations. We give also
the figures and report OF the Exchange
AZ below:
Genl'n Quotn Tx. Quotn
Interis9r r.;,,..., s sxg ~ Az
Ssale! Drdiiary...... ssSss
Strict trt Good Ordinary. ios@loi. -
s sfg f Low HISadi'ns !5;ys -,
Strict MIddIing. ........ 12ss@12zs. -
GOOD Middlng. ........ 13a@ly's 137s
Middling FSir......... 1.sWI4
! The market opened under the inilu-
cnce OF discouraging dispatches, Liver
pool being reported Lied lower for up
lands with sales Of only 5000 bales, and
| New York dull ut u decline OF f.16c IN
spots, and 1-1G 3-32c in futures, which
checked operations and confined the
sales during the morning TO $500 bales,
after which, although later kilograms
reported further decline ut New York
at Lice in spots, yet foreign exchange
ruled higher, the movement became
more active and further transactions
were reported to the extent OF 5000
bales, making u total for the
dny. lis noted above, of $500 bales. The
grades above good ordinary continued
steady, but at the same time the better
qualities being offered less sparingly.
buyers had rather less difficulty In hll-
ing their orders, except for certain
continued scarce and were held rather
above the limits OF pending orders. The
lower grades presented the same irreg.
,llarity noted for several days past,
aud generally ruled In favor Of buyers,
without requiring any change In quota
tions The unfavorable tenor OF the
dispatches WAS countcracted by an adj
vance OF II a &c In sterling exchange,
equal to about $40 40 per cent.
The sales OF the past three days sum
,lp 30 $50 bales 1880 on Wednesday, 1880
Yesterday, and $500 to-day, making,
with the addition Of GOO bales to Tues
days report an aggregate for the week
of 81, 800 bales, against 81, 800 last week
dncluding 600 additional on last Friday
and 35. 800 the week before. Weeks re-
ceipts GO, 700 bales, embracing 1916 from
other delivery ports (of which 1858 from
Mobile, IA from Florida and 3243 from
Galveston. etc., and 65,4l5 proper,
against LASS last week, and 44.S3a last
year. Total proper since Aug. 81, "a,
i29 bales, against 636,O75 last year-in-
2O,912 bales, embracing 1910 to Liver
pool, 1894 to Havre, 500 to Santander,
422 to Vera Cruz, 1900 to Boston, 93l to
| New Bedford, and 1776 to New York, to
which we have added BOG by rail.
The Exchange kilograms make the
receipts at all the ports from IL m.
Yesterday to IL m. to-day N,99S bales,
against 1918 last week. and 2O, 1868
last year, and since Friday 100, 1873 bales,
against 139, G86 last week and % ,4O5 last
year. Total since August 81, 2,642. All
bales, against 2, 2SO, e32 up to Thursday
noon, January IA, last year, Excluding
the above ~, 369)-increaSe 3G1 ,789.
Exports FRIDAY to Thursday inclu-
sive) to Great Britain 78, 225 bales, against
S4.148 last week, and 81. $3.50 last year
and to the Continent 24,G8O bales,
against 1854 last week, and 1896 last
year.
Exports to all ports since Sept. 1: to
Great Britain 952,013 bales, against SS4,
2se last year; to France and y, the sa CONT !.
nent 514 1862 bales against 49,, 1892 last
year; total to Great Britain and the
continent ,466, 1865 bales, against l, 1885,
t7s last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made
up to IL m S30, 55B bales, against 1885,
$50 last week and s72,584 last year.
The weeks receipts at the chief inte-
rior towns embrace 30,251 bales, against
25,711 last week and 1860 last year
the shipments, 81 ,773 bales, against 49,
457 last week and 1881 last year, and
the stocks 127,749 bales, against 100, 204
last week and 1852 last year. Com
crease OF 1881 bales In the receipts,
and IL, 252 In the shipments, and a de-
crease OF 1868 In the stocks.
The Exchange makes the amount on
shipboard, not cleared, before to-day s
cxports) 1l9,77O bales, embracing 53.28e
for Liverpool, 1887 for Havre. 1880
for the North Sea. 1901 for Bremen,
954 for Spain. 1924 for the Mediter.
raDean, and 1896 for coastwise
ports, leaving in presses, agreeably
TO its account at IL m, 1888 bales.
sold, but not yet delivered, the balance
will be about $4,000 bales TO represent
the quantity unsold, large part oil
which is withheld from the market, In
transit, or not yet sampled.
At noon to-day middling was quoted
at Galveston ut l2Ac, at Mobile at 12sa
12lc, at Savannah AZ l2Ac, at Charleston
at 13a13Ac, at Wilmington at 12ac, al
Norfolk at 12fc, ut Baltimore at 12sa
123c, ut New York at 13c, ut Boston al
13tc, ut Memphis at 12&c, at Augusta al
lStc, III OHIeNspoIb Nv ii2c, dV VcucISou
at I1Sc.
The Exchange reports: "Sales s45t
bales; better grades steady, lower
grades irregular" Its quotations are
reduced 3c for low ordinary and ordin
airy, and 10 for good ordinary.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. |. 1875. .tbalcsl o.o7'
Arrived since last statement. 1906
Arrived previously. 1884. 370-So453
4 9Ot5i1
Cleared previously .............- 69i.1a3-eoo l6'
Stock on hand and on shipboard not
- cleaTeu ..........-.'.....-.- Osotd
Do. same time last wear .................. 29o42'
To-day's exports embraced 1853 bales
to Liverpool. 2028 to Hayre, and 931 to
New Bedford, to which we have added
3O6 by rail.
Receipts proper since last evening
9632 bales, against 1904 on last Fri
day and S798 last year.
For comparative totals for the past
three days exports and receipts, see
above report,
TOBAcCO-JThe only sale reported
to-day was hhds Week sale Is. The
amount on sale is estimated at 21OC
hhds. We continue to quote rs fol-
lows: Low Tugs gaze, good 7l@8c, low
leaf 9@11c, medium 12@14c, good
l5@l6c. and fine 1711Sc. Received
since last evening. SO hhds; exported,