The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-26

The market opened with moderate inquiry,
but the sales durlog the morning, nevertheless,
reached 1000 bales, after which the movement eX-
hibited but Little activity, and the additional
transactions reported did not exceed 1850 bales,
making total for the day, as noted above, Of
6O50.
Prices continued to show considerable irregu-
larity. Even running lists Of clear white cottons.
especially when with good staple. being scarce
and 10 request, commanded outside rates, or, in
exceptional cases, even fraction more for staple,
but other descriptions. embracing The bulk OF the
offer ngsv ere irregular and a,v, with exceptional
sales NJ a traction less Than Our inside figures.
With regard to the lower grades, clean and white
cOttons with good staple were in request for spin
ners, as they have been throughout the week.
and commanded comparatively full prices; other
descriptions were neglected and could not be
forced off unless by liberal concessions.
1t will bs seen from the details below that the
excess in the receipts over last year now amount
to 1860 bales. Of which three-fourths have &C
crued a. the Gulf ports. The receipts at thu
Gulf ports fer the past week embrace u 1895
bales, and show an increase over last week OF
$3.50 bales, and over last year OF 81, ZIG; while
the total at the other ports is only IS, l67 bales
showing falling off from last week Of 41l9
bales and an Increase over last year Of only 1854.
The sales of the past three days sum up q 600
bales, '(775O on Wednesday, 1900 yesterday, in
Guiding $50 not reported until to-day, and $3.50
to-day, making an aggregate for the week Of
$500 bales against 1850 last week and 6O,SOO
the week before.
Weeks receipts 557O5 bales, embracing 2540
from other delivery por.s (of which 1888 from
Mobile and 1852 from Galveston, etc., and 53,l65
proper, against 48 39l proper last week and 26, 48l
last year. Total proper since Aug. 81, l,ll7, 756
bales, against S57, 46l up to Thursday noon,
February 25 last year-increase $50 29o.
The exports comprise 1887 bales, embracing
1929 to Liverpool 1913 10 Havre, $3.50 to Amster.
dam, 2016 to Bremen, l044 to Providence and
1881 to New York, to which we have added BIZ by
rail and river.
IC,,a Exohonoo +o,oor.rcs yceko tho racaints AZ
all the ports from II NJ yesterday to II NJ. TO-DAY
1896 bales, against 1898 last week and IL, 377
last year, and since Friday III, 062 bales against
lo9 a3l last week and e 2a2 last year fetal since
to Thursday noon. Feb. Is, last year Excluding
the above II, 377)-ncrease 5l2, $50.
Exports FRIDAY to Thursday incluslve) to Great
Britain 69,663 bales against t9,283 last week and
81 731 last year, and to the Continent q, ISL
bales, against 5O,S51 last week and 1892 last
year.
Exports at all ports since Sept. /, to Great
Britain 1856 l2O bales, against last year;
against 434 7l9 last year. Total to Great Britain
and the Continent 2,O81 156 bales. against 1885,
'O90 last year.
Stocks .. all the delivery ports, made up to -
NJ, s6l ,49l bales, against $4,000 last week and
8z9, las last year.
The weeks receipts at the chief i terror towns
embrace u, 1853 bales, against 2O,672 last week
and IA, O49 last year; the shipments 1852 bales,
the stocks 124,318 bales, against 122,650 last
week and l19,605 last year. Compared with last
year, this shows an increase OF TIA bales in
the receipts, decrease Of 1858 in the shipments.
and an increase OF Alb in the stocks
The Exchange makes the amount on ship
board not cleared (before to-day's expo!ts)
161, 1897 bales, embracing 76 493 for Liverpool o.
572 for Havre Al, 1868 for the North Sea, 6647 for
Bremen, 1914 for spain, 2544 for the Mediterra-
mean, and 5S79 for coastwlse ports, leaving in
presses, agreeaby to its account at II M.
2l8,2s4 bales. If We deduct from this the
amount sold, but not yet delivered, the balance
will be abyut 1874, 0O0 bales to represent The
quantity unsold, large part Of which is with
held from the market, in transit or not yet sam
pied.
At noon to-day Middling was quoted at Gal
yes on 1855, at Mobile l21ac. at Savannah PIC,
at Charleston 1lT@l2c, at Wilmington l2c, at
Norfolk l2c, at Baltimore a. 1870, st New York
12a4c. at Boston 1916, at Memphis 12c. at
Augusta 1ls4c, at Shreveport H. and at Jeffer-
sou lie.
The Exchange reports: "Sales $500 bales.
Market irregular"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. l, 1875. 1876
Arrived since our last state.