New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-09-10

The market opened with a fair inquiry, but
| operations being restricted by light supplies of
new crop, and Dy the str ngent pretensions of
factors Tor the kinds in request, the Gales up to
p NJ. did not exceed 800 bales, after which FUR
above, of 200 bales. Nothing TRANSFERRED to ndca ate
any auotsble vali ation in prices, which were re.
steady at previous rates vita sales of 800 bales
ana arrivals l32d higher havre duh and un,
changed, aud New York quiet and steady AZ yes-
terda,s quotations spots, and but little change
in futures. most months closing at q decline Of
1-32c, and some unchanged.
At noon o-day middling was quoted at Calves
ton at l0ac, at Mobile at l0a4c, at Savan-
nan at lOhc, at Charleston at lie, at Whining on
at New York at IL else, at Boston at i2hc, at
Memphis at lie, and at Augusta at lo,s dlOssc.
not ceared fore e1Oorts baIes e
bracing 29J7 tor Liverpool, 46l8 for Bavre. so
Mexico and 224 for coastwise ports, leaving in
presses, agreesbly to Its account at IL NJ, 204l8
bales, only part Of which Is actually on sale.
The exchange reporss: SALES $50 bales
Market steady" Its sales are computed from P.
NJ. yesterday to 3 P. NJ. to-tay.
We indebted to Nj H. G. Hester, superin.
tendent of the Cote nxchange, for the crop re-
port Of the comm tee info nation and ct stis-
tics for August, condensed from replies OF CORE.
spondents in sec allotted by the National E1.
LorislsSA i0r the month i f. August t furnishes
si1ty-seye r";i+s, frotu thirty.n g parishes,
from which W Learn t. at the weather has been
very bot ana sutry, with partial showers and less
favorable thar uuIing tt same period last year.
The plant has fIuitea well bu' owing to the ex-
tremely hot VT atner and to showers, followed BY
hot sun, it has sheG its fruit badly. The present
condi tion is not good, and does not CONT at all
with last year. Picking has commenced through.
out The State, and will become general by the
twelfth of september. Worms are reported in
places in the hills, but in the lowlands they are
everywhere. In the parishes of Carroll Madison
and rensas they have done consider able damage
estimated at twenty five per cent-but elsewhere
they are yet webbed up. There is much complaint
of rust. The crop is spotted" and ON the whole
net near so good as last year.
MlssIssIPPI-Our questions have been answered
by seveLty-six correspondents from twenty u No
counties; average dale August 81 The weather
ly rainy and since then became hot and dry, and
On the whole is decidedly less favorable than dur
ing the same period last year. TIE plant is report.
Cd as being well ffnited, but the heavy rains, and
subsequently dry We ather, have caused il to sh d
considerable and its present condition compares
quite uufavoTably with the same time last year.
The boil aud army worms have made their appear
ance i'll may localities. but tho damage SO far is
only very slght; some OF our correspond nts also
complain VI lJlry from rust aud rot. ri king has
commenced, and is expected to be general about
the t nth instant.
AKKANsAs-We have received thirty -nine an
sWtfs nom twenty two counties, average date
August 81. The weather has been less favorable
than during the same time last YEAR, heavy rains
has ing fallen early in the month. while he latter
part has been too dry and hot. The plant ia toler
ably well frultt d, but We receive almost universal
COM laints of heavy shedding, which makes the
present conclton far inferior to that OF last year.
Worms have Appeared in several counties; but
with few exceptions have net. SO far injured the
Picking will become genei al about the eighteenth
instant.
Harrison Watts chairman; Edward Morphy, r.
C. Cammack W. A. Gwyn, u. F. Bere, L. Lsconbe
st stistics.
COTTON STATEMENT.