Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-10
CDTTON.

A. the close of last weeks review Of the
cotton m rket, New Yolk quoted middllng cotton At
aI4c, oeclined during the W,ek 10 ais. LiverpoO.
ql0ted 5l.1 declined to 5isd. Memphis quoted
sac. declined 20 Sisc New Or;e1ns quoted sc. de-
clinet 70 SAGE. Thi,i. most discoaraging state
Inent; eyrry market In the Utt=d states lower ans
LiyeTp oil also. when At m beg nnirg % the week
cotton growers we're holdi their cotton back for
higher prices. When cotton IS held OUT uf marker IN
exp ctttlOn OF improved prices. and yet prices 70
down. Il Is sary to ryles he situati - that
bu ers and 3 eis may know "hen 81 ,Eem Is mis-
taken In his Views for ths one If the two IS IN err r
Is esd Mt on referring back a moth, that i 70
NOyenber Nth We nnd prices comparing against we,
last Of the last Official week-that Is, November
Sth aga Mt December jth AS follows: New lor,,
ID TO- middling. against Sisci Ne" ore ans
qc. ag tint ~ Memphis sc, gtiust Sisc; Liver
Shows rhat tue downward tendency is not a m Re
TEMPORARY change. to show that We Will lote the
snt season. september I'd; n Yoig, 3-i6c;
NeN Orleans, iisc; L'verp, oil. 9-l6d; Memphis,
stu Of ths sitaioa. some reaak on he present
or the cotton market Will lie found In the edl
Rec .IIts in Memphis during the oficial week ag-
gr gated - $50 btlts, against ~ 44d bales the
week last srGson, ana 2O.qlB bales the SEASON be
fore. The total receipts since Seitember J. 1878.
were l2S 81 bales against $4,000 bales al the cor
responding line last season, showing deere use OF
- Asp bales. Total receipts same time In 1876 ~,
shipments during the Official week aggregated
1913 bales. against l3 123 bales the correspond
Der LIST 81 2Sg tales, against 1881 bales the
same time last year, decrease Of d6, ~ bales.
against 81 45S bales last week. and 42,s19 bales at
this time last year.
sales during the week were $3.50 bales, $500
Gales 10 exDYTters, 600 bales u spnners and 800
baiss to Spectators Dur.ng the previous week the
t0.Ai sales were 15,O50 bales. During the core
spOndng week last year the total sales 1900
bales. ofSh ch exporters took 500 bales; spin
nsrs 70, o bales: spectators 400 balss Price OF
midJng cotton 81 &C. against Ufsc al the same time
last year.
Total receipts at all United States ports, 1912.
1888: same date, 1877, ,BS2BI5; same date, 1876.
2.O3l,5b5. Increase Of rece,its at United Statrs
ports this year POI liS bales, against $3.50 bales
last week. TCt,l stock al al Orts. B22 443 baies,
against 727,lS6 bales same time the year before.
Worlds vi ibis supply November 2gth, 1880, "a
osies against SOL 6e2 bales at the same time the
scar b-fOre. Decrease OF cation In sight 10 ! =
bales as compared with the same date In 1871,
and dec ease OF 800 l52 bales. as compared with
the same date In 1875.
The Liverpool market wBs reported ye.terday
(MondaJJ duh and quiet. Spots In New YORK were
dull ana IL less; futures were easier and two to
fo,.r points lower Gal'estOn was easy at l-c de
cline Our market was strong with fairly good
demano, ard buyers, doubtless having large orders
20 mr. bought freely. Quotations continued IN
ch,nged, bui with a downward tendency FOR grades
below midGlihs as follows.
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