The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-10
much lesg than the average OF any previous

year.
received from eighteen counties, averaging
In date December I. The weather during the
month has been universally favorable for
gathering the crop-mOre so than Same time
last year. Seventy-fve per cent Of the crop
has been gathered. and IL IL estimated that
tho remainder will be picked by December 25
In the counties OF jefferson, Nevada. Ouachi-
Tn, Pulaski and Howard the yield Is reported
IA about the same M last year. while in the
rest Of the state there has Been on average
decrease of about % per cent. About ono
half Of tho crop has been marketed The
complaints mentioned in tho reports from
Mississippi and Louisiana, relative to small
yield Of lint. compared with seed cotton, are
reiterated by most OF our Arkansas core
spondents
Note Estimates from NIL tho States are
based on same acreage rs last year.
Vim. A. Gwyn, chairman, r. l.. Moore,
Jesse s. Flower, John NJ. Wtthersoon J. nj.
Frankenhueh J.. f. I'erje, Cyrus BIssey, jules
Mnzarat. Committee on Information and Sta
tstics.
AMERICAN AND OTHER CoTrpNs. T. The
marked feature in the present position Of our
market IL tho relative cheapness OF American
and Surat cottons as compared with other
sorts For Instance. middling uplhhdS arc
now t5-1Gd lower than ut this time last year,
whereas fair Pcrnams are only 81 lower. ana
fair brown Egyptian T. al dearor; In other
words the latter WIS ono year ago worth only
lied more than middng uplands but ut
present the difference Is y ~. Surats are re-
latively slightly more depressed than Ameri-
can, but H. should be observed SuratS are now
1-l6d dearnr and American mn I'd cheaper
than last week and the indications arc that
for some months to come tho relative do
mand will run more largely on American. as
compared with other sorts. than almost ever
before.
During tho oary weeks Of this season tho
shipments from America to this port were OK
cessive, and to the continent only moderate
The shipments here were large, because 1t
was believed there would be u corner for
October deliveries. The continent, and par
tlcuarly lfavre, usually buys Mt Now Orleans
early In the season. but this business has been
retarded by the yellow fever Mt that port. But
the continent Il now very bare Of stock On
tho eighth instant there were. as per New
York Chronicle, only A., 1913 bales on shiphoard
In the five principal ports for Great
Britain, against Si,4i2 bales for tho
continent. The exports since, say two
weeks, have been 10000 bales 10 Great
Britain, against il2,OOO same fortnight
last year. whereas to tho continent they bave
been 900 bales, against 10000 last year lf
we further take into account tho fact, not
withdrawing tho increased receipts So far,
tho stock In tho American ports Is now 10, 600
bales less than ono year ago, it does not look
as IT we were going to be SO overstOckcd with
American next spring as many perhaps an
tiCpat0. In fact, there seems to be no doubt
but that tho panic hero and rapid decline in
prices for the last seven weeks have matGri-
ally checked tho sending out OF orders from
here to America and this now begins to toll
upon tho shipments to this port ~. q. Watts
Il Go. = Liverpool Circular