The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-06-22
COTTON.

The Liverpool cotton market was strong to-
day, but no advance was reported middlings,
1916; Orleans, A. The receipts were II, 90
bales all American. The sales were 1915 0 bales,
Of which 10000 were American. and 5000 for OK
portation.
In New York the market opened steady and
advanced a sixteenth during the day, closing
quiet and steady; middlings u IA Sales, 1858
bales.
The New Orleans market advanced six.
tenth to-day and closed strong; middlngs,
Eli Sales, 5000 bales
In Galveston the market was firm and un.
changed; middlings, II rs; receipts, 2O0 bales.
Sales, none.
The st Louis market closed firm at le for
middlings. receipts. 40 bales. Sales, g. Ship
ments, $50 Stock on hand. II, 434 bales.
The cotton movement shows the consolidated
net receiptsto be 9704 bales. The exports To
Great Britain were 1880 bales; France, 1902;
continent 8, 29s, channel ports, 2.265 bales. The
STOCK at all the ports was 1863 $780, against 379 5il
me corresponding day last year. deficit of 10.
l42 bales
Good middling. .......,.,............... Tx
Strict low middling.
LoWmiuunng .....""..........."..'.'.. VA
dood ordinary. .............."..........1 Oa
PINE BLUFF, ARK, June II, lSS2-Colonel
Sterling r. Cockrill, vice-president Of the Cot
ton Planters association OF the United States,
Is one Of the most enterprsing planters In the
south, always alive to the cotton interests and
the material developments of the sunny land, a
gentleman of thorough culture, and well posted
In the laws OF political economy. His earlier
years were devoted to the profession of the law,
and he was at one time United States attorney
OF Alabama by appointment of General Jackson,
but for the last forty years he has given his en-
tire attention to agricultural pursuits practi.
cally and theoretically. ! visited him the other
day at his magnificent plantation of 1, l0J acres,
which Stands confessed to view 10 the bend OF
the Arkansas river, below the city, the lines OF
me place running up to the corporate lin.
Its Of Pine Bluff 1t Is a magnificent domain Of
us fertile soil as the sun In his rolling splendoi
ever looked upon. His residence Is a handsome
one surrounded by all the comforts that cult
waited taste and money could lavish upon It. His
gardens are tasteful and beautiful flowers
blooming and breathing their fragrance on tn,
air and their appearance attractive enough to ex
cite the envy of Shenstonc. and the sylvan beauty
Of the groves, which surround the premises II
Just such a place as Calypso and her nymph,
would delight TO linger In for a season. He ha,
0 acres In cotton and 0 or 800 In corn ant
small grain. Under the impulse OF the recent
hot weather the 'sun plant" so long retarded
by the cold, chilly atmosphere is now growing
finely on his plantation. but HIS corn needs rail-
badly.
As an evidence Of his public spirit the Para
more. Railroad company made proposition I,
the citizens of Pine Bluff TO the effect that II the,
would secure TO the company 40 acres OF lane
hcyc Ths wes,ern mar, NJ tha c,tv ra ~" nraa,r
ad for ,oc",;om hv ,hs cammony Nv, sap,is ese
tory arrangements could not be made for tn,
h vai"as ia,d ,o y, ,ho a"' han y av1 r
s,.nnaa so,sard AMI dn,a ~ or SvchIii
nsbs land NJ nomnaI nr;ces and ar III nj var
tnu ths sho Nv ,yili h t Sd on h pih'a
o,, ns nmuusmy SsMunsnsu 70 'hs giSat sovant
49, our SavSw"s young .sy, nc INV propose
s.,,aSt N.Y. t ,nrns, "r eo'Dn mills anu
ssncess ,tnt ousn n,s sns press .ne. srea
lion II % \ Al cot,on sr,,s SSw s,o INA mi IN
,a ' n, ~ s ~ NY y.,c llHv9 .snem tna wa
S",In s,i,,,., ~ 49,, x,.m ~ cnoiWu hs view
" onv .vsms.nH lI Te,ass, sw 2ne.
ror ips ,'',ss ~ s,,, INV caiieu 70 ~
ss' "w, Az suous Any, NY Irettou synui
Sa,e ana also tnc cotton mills you hope 70 hav
buiit on your plantation. A--l- EAll-.. q