Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-03-07
COMPARATIVE TOTAL RECEIPTS, ETC.
COTTON SUMPTION AND OVERLAND MOVE
MENr 10 NIARt-H lAso


The New York Chronicle, OF Saturday,
gives the following epitome Of the cotton
consumption and overland movement to
March Let:
"Our overland movement we are able to
bring down to-day to the LIST of March. The
figures, therefore, now cover the first ak
months Of the crop season, and begin to give
pretty clear indication of the years yield.
"The gross shipments by rail for the six
months still show an excess over last season,
although the months movement is smaller
than year ago, the total for February, 1882,
being st, 147 bales, against 92,30l bales in
February, 1881, or a decrease of Sc, lJi bales.
For the six months the gross figures reach
So, 1863 bales, against 74O,62S bales during
the same period in 1885, 81, difference in ia
vor Of this season of 81, 741 bales; the differ
ence on February LIST was III 1876 bales. The
decreased movement during the month is
partially accounted for by the floods
in the South, which interfered somewhat
with railway traffic in the Southwest. The
net figures continue to show a falling off
from last year, the months total being only
1907 bales, against 40, Us bales last season.
or decrease of 2, 05l bales. This maxi
the decrease during the six months 81 500
bales.
Gas shown by our weekly statements the
port movement in February has been much
smaller than last year. The receipts now
reach 4,033, 54l bales, against 4, 500, 52S bales
for the same period last season, a difference
in favor of 15S0-S1 of 564, 9S7 bales. The
receipts during the month were POI ,992 bales,
against 572,728 bales, falling off of $780,
1876 bales. The exports to fore gn ports show
a decrease during the month of 5,177 bales,
and for the six months the total is > "a 1877
bales, against 2,935 779 bales during the
same months of lSS0-Sl, a decrease this sea-
son of 65l ,5S2 4Les. The stocks at the out
..gnf Il
the same time last year, and at the interior
towns the stocks show an excess of about |
29, 900 bales. Using the facts disclosed by
the foregoing statements We shall find that |
the portion of the crop which has reached a !
maI ket through the outports and overland, |
and the Southern consumption, since Septem- !
Der lst this year and last year. is as follows: |
ISL lSSO-l. |
Receipts at the ports March l. 4O}3,jil 459S SIS
Net shipments overland during
same tlme.......- ,SJ5.31o 4l5Oi1 |
Total receipts. ....., $3.50. 4ss6,s96 5oI3,575
Southern consumption since Sep
teInDer l...-. lJo,OOO l35,OJJ |
Tolal to March L...-.......... 45il, $50 5l4S,555
the decrease in the amount OF cotton mar
keted during the first six crop months OF |
1882 is thus seen TO be COG, $40.
I'm the foregoing We have the number of |
bales which has already been marketed this |
year and last year. An additional fact of |
interest is the total OF the crop which was in
sight on March LIST, compared with a year
ago. We reach that point by adding TO the |
above the stocks remaining at that date at
the interior towns, less stock held by them at
the beginning OF the season. In this manner
We find the result for the two years on March
lst to be as follows:
SSH. lSS0-I. |
Total market 45il, 500 51lS,575
Interior stocs IS in excess of Sep
TENDER ist,..... :. $4,000 $4,000
Total in sight. ,S5i,S96 5,i32,5s5
" This indicates that the decreased m ave-
ment up to this date Of the present. year is
577 ,679 bales.
ITO furnish a more exact measure of the |
receipts up to March LIST, We give below our
usual table of the weight of bales. We give
for comparison the figures for the same time |
ast season: