The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-09
COTTON.

THE orly noticeable feature in cotton to-
day was an advance of sixteenth in New
York and an eighth in st. Louis. The re-
ceipts at all the American ports in the last
few DAYS were only about one-third OF what
they were during the corresponding period
a year ago. The exports to-day were large
and reduced the stocks at the ports below
a million bales, although they are still
in excess of last year. The receipts
at all the ports have decreased about six
hundred thousand bales from the first of
September compared with the same date
last year, and the stock on hand at all the
ports is about $4,000 bales more
than the same date last year.
The visible supply of the world
is in excess of last year and prices are high
er. The increase Of stocks at interior towns
still show an increase over last year OF
about twenty thousand bales. There were
No receipts in this city to-day by wagon or
by rail. The roads throughout north Texas
are in such condition as to render hauling
cotton 10 any point impossible. There is
still a great deal of cotton in the country in
the hands Of planters, which will come in
when the weather clears up. Prices in this
city are unchanged and nominal.
Good Ordinary. .......................... 95s
Mladlg ;;;i,..'''''''' '''''' ''''''''' iUit
Good mddiilg ''''.'..'''.''.'''.'''''' iU53
Middling fair. .........,........... IVA
In Liverpool the cotton market was re-
ported steady, middlings, 6 9-16; Orleans,
g. The receipts were 19,000 sales, 10000,
of which 6,60O were American and l 900 for
expectation.
The market in New York opened quiet
AL nominally unchanged remained quiet
ard firm during the day, closing steady at
an advance of a sixteenth, middlings,
II 1916. Sales, 1921.
New Orleans opened quiet and closed
firm middlings, liz; sales, good.
Galveston closed steady, middlings, 1ls;
receipts, 46l; sales, 526.
The cotton movement shows the net re-
ceipts at all tn" ports to be 2S, 100, against
"A ,4l0 the corresponding day last year,
falling off oi 10 ,G20 bales. The exports to
Great Britain, were 4S, S4; continent, 7,23S;
channel ports, 1850; France, 6,96l. The
stock on hand at all the ports was 9Sl ,625
Dales.
THE total amount of cotton in sight in
this country, in Great Britain and on the
continent is said to be greater than 1t has
been for years, and still the prices are
higher.
Ranger has depressed cotton by throwing
over lots of 500 to 1000 bales, but it regained
part of tine decline before the close. ..G
The receipts for March are estimated at
lOD,UUO, uSdlllob tiD,OuO sSdE
The court of appeals st. Louis decided
that a note given in consideration of diff
ference in an oLton deal is not void in the
hand of bona tide holder, the note having
been acquired before maturing, and with
out notice OF any illegality. This seems to
be Just opposite to the decision of Judge
Moran, of Chicago.
Columbus, Georgia, with a population of
only 7,4O0, last year increased its assess
10 h,,e i-1 nnn and tic hucinacc kU sEQl
600. Augusta, Georgia, has six cotton
mills, with 100000 capital and 1l5, 600
spindles, and all are making money.
The editor of the New Orleans Price Cur
rent has been shown letter written by a
California gentleman to prominent cotton
factor OF New Orleans, asking his kind ot1i-
ces in procuring hundred colored families
as laborers on large farm in that state.
The gentleman states that his success has
been so marked that he intends to engage
largely in cotton culture. The product
thus far has exceeded one bale of lint per
acre. Judging from the success which has
these experiments in cotton
in various portions of California, it
is by no means improbable that the golden
state will exercise no mean influence in the
markets of the world,
The following is statement of the cotton
crop OF Texas for 1881, shipped to August
No. of bales.
Received at Galveston from the interior,
by rail .,,...................., 6S3lS
Received coastwise from lndianola. .... 6,2O5
From Morgan City and Clinton, cleared
at Galveston. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6l,415
Total receipts ut Galveston. ........... 40, SOS
from Houston TO New Or
leans by rail. ......................... sl,l5l
Shipments out of state via TeXarkana. l9l, 5lO
out of state via Denson. 1854
Total. 1883 40
Shipments to Mexico from Laredo. 1,0ll
Shipments to Mexico from Eagle Pass. l,56l
via Red River from Shreye-
port and above ......................... 5,OOO
port and below W, -. '......,... 800
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Total ..... ........................1,a 0s,7l7
TO which add crop Of 1850, shipped after
September l. 1881. 90 90
Total crop Observation-Disclosures. ,25S, 7I2
The figures gwen for shipment from
Shreveport are maximum figures, no records
IF cotton transportation by boat down Red
River being kent, but the total given being
correct. The figures given for
,otton out via Denison are subject to an
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