Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-17
CotEan.

Sales here Saturday were 32OC
bales; to exporters, H5O; to Spinners
45O, the market closing steady and
unchanged from the previous day.
Sales fer the week sum up 12,2OC
bales; to exporters $3.50, to spiunerl
200 bales Quotations are I to Il
lower than last week, values being re-
duced on Monday last and also on Fri
day. The following are Ofhcial figures;
Ordinary, Sic; good ordinary, 90; low
middling, $50; middline, 9sc; good
middlins, Toto; middling fair. lOio,
OF colors Low middlinE, 9ic; mid,
ding, 9ic Stains: low middlins, eEc;
middling, 0lc; dusty. 6Fasic.
The total sales Of cotton here this
season reaches 1872, 925 bales; divided
to exporters, 97325; and TO spinners,
s. 800 bales
The shipments Of cotton to Europe
80 far this season have been 254,577
bales less than last year for the same
time, while the stock on hand at the
United States ports iS now 363,69t
bales in excess Of last year at this
time and l33,446 bales more than the
year before at the same periods
The New York market closed dull
at 10 below q week ago, the reduction
occurring on Wednesday and Friday,
Middling, l07-l6c. Sales for the
week, 245l bales. Stock on hand
24l,l1l bales. Futures closed barely
steady at II to l9pOints below = week
ago, with sales Of $4,000 bales
as follows Deliveries for Decem,
Der, lO42alO.43; January, 10 46,
lO.H; February, l0.6OalO.6l; March
lO75a-.-; April, lO.S9AlO9O; May
ll.O2a1l %; June, 1l.l5all.l6; July
1LHa-.-; August, II 36a1l.37; Sep
TENDER, 11.-all.O5.
The New Orleans market closed
easy, with sales Saturday Of 675t
bales and for the week s., 100 bales
Middling, Toe, and 10 below wee
ago. Stock on hand, 427, 257 bales
Futures easy at % to 20 points below
last week, with sales Of 3O9,7OO bales
and closing as follows Deliveries FOL
December, 9.82; January; 9,99I10
February, l0.17; March, 10.34alO. 80
April, le.l9aiO.bO; May, 1O.64alO65
June, 7Sal06O; July, 1O.92alO 90
August, ll.Olall.O2.
: The Liverpool market closed fla
and irregular at l-l6d below last week
. the decline occurring on Wednesda,
last. UplAnds bl3-l6d; orleans Sd
Sales for the week, 81 900 bales; "a, 30
! American. Futures closed easier a
J lie to 8 Cad below last weeks figures
The Liverpool report closing Frida,
last gives the weeks receipts at 1O5,
900 balesi American, 10000. Tots
,, since September LIST, Sl7,5OO bales
! American, b65,70O. Stock on hand
$4,000 bales; American, a24,OOC
! Stock AaOat, $4,000 bales; American
! $4,000. The foregoing figures shol
decrease in total receipts as com
pared with the same time last year .
. l43,bOO bales, in stock on hand 3
1000 bales and in stock aAoat Of 400
bales.
The receipts Of cotton at all Amer
can ports on Saturday we're 1888
bales, and are 1905 bales more tha
last year for the same day. Tot.
last week, 28O,ls6 bales; excess owe
last year same week, 2l.696 bale
Total at all ports this season, 2,99'
! 062 bales excess over Last year, $50
bales; over the year before, l7b, All
y Total shipments this season, / ,b22. 48l
same time last year. 1,777,O57; sam
time year before, l,327,066. Tot
stock on hand, l,2l2,773; same tim
last year, s4s,O87; same time year b,
fore, l,O79, 1923 bales
The worlds visible supply Of cot
!: ton on Saturday last was 3,l3l,6C
: bales; increase over last year san
, date, $40, 1853 bales, and over the yeI
!. before Of 9Os,734 bales,