The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-02-12
COTTON OVERLAND MOVEMENT.

The Chronicle, in its statement OF !
the overland movement and con-
sumption of cotton up 10 February LIST,
says the severe weather OF January
has affected the shipments. Those Of
that month fell materially below the
figures for December, and show a
heavy decrease from the same week
the two preceding seasons. The cur
rent total is only 1903, Sl2 bales, against
1924 bales last year and l35,6OS
bales in the preceding year. The
total to date continues to be in excess
Of previous seasons. The increase
over last season is now 142,763 bales,
and over 1884 124,OOl bales. The
net figures also show a decided feduc-
I'm compared with last month and
with the January totals OF the two
previous years. 1t is only 10Y
bales, against 84,430 bales last year
and 62,256 the year before that The
Eve months Of the season give an ex.
cess Of ll6,72l bales over the season
before and ll4,528 az compared with
1881. The total gross overland
flom September /, 1856, is SO2,-
574 bales; 1885, $50 81; 1884,
GS,573 bales. The net overland
for the fame time this season
is in 1886, 559. 100; 1856, H., AS; 1884,
444,67l bales. Pork receipts show
substantial increase over the two pre-
vious years. In January, 1886, the re-
ceipts were 543,303 bales, against 475,.
Sb7 last year and 4S7, 720 in 1884. The
total for the season to date is now in
excess OF that for the fame period OF
l8S4-S5, but the increase is very small,
reaching only SO bales. In compari.
son with 1884, however, the gain is
l70,365 bales. Exports TO foreign
ports in January fall behind the fig
ures for last year, but the decline is
not 30 great as in earlier months. The
exports for the month have been 49l,-
800 bales, against 54S,SlS bales and
$4,000 bales respectively, in 1885 and
1884. The aggregate for the season to
date records loss from year ago OF
S2l, 4l0 bales, while the gain over two
years ago reaches now only 1859
bales. Receipts since September /,
1885, are l,lSs,09l bales; 1SS4-S5, A..
197,962; 1Ss3-S4, 3 967, 1866. Total ex-
ports for the same time in 1856, O.
524, 635; 1SS4-S5, 2,S46,045; 1SSS-S4,
2,509, 0S6 bales. Stocks, January /,
1885, 1,0S3097; 1885. s6S, $50; 1894,
l,075, sac bales. Southern consump-
ton since September /, 1856, 1884,
600; 1Ss4-S5, 144,0O0; 1sS3-S4, 15O,-
900. The portion Of the crop which
has reached a market through the
outports and overland for the
same time in 1SS6-S6, 4,S6l ,290
lss4-S5, 4,724, 440; 1sSS-S4, 4,562,S37 |
bales. The amount marketed since
September /, 1885, is 136,790 bales
more than in 1SS4-S5 aud 29S,S03 |
more than in lSS3-s4. The total tax
inRs by spinners since September l,
1885, is !, 1853, 762 bales, of which North
ern spinners took since September !,
1885, 1,1S9,762 bales, against 965,972
for the same time last season, an in
crease Of 223,79O bales, and Of 157 $50
bales over lSS3-Si. Total crop in sight
on February 1886, $500, 2SO; 1Ss4-S5,
4, 9S7, 440; 1ss3-Si, 4,s12,9S7 bales,
which is 3S2, 700 bales more than in
lSS4-S5 and 5O7, S93 bales less than in
lSS3-S4. The average weight Of bales
up to February /, 1886, is 4S0.S6
against 4sl.75 fot the CORE
spending time last year.