137 



PRICES OF MIDDLIXG COTTON. 



The followiug- statement of the prices of middliiig cotton, at the first 

 of each month of the past twenty years, prepared by the editor of the 

 ]Srew York Shipping and Commercial List, will be fonnd useful for 

 reference : 



1871 . . 

 1870 . . 

 1869 . . 

 18G8 . . 

 1867 . . 

 1866 . . 

 1865 . . 

 1864 . . 

 1863 . . 

 186-2 . . 

 1861 . . 

 1860 . . 

 lr!59 . . 

 1858 . . 

 1857 . . 

 1856 . . 

 1855 . . 



1851 .. 

 1853 . . 



1852 . . 

 1851 . . 



QUOT.iTIOXS. 



0«S. 

 15i 

 25| 

 26i 

 1C.\ 

 35" 

 5U 



120' 

 81i 

 68 

 37 

 12i 



9i 

 13i 

 9i 

 S| 

 103 

 9J 

 8i 

 12J- 



N 



3 



Cts. 

 log 

 25* 

 29i 

 19i 

 33' 

 48 

 83 

 84i 

 88 

 31 

 13 

 13 

 121 



Hi 



13i 



9.V 



•4 



lOJ 



lOi 



8i 



134 



Cts. 

 15i 

 23i 

 29i 

 23 

 32 

 44 

 83 

 76 



23 

 12| 

 12 

 12i 

 12| 



14i _- 

 lOA I 10 

 9| 



Cts. 

 15i 



lOi 

 95 



lOJ 



10} 



102 



8 

 Hi 



Cts. 



20i 

 34i 

 32 

 26i 

 36 

 44 

 155 

 73 

 38i 

 15 



12i- 



13 



14* 



lU 



111 



9a 

 11 



9i 

 9i 



Cts. 



20 

 34i 



30* 

 28" 

 36 

 48 

 164 

 63i 

 47 



i6i 



12 

 ■ 13 

 13J 

 154 

 12 



Hi 



9| 

 11 

 91 



Cts. 



21. 02 

 29.60 

 26.79 

 26.94 

 39.66 

 58.96 

 115. 71 

 74.26 

 41.13 

 17.06 

 11.98 

 12.42 

 12. 48 

 14.09 

 11.29 

 10.14 

 9.87 

 10.60 

 9.20 

 9.98 



