NEW ORLEANS:

WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 28, 1916.

 REMARKS ON THE MARKET,
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FOR THE FAST THREE DAYS.

 We have already remarked, in our last two or three numbers, that the sudden influx of large supplies of several articles of 8es- tern production, coming upon a market that had previously been but seaalily stocked, owing to an interrupted navigation, had thrown prices into the utmost confusion, rendering accuracy in quotations wholly out of the question. This unsettled state ot the marke! still prevails to great extent; though some considerable transactions within the past few days have enabled us to mark more definitely it's position, and it will be seen that heavy decline, particularly in Pork, has been necessary To briGs forward purchasers for round parcels Lard, Bacon, Beef, Stc., have further given way, but Flour maintains itself, upon a reduced stock

 We are without any later advices from Eu- rope since our last report, and our dates fr' m the \ North are not as Iateas due by two days. Intense interest is felt 10 learn the character of the foreign accounts by the Ilibegna and should the mail come through they may come to hand tomorrow or next day.

 The weather since our last has been clear and very mild.

 COTTON.-Arrived since | e23d inst. of Louisiana and Mississippi 99G0 bales, Ten nessee and North Alabama 3 l6, Mobiele 90, Texas Is; together l3.122 bales. Cleared in the same time for Liverpool G4l4 bales London 6l, Havre lG07, New-Y ork 4l1, Boston 62l7, Providence R. I.69l, Baltimore IF; together l5,5l8 b0les-makinga a reduc- ton in stock of 2396 bales, and leaving on hand, inclusive of all on ship-board not cleared on the 27th inst stock of 13I, 1929 bales

 After referring, in ourreyiew of last Satur- day morning, to the Liverpool advices of tine 18th uitmo, brought per ships Thems and Rappahaanock, we remarked that although the news in regard to Cotton was of a rather more favorable character than that before re- ceived, our own market had not iu any ma terial degree been influenced by it, having closed on Friday with only a limited demand at the reduced prices then quoted. The transactions of Saturday amounted to about 1000 bales, but the market continued to eX- hibll great heaviness, with a downward ten dency in prices, more particularly for the lower qualities. By Sundays mail we re- ceived advices from Iiavre to the evening of the Huh ullimo, ship Iowa at New Y ori, quoting decline in prices for Cotton ln that market of 5 10 , centimes since our previous accounts, which is chiefly attributed to the tightness produced in the money market by the large investments in Railroad shares throughout France. Owing to this discour- aging intelligence there were but few French buyers in our market on Monday, that of En- gllsh operators there was pretty fair atten dance, and tle sales reached to fully 5700 bales. The market, however, continued to maintain depressed character, and prices were but feebly supported, except for the better grades, which are comp paratively scarce, and therefore held pretty firmly. Yesterday there was again very fair inquiry, and about G000 bales were sold, the market clos ing with more irmness than 1t has exhibited for some days past, holdeis appearing rather disposed to wait the accounts by the Liver pool steamer of the 4th instant, now due, than 10 sell without obtaining full prices. As to our quotations, therefore, 1t may be said that they are the same as previously, with even greater degree of firmness, the only change which we have made in them, being to widen the range for Inferior so as to em- brace the more trashy descriptions of Cot ton, of which there are now good many parcels arriving. The transactions of the three days amount .o l5,700 bales, a part oi which has been taken for our Northern mar kets, though the bulk of it is for shipment to England. The stock on sale in first hands continues to be only moderate for the season, although most of the rivers" and streams lead- ing through the Cotton growing regions, are