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 Extract from letter gentleman in this city re. ceived per Columbia, at Bosion, dated

 LONDON, Dec. 3.--The demand for American Cot. ton still continues moderate and freely met by hoders in prices however, there perceptibe change. The Trade have been extensive buyers Sarats Sd ger 10, which held with more frmness. From Manchester the very unsatisfactory prices of Twist lower and transactions limited while goods continue much neglected.

 or American stocks have nothing favorable 10 re- port and can quote no prices at which there would be buyers. Holders nnxously waiting the January Div dends and should arrangements be made by ndiana anda any further defauters be decnred, confidence all American snte securities would, fear be completely destroyed. U. s. Bank shares find buyers fl.

 LIVERPOOL, Dec. 8, ls4l--The sales of cotton for the week ending the 18th ult the day last steamer sailed l9si0 bales; week ending the 26th ult they 94sO baes for the week ending this evening" they s45O bales the close of the last and the early part of the present week, the appeared

 more steady for the middng and fair qualities though sales effected with facility, advance in pri- ces could be realized in those nboye descrntianA-- while good qualities barely sustained their former value, and ordinary continued rather decline. Since the last American arrived he list inst there has been more cotton pressing on the market particularly of or nary and good, which both be considered low than the 18th u the date of last crcnlar but tho quotation for fair Upland still 5B, and fair Mobile 6d while for fair Orleans reduced sd, which all fully high warranted. 0f this weeks busi 4OGO Upland II 6i 3s10 Orleans at 1! to 7l, with prime purces at q to T; S6so Alabama and Mobile Ut At to IL and Sea Island at l3 to ed The greater depression the ordinary qualities is 10 be inscribed dsuppy and reduced value of sn rat Cotton fair of class being down to 34 to s. which is forcing much more into consumption a sub stiiuie for tbe inferior American and regards good and fine qualities they unavorsbly influenced by approaching supplies of the crop of which, has arrived; hence mdding qualities most sale able, but the weeks business has closed with heavy market generally, and trade in the manufacturing dis trcts represented all hands to be in unsatis factory and gloomy state, and the consumption less curtaled by the spnners working short tme

 The import of cotton into Liverpool since tho lst of January lO96 900 bales against 1877 0O0 to the period last year-the supply from the United States s040Oo being decrease of 3iO0OO bales. The stock in this port about 45o 900 baes against GOO pe rod yearhe stock of American is 276, ,000 540 less than last year. The supply of Surat is now large, and the import Great Britain for the present year is likely to prove eco baes being of s4, 900 on the import of last year.