COTTON.—Soason 1874-1875 may now be considered closed. There is either very little more to come from the country, or the hange are determined to keep back the supplies, reckoning on the damage which the growing crop has sustained to curtail next season's yield, and so to ontablsh the higher range of prices, which at present they are striving to corspass. There has been [ite done ths we quotations are nominally the same as given Inst mail day.
'EXCHANGE,—The bulk of the business for the past week was settled at 5s. 74d. for Bank paper, 5s. 84d. a 5s. 834. for Documentary paper. At the close, the market is rather weaker, and may be quoted 4d. lower all 1 Private paper, for the mail, have been considerable. On India, there is less inclination to draw, and uow, the best rate obtainable is Rs, 806}. On Hongkong, transactions have taken place at 273 @ 28 per cent. discount, Demand drafts are now obtainable at 273.
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