The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-29

NeW AOtkJ ~ JUST coming
NEw oaLEASs, Sunday Morning, Dec. 30, 1916.
The Markets General Seott-Theatrieals-7he Bal.
let, &c.
There nothing particularly startling for me to post
you upon except TO give you the result of the last
weeks mercantile transactions Business was quite
brisk throughout tho week. The cotton market closed
last night with great frmness, at slightly advanced
prices with sale Of $500 bales for the day. making
northern account The following rates may be consider
ed correct inferior, 9 to 81 ordinary s% Q; mid
% sS fair, 10 loH good fair, l0l l0x; good 6ne,
IL l2K The arrivals yesterday were 1881 bales,
making the stock hand and ship board not cleared
lao,ss6.
The receipts this year from the first Of September
the 10th inst, show falling OF from last year Of % 09
In -four there has been considerable depression during
the week, caused by the unavorable news of the Gale
donia and the high rate Of frsighs and the sales Of the
81 so per barrel the greater portion 81 l2h During
the week the arrivals have been 40 9s9 barresexpor
2gloo barrels F,eishts for -four are for Liverpool Is
and for grain to England IL to 1876 and to the NORTH Ia
a l5c.
firm although the weeks business has been only $500
hhds at from AZ az for inferior, to So 6ss for
prime, and Ga % tor choice. Arrived du ring the
week, 327i hhds; exported 2l73, hhds.
In molsssses there has been decline from 259l 70 10
24 cents at hch rate the market closed heavily TIE
sales OF the week, embraced ECO barrels only here
small sale yesterday morning. at IS cents Arrived
during the week CAS- hbsexpofted 223s bbls In corn
the high rate of iIsghs add tho small receipts have
ded to make the sales light The rates huctusted during
the week. hut closed firmly at IS and 90 cents Weeks
sales "a 600 saokssrrived s3oli-expored s2sl3. In
wheat there have been sale since my last letter Ar
rived during the week iI65s sacks-exported. s2sl3
sacks.
In exchanges considerable has been done during the
week-s,erllng AZ ~ per cent premium; France,
5f47h Of SAY; New Y0r&, 90 days 21z per cent dis
count; sight, u per cent discount; Treasury notes.
y to u per cent discount.
In local news have but little to communicate. Gen.
Scott and suit arrived the city yesterday and took lodg
iugs at the st Charles Hoeihe looks finely lie sails
for Brszos about the middle Of tho week.
Blsngy, that dancing divinity arrived in towo on
Thursday night, and Is ut the st. Lou Exchange She
Is TO dance understand at the St Charles theatre. The
manager OF the French theatre made or o:er, but il
reluctant to Havana at present. she would have
Trabatoni sd the whole de ballet to contend against
That corps return to this city about the
OF lent
Jones and the Sable Harmonists at the American. The
" Jewess" was performed at the French Theatre on
Thursday and Saturday night, with great effect, and to
full houses.
The races for the three days on the Metarie
Course, last week. have been the feature In sporting
Jordan chestnut FLY, BY imported Jordan dam by John
Richards, years old took the four mile purse in
straight heats, in 1850. sac; Brown Kitty, Kentucky
year old Ally her competitor, not having any show at
a very pretty race There IL no telling what Louisa cen
do, as she didn't let herself out AZ all
The steam ship Mckim Capt Peck, arrived from the
Brazos yesterday morning about half past o'clock,
but brought great II is all In this mornings
papers, and you will receive by telegraph before this
reaches you.
The weather is cold-for this country, ry cold-bu
clear as a bell.