New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-11-03
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
7geta ORLEANS Sasnep saarast.

1Seto Grleans sSlansp a@araet.
CREscE1T OyricE, No 70 Camr srHEEr,
Friday Evening, November O. 1856. !
Considerable animation and activity Observable In
all great thoroughres Business rapidly assuming
the usual winter ssrb though wholesale dealers
not making large Sales correspondngly pertains to
other branches Of trade yet believe profitable busi
mass with them Ia not far Of Planters ell through the
southwest actively engaged in gathering their crops
and until the picking the part Of the Cotton
producers and the time for grinding with the Sugar cui
vators ia further advanced very few Of them will visit
the city We continue to receive highly favorable &C.
counts from sections regarding Cotton from others
they less favorable the figures Of $50 600 will IN
all probability be reached the maximum Of bsles for
1856 and though there may not be stock in Europe on
the 31s of December next Of onehaf OF the quantity
there at the close of 1854 in the present
very unsettled state of commercial and financial affairs
with transatlantic customers and the general
disturbed aspect Of political and social elements all over
the European continent 1t cannot be that other than
low scale of prices will rule for the At any rate
the present position Of all the elements in Europe to
repress any hopes for Improvement at the time
1t all the purposes for reducing the price of
Cotton, though there prospect for yield of
bales It appears the growers cannot hold on for
sny prolonged tms to influence the general mar
kets Of the world New Orleans Is subject to
disadvantages in the high rates Of freight which
nanifesy above those In any other ports several large
ships have recently been chartered to proceed from
Northern ports to Savannah and Charleston to load
with Cotton at sterling These ports have an advan-
ags alone in this item Of half cent per ID. However
good deserves another last year the shipping
largely feights from this port to Liverpool ruling in
October at IA, and continued at most ruinous rates
through the season, yet with all the depressing nte
gepcs received from abroad and high rsgh particularly
far regards Cotton good business has been done
this week. with which planters ought certainly to be sa
fed ,g..-8- ..s., .45. ...5
our Money Market, The Note Brokers, though having
rather more paper than last week. are still sparsey
ped The amount Of loans and discounts are largely be-
low the sum last year at this time. --7s4=
Loans with shs Banks November
1870 1900
siss'aa
But the actual decrease Of business oana is over
million and three quarters OF dollars, because the dis
counts for the city (neary haf mion enhances the
amount OF loans taking this position as the stand
ard it presents the most cheering indications OF
state OF mohey matters Tor n least time TO allow us to
know what the monsters Banks Of France and England
to do We do not concede In nor take the same
view with many that suspension OF specie
the Part of these Banks will nict any serious evils
this country We do not think our country ever stood
better in Its general Trade ana certainly never in com
mercia view was more capable OF sustaining itself with
prosperity and adverse tendenoies True some comaan
ties might gutter like individuals IN the most prosperous
| times by meeting with reVuision
The Foreign Exchange Market To-day was heavy; sale
of first class bills were made as "a VI bills with ship
ping the offerings were light compared to cea
bills Some tranaacons are penuing ~ on TO On Franc
are plenty Win bus lew buyers Within our quotations
to DO New fork funds are steady at our quota
tions the BANKS boylns 60 "a ana 1;s Ihere wa
sale OF 10 DAYS nght u roaho sem) az IA we quot
| this evening" $685.. :..5 5. .....~@M =0
sxy day on London tls......1M67k TX ct prer
sixty London, with bills lsdng. prsI
| SKY days on PARIS s sa13Gs5.a
~ y; ss:s s'sss
On cent 81
Cfecka rats. Y cent
There were sorsa novsn ents in Union Bank Stock re-
suitpe in sales Of $50 shares in two parcels at es casY
and SO shares at par payable first of January abou
which time dividend Of per will be made, as tn
Bank has been doing good business all through the du
We do not learn Of any other Stock operations
Gas Light Company is held at u.s. quotations OF most
n,a ;s,rar,aaaa - Is;,.o. o 49,,
-. -. : -, 49,
na s $3.50 81 '1e NE ..
pass m@n.a o. oa.eoss Ell. n.s roaa mas ossn open
earnings srsady are to tine rate Ct
| = - 800 rN~e'N>
per annum Dut te sum ID nothing compared to what II
-a,ant will Ia nm thu con,nlation NJ t,a ro.d In
| '''eAp1' va W ~ ~ y Ao Ae"'4 W oaohnD
aud Canton OF which shall have something to say
| .ua.har ,no what 10 nronasa ., oxb;l;. IL A. =.
ahotuoi to 1" iot We PtoPo'e W eAip's 40 tie 8fe'
variety Of the productions country which will
| ' va" 'Ss
| our CITY lor q naTRst. Let our bhnks ana properl
holders stem forward and advance the needl and hfo
| ~ N'~ Ueio
another season ths o4p1ol Oh misssppi Will be at OF
very doof ana Inc aaly intercourse OF citizens q eas
inesropos WIN iaE exceed any caouiaons tnat at th
| moment can oe entertained
Earnings M he Ne,p Orleans and Jnekron Roiood far
month Of October, 1866.
Far feght (tnwatd) delivered New Orleans az &
For freight (outward) delivered at OsykA
81
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r.,.,....;5,. D.. o.,.t.,
rb fI1o1;r nrodco t,a ;n,r. "a -,
bs,s cotton a2s beaa c,ttls asa hood &c. zoo -
nood ,;th t;r,hsr tar e' ~.
: MI y. -
o .s .,..o,4 or.-,. .n,;.,a 80 ,.o..l.. >.
9 f' seieu
country consumption. '