New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-19
Nth Orltaus 1aiIp Grestsnt.
FINANCIAL AND coMMERcIa,.. DEPARTMENT..
gtm @rIeans Hluaeu ytisrtet.

An active weeks business closes tonight. Large
receipts of produce form one of the prora;nen fsz
lures, particularly of the great staple, Of which
there have been rs 600 bales above the correspopd
ing week last year. Receipts Of sugar and olasses
have been confined to the relative crop while the
accessions to the stocks of Western produce Of |
almost every description have been large. The
movements in every item of these varied products
have been free. Sales Of cotton reaching $4,000
bales, movements in sugar to the extent Of $500
hogsheads, and in molasses to the extent of 5000
barrels and the demand and movements in West
ern produce for the great fnarts Of Alabama, Geor
gia and Florida on the east, with the great Texan
market on the west, have been large, and with
cargo sales Of foreign productions, say coffee and
SALT together with financial operations, including
exchange and sales OF paper make up a business
of over $40, 900, 900 for the week. Bat these are
not all the movements, sales and trades. In dry
goods-the trade of all trades twin brother or sis
ter, immateral which-there have been large sales;
in fact, the largest weeks operations Of the
The remark will apply to some other branches, say
hardware, shoes, hats, clothing, erockery, etc.
Groceries have been in good request, and IT is init
mated that some of the grocers have done better
business throughout the entire season than for any
previous year. For sugar, coffee, molasses and
and salt, our market cannot be surpassed The
great West, Northwest, away to the Rocky Noun
tains must seek New Orleans, either direct or
through st. Louis, for these luxnres and necessa-
ries OF life. For merchandise, the productions or
France and ports from Malaga, our market also
stands preeminent From Indications business is
destined to hold on for Xix Or eight weeks longer
with something like the present activity. As with
some sections Of the country it is from six to
weeks later than last year. There are some com
plants that some parts Of the country have not
paid up as promptly as expected. The resources
of the country outside Of the sugar section were
never larger We can, however, believe the delay
is occasoned by getting produce to market, but it
hardly be owing to the want of facilities or in
terruption to communication that causes this pro-
crastnation. We think the delinquency or retar-
dation is only in isolated cases or distant localities
The promptness and punctuality with which the
South has met its engagements in Northern cities
and towns have been highly commended, and it
seems ont of place that there should arise COM
plants in our metropolis Of shortcomings
In the general, local and retail trade the sales
have been on about the same scale as usual. five
were to Judge from the numerous additions in the
| number Of fancy shops (retail stores) over the
city. it might be deemed conclusive that the gen
eral trade is rapidly increasing. It will not be
| many years before we shall witness rows and
blocks Of stores devoted to the fancy ana retail
| trade on the grand Boulevard Canal from beyond
Dauphine street for squares towards the swamp
and lake shore. Christ Church, now standing on
The corner Of Dauphine and Canal streets. viii be
overlooking the grand locality of crinolne. silks
millinery and haberdashery in general, the same as
Trinity Church, Broadway, New York oyerlooks
tbe money changers the brokers. the iobbers. the
hanks and bankers Of Wall street, The retail and
fancy trade has somewhat diminished this week,
vet il is good. Cotton planters have in general
made goods crops. obtained good prices, and are
inclined to indulge in crinoline expenditures, but
/ We desire to intimate to them to buy more creole
manufactures than they do. Though many give a
| preference to the stores and workshops at home,
VET there are many. while travelling for pleasure or
business. indulge in large disbursements to the
4 yerv worst and most rabid enemies of the great
Southwest. 1t would be well for our planters to
take into consideration that to build IN the South
the mechanics and artisans. the working women az
well as men, must be supported. For instance we