New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-01


New York, and for the most part exchange ruled
steady, with but trihing daily variations in quota
tons. A slight interruption to business occurred
in the screwmen's strike for higher wages, how
ever, which resulted in their refusal for several
days to work at loading cotton vessels or Others
but nevertheless, the sales of the staple from the
LIST to the 10Th of the month aggregated 60 $50
bales, the market closing frmer at the prices an
nexed, which disclose slight improvement as
compared with the opening figures, viz:
December 90 Ordinary, 4O@43; Good Ordin-
airy, 45@46; Low Middling, 47049; Middling, 81
O.; Strict Middlng, =.
December Ordinary, 386842; Good Ordinary,
45@46 Low Middling, 47@48; Middling, 5O@5l F.;
Strict Middling, 52@--,, ...-..,..,
January opened with a fair inquiry, but rates
huctuated, during the month, owing to frequent
variations at Liverpool and New York. The ag-
gregate sales of the month were 80 1888 bales, and
the market closed steady at the annexed quota
tons, viz:
February 2-Ordinary, 40@42; Good Ordinary,
44@45; Low Middling, 46g47; Middling, 48@49
Strict Middling, -.
December 29-Ordinary, 4O143; Good Ordina-
ry, 45@46; Low Midding 47@49; Midd1ing, SIG
=; Strict Middling, -.
The business in February showed marked fall
ing off in prices. Receipts continued heavy, while
untayorable weather. discouraging accounts from
Lrerpool and New York, and lower rates of ex.
change contributed to depress rates, which at the
close of the month exhibited a general decline Of
3(04c T} h. as will be seen by the subjoined quo
tat;ons, viz:
February 23-Ordnary, 5000; Good Ordinary
40@l; Low Middling, 42@43; Middng 45@46;
Strict Middling, -.
February. 2-Ordinary, 4O@42; Good Ordinary
44@45; Low Middling, 46@48; Middling, 48949
Strict Middling, -.
March was marked with heavy movement re.
sulting in aggregate sales of $4,000 bales, but as
| advces from Europe and New York during this
month were for the most part very discouraging
rates of Exchangelow and bills hard to place, and
the necessities of factors such as to force them to
concessions, q general decline of 4095c. per ID
was submitted to by holders and quotations closed
| at the annexed figures on the 3lst, which for ref
erence we publish in connection with the opening
rates for the month as follow, viz
| March 81 Ordinary, 32@34c.; Good Ordinary
| 35@36c.; Low Middling, -37@38c.; Middling, 4O@
4lc.; Strict Middling, =.
| February 23.-Ordinary, 36@39e.; Good Ordi
nary, 40@41c.; Low Middling, 42@43c. Middllng
45046c.; Strict Middling
| Transactions in April were restricted and ire
gular, owing to unfavorable advices from Europe
and the North, to a still further and heavier de
preston in rates of Exchange, and to an,indisposi
| ton on the part of buyers to increase their pur
chases. Sales for the month were limited Il
200 bales at general decline Of 3@5c. u ID.
and the market closed the 9th in too unsettled
a condition to obtain reliable quotations.
The business in May amounted to only 80, l0t
bales, at gradually declining prices. The panic
III EngiaE2a-ahut of that market completely whit
| the apprehension of financial difficulties at tn,
| North tended to render all parties extremely eau
tious in their purchases. The ruling figures Oh
the 26th Of the month will be found below, to
gether with the prices of this market on the Bis
March-the market at the close of April hayin
been in too unsettled a condition to establish re
liable rates.
May 26-Ordinary 27@3Oc. Good Ordinary SIC
$780,, Low Middling 35@37c., Middling 39@4Oc.
Strict Mddling =.
March. 31-0rdinary 32@34c., Good ordinar
35@36c., Low Middling 37@38c, Middlipg ACC
41c., Strict MiddIing =.
The operations in the Cotton market since Ma
have been, for the most part, governed by tn
Increase and decrease of the weekly receipts fror
the interior, as we'll as by the fluctuations in Col
and Exchange. Freights have been low through
out, and the movement has been on much NOR
limited scale than had been predictedat the opel
ing of the summer. Transactions of the past thre
months are SO familiar to our readers that we wi
not occupy their time with perusal of our view
of the market during that time. The closing rate
of the week, month and year rule as follows:
August 31-Ordinary, 26@27; Good Ordinar
29@3O; Good Middling, 33@34; Middling, 35i
SO; Strict Middling, =.
May 26-Ordinary, 32@S4; Good Ordinary,
@36; Low Midding, 37938 Middling, 40@4
Strict Middling, =.
As will be seen by the above, the decline in til
better grades has been dose, and in the low
cassifcations, 5@7c. u b. since the close of Ma
WEEKLY RECEIPTS OF COTTON FROM sEPrEMBE
lsT, 1865, TO AUGUST 31sT, 1866.