The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-06-12
Commercial Intelligence.
SouTH- WEsgERk 0FF1eE.
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As##.s Shreveport, June q, 1857 &
bpsikEss.-Ihe tone of our: general market remains
as unsatisfactory as we have frequently reported Of
late and in no department Of trade sthere any tan
pie Improvement, though there has been few orders
hied for the country There seems to be but little
sale for anything except the actual necessares of
ana fancy groceries, notions &c. are at decided dis
count The dry goods trade is practically dead ana
now our merchants to get through the dull summer
months IS problem yet to be solved Almost every
BODY Is IN debt and there is but little money ii circu
lahon The threatened overflow has added materially
TO the impending crisis. In opinion there Is but
one way to get over our present financial troubles and
that is one which it takes no wise head to point
purify the commercial atmosphere and reduce finance
and trade to a sound and healthy basis There i M
doubt but the financial condition of the country is
more complicated than ever before known owing IN !
great measure to rotten banking system, From
all accounts the banks throughout the country have
dealt largely ln exchange while the heavy fall in cot
ton mas not only eaten up the margin but encroached
heavily on the principal Depositors have taken the
alarm, and consequently the banks are unable to make
any loans In this condition. it behooves us to be more
ecohomleai, 10 produce more and buy less We can
and should do il.
CoTToN.-For the state of the cotton !, arl-a+ 10 49,
to the following
- 81
For the past week our cotton market has been dull
and depressed. The want of confidence the world
over IN financial circles is conceded to be the cause
The failure at all ports to realise quotations has had
bad influence on this market. We quote ordinary II
1919 good ordinary 1879 @119 and low middlng 2o@21c
IN currency, tax paid by seller Gold dull at S.
MEMORANDA OF ]. NJ WAsKoM Co.-Tuesday June
1.-THE cotton market for the past week has been
quiet, while prices have ruled steady and FIRM Tele
grams received yesterday, however, show a decline Of
&c in other markets, which has caused proportional
decline in our market. We quote good ordinary
1920 and low middlng 2o@2lc, tax paid by seller
Gold 13460136, and stiff
COTTON STATEMENT
Received from interior this week. :. bales. 292
Received previously from 1st Sept 1860 50,529
-50,8 2l
Shipped this week Observation-Disclosures. 332
Shipped previously .....................49,5 73
-4o, sos |
Stock on hard Observation-Disclosures. Gle
MoNErARY-Gold, 135@l36; silver, = @l2S; Mex
lean dollars, shade under gold. Our bankers are
selling sight checks New Orleans at Il and on New
York at yet premium.
New Orleans Cattle Market
From the Crescent.
JEFFERSON Cry, June 4, 1867.
The market was moderately active.
Stock sale-400 Texas and 10 Western beeves, $50
veal CATTLE 24o hogs, 900 sheep IA Western and
Texas mich cows. Prices
Western beef, choice, u b net. %
v Western beeves, I'd quality, . 1b net. g
Texas beeves, choice % head. ....... 60 00@85 90
Texas cattle, Cd quality . head. 80 oo@45 90
Texas cattle, Sd ......- -Q125 90
Hogs, fR ID, gross. Observation-Disclosures. 90 10 |
Texas sheep, u head in lots. o.
Choice sheep, q head in lots. F.. = o.
Yearllngs, . head ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. GOALS 90
caves, y head - . ooG9l2 60