The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-23
Commercial 5ntsligenfe.
CRESCENT OFFICE. No. "a Carr STREET., /
tuesday Evening. FEC 2. 1863 }

CRESCENT OFFICE No "a CAxY STREET, (,
tuesday Evening. Fec p. 1853
RKvIEw OF The Misunderstanding has trans.
PRED since the date Of our last review to mate.
rally alter the general business Of the city. The
movement in the wholesale and jobbing trade has
been fair though not heavy. Cotton has sold
freely at improving figures. Tobacco Continued
quiet and firm. Sugar, Molasses and Flour suf-
fered Sigh reaction, but have again recuper-
ated. Pork, Bacon apd Lard have been 10 light
supply ard steady demand at advancing figures,
while in Corn, Hay and Oats the market has re-
NAMED firm at previous prices. Currency Is still
abundant. Gold is in good request at irregular
quotations. Foreign Exchange is firm with q
moderate demand and supply, and Domestic Ex
change is more active az last weeks ruling
rates. ----
CoTToH-The past three days have been marked
BY undated activity and frmness In the leading
staple. The demand. which was mostly for Liv-
eIpool though some what participated in by con-
tine ntal and Northern United States buyers. was
steady throughout, while the supply, owing to the
heavy operations Of the past ten days and to re-
cent light receipts, has been of restricted char
acter from the opening Of the week to the close
OF business to-day. Advices from Liverpool aud
New York ruled uniformly in favor of holders up
TO this afternoon, when the cable announced
movement in God Exchange has steadily
tended to uphold Cotton quotations. Opera
lions to day footed up 1900 bales, and the mar
ket closed unsettled at the annexed quotations,
low middling 2s6D-c., middling 23aa-c.. and
strict middling -@2ic. For better understand
ing of the movement during the past three days,
however, we would refer the reader to the follow
ing extracts from our daily reports, viz;
Saturday, Dec l9.--Wiih advices at hand to day
OF Id advance in the lending staple at Liverpool, &c
u ID Improvement In do. at New York. an up ward
tendency In rates of Gold throughout and con-
tinued firmness in exchange, our market dis
closed steadily increasing buoyancy from
The opening to the close OF business. Offerings OF
all grades of Cotton were very light owing to
recent heavy sales, while the demand was par.
ticipated ia by English, French, German, Aus
titan and northern United States buysrs; and
resulted in sales Of $500 bales, at 3 ID advance
on all classifcatious.
Monday Dec. H.-With heavy aggregate sales
Of the leading staple for The week ending Friday
evening" the lsthinst, operations on Saturday, the
first business day of the present week, to the
extent of 1900 bales. and material falling of in
receipts all round, il is hardly necessary to say
that the offering supply has been OF very restrict
ed character to-day. There was but little IL any
abatement noticeable in the demand. however,
and as advices from Liverpool and New ork con-
tnued favorable, while rates OF gold and exchange
generally ruled in favor Of sellers, the tendency
Of prices throughout has continued IN favor oil
holders The total movement for the day footed up
7 $50 bales and the market closed stiff at fur.
ther advance Of 304c. IL ID
Tuesday, Dec. 22.-The market opened to day
with the usual animation, and q fair business
trspspired during the forenoon at yesterday 9
quotations.. The leo P. N. Liverpool telegram,
which came to hand about meridian, tended to
check operations, however, and the aggregate
sales summed no only $500 bales, the market clo-
sing slightly easier a. the subjoined quotations,
viz: Ordinary ZIG; good ordinary 2?0-; low
middIinq 23@-; middiipg $40, and strict mid
ding -@25c.
TO 20 050 bales against 726 bales for the CORE.
spondng time last week. The net receipts have
aggregated 20 $50 bales, against l7,625 bales last
week. showing anincrease OF 26s5ibsles. The az.
grsgste exports amounted 10 % SAT bales, against
SSH bales last week; and the stock on hand
ard on shipboard not cleared this evening Is
l96 s27 bales against las SOS bales Tuesday even.
ing, the 18th inst The exports for the past three
days have been divided ~ follows, viz 400 bales
for Marfeiles, 70s for Barcelona. 240o Tor 'ston
ss74 for New York, sl52 for Havre, and s7la
bales for Liverpool. r