The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-21
Commercial cSntslligetfe.

CRzscEsr OFFICE No. 9! oAxr srsEEr,
Friday Evening. Nov. 90 lsS- :
REVIEW or THE MARKETs.-The general trade
Of the city has shown fair degree of animation
since the date of our last weekly review. The
movement in the leading staple mas been fnlI
average at slightly varying prices. sugar and
Molasses have been received more freely, and
generally met with ready sale al full previous fig
ures. Tobacco has been quiet but steady. In
Flour the movement has been small, and owing to
heavy receipts prices have declined. Corn has
been in better supply at lower prices. Oats and
Bran have disclosed but little alteration. Hay has
declined fully $5GlS7 ~ ton on account OF heavy
receipts. Pork and Bacon have been dealt in TO
q moderate extent at steadily declining rates.
Money continued easy. Foreign Exchange has
been moderately active and rates iiuctuated heiv-
lily, and Domestic has been dealt In TO only
limited extent at easier rates. The weather has
been favorable for ont door business, and the
river slowly falling throughout.
COTTON-The market has been unsettled through
out the week ending this evening, but the move
ment has, on the whole, been OF more uniform
character, nevertheless, than during several pre-
cediDg weeks of the present season, and rates
have not varied. from the opening TO the close,
more than lc. ~ b. In this we are not the only
party disappointed, however, as quotations OF gold
and foreign exchange have, in the same time, fluc-
tuated to an extraordinary extent, while owing 10
the general elections in England we were for two
consecutive days deprived of the usual reports OF
the sales and quotations of the Liverpool market.
The supply on sale here has been fair throughout
but at no time heavy or excessive, and the de-
mand, which was mostly for European, continent.
al and northern U. S. ports, has disclosed unusual
timdity, owing TO the instability or the gold and
exchange market. Advics from the interior con-
tinue satisfactory yet holders and sellers manifest
increased rmnets, which of course 10 attributable
TO the fact that this year cotton planters, or srm
ers, have fortunately but few monetary obliga-
tions 10 meet and most il not all of them, am.
ply supplied with the Decessares OF life. For
better understanding of the course Of the market
during the past week we would refer to the SUBJ
Joined extracts from our daily reports, viz:
Saturday. NoU. IA Despite the very heavy
Exchange to-day holders Of the leading
staple have had to submit to a still further
irregular decline of 4c. B 10. upon nearly
all grades of Cotton. Advices from Liverpool
and New York were Of depressing character
throughout, and the demand here was but little
better than nominal TIL factors had reduced tneir
asking prices, when an improved inquiry i'm.
medstely commenced, winch continued thereafter
throughout the day, and eliminated in total sales
of 500 bales.
Monday, Nou. 10 The rapid and heavy
Improvement in gold and foreign exchange,
to-day, caused by intelligence from the
North, together with advices from the Liver.
pool and New York markets indicating no IN.
favorable change in either, impaired increased
strength TO ours and buyers, as the day advanced,
seemed more anxious 10 purchase, even at en-
HANGED rates. In fact, towards the close OF bust.
ness the demand became quite animated, although
purchases were principally for the continent. The
total operations footed up 500 bales, the market
closing firm at an advance Of &c. on all classi6ca.
tons Of the staple. The P. N. Liverpool tele.
gram quoting q decline failed TO come TO hand till
after our market had closed.
Tuesday, Nou. l7.-After the close Of busi.
ness last evening the P. n. Liverpool telegram