The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-12
GTmu1Grtial 3nteIIigents.
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IuesdaK Evening Yah n I9Eg

Tuesday Evening, Feb. II. 1888
The general trade Of the city has disclosed in.
creased activity since the close of our weekly
summary, Friday evening, the 7th inst. The Oper.
atoms in Cotton have been the heaviest for the
season and at rapidly advancing prices Tran
sactiOns in some Of the other leading prOductS
have disclosed steady increase al remunerative
figures. The movement in the dry goods and
jobbiug business has been of a more satisfactory
character than heretofore. Gold ans Foreign Ex-
change have been in active request at high ruliny
figures, and even local Securities have shown un-
usual recuperation.
CoTToN-D Despite the fact that the weather mas
been OF changeable and generally disagreea5le
character for outdoor business Throughout the
past three days, the movement 10 the leading
staple has been heavier than for any correspond
ing period of the present commercial year, ac-
companied with rapid, heavy and uninterrupted
upward tendency Of quotations.. The daily re-
ceipts from the interior have been fair but not 40
heavy as most parties had anticipated, whilst she
demand was uniformly in excess OF the supply,
and buyers Rreedily absorbed the whole Of the
offerings from day 10 day, as will be seen by the
subjoned synopsis Of the general returns, viz:
Saturday. Feb. 8.-rhe movement in the
market to-day has disclosed a still further
advance in every grade OF the staple. Ad.
vices from Liverpool and New York have
been Of an upward character throughout
IN Cotton, whilst the movement in Gold and
Foreign Exchange also indicated q eadily upward
tendency. II is hardly necessary to say that our
market has been, in the language of factors,
blooming from the opening to the close Of bust.
nessn but reduced to realities, we have TO report
another irregular advance Of f15ac. d n. upon al
classitications. The aggregate sales today
amounted 10 fraction over 1000 bales notwth.
standing the very heavy recent operations.
Monday, FEB. l0.-The market continues
active, buoyant, and rapidly tending upward
Advices from Liverpool and New York
disclose increased activity at still higher
prices, and rates of Gold aud Foreign
Exchange have been firmly upheld a. all points
since our last. The offering supply here to-day
fhrart hut
sive, while the demand has been active. general,
and entirely satisfactory to holders OF the staple
from the opening 20 the close of business In fact
nearly every list offered for sale was disposed Of |
81 an irregular advance Of t6olc. T. n upon Sat.
urday's prices. The aggregate operations of ths |
day footed mp 1000 bales and the market closed |
sitter than has been heretofore witnessed since
the opening Of the present commercial year.
Tuesday Feb. ll.-CottOn is active aud firm
with further upward movement in prices, de. |
spite sligh reaction in rates of gold and foreign
exchange. The increased buoysncy is exclusively
DUE however, TO still more favorable advices from
Liverpool Manchester and New York. as well as
TO very material diminuton IN the Offering sup
ply here. The sales to-day reached $500 bales
which embraced nearly IL not every list upon the
market and the following were the ruling figures
81 the close OF business this evening, viz: Ordi-
nary lGt@l73c.. good ordinary lS@ISlc., low
mddlng l9Gl95c., midding l9ln20c strict |
middling 2O4@-c., and good midding nominal
The sales for the three days footed up q 100
bales, against 10000 bales for the corresponding |
time last week. The net receipts amounted 10
l5,0S7 bales, against H. log bales last week show.
ing decrease of 20l9 bales. The aggregate ex-
ports were 9sll bales against 1865 bales last
week; and the stock on hand and on shin. board
this evening is lo7 $50 bales against 100 900 bales
st the close Of our review of the Sth inst The
clearsnces during the past three days comprised
1858 bales coastwise and 6s5s bales for foreign
ports.
ooNPARATIVs RECEIPTS OF COTTON AT THIS PORT
DURING PAST Two WEEKS |