The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-14

prices yesterday inflated factors that they have
caused partial suspension Of operation IL
feet, the total sales for the day amounted to only
$50 bales, and the movement has been Of too re-
stricfed q character to establish qu0tatioas. rr 4
Wednesday, March 11.-Tbe market con
tinues dull and languid. The opening OF
ll:l5 A. NJ Liverpool Telegram impaired
increased strength to IL this morning, and
some trifing sales were effected at full previous
figures, but the subsequent or lzO p. n. dispatch
Lad contrary effect, and the movement as the
day advanced indicated steadily Increasing weak
ness, snd culminated In general decline Of 90lc
Z D.. The oherigg supply vas restricted aud IA
desirable throughout, ard the demand has been
close of business. The abgzNee Of still later ad
vices from Liverpool, owing 70 an interruption 10
ihe wires. and reduction IN rates Of Foreign Ex
change, Initiated against the interests Of factors
aud holders Of tie staple aud the total sales footed
1p only 300 bales.
TkuYsdag. March l2.-The market has
been inactive throughout today. Offerings
were fair but generally held at previous
prices, while the demand has been restricted,
and for the most part predcated upon
lower figures. Advices from Liverpool and
New York have been disc0Graging throughout
and nothing has trsnzpised in Cod or FOreign
Exchange TO uphold the market. The Domestic
Exchange moFemepthas been steadily upward
however, and rates Of New York sight disclose
snll further advancing tendency this evening.
Operations in the leading staple to-day have been
limited 10 Z500 bales, and The market closed unset
lied ~ nominally lower rates
friday M0rch l3.-Today the market has
een unsettled throughout. At the opening and
up 20 meridian ii was weak but during the latter
part Of the day there was an active inquiry no.
uceabe and the total operations footed up 5000
bales. There has been nothing whatever in the
adyices from Liverpool or New York tending TO
advance or even uphold prices to-day, but the
alliDg on in receipts at the Atlantic ports has at
fracted the attention of buyers. and the feeling
obtained this evening that much higher prices must
soon prevail. When we left the market, at P. N 4,
two brokers were still negotiating, but OF this we
shall speak in our next. Rates although still IN
.etfled, were somewhat frmer this evening, and
we now quote ordinary al 2O502l3c.; good ordi-
nary 22022lc.; low middling 23U-c.; middliug
-23l0--c.. and srict midding 24kD-e.
The total sales Of the week have been limited
70 q $50 bales against 81 600 ba es last week,
and 25 600 bales the week before. The net re-
cepts footed up only 24,34S bales, against 25,2ll
last week, showing a decrease Of S9S bales, aud
2l 500 bales the week before. The aggregate ex-
ports amounted to 36,l25 bales, against q 733
bales last week. and &c $50 bales the week be-
fore, and the stock on hand and on ship board
not cleared this evening is 92 3S9 bales against
Ol $40 bales last week. and 90 02S at the close Of
he previous week. The exports for the week
have been divided as follows, viz 529 bales for
HeIsingsford lll0 for Boston 1905 for New
York; 1852 for HavTe /; 1862 for Russia, and
2s, $50 bales for Liverpool