The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-25
Commercial gntslli9enre.

CRESCENT OFFICE, No. "a CAxP srxrEr
Thursday Evening. Dec "a. 1863 !
REVIEW OF THE MARKETs.-The movement in
the general trade Of the city has been for the
most part of satisfactory character since the
date Of our last weekly review. Operations in the
leading staple indicated an active, general aud
upward tendency till within the past two days.
when u slight reaction transplred. Tobacco mas
continued quiet and firm. Sugar, Molasses aud
Flour, fell of at the opening of the week but have
again recovered their previous buoyancy. Corn,
Hay, Bran and Oats have been 10 light supply at
full prices, especially for the better qualities
While Portland Bacon have been in active re.
quest at enhanced figures and Lard has remained
firm it'll fair demand. Currency is still abuu-
dant. Colds dealt in to a moderate extent at ir-
Tegul sr prices. Foreign Exchange is inactive
and lower, and Domestic Exchange still tends
downward.
CoTToN.-To-morrow being legalizei holiday,
our summary for the week is necessarily limited
to five days operations, ending this evening. The
market has disclosed considerable irreguarity. bu.
the movement on the whole has inclined to the
advar tage of holders of cotton. Up 10 Tues
day afternoon prices had advanced fully &C. ~ 10.
under successive favorable advices from Liver
pool and New York, as well as greater steadiness
In Gold and Exchange-while the actual sales for
the same time disclosed quite heavy aggregate.
Subsequently, however. the demand which had
previously been active and buoy ant especially on
the part of English and Northern buyers, exhibit.
ed material abatement owing to a reaction 10
adverse turn in Gold and Exchange. Transactions
during the past two days have been light, at slight
ly easier figures, as will be seen by the annexed
extracts from our daily reports, viz:
Saturday. Dec. l9.-With advices at hand to .day
of ID advance in the leading staple at Liverpool 10
y 10 Improvement In do. at New York, an upward
tendency in rates Of Gold throughout and con-
tDued hrmness In exchange, our market dis.
closed steadily increasing buoysncy 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 10 by English, French, German, Aus
TRAN and northern United States buyers; and
resulted in sales of $500 bales, at / y 10 advance
on all classifcati0ns.
Monday Dec. 2l.-With heavy aggregate sales
of the leading staple for the week ending Friday
evening, the 18th inst, operations Saturday the
first business day OF the present week, to the
extent of 200 bales and material falling off in
receipts all round, it is hardly necessary to say
that the offering supply has been of very restrict
ed character to-day. There was but little If any
abatement noticeable in the demsnd, however,
and as sdvices from Liverpool and New York con.
tnued favorable, while rates OF gold aud exchange
generally ruled in favor OF sellers, the tendency
of prices throughout has continued in favor Of
holders. The total movement for the day footed up
$50 bales and the market closed stiff at fur.
ther advance Of t@lc. q b.
Tuesday, Dec. 22.-The market opened to day
with the usual animation, and a fair business
trsnspired. during the forenoon at Yesterdays
quotations. The LEO r. N. Liverpool Telegram,
which came TO hand about meridian, tended TO
check operations, however; aud the aggregate
tQ4c. e n.
Wednesday,. Dec. 23.-whh further I'M
favor able advices from Liverpool and New
York, and downward movement 10
Gold. the demand for the leading stap'e
has teen less active to-day. and the tendency Of
prices has been in favor Of buyers throuehouf.
Most factors persistently refused 70 make further
concession, however, ~ they looked upon the
European news - merely indicating the usual