The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-07
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wednesday, Kor. Live election over.
all parties breathe more freely, and
the hope seems to be universal that
hsresfter 20 political movement may tr ADS
pire to cause en- interregnum OF even single dsy
in business pursuits. Advices from Liverpool
were slow in coming to hand this morning, bat
when received they we're uniformly pronounced
Satisfactory, while the early New York dis
patches were of decidedly discouraging char.
acier. transactions in the leading staple were
light up to meridian. and asking prices we're, #
anything, In advance Of previous figures, bat as
buyers appeared TO be unusually ehy. and as gold
and exchange underwent q further fall, factors
slightly relaxed and total sales Of $500 bales were
effected at our last quotations.
Thursday, Noe. 5.-The market was at compar-
alive standstili up meridian to-day owing to the
absence of the usual Liverpool and New York
morning dispatches, which, when received,
exhibited but little alteration. Most buyers
appeared to be willing 70 go on at yesterdays
prices, however but factors generally held back in
anticipation of q further advance. As the day pro-
gressed, intelligence of heavy decline in Gold
at New York was received, and, by sympathy, i'm
mediately depressed Cotton Quotations here.
Holders who had previously exscted an improve
ment on former figures now submitted to an IT.
regular decline of &c. u b. upon most Classics
tons. and with total sales for the day Of only
400 bales. the market closed unsettled. ~sr
Friday, Noe. 6.-To-day the market has been
sieduy tnfOuRnOut, WITHOUT having al duy ume
evinced undue excitement or relaxation. The
European and Northern news has but barely re-
iferated previous reports, and the tendency of
Gold and Foreign Exchange has been more in favor
Of bolders and drawers of Foreign bills. Offerings
of the staple were ample throughout. and the de-
mand as from the opening Of the week. included
buyers from Liverpool. Havre, Spain, and North.
ern United States ports. The total sales for the
day aggregated 1900 bales and the market closed
unsettled at the subjoined quotations, which ex-
hibit general decline of 10. y n. to day, and
net advance as compared with the ruling figures
Friday evening, the 30th ult, Of 4@3c., viz or
binary 2l3@-c.; good ordinary 2230c.; low mid
ding 2S@23lc.; middling 233@2sic.; and strict
middng at 240-c.
The total sales for the week amounted to % 900
bales, against rs 500 bales last week and ~ 200
bales the week before. The net receipts sggre-
gated 80 456 bales, against p 647 bales last week.
showing an increase of 2s09 bales, and %, 479
bales, receipts the week before. The aggregate
exports we're IS 1926 bales, against Is 347 last week
and 1857 bales the week before, and the stock on
hand and on shipbosrd not cleared this evening is
Is 636 bales, against 60, 697 bales last week and
GO, 9i5 bales at the close Of the previous week.
The exports for the week have been divided as
follows, viz: 140 bales to Baltimore, 30Ol to
Havre, S745 to New York and 1889 to Liverpool.
NOTE BY THE EDIToR.-We have stricken from
our stock table 5000 bales reported on the 30th
ult. as having cleared for Hsvre. whereas the
Customhouse clearance is only dated yesterday,
and includes 3l0l bales.