The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-18
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slight Improvement in the general trade Of the city
during the past three days: Liberal receipts aud
sales Of Cotton have caused an easier money mar
ket, and country merchants, who have heretofore
been working on very small stocks. have com.
menced to lay in supplies for the winter. In Got.
ton the movement has been active and general, at
irregular rates. Sugar and Molssses have been Ia
more liberal supply, with an increasing demand
at lower figures. Tobacco has remained quiet
ard steady. Flour has been dull, aud owing TO
large receipts rates have declined. Corn has
continued scarce and firm, Oats have been 10
moderate request, but at slightly easier prices.
Bran ard Hay have remained steady and firm.
Provisions have been in only moderate request
at previous quotations. Foreign Exchange has
been dealt In TO considerable extent, at very IT.
regular rates, and Domestic has been quiet, at
easier figures. The weather has been quite
chaDgeable, and to-day it is cold and brscing.
CoTToN-The market opened languid on Satur-
day, and notwithstanding the advance in rates of
Gold and Exchange. factors were compelled to
submit TO an irregular decline Of fc. Monday,
however, there was a decided Improvement in the
demand and with still further increase Ia quota
tons of Gold and Exchange. holders more than
regained what they had previously lost while on
Tuesday there was cessation in the upward
movement owing to the unfavorable tenor of the
previous days telegram which was received from
Liverpool after the close Of business. The
market has been fairly supplied throughout and
the demscd, which was on the whole rather steady
and satisfactory, was mostly on the part OF Euro
sr.o.. from our dsiy feports * me novsmsss
from the commencement Of the week, as follows,
viz: f.ala. ...
Saturday. Nou. l4-Despite the very heavy
advance in rates of Gold and Foreign
Exchange to-day holders Of the leading
staple have had to submit to still further
irregular decline of &c. % ID. upon nearly
all grades of Cotton. Advices from Liverpool
and New York we're Of depressing character
throughout, and the demand here was but little
better than nominal till factors had reduced their
asking prices, when an improved inquiry i'm.
mediately commenced, which continued thereafter
throue bout the day, and eliminated in total sales
of 500 bales. rsr. noes
Monday. Noe. 49, 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 to purchase, even at en-
HANGED rates. In fact, towards the close of BUSH
ness the demand became quite animated, although
purchases we're principally for the continent. The
total operations footed up 500 bales, the market
closing firm at an advance Of &c. on all clsssifca-
tons Of the staple. The P. NJ. Liverpool tele-
gram quoting q decline failed to come to hand till
after our market had closed
Tuesday, Nou. l7.-After the close of bus
ness last evening the P. NJ. Liverpool telegram
came to hand announcing decline IN that mar
ket, and early this morning it was indicated
wholly suspended throughout Great Britain to-
day, owing TO the general elections. The move
ment here disclosed no letup, however, till after
the receipt of the New York dispatches, which
reported very marked decline 10 rates Of gold
and foreign exchange, and several heavy opera
tions had transpred before the latter came to
hand, but subsequently feeling of tmidity pre-
vailed among buyers, and prices, although quot
ably unchanged, were manifestly easier, opera
tons at the close of business being mostly at
yesterdays inside figures. The total sales for the
day, nevertheless, footed no 1900 bales. and the
market closed unsettled at 2l3G22c. for good or.
binary; 224@223 for low middling, 22SG2S for
middlIDg and % &c. for strict middling The above
ftures, as compared with ruling rates Friday
evening the 18th inst. exhibit but little If any
variation.
The aggregate operations for the past three
days amounted to $1,000 bales against IL COO bales
for the corresponding time last week. The net re-
ceipts were 1861 bales, against ii 55l bales last
week, showing q decrease of 1850 bales. The
total exports were IL .999 bales, against 10 100
bales last week; and the stock on hand and on
shipboard not cleared this evening is rs 096 bales,
inst. The exports for the past three days have
been divided as follows, viz 500 bales for BARGE
lora, 1893 for Boston. l7l3 for New York, 4is9
for Bremen, ASIA for Liverpool and 6slo bales for
Havre.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l. ls6s............ $500
neeesd sncs YESTERDAY ,,SeoS ,aaoox
RASH
Exported since Yesterday. .....-.......... 2149
Exported previousy....-..-.-.. ......lAS26 1870
Stock on hand and on shiDboard. 1905
Exports to-day were divided as follows, viz:
40 bales for New York and 2l00 for Liverpool.
ToBAcco-Since Friday last has been quiet with
very little inquiry, and business confined to few
hhds for city manufacturers. We quote refused
leaf 6@9c.. common do. SOLE, medium 90
l2c., good l2Gl5c., fine l50lSc., and choice $50
zoe. Sales since Friday last embraces 20 hhds.,
OF which 20 were medium leaf at l0ac.. do. at
ceived in same time 5 hhds. Exported l hid. to
New York.
MANUFACTURED TOBAcCo-There is a steady de-
mand from the interior for medium grades Ut
movements are comparatively light, at previous
prices, which we repeat, viz Common lbs. un-
Bs 100000. medium to fine 65@75.; fine to
extra fine lbs. 75GSl. In black work we quote
l0c. and navy 4@aibs. 50G65c. bright lbs. IS
@65c., and fancy work 10000. y ID.
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs-With considerably aug
mented receipts on Saturday and Monday last and
little disposition on the part of buyers to purchase
freely, prices for the former article steadily de-
clined with net reduction OF from HOPE. u 10.
during the time, as compared with prices govern
ing the market on Friday last. Molasses has also
fallen. with decline during same time of fully
SC. u gallon. With a noticeable falling off In re-
ceipts and q more liberal demand. prices to-day
show some Improvement. as compared with those
ruling on yesterday. Receipts to-day embrace
S25 bids. Of Sugar, 900 bbls. and "a half.bbls
Molasses. Sales foot up 500 hhds. Sugar, and 1000
bbls. Molasses, at prices within range OF the fol.
lowing figures, viz: Common Sugar, 9i09ic.
fair, los@l03c.; fully fair to prime, lliGl24c.;
strictly prime, 1231l3c. yellow clarified 1870
ls2c., and white do, l4@l4lc. y h for common
Nolasses, 55G60c good do. &c.; prime. 67Cd6Sc,
and choice do. 70072ac. Receipts since Friday
last embrace l64l hhds. sugar and 4O33 bbls mo-
lssses. Sales l245 hhds. sugar and 1886 bbIs mo.
lssses. Exports hhds. sugar to Mobile and 1888
bbls. molssses TO New York.
FLoUR-Movements under this heading since
the close of the previous week have been extreme.
ly light and have disclosed very little animation
beyond jobbing business Rates have ruled IT.
regularly throughout; but are not quotsbly lower
than those governing the market at close Of the
last week. excepting for the common grades, OF
which there is, by recent arrivals, more ample
supply, which has had q tendency to weaken
prices of lower qualities that have hitherto been
scarce. The market to-day was dull and de.
pressed, ana business was brought almost 10 q
stand still by the confined apathy of buyers the
6rmer views of receiyers, added to the fact that
most OF the last receipts have not yet received
insre ct0r's branda. Home 1z00 were sold to-dav