The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-09
Commercial cSntslliaenre.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. % CANT Sra,

STREET,
Tuesday Evening, Dec. s. 1858 !
REVIEW OF THE MARKETs-WIth a return of
| favorable weather and an influx of business men
| from the interior, there has been some improve
ment in the general trade Of the city since the
close of our last regular review, but it is still of
restricted character, nevertheless, as compared
| with that of ante-belum times. Cotton has
moved irreguarly at declining prices Tobacco has
continued quiet and steady. Sugar and Molasses
have been brisk and irmer, especially the better
| grades. Flour has somewhat recuperated, with
trifling advance in the lower qualities which are
still scarce. Corn has been ia fair request at fun
prices. Oats, Bran and Hay have been in mod
crate supply at rather better rates, and Pork
Bacon and Lard have been in good demand at
slightly advanced figures. The Money market
exhibited uninterrupted ease. Foreign Exchange
ruled irreguarlyat huctuatng rates, and Domes.
tic Exchange has been dull throughout with a
tendency to lower quotations.
CoTTON-Steadily increasing depression has
been the most noticeable feature of the Cotton
market during the past three days. Advices from
Europe and the North have been almost invaria-
bly, adverse to the interests of holders while the
movement in Gold and Exchange has been rregu-
lar eTratic, and marked at times by decidedly
heavy fluctuations. The offering supply of the
staple has been fair throughout but at no time
heavy, and in fact some factors have, from the
opening of the week, uniformly refused to uncov-
er their tables or accept offering prices. For
full understanding OF the condition of the market,
however, we would refer the reader to the SUD-
joined extracts from our daily reports, viz:
Saturday, Dec. 5.-Advices from Liverpool and
New York today have indicated still further de-
cline IN the leading staple, while rates
of foreign bills were firmly maintained throughout
in this city and quotations of Gold exhibited very
marked advance. The latter doubtless. tended
TO uphold the price OF Cotton here, and with
materially reduced offering supply most factors
have been disposed to exact higher prices. The
demand has been of very restricted character
from the opening TO the close of business, how
ever, and the total sales aggregated only $3.50
bales at slightly easier though not quotably
lower figures than those of yesterday.
Monday. Dec. THE kilograms of Saturday
evening having proved abOrtive, so far as
regarded political difficulties at Paris, the
movement in the leading staple to-day has
been exclusively governed by demand and
supply. Offerings were at no time heavy,
and the inquiry was active throughout from
the opening TO the close of business. At the
same time prices further gave way fully 10. p b..
owing TO continued depressing accounts from the
European and Northern markets, and to frequent
fluctuations in rates of Gold and Exchange. The
total operations amounted to 6l00 bales.
Tuesday, Dec $40 day operations were for
q time restricted, owing 10 the absence of ad.
vices from trans. Atlantic ports on account Of q
storm at the East, and to the unfayorsbe tenor
of accounts from Liverpool, which subsequently
came TO hand but as the intelligence received
from New York indicated increased irmness in
the latter market while rates Of Gold and Foreign
Exchange tended steadily upward, an improved
demand, which was noticeable here before noon,
steadily increased as the day advanced. The az
Rregate sales have footed mp $500 bales. and the
market closed firm at recovery of fully lc. II H.,
as will be seen by the appended quotations, viz:
Ordinary 204@2l &C., igood ordinary 2lA02l3c.,
low middling l2G224c., middling 22l0-c., aud
strict middng 2Sl@-c. AS compared with the
ruling prices Friday evening, the 4th inst, the
above shows a net decline for the three past days
of &c. Il 10. upon nearly all classi6cations.
The total sales since the opening of the week
Saturday morning, the 5th inst, summed up
il 200 bales against Is 600 bales for the corre-
spending time last week. The net receipts have
aggregated II $50 bales against IL ,272 bales last
week, showing q decrease of 44l4 bales. The
aggre gate exports amounted 10 304l bales against
IL 276 bales last week and the stock on hand
and on shipboard not cleared this evening is
ia l56 bales, against "a 703 bales Tuesday even.
ing, the 4th inst. The exports for the past three
Gays have been divided IS follows, viz: 405 bales
10 Philadelphia, $50 to Barcelona, and 2lse bales
to New York.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand September /, 1868. s66s
Received since yesierdsy ...........-....-. S0i6
sO3l6
Exporisd previously ........7lsl6J Hsl6O
Stock hand and shipbOard. I56
ToBAcco--In this market we have to report no
change since our last issue. The arrivals have
only amounted TO eight hhds. new, not enough to
have any influence on prices. We have no sales
OF importance TO note, and prices remain about |
the same as in our last issue, which we quote as
follows, viz
Common Leaf. .....,............s 60 y @lOc.