The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-22
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TnasdaN EVenlna Anril 2I Iaka

Tuesday Evening. April q. 1858
COTToS-At the close of our weekly review
Friday evening the 18th inst, the market was too
unsettled TO admit OF reliable or even closely ap-
proxmAting quotations. and the movement since
that date has disclosed If anything, increasing ir-
regularity from day to day and from hour to hour
The elections held in this city, doubtless contrib
nted to restrict operations, but the principal
drawback TO resumption of previous acJI
movements has been the dscouraging and unsat.
isfactCry tenor Of advices from Liverpool and New
York. Most factors and holders in the market
manifested their usual equinimity throughout,
however, and with light offerings and receipts of
the staple there was no evidence at any time of
disposition TO press sales while the princip Al buy
ems Kept themselves wholly out of the market aud
the general movement could not be regarded
much better than nominal. We subjoin a brief
summary of the dsily operations:
Saturday, april lS.-The market is still too un.
settled TO oher any data for special remark. Sales
to-day amounted TO only $50 bales, atirreguar ig.
ures, and II IS yet impossible to obtain even closely
approXlmatlDg quotations. The Offering supply
continues exceedingly light, and the aetna,
demand cannot be regarded as better than noun
nal Advices from other markets are very con.
flictng, and we cannot look for a full return to
previous active movements for several days
hence.
Monday, april 20 There is no marked variation
OF any kind to notice in the market. Advces from
Liverpool and New York to-day we're slow in com
ing 10 hand, and On receipt were generally pro
nOunced conflicting aud unsatisfactory. Most
factors ana nOiderS here continued hrm, however,
but buyers were shy throughout. aud the sales
which barely footed up $50 bales, we're effected
al such irregular prices that we are still unable to
furnish reliable or even closely apprOxmlt ing
quotations.
Tuesday, Apra 2l.-The market has disclosed
little more sleadiness to day; some few factors
having got tired OF holding or feeling anxious to
close out Their supplies submitted 20 a reduction
Of rates under the apprehension that the conflict.
ing and unsatisfactory advces from New York and
Liverpool with which we have been recently IA.
vored, may continue indefinitely, or AZ le.si too
long for their purpose. The Offering supply il
still very light, however, and the demand : re-.
slricted TO an exceedingly limited number of buv.
ere. Operations TO day footed up 1000 bales AZ
2S3@2Sc. for good ordinary, 30@S0kc. for low mid
ding. and 3l@Slac. for middling.
The total sales for the past three days amounted
to only 1900 bales against 1850 bales for the cor
responding days last week. The net receipts ag
gregaied only 1854 bales against 6455 bales last
week, showing decrease of 4l9l bales.N The ex.
ports were 94l3 bales against 609S bales last week
aud the stock on hand aud on shipbosrd not
cleared this evening is 81 800 bales against 81 $50
bales on Friday evening, the 18th inst. The ex.
ports for the past three days included CSC bales
eOasIwise and 9i27 bales TO foreign ports.
COMPARATIVE DAILY TOTAL. RECEIPTS OF COTTON
AT THIS PORT DURING PAST TWO WEEKS