The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-05
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Tuesday Even'ng, Feb. f. 1883 !
TIE movement in commercial, financial and
general business circles has been Of less active
and buoyant character during the past three days
than for some time previous. Sales of Cotton
and other leading products have been limited and
irregular. Operations in Gold and Exchange dis
closed considerable fuctuation, aud transactions
in the wholesale and jobbing trade indicated but
little, if any. smelioration. With a partial i'm
provement in the upper rivers, however, the re.
ceipts Of some Of the leading productions exhib.
tied for a time marked increase, but a very ma
terial change in the weather has since interrupted
consignmenIs from the interior, and apprehel
siOns are now entertained that shipments of
anticipated supplies will be considerably retarded.
Freights tend upward, as the amount of produce
ready for export is far in excess of the unen-
gagged tonnage in port.
COTToN-The first month Of the calendar year.
1868, and the fifth month Of the commercial year
l6676S, closed Friday evening, the 3lst ult., upon
very stiff, active and buOyant Cotton market;
the controlling features of the movement during
the previous week having been a steady advance
in rates Of the staple at Liverpool and New York,
aud general Improvement in prices Of Gold and
Foreign Exchange in the latter market.
Saturday, FED 1.-The market has been very
inactive to day. Offerings were light, uldesira-
BILE, and held ut previous high figures whilst the
demand was restricted, irregular and generally
preGCated upon lower rates. The total sales how.
ever reached $500 bales at slightly easier prices
towards the close OF business, but without any
qGotable decline. Adyices Of trifng reaction
at Liverpool tended to weaken this market.
Monday, Feb. 3-The market opened to-day
with iair inquiry, and up to meridian some 1900
or 20O0 bales changed hands at full previous fig
ures. The noon kilograms from Liverpool and
New York having been of a less desirable char.
acter than was looked for, some buyers withdrew,
and despite the fact that Gold and Foreign Elk.
change indicated a steady advance, the offerings
on the part OF purchasers, as the day progressed,
were decidedly lower than in the morning. Fac.
tors were memorable throughout, nevertheless,
and with but barely moderate supply noticeable,
they succeeded in UNFOLDING previous figures up
10 the close Of business. The total sales for the
day aggregated 1000 bales and the market closed
somewhat unsettled at 'iaturday's quotations.
Tuesday, Feb. 4.-The movement in the staple
to-day has disclosed considerable languor and
inactivity, owing 20 unfavorable advces from
Liverpool and New York aud to exceedingly in
element weather, but the total sales, neverthe-
less, footed up $500 bales. Rates Of Gold and
Foreign Exchange have kept well up, however,
and despite all the disadvantages 10 which factors
and other holders of Cotton were subjected, the
average decline upon all claSsifcatOns of the
staple during the past three days does not exceed
&c. Il D., a. will be seen by the appended closing
quotations this evening, viz: Ordinary l4}8l5}c.,
good ordinary l64@l6{c., low middlng l7361l74c.,
middlng lSCBlS4c., strict middling ls4I9lSlc and
good middlng nominal at l9lc. The total sales
for the past three days footed up l0,700 bales,
against $3.50 bales for the corresponding days last
week The net receipts amounted TO IL, 1856 bales
against 7OSl bales for the same time last week
which exhibit the marked increase of 9l55 bales,
owing TO the partial opening of the upper tributs
Iies. The aggregate exports we're III SIS bales
against 1851 bales for the same time last week,
and the stock on hand and on shipbOard not
cleared this evening il "a S09 bales against IS All
bales on Friday evening, the 3lst ult. The ex
ports for the past three days included 1888 bales
for foreign and 1892 bales for domestic ports.
OOTASArIvE EECErTs OF COTTON AT THIS PORT