The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-08
GonrmerfiaI 9nttIIiaenre
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fKESCHET OFrICE. No. - OAEF !
Friday Evening. Feb. Z 1893. !
Operations in commercial financial and general
business circles were of restricted character
during the early part Of the present week, owing
10 uniavoTable weather, discouraging vices from
the North and from Europe, snd less satisfactory
accounts OF the extent of the principal products
remaining IN the interior, as well as Of tn q deten.
tion TO which the latter may be subjected before
reaching this market As the week progressed
however, a better feeling prevailed, and at the
present writing ell parties admit that the move
ment, on the whole, has been Of much more
cheering description than even the most sanguine
could have yentured TO predict at the opening of
the week.
COTToN-The principal features of the Cotton
market for the week ending this evening, have
been considerable languOr, with light operations
at lower prices during the first few days, aud
favorable reaction with full average operations at
advanced prices as the week drew to a close. We
append brief summary of the daily movement,
a. follows, viz:
Saturday, FEB The market has been very
inactive TO day. Offerings were light, uudesri-
bic, and ned 1T previous high figures. whilst the
demand was restricted. irregular aud generally
predicated upon lower rates. The total sales, how
ever, reached 5000 bales at slightly easier prices
towards the close Of business, but without any
guOtabie decline. Advices Of a trifing reduction
AZ Liverpool tended TO weaken this market
Monday FEB. 3.-Ihe market opened to-day
With = ialr inquiry, and up 70 meridian some 1900
or 2OOO bales changed hands at full previous fg-
ures. The noon kilograms from Liverpool and
New York having been Of a less desirable char
ac'er than was looked for, some buyers withdrew,
ard despite the fact that Gold and Foreign Ex-
change indicated a steady advance the offerings
the part OF purchasers, as the day progressed,
were decidedly lower than in the morning FACE
tors were memorable throughout nevertheless
oDd with but barely moderate supply noticeable
they succeeded in upholdlng previous figures up
20 the close Of business. The total sales for the
DAY aggregated 1000 bales, and the market closed
somewhat unsettled at Saturdays quotations.
Tuesday. FEB. 4.-The movement in the staple
10 day has disclosed considerable languOr and in
activity, owing to unfavorabe advices from Liv
erpOOl and New York and 20 exceedingly in.
clement weather but the total sales, neverthe.
less, footed mp $500 bales. Rates of Gold aud
Foreign Exchange have kept well up, however,
and despite all the disadvantages to which factors
and other holders OF Cotton we're subjected, the
average decline upon all classi61stiOns of the
staple during the past three days does not exceed
&c. u %.
Wednesday, Feb. 5.-The dark and heavy
weather prevailing throughout the entire day has
interrupted the movement in the staple. The in
qury has, however, been fair, but purchasers did
not seem willing to buy except at further
SONS while the decline in the rates Of Gold and
the unsteady rates Of Foreign Exchange have ma
terially aided them In their demands for lower
rates. Offerings have been light and generally
undesraby assorted, while factors have not
seemed Inclined 10 meet the market at too great
a decline. Sales footed up only $500 bales at
slightly easier, although quotably unchanged
ra'es
Thursday, FEB 6.-Under exceedingly favora-
bic advices from the Liverpool and New York |
markets, a still further advance in rates of Gold
and Foreign Exchange, aud very desirable
weather for outdoor business, the movement 10
the leading staple has been of an active general
and buuyant character throughout TO day. The |
Offering supply has been fair, though at no time |
excessive; and all of the foreign as well AS
the domestic buyers appeared to be on hand. GGO0
bales were sold at an irregular advance OF 4Gtc. |
Il pound.
Friday FEB. THE market has been more |
buoy ant thrOughOuV to-day than al any previous |
time since Tie opening Of the present OmmerCial |
year. The aggregate sales footed up $500 bales
which are the heaviest since the Sd Of January, |
1861. The movement has been influenced through
out by similar causes to those which so strength. |
eued prices yesterday, aud tho ruling figures THIS
evening exhibit still further advance of to 5c. |
s. n. upon all classii cations, as will be seen by |
the following closing quOtatiC rs this evening VIZ: |
Ordinary l54 TO l68c., good ordinary l6l TO l7l3.
low midduugs la 10 lSc., middlings Isl to |
good middlings 29o- Thu total salss Zoe
the week foot up %, 500 bales against 2275O |
bales last week, and q 900 baes the week before.
The net receipts amount 20 1888 bales against
Is l66 bales last week, showing an increase of
l0,2l7 bales, and q, 233 bales receipts the week
before. The aggregate exports were Is 7i2 |
bales, against &c 163 bales last week, and 40,6T9 |
bales the week before; and the stock on hand and
on shipboard rot cleared this evening is lOO906 |
bales against SIS ,fl7 bales last week, and % 500
bales az the close of the previous week. The eX-
ports tor the week included 10 bales % RDckport,
$50 bales for Vera Cruz, 9l5 for Barcelona, 994
fir Liverpool, 1878 for San Sebastian, 1910 for
Boston, 4Qll for Bremen, 1850 for Hayre, and 49l7
bales tor New York.
COMPARATIVE RECEIrTs OF COTTON AT THIS FORT
DURING PAST TWO wEKKs.