The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-23
Gsmu,erfial 1ntelligenrs.
CREscESr OFFICE. No. 50 OAnY ssKrxy. \
Friday Evening. May p. 1858.

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Friday Evening. May p. 1853
COTTON - Tie market has been unsettled
throughout the past week. At the opening il was
firm, owing to the favorable advices from Europe
and the North, but subsequently it relaxed, and
ON the whole IT has ruled to the disadvantage of
holders and factors. The receipts at this as well
as all other leading ports show a marked increase
in the falling of; the demand for foreign and do
nestle ports is rapidly diminishing. As an indica-
ton OF the movement during the past week, we
would refer to the appended extracts from our
Saturday, May l6.-The continued firmness of
the Liverpool and New York markets has very
apprecisble effect upon ours. Holders and factors
are unusually jubilant and the tendency of prices
is steadily upward. At the same time the supply
shows very marked reduction, and the present
offerings are exceedingly irregular and undesira-
pie. The actual sales today foot up only HOO
figures, viz Good ordinary 29@-c., low middling
29s@-c., and middling 30A@-c.
Monday, May l8.-The market is quiet but
steady. Advices received from Liverpool and
New York to-day were calculated to depress
prices. but in view of the very restricted
character of the offering supply and the al
most unprecedented falling of in the re-
ceipts at all Of the leading ports. most
holders appear TO be wholly indifferent as 70 the
movement in distant markets, and confidently
await even still higher prices The actual sales
to-day amounted to only 500 bales, divided among
six buyers, and with the exception Of slight de.
egs II 1e price o. good ordinary rates continue
Tuesday, May l9.-Business has been partially
suspended in the staple to-day. Buyers uniformly
refused to operate except at heavy concessions,
in view Of the continued nnfayOrable tenor of in.
teligence from Liverpool and New York, while
most factors persisiently declined to accept offer.
ing prices. As consequence, sales have been
restricted to $50 bales, including 500 by one pur-
chaser, and the market closed unsettled
Wednesday, Nay 20.-To-dsy the market was
for time al stand still, but as some factors
subsequently reduced their asking rates, sales of
1900 bales were effected at an average decline of
4@3c. - 10.
Thursday, May 2I.-Tbe tendency of the mar
ket to day has been in favor of buyers through
out. The supply and demand were limited and
the total sales amounted to only 500 bales at ir-
regular and slightly lower prices.
frlddy, Mdy 22-lt Is hardly necessary to say
that the market is stiff today. Parties no have
read the dispatches from Liverpool and New
ork in the evening papers can readily under
stand why holders and factors have again en-
hanced their figures, and with but merely nomi-
nal stock In first hands sellers can now dictate
their own terms. Buyers are still shy, however,
and operations to-day have been confined to 300
bales at the annexed figures, viz: Good ordi-
nary 27@27sc., low middling 2s@2s3c., and mid
above figures.
The total sales for the past week foot nm
only $3.50 bales, against 1860 bales last week and
1900 bales the week before. The net receipts
aggregated only l045 bales, against 1852 bales
last week, and 1927 bales the week before. The
exports were 734l bales, against 1926 bales last
week, and IL, 439 bales the week before and the
stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared this
evening is 2e isl bales. against 1850 bales last
week. and Al $40 bales at the close of the previous
week. The exports fer the week have been
divided as follows 50 bales for Boston l3s bales
for New York, les bales for Philadelphia, 1900
bales for Barcelona and 5756 bales for Liverpool.
COMPARATIVE DAILY TOTAL RECEIPTS OF COTTON