The New Orleans crescent., 1868-02-29
Commercial 5nttIIasnts.
F,ids, Ev.,,., Fsh % iess


Friday Evening. Feb. 20. ls6s. !
past week has been marked hy consider
regularity in commercial aud financial
( ons, and by heavy falling of in the gene
1se Of The city. The revolutionary proceed.
/. .WssbiDgton have materially increased the
ss iDcertitude as to the future. The depress
gices from Liverpool ard New York have
I'd -operations 10 the leading STAPLE Trans
in Tobacco, Sugar and Molasses have
.nitsd, owing TO the very light supplies on
The movements in Breadstufs have been
ir extent at varying but generally frmer
and Provisions have been in moderate re-
rates steadily inclining upward. Money
en- abundant. Gold disclosed the usual
Of fluctuations. Foreign Exchange kept
IA till the close of the week, and Domestic
y &c has been inactive throughout, with q
eduction in rates of commercial.
4 oN-steadily Increasing languor has been
4 81 noticeable feature of the Cotton market
Fie close of our last weekly review, the 2lst
With almost hourly discouraging advices
ne European and Northern markets, heavy
uctuations in rates of Gold and Foreigl Ex-
considerable difficulty in placing any but
ged bills, and for time unfavorable weather
t-d0or business, factors have had an ad.
movement from the opening TO the close Of
esent week. Some of the latter have per.
H " withheld their supplies from the narket,
. rr, In the full confidence OF speedy re-
Il in the stable, but several others deemed 1t
accept fuling prices, and OF course bad to
4 10 heavy reduction on last weeks closing
We append brief summary of the daily
4 ions as follows, viz:
4 rdoy. FEB. 22.--This being national holi-
has been partially observed as such by
Z our commercial and financial firms. The
aud public Offices kept closed doors
hout the greater part of the day, and the
operations effected upon the street were
4 " an exceptional than Of general charac-
Efhe Offering supply Of the leading staple
len ample to meet ordinary requirements,
er, but as il is uniformly held at prices
= the views Of buyers, sales were restricted
ID bales at an average decline of DC. u 10.
Iouble at Washington, and consequent en-
.ment Of Gold and Exchange, have thus far
4 II little IL any effect upon rates, and their
4 ce cannot, therefore, be looked for before
t,y.
Sqddy. Ftb. 2l.-The market has been very
led at unusually irregular prices to-day. At
enine OF business buyers demanded heavy
Issions, in view of the recent downward ten.
A Of rates at New York aud Liverpool, but
I.eipt Of advices that Gold had advanced 5
II al the former, (beiug quoted at 10 A. NJ. at
L some few purchasers operated to limited
ID az Saturdays closing quotations. IL was
n made manifest through a subsequent dis
n however, that the previous rate was erro-
and should have read 1894 instead of 1881
is latter came too late TO save some Of our
4 from a decided loss. AS the day advanced
kunfsvorable intelligence came to hand from
orthern and European markets, upon which
{holders gave way. and an irregular decline
A lc. a. 10. was submitted to upon all classii-
tls. The Offering supply has been fair
}ghout, but the demand was at no time better
moderate, and the total operations amounted
Y $500 bales.
sday, FEB. 25.-with still further unfavora-
iiyices from Liverpool and New York at hand
!, arket opened languid and inactive this morn
*nd :, the subsequent intelligence was, il
.fAg, OF even a more depressing character all
n, factors had to submit to another general
he of Ac. n 10. and in exceptional cases to a
ftion OF l0lc. The demand indicated in
Ned activity, however, and the total sales
ID up $500 bales, prices disclosing a harden
kndeBcy as the day advanced. After the
Of business however, advices of a more en-
ging ,charscter were received from the
bean and Northern markets, bat they came
lie to affect to-day's operations, and the mar
fosed steadier.
dnesday. FEB rs. The market opened this
ing with a slightly better feeling, superin-
b by more favorable advices from Liverpool
New York received after the close of business
.rday, as well "a by the early intelligence
4 came TO hand froufthe lstter poiats to-day.
fering supply was light and undesirable, and
fair, though not general demand, several
lred bales changed hands at previous quota
The subsequent advices from Liverpool in
led an unfsvorable reaction, however, while
of Gold and Foreign Exchange disclosed a
y decline at the North, and despite thefaci
she New York cotton market was represented
And advancing throughout rates here fell od
average fully 4c. y h. The aggregate sales
he day footed up only 1900 bales, and the
1t closed unsettled at the above decline. Il
be vs31- tx<add that the inclemency Of the
,r<s7so Hbyk I'd to restrict operations.
6fsdoy, Feb 3.---The market has been rather
y throughout to-Aay. Offerings were light and
iable frouktjebpening to the close Of busi-