The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-28
6he BAN @rlsans Grest.ut.
MORNING, OCTOBER Is. 1868.
Commercial cSnteIliQenre.
CRzscxxr OFFICE, No. q CArp sfrrvr, I,
Tueaday Exanine Oct ~ la6a

Tuesday Evening. Oct q. 1853
REVIEW OF THE MARKBrs-The general trade o
the city during the past three days has been slug
gish and limited. The political excitement al
ways preceding general election seems to ha VI
| Drawn on all attention from some departments Of
business, while fears Of serious disturbance
throughout the country have deferred many mer
chants IN the interior from materially augmentins
their present stock of goods. The movement il
cotton has been active. heavy and remunerative
| however. Sugar and Moiasses have been comins
in more freely, and were readily sold ct slightly
easier figures Tobacco continued dull and steady
Flour and grain have been exceedingly slow Of
sale, with but little alteration in figures In pr O.
visions only a jobbing business has been done
The money market continued unchanged. Foreign
Exchange has been dealt in to Q fair extent at
irregular and declining rates, and Domestic Elk.
change has been quiet at easier figures.
CoTToN-Notwithstand the rapid, and al
times heavy decline in Gold and Foreign Exchange
the movement in our leading staple since Saturday
has been the heaviest of any corresponding three
days OF the season. With regular advices of a
steady Improvement at Liverpool and New York.
holders have been able to counteract the effect of
the downward movement In Exchange, and obtain
heavy net advance in prices, while the demand
has been general both for foreign and domestic
account, and was participated In to no inconsider-
able extent Dy spectators. In fact, large pro.
portion OF Yesterdays purchases, which were by
ar Tue neaviest Oh tne season, have been credited
" .ne ia'er ana are said 70 DC due 70 the appre'
On sccoun. OF recent uniavoraole demonstrations
~. ~ 'ne par. vi rne Ieedmen IN various parts OF
sno leeiol' ing ionoWlng synopsis Will anord q
o3rlee. ioea oI tne 9ahy movement since the date
SoS',rpJo,' %c, % Tba VIZ cr.;
Joy, &c, I4Llne movement IN the leading
sssP re W Jay rss e4nl9ned considerable activity
.nIouenou'. Inc inquiry mas peen general and
ors E amons puyeIs 1or tne european, Northern
Change Sava hsan ss =, sSio ana foreign ex
cnanRe nave Deen very unsettled aud lower, how
esei, mnicn nave materisIy checked the upward
lenosncy Oh Gotton quotatlons; but, notwIth-
su WIS, ue acuve oemand which preva
AZ On os{, MSoge'0er WIN more favorable adylces
IIom tne new iork ana Liverpool markets, have
Inao1ee iactoIs 70 ieanze an ADVANCE OF FULLY 40
FL, y g. upon all cassincauons, WINE tue market
cioseu urn Win = iurIner upward tendency.
lohoay; Oct. zo.EIhis mas been the most excit-
rs ers " We "a commercial circles
80 iaI rs rega!os Inc leadng staple. Early advices
via tne caple indicated moderate improvement 10
prices at Liverpool and Havre, but they were off
SCI py heavy reduction In rates OF Gold and for.
Rates OF all classfcations of Cotton have been
enhanced fully s@}c. % b. here to day peverthe-
less, ana an ususuaily active demand, which com.
melceu soon aIteI .ne opening OF business and
oonunueu uninteriup'eo I'LL tne close u the Gay
eliminated in total sales of 5000 bales at the
tuesday, Oct. H.-Owing to the heavy opera
tons of yesterday, to almost incessant rains to-
til tbis atta.noon AZ - ,asv 9Poau ausioes
haan ,ar,;aIIr .le iosemens IN cotton mas
orshle tenor IF ny nohla ou, ,ass Iae Iav
hand at l1P.N bowever im9artad hs,tar seaI
ing 10 the market. and with the general inonirv
which prevailed from P. NJ. TO the cIoss Of hns{
ness operations would doubtless have footed nm
large average ageregate bnt for The incrsssaS
professions of factors. As il was bowever saIss
of 9lOO bales have been enacted and the marhet
closed very firm At yesterdav,s nnotstions wb;ch
we repeat as follows. viz: Good ordinarv 99iM
22ac.. low middlinr 236123lc. middlino 9sia923eS
and strict middling 240Nic. As will he seen
Dy the above the net advance for the week has
S e. . al all for sTad de- Of S sSS s.s davis