The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-01

SepteTnbeT-The commercial year Of lSG7-S
opened with only a very limited supply on hand.
and an active demand for the city and country ira i
Prices disclosed q steady advance from the open.
ing 70 the close. Sales comprised 565 casks and
e7l tierces, against 235 casks and 27S terces the
same tine last year, while the extreme rates paid
for shoulders were l44Guc. " h.
OctobeT'-Eariy In this month, owing to O con-
tinued goCd demand, with rather light receipts,
prices advanced TO i5c. q u. for shoulders, but
before the month closed the demand fell of, and
prices gave wsy, the market closing unsettled at
l44c. for shoulders, with sales for the month OF
35l casks and only SO tierces. against lao casks
and lS6 tierces the same time last year.
acknowledgement quiet and weak, and as
receipts throughout the entire month were
in excess Of the demand, holders were
compelled to make still further concessions
in order to effect sales. The extreme rates paid
during the entire month were l43a4Io. for shool.
oers, showing net decline OF ltc. d %. Sales
footed up $40 casks and 202 terces, against 2i6
casks and us tierces the same time last year.
December-Rates exhibited still further decline,
and lots of shoulders were purchased at skc. "
d., the lowest point reached during the entire
year, with sales Of $50 casks and ls4 tierces
against l76 casks and 81 tierces the same time
last year.
Jdnuary-Opened under more auspicious cir.
cumstancts than the previous month. The heavy
supply that had been accumulated was gradually
being disposed Of and receipts were by no means
as heavy, while price disclosed an advance Of &c.
~ 10 curing me mO0tu. Cdlcs embraced all Cas- As
and $50 tierces, against 207 casks and SIS terces
last year. -
Ftbruary-Prices during this month ductuated
considerably, opening early in the month at l2c.
for shoulders, but under the Influence Of mo der.
ate demand, with light stocks, advanced TO l3fc.
q b., but the month closed weak at l2Ac. d b.
with sales Of els casks and 500 tierces, against
456 casks and 3l2 tierces the same time last year
Mdrch-lhe movement during this month dis
closed little or no Improvement over the previous
month. RpCeiOta nrsf liOhf huf tos Dc
be close OF the month were more liberal
but with an improved demand prices remained
steady, the extreme rates for shoulders being
1l3Ql23e. u n, with sales of 5lS casks and 429
teTets against LOG casks and ITO tierces same time
last year. .r-I..
April-In April there was quite an active job.
bing demand throughout with prices quite steady.
Sales s6S casks and Az tierces, sgsnst SIS CASKS
and 6lo uerces the same time last year.. ---
Mdy-Was very quiet throughout; supplies
were liberal. bus buyers scarce, 10 fact the de-
mand was almost entirely for the city trade.
Sales amounted TO only 255 casks aud 100 tierces,
against 1923 casks and 565 tierces the same time
lsstyesr. The highest aud lowest prices paid for
shoulders were l30l43c.
JUne-The movement disclosed q slight i'm
provement, although almost wholly for the trade,
and prices during the entire month did not vary
&c. u n. Sales 440 casks and 666 tierces.
July and August In July and August only a
fe.sil trade was done. Supplies and receipts
were liberal, Notwithstanding which, prices varied
but very little, the extreme rates being l34Bl44c.
Tor shoulders, with sales for the two months of
e29 casks and sos tierces, against l274 casks and
l34l terces the same time last year. Ii will b.
observed that the heaviest bnsinoss done this year
during the first six months, and that the
highest rates were realized during that time. The
heaviest business done in these articles the pre-
vious season was during the last six months, and
the highest point reached in rates was in the
month OF November when ls3c. D b. was real
lied for shoulders.