The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-10
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Tresday Evening. March 9. 1850

Tuesday Evening March g. 1859.
REVIEW OF THE Markets. general whole
sale and obbing trade OF the city has disclosed no
let up whatever sine last. Cotton has been
inactive throughout however, al operators could
not agree upon prices. Tobacco has been In fair
request and increasing supply at previous figures.
Operations In Breadstufs and Provisions have
been moderate with good demand at full prices
for the lower grades of Flour, which are scarce
and in request, and Pork and Bacon ruled in favor
of buyers with an ordinary retail inquiry. Cur
rency is still abundant. Foreign Exchange has
been scarce and fuctuating. and Domestic Ex-
change has for the most part continued active at
very full prices. cahf
CoTToS-The movement in the leading staple
has been of q generally restricted character
throughout since the close of our last review. Fri
day evening, the 9Th inst. Advices from Liver
pool and New York were at times slightly en-.
couraging; but, upon such occasions, rates Of
Gold and Foreign Exchange were adverse to hold
ers, and on the whole we can only report prices
steady during the past three days at previous quo
tations. Most orders at hand predicated mate
rally reduced figures but all of our principal fact
ors uniformly refuse to make concessions, and in
fact the only lists.oered for sale belong to holders,
who have to realize or entertain misgivings as to
the future. For a full understanding of the move
ment Of the past three days, however, we would
refer to the subjoned extracts from our daily re-
ports, viz:
Saturday, March 6.-The rumors of an advance
at Liverpool, which we're rife last evening, and to
which we referred in our last, have been confirmed
to-day, and caused decided improvementina asking
prices, but owing to heavy decline in rates of
Gold and Foreign Exchange, the European Cot
ton news was almost wholly neutralized. In fact,
the total operations for the day footed up only
1850 bales, but the market closed firm at yester-
day's.quotatons. with an unmistaksble tendency
to the outside figures. Pm.
Monday, March s.--With further favorable
advices from Liverpool and New York
at hand early this morning, asking prices
OF all classiications Of the staple were
materially enhanced. The Offering supply
was somewhat larger than heretofore, how
ever, and although rates ofsGod and foreign bills
steadily tended upward, the demand for Cotton
was at no time active or general. Buyers would
have taken literally during the forenoon at Satur
day q figures, but factors would not YIELD and la.
ter in the day when the latter some what relaxed.
the former seemed less disposed TO operate. The
total sales for the day, therefore, have been re-
stricted to 5000 bales, and the market closed I'M
settled at Saturdays quotations.
Tuesday, March Sowing to unfsvorable
weather for outdoor business of every kind to-day
and discouraging intelligence from all important
outside markets, the actual sales have been con-
fined TO 1000 bales at about previous figures. The
supply and demand were ct no time much better
than nominal, as buyers and sellers appeared de.
termined TO await stil later advices before enter.
ing upon any further important negotiations. The
railing quotations this evening we're: 25@25lc.
for ordinary. 2649263c. for good ordinary, 2740
279c. for low middling, 2S40284c. for middling,
and 29c. for strict miadling.
The total sales for the past three days amounted
TO 1850 bales, against 5000 bales for the CORE.
spending time last week. The net receipts we're
only 1925 bales, against 5000 bales last week,
showing decrease Of 1874 bales. The aggregate
exports reached l2,Ss2 bales, against s7O6 bales
last week, and the stock on hand and on ship
board not cleared this evening is l42 ,02s bsles,
against l40,47l bales on Tuesday evening the I'd
inst, and l47 ,20e bales Friday evening the 9th
inst. The exports for the past three days have
been divided as follows. viz 156 bales for Ham,
for New York, $500 for Bremen, 3453 for Liver
pool, and 4744 bales for Boston.