The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-03
Commercial canteIIlgenrs.

CREscTKT OFTIcK. No "a CaMP STREET,
Saturday Evening. Jan. 2, 1859 J
Yesterday having been generally observed as
a holiday by the press, as well as by most other
leading powers of the city, the publication OF our
usually elaborate weekly report OF commercial
and financial operations in Saturdays CRESCENT,
has been necessarily deferred. The last number
of the New Orleans Cotton and Produce Circular,
and Merchants and Brokers' Price Current, which
is regularly issued from this office every Wednes-
day and Saturday morning s, contained f1l parucu-
lars of the movement under the above headings,
however, and we shall therefore occupy no more
space or time this evening in reference to the
matter than may be deemed necessary for sat
isfactory understanding OF the previous working
and present condition of the leading markets.
CoNDENsED REvIEw.-Friddy EUelting, jan. L.
The past week. being the closing one OF the
calendar year 1868, has exhibited some dimnution
in the general wholesale and jObbing trade OF the
city, owing to the absence OF merchants and
planters from the interior, who prefer home enjoy
mems to the hustle Of city life during the Christ
mas holidays. The leading staple has moved
along with daily increasing buOysncy, however:
Tobacco has remained quiet and firm. Sugar aud
MOasses sold freely at foil prices as last as re.
ceived. Flour has been inactive With an upward
tendency of rates owing 70 the scarcity of grades
in demand. Corn. Oats, Bran and Hay have been
in light supply and fair request at hrm prices,
while Bacon and Lard continued scarce and stit.
and Pork, which ruled in favor Of buyers during
The greater part of the week, reacted towards the
close. Currency, with the exception OF email
notes. is still abundant. Gold ia being oealt 10 20
a moderate extent at rather steady figures. For
eign Exchange sells freely az about last weeks
quotations, and Domestic Exchange Is brisk at
slight decline in rates.
CorroN- Friday Eceai,lg, Jan. 1.-0ur last
weekly review. published on the 18th ult., CON-
prsed particulars of operations for five business
DAYS only as il was issued one day in advance, in
order that all parties connected with this paper
could enjoy Christmas. The present M nbsr,
however contains not only general summary oil
Sc F1nra mt
of the trhng business transacted on tue 10Th OF
December. The movement throughout has been
marked by greater activity and buoyancy than
during any corresponding period from the opea-
ing of the season. The demand, which was u0l
foTmIy active, animated and steadily increasing.
usually eliminated In total sales OF the daily
offerings, while prices Of all grades rapidly ad-
yenced under successive favorable adVices IRON
Liverpool and New York, as well as greater sta
billy in Gold and Exchange Transactions. The
principal purchases we're for the English and
Northern markets, but buyers from other points
participated also to limited extent.
The total sales for the past seven days amounted
10 as $50 bales against20 $50 bales last week and
| 81 O2O bales the week before. The net receipts
aggregated a. 1855 bales against $1,000 bales last
week, and 80 697 bales tie week before. Toe
| exports footed up $3.50, against 29OSj bales
! last week and Is 944 bales the week before. And
| the stock on hand and on shipboard, not cleared
| This evening, is $50 062 bales against 1873 22l
| bales last week, and l35 0Sl at the close OF the
previous week. The expOrts for the week have
been divided as follows: 500 bales for Baltimore
! 500 for Providence r. l.; ll75 for Genoa; 1877,
\ for Boston: 265O for Pillon; 39ll for New YorE
54i4 for Hsyre; 1902 for Bremen, aud l2,jl.
| bales for Liverpool.
Saturday Ecening, Jan. 2.--To day, as yester
day, we have had no adyices from the European
markets. but the New York intelligence was oil {
| still more encouraging character, while Gold anC
Exchange indicated greater fitmness. Owing L
the restricted offering supply OF the staple, now
| ever and to increasing difidence on the part
buyers, operations have been confined to $50
bales. at Yesterdays quotations, which We. repea
As follows. viz /: Ordinary. 22k022ls.: good ord
nary, 2S3@2s3c.; low midding 244G2isc.; mid
ding, 251-c., and strict midi ing, nominal.
COTTON STATEMENT.
STOCK on hand September l. 1868 SOC
Received Ence yesterday ...-....--'....- ~ ,..,-
Received previously 49,
456,H
Exported sinca Thursday i-yii
Exported previously. ....-.s-o-tta S''"'
Stock on hand and shipbosrd, Jan 2, 1852 .l2Ot
Exports to-day were divided as follows, viz
| Iiverpool 32O6 bales Boston 3s95, New You