The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-13
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Friday Evening. Feb AZ. 1903 ,
REVIEW OF THE MAKKETs.-Basness OF every
kind has progressed with barely moderate vitality
since the close of our last weekly summary OF the
market Cotton has been for the most part dull,
sluggish and erratc. Tobacco has continued
Quiet and steady. Sugar and Molasses sold freely
at full prices TO the extent OF receipts. flour
ana Corn ruled frmer, especially for grades in
most general request, owing to their scarcity;
Oats and Bran were in fair demand and limited
supply at unchanged figures throughout. Rates
OF Hay show an advance. PORK went up early
In the week then receded, and has again become
Arm and Bacon and Lard have been IN good iJop,
bling request at quotations tending IN FAVOR oil
holders. Money is still abundant. Foreign Tx
change Is fuctuating, and Domestic EXchanse Is
steady with liberal daily movement.
CoTToN-The week ending this evening mas
been marked by unusual irregulsrity. On the
opening day rates advanced fully &c. e ID. under
very favorable advices from Liverpool and New
York, but since then the market has been for the
most part languid, without however exhibiting
any quotable alteration In prices. The daily tele.
grams from all points tended TO lower ngures, ana
Gold and Foreign Exchange uniformly ruled IN
favor of Cotton buyers; but receipts OF
the staple at the same time showed a
steady decrease, and factors generally re-
fused 10 make. concessions, while not lew
of the latter kept their samples under cover
from the opening to the close of the week. FOR
full understanding of the movement, however, we
would refer to the subjoined extracts from our
daily reports, viz:
SATURDAY,, Feb. 6.-Buyers who refused to pur.
chase yesterday seemed TO regret IL to-day % the
Liverpool and New York advices were still more
favorable for factors and holders. Asking prices
were again advanced this morning and with
limited supply and steady demand sales OF Il, 600
bales were effected at an Improvement oil &C. q
II, upon nearly all classidcations.
| Monday. Feb S-There has been general let-up
in the market to-day Buyers and sellers stood aoof
throughout, and the movement has been at no time
| better than nominal The total sales for the
| day amounted to only 1000 bales, and the market
| closed unsettled at slightly easier prices.
Tuesday, Feb. with advces Of decline IN
rates at Liverpool, hand early to-day, the mar.
! ket has been at nearly standstill throughout:
| Offering prices were so far below the views OF
factors that most of the latter covered up their
| samples and refused TO entertain further over
lures as the day advanced In fact the total sales
| amounted TO only $500 bales at the somewhat
softer. but not quotably lower rates.
| Wednesday, FEB. l0.-With sdvices early
at hand to-day Of general advance OF
| lc in rates OF New York, while the cable
kilograms exhibited the Liverpool market
firm at previous prices, holders of the
staple here generally enhanced their ngpres.
Buyers uniformly refused 70 pay higher rates how
ever, as Gold and Foreign Exchange disclosed
| marked decline, but factors were memorable, ano
after some time lost IN parrying q fair dema ua
sprsng up which eliminated 10 total sales OF ooVu
bales, at slightly frmer but rot quotaoly higher
prices.
Thursday, FEB. ll.-New York dispatches hav
ing been of an undesirable character this morning
while the Liverpool kilograms disclosed but LITTLE
of any alteration the movement in this market na'
exhibited increasing depression throughout. Oner
! incs were At no time better than moderate how
ever. and the demand was inactive from the open
ing TO the close Of business. The total sale
amounted to only Zoo bales, and the marke
closed unsettled at slightly easier figures.
Friday, Feb. l2.-Trsnsactions to-day indicated
slightly better feeling. There was nothing il
| the foreign or domestic news, or 10 the condition
Of Gold and Exchange, calculated to impair
increased activity, but some buyers appeared .
have grown weary Of waiting Tor concessions o.