The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-17
Commercial sSnteutQertre.
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q Tuesday Evening, Feb. &c, 1904

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tuesday Evsains. Feb. is, 1894 J
REVIEW OF THE lMARKsrs.-rhe general trade
of the city has disclosed marked improvement
during the past few days, owing to steady and
heavy influx OF planters and country merchants.
Cotton has been languid, inactive and depressed,
however. Tobacco remained quiet and steady.
Sugar and Glasses sold to the extent OF receipts
at materially advanced prices. Flour has been
somewhat neglected, the increasing receipts caus
ing buyers to bold of for greater reduction 10
rates than sellers would concede. Corn has been
in good demand and limited supply, so far,ss re.
CARDS the better grades, which latter rule AT
iImer figures. Oats and Bran have declined, ow-
ing TO falling off in the inquiry and an increase
in the receipts, while Hay has sold at higher
prices. as the supply has not been augmented ia
proportion TO the demand and Pork, Bacon aud
Lard have continued dull and dropping from the
opening of the week up to the present writing.
Money is still abundant. Foreign Exchange j.
quiet and weaker, and Domestic Exchange is &C.
tive at considerably higher quotations.
CoTroN-The market has been exceedingly
dull, sluggish and insnimate during the past
three days. Advices from all outside points
were adverse to holders throughout and buy.
ers uniformly declined TO purchase except at con.
cessions, which most factors steadily refused TO
make. Il is hardly necessary therefore to stste
that operations were partially suspended from
the opening of the week. or that factors who
deemed it advisable to realize had to accept re.
duced prices. In fact, the offering supply has
ing rates on Saturday caused general covering
up Of samples, and rejection Of all subsequent
81 ss Sy o the market
we would refer to the subjoined extracts from our
daily reports. viz: f.s
Saturday, FEB. l3.-The market has been almost
at q stand still throughout to-day. Offerings
were at no time better than moderate, and the
demand was restricted from the opening to the
close of business. Owing to the discouraging
sdvces from Liverpool and New York, buyers
generally refused to purchase except at material
concessions, which most factors uniformly refused
to grant, and the total sales were limited to 1850
bales at decline Of 10. y b. upon nearly all
classfcations of the staple.
Monday. FEB. l5.--witblvery discoursging ad
wees at hand from Liverpool and New York this
morning the market exhibited increased languor
and inactivity throughout the day. The demand
has been at no time better than nominal, and as
the offering supplies had been still further re.
duced sales reached only 300 bales, at previous
rates for all grades except good ordinary, which
latter fell off fully 10. b D.. rt .IllIrlt
Tuesday, Feb. l6.-Nothing has transpired to.
day to break the monotony Of the market. The
demand and supply were at no time much better
han nominal. and Offering prices generally were
even still lower than heretofore. Operations,
however, were restricted to 1000 bales. and the
market closed unsettled at the subjoined approx.
imating quotations, viz: Ordinary go c., good
ordinary 263@-c.; low midding 274G-c.. mid.
ding 2s3@-c. and strict middng at -@29c. As
compared with the ruling prices Tuesday evening,
the 9th inst. The above show an irregular decline
of4@}c. d b. ssI N n l.a .a.la
The total sales for the past three days amounted
to only 1850 bales, against IL, 500 bales for the
corresponding time last week. the net receipts
footed up IA Ass bales, against 1877 bales last
week, showing an increase Of 2668. bales. Toe
aggregate exports were IS 349 bales against 1898
bales last week, and the stock on hand and on
shipboard, not cleared this evening is l3S .62l
bales against l52,0l0 bales on Tuesday evening
the 9th inst. and LAB 254 bales Saturday even.
ing the 18th inst The exports for the past three
days have been divided as follows, viz 202 bales
for Barcelona $40 bales for Boston, 978 bales for
Malaga, 1894 bales for Amsterdam, 1861 bales for
New York and IL 344 bales for Liverpool.