The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-20
Commercial Jnteuigenfe.
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Ffiday Evening. March l9. 1853.


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Friday Evening. March ls. 1853.
REVIEW or TIE MARKErs.-The movement in
the general wholesale eud jobbing trade OF the
city is sill of very encouraging character. Inc
absence of planters and farmers Is daily becoming
more percsptible, however, es they are now
actively preparing for the coming crops; Dut the
influx of country merchants shows no diminutlon
whatever and the accumulation of orders from
the interior would admit OF the hope mat our
spring operations would be unusually heavy: Cot
ton Is still depressed and unsettled. TOBACCO,
though in fair supply, is inactive, owing TO the
instability of the Gold market. sugar and Moias'
SEES Indicate slightly favorable reaction. Flour
is in fair supply and moderate demand at easier
iieh. prices firm Oats, although in limited stock
and ordinary inquiry, show heavy decline. hay
is lower, but the market is active and amply sup.
piled, while Lard continues dull and dropping;
and Pork and Bacon indicate steady improve
ment, with fair daily aggregate operations. Cur
repcy is as heretofore abundant. Foreign Elk
change is fuctuating and Domestic Exchange Is
nrm at previous outside rates A.. ,...,n.. ..,,.
since our review of the 18th inst. though some
what in excess of the average for several pre-
vious weeks, has been of very Irregular, un-
settled and unsatisfactory character throughout
nevertheless. Operations on Saturday, the hrst
day Of the present commercial week, indicated q
favorable reaction under more encouraging ad-
vices from the leading European and Northern
ports; but as the subsequent intelligence from ali
important points has been uniformly ADVERSE 70
| holders of Cotton. while Gold and Exchange have
| been subjected to frequent and heavy f1uctus.
| tons, prices have steadily inclined in favor OF
| buyers. There has been no evidence OF msgiv.
iDgs on the part of factors generally at auy time
noticeable, however, as receipts have continued
to show a steady diminution. while accounts from
| the interior were well calculated to increase ap-
| prehensions as to the rapid exhaustion OF sup
| plies. For q full understanding OF the regular
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movement, we would refer to the supJo'neo ex-
/ tracts from our daily reports, viz:
SATURDAY. March 13.-Advices from New
| York, Liverpool and Manchester disclosed
better feeling to-day, and the demand in
this market has been active and gene.
| raj throughout on the part of domestic as well
| as foreign purchasers. The offering supply also
i was Of more liberal character than heretofore,
and the movement resulted in total sales Of $3.50
| bales at an average advance of &c. % b.
/ Monday, March l5.-With less encouraging
sdvices from Liverpool and New Yorb
| to-day and q downward tendency in rates
| Of Gold and Exchange, the movement in
i the leading staple has been of very res
tricted character throughout. Factors gene
/ rally refused to make any concessions, how
/ ever but some few of the number deemed 1t bes
i TO realize at offering figures, and sales OF l6CJ
bales were effected at an irregular decline OF ia
4c. y ID.
closed still increasing weakness. Offerings vert
| at no time better than moderate, and the demand
| was exceedingly restricted throughout. lntelli
gence from leading European and Northern port
was not Of a character 10 infnse spirit or energy
in cotton circles here and in fact the entire move
| ment was confined to $500 bales at q still furthe
trifng decline.
Wednesday, March 17.--In the absence o
improved advices from Liverpool or New Yorl
to-day, the market has continued depressed, an
sales were restricted to 3400 bales. Buyers con
tended for lower figures throughout, but factor
uniformly resisted all appeals for concessions
| and prices show no quotable vsriation as com
| pared with previous rates.
Thursday. March ls-Owing to continued M
| favorable sdvices from Europe and the Mort
the market has been dull and inactive to-day
Factors generally were firm in their demands
however while buyers as S usual cont 10
| to 2450 bales at yesterdays figures.
Friday, March 49, Business has Shove no r.
| cuperation whatever to-day. The supply and d.
mand ruled precisely as heretofore, while Offering
prices were too low to incite sellers and sskin
| prices were too high to attract buyers. In FAC
the total sales have been confined to Zoo bslei
| and the market closed unsteady at the annexe
quotations. viz: Ordinary 24G25o;; good ord
| nary, 252@26lc.; low middling, -@262c.; mid
ding 27SG2Sc. and strict middling 2S4@-c. A
compared with the ruling prices Friday evening
the 18th inst, the above disclosed al net decline
&c u b.
bales, against $50 bales last week, and l6 %
| bales the week before. The net receipts reache
Ii lag bales against 10 537 bales last week. show
ing an increase of COG bales, and 1850 bales n
cepts the week before. The aggregate export
footed up only IL .O23 bales against 70 ,522 bale
last week, and 1886 bales the week before, an
| the stock on hand and on shipboard not clesre
this evening 1885, 459 bales, against l35 ,247 bale
last week, and l47 .206 bales at the close of II
previous week The exports for the week haS
been divided as follows, viz: 600 bales for NAL
ga s25 for New York 2565 for Barcelona; 81:
for Liverpool, and 1906 bales for Boston.
COTTON STATEMENT.
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