The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-20
Commercial 9ntslligenfe.
CREscEEv OFFICE, No. "a OAxP STREET,
Tues day Evening, Jan 10, 1850.

Tues day Evening, Jan 10, 1850 !
REVIEW OF THE MARKETs-There is slightly
better feeling noticeable in the general wholesale
and jobbng trade of the city, but business has not
| yet FULLY recovered from the apathy created by
The recent holidays. Cotton has been dull and
| dropping from the opening of the week. Tobac-
| co has been firm but Inactive. Sugar and Molas.
ses sold freely on receipt at full prices. Flour
hes been in ample supply and limited demand at
declining figures. Corn has disclosed better
inquiry Tor export at previous prices. Oats, Bran
and Hay have been laDguid, with a reduction in
rates of the two latter, while Pork, Bacon and
Lard have been in but limited request at down.
ward prices. except keg lard, which is scarce and
higher. Money is still easy. Foreign Exchange
is quiet and unsteady, aud Domestic Exchange
tends upward with somewhat increasing remit
lance demand.
CoTToN-The movement in the leading staple
during the past three days has exhibited constant
ly increasing langour and depression. Advces
from Liver pool and New York were of discour.
aging character throughout, while the instability
OF Gold and Exchange materially tended to retard
operations. Prices have in the meantime consid-
ersbiy reacted, and would doubtless have goge
still lower but for the limited character OF the
Offering supply and the indisposition of factors.
many of whom kept their samples covered
throughout, to make the concessions demanded
by buyers. For a full understanding of the move.
ment, We would refer to the annexed extracts
from our daily reports, viz:
Saturday, Jan. l6-There has been less janima.
ton 10 the market to-day owing 70 q slight re-
action at New York. The offering supply was
of very restricted character throughout, how
ever, ana the total sales aggregated only 5000
bales at l03c. II b decline.
Monday, January lS-The market has been
laDguid throughout to-day, owing to discouragiug
advices from Liverpool and New York. and to q
falling eff in rates Of Gold and Foreign Exchange.
Offerings of all grt des Continued light, however,
ana operations were restricted 10 1880 bales at a
further decline of 4C0}c. u ID.
Tuesday, Jan. l9.-This has been another 10.
active day in cotton circles. Intelligence from all
outside points continued unfavoraOle, aud pur-
cbssers generally refused to go on except az
prices which a majority of holders steadily re-
fused to accept. In fact. the actual sales for ID
day amounted TO only 1900 bales, and the market
closed unsettled at the following quotations, viz
Ordinary 24@-c., good ordinary 25025Ac., low
middling 264@263c., middIing -Q1275c., aud strict
middling nominal. As compared with the ruling
prices Friday evening, the 18th inst, the above
show net decline Of l0l3e. y b. upon all CLASH
fcstions.
The total sales for the past three days have
amounted to only ZOO bales against IA 700 bales
for The corresponding time last week. The net
receipts we're $3.50 bales, against 1900 bales
last week, showing en- increase of ll60 bales.
The seeregate exports summed up Is O99 bales,
against IA Ia bales last week, and the stock on
hand and on shipboard. not cleared this evening,
is l22 3e3 bales, against l22 ,230 bales Tuesday
evening, the 18th inst, and Us ,OO3 bales Friday
evening, the 18th inst. The exports for the past
three days have been divided as follows, viz
Ills bales for Providence, r. l., 1901 bales for
New York, $500 bales for Liverpool, aud 6993
bales Tor Boston.
COTTON STATEMENT.
STOCK On hand September l. 1865. ....... - 1896
heceVed since yes erdsy. 1885
Received previously 57955
SCI 6l9
ExsOrisd previously ............ Se s9s2s6
Stock on hsnd and on shiDeosrd
JoBAcco-We have no change of import to note
In this market during the past four days. The
bew crop IL arriving in small quantities. the quail
ify of which is reported leafy, Of good color but
wanting IN body. By advices from the interior.
we learn that the crop will prove very inferior, in
comparison with last years crop the greater
part will be Tugs or low leaf, making those grades
plenty and low 10 price, and having the opposite
Ell, ct on the higher grades. We hear of o very