The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-14
Commercial 5ntsuiseats.
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Tuesday Evesne April Is IS q 4
RAVEN OF THE MARKETs.-There has been
somewhat less activity noticeable in the general
wholesale and jobbing trade of the city since our
last regular summary. Friday evening, the 9th
lnst., but business on the whole was of as salts.
factory character as could have been looked
for at this period of the season. Cotton has been
quiet and unsettled with slightly upward ten.
dency Of prices. The receipts of tobacco have
been unusually large, while the demand has been
only moderate at previous rates. Flour has ma
tefially advanced under restricted receipts and
good inquiry. Corn has been in good request a,
slightly reduced figures. Offerings OF oats and
bran have been limited, and prices have advanced
under good demand. Although the operations
in bacon and lard show less activity, prices are
still in ample supply for all legitimate purposes.
Owing TO increased offerings and marked irregu
larity in the gold market, rates Of foreign and
domestic exchange have declined.
CoTToN-The movement in the leading staple
still discloses an unsettled and erratic market.
Buyers and sellers find unusual difficulty 10 agree.
ing upon prices, and there Is no immediate pros
pect for the transaction of heavy or even O
steady business. Receipts for some days past
have exhibited but little actual variation and the
opinion is fast becoming general that supplies 10
the interior are being rapidly exhausted. Opera.
tors continue ssnguine, however, In support of
their very opposite views Of future prices, and
every alteration In rates Of Gold and Exchange
quotations of the staple In all important domestic
and foreign markets, is promptly used TO subserve
the respective interests Of contending parties
For full understanding Of the movement during
the past three days, however, we would refer to
the subjoined extracts from our daily reports,
viz:
Saturday, April IO.-The inquiry for the
leading staple on the opening of busi-
ness this morning was moderate at pre-
yious rates but upon the arrival of the
l:20 dispatch from Liverpool, factors uniformly
raised their pretensions, to which buyers generally
refused to accede; the consequence has been
quiet market, the total sales only summing up
$500 bales, and the market closes steady at pre-
vious rates.
Monday, april 1.-THE improved tone Of advices
from Liverpool and New York to-dsy has i'm
parted more strength to our market. The move
ment has been somewhat restricted, however on
account Of the increased views of factors over
what buyers were willing to pay. Nevertheless,
the total sales Of the day footed up 1850 bales al
an irregular advance of t4tc. u D., and the mar
ket closed firm atyesterday's outside figures.
Tuesday, Aprd 1.-The encouraging tenor Of
European and Northern advices has impaired
more tone and strength TO operations in the lead
ing staple TO day than have been noticeable for
some time past. The inquiry ct the opening OF
business was fair at about yesterdays figures as
the dsy advanced, however, factors enhanced
their pretensions to which buyers reluctantly sc-
eeded ; nevertheless, fair days business was