The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-16
Commercial cSnteIlisenfe.
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hthc nnilnouou notcedDie IN the general Wn0le-
sale and jobbipg trade of the city. Cotton has
been buoyant from the opening to the close of
the week. Tobacco remained quiet and steady.
Sugar and Molasses sold at full prices as fast as
landed. Flour has been dull and dropping under
heavy receipts. Corn, Oats, Bran and Hay were
in moderate supply and demand at unchanged
prices, while Pork, Lard aud Bacon have suffered
heavy reaction within the past few days. Money
continues abundant. Foreign Exchange has ad
vaneed, and Domestic Exchange still rules 10
favor Of drawers.
CoTToN-The past week has been the most ex-
citing one of the season 10 cotton circles. The
market was at no time heavily supplied. and the
weather, for at least two days was very unfsvor-
able for operations in the staple. But despite
these drawbacks ahberal aggregate business has
been effected and prices have advanced far be-
yond the net improvement for any corresponding
time during the present commercial year. The
demand which was for the most part active, gen.
eral and buoyant is conjectured to have been prin
cpally of speculative character, as offerings of
all classes of Exchange as well as freight engage
ments have been restricted throughout but the
enhancement of rates is nevertheless mainly due
TO the rapidly upward movement OF prices at
Liverpool and New York and to steadily increas-
ing stringency in quotations of Gold and Exchange.
For full understanding of the condition of the
market we would refer to the subjoined extracts
from our daily reports viz:
Saturday, Jan. 9-Under the influence of advices
ofafurther marked advance in prices at New York
to day, and of intelligence that the Liverpool
market had fully sympathised in the upward move
ment of the former, there has been unusual ex-
element at this point throughout. Offerings were
very light, however, and with an active and gen.
eral demand, total sales of 5000 bales were eff
fected at a further improvement of lG1lc. u 10.
Monday, January ii - The market has
been inactive throughout to day. Offerings of
all grades were light, and the demand has
been of q restricted character from the open
ing to the close of business. Holders uniformly
enhanced their figures on receipt Of the
Ifunrn anl and h Aln A..k
ers generally refused to pay higher rates, and the
total sales were confined TO $500 bales az about
Saturdays quotations.
Tuesday, Jan. l2-There was nothing in the
teegraphlc reports to-day calculated to materially
affect prices, but the market very stiff through
ont nevertheless, and the Gales. which reached
400 bales, indicated no quoabe variation in rates
OF any grade. Yesterdays operations we're in
creased to $500 bales by the filling of an order
from Memphis for 1000 bales after the close of
business last evening.
Wednesday, Jan. l3.-The market has been
exceed dinghy excited throughout to-day, owing
to the heavy upward movement at Liver
pool and New York, aud to Increased firm
ness in rates of Gold and Exchange. Offer
iDgs of all grades were restricted, and the
demand was unusually active from the open.
ing to the close of business. In the mean.
time prices advanced fully lc. y 10, aud with
total sales Of 600 bales, by far the heaviest this
season, the market closed firm at the improve
ment referred to above.
Thursday, Jan. 14.-Owing to incessa ant rain to.
day the movement in the staple has been restricted
to 1900 bales, but prices have still further advanced
fully sole. % ID. Advices from Liverpool and
New York continued of highly encouraging
character, while rates of Gold and Exchange
tended still upward. The offering supply of the
staple was light throughout and but for this and
the unfavorable condition of the weather the ag.
gregste sales of Cotton would doubtless have
been very heavy.
Friday. Jan. 15.-To day, with return of fair
weather end continued encouraging intelligence
fom all outside points, the market has exhibited
steadily increased buoyancy. The supply OF the
better grades, which are in most request dis.
closed a very marked reduction, however, and
prices of such descriptions were wholly dispor.
pot tonate to those of the lower classcations. The
sales for the day amounted to 400 bales, and the
market closed somewhat unsettled at the sub.
joineds6gures, viz Ordinary 250254c., good ordi.
nary 263@27c., low middling 27a@-c., mddling
2S30-c., and strict middling 29c. "A com-
pared with the ruling prices Friday evening, the
Sth inst. the above show an average net advance
of 24@23c. u b.
The total sales for the week footed up 200
bales, against 81 $50 bales last week, and $50
bales % the s Tssk before 90 The net IsSe'
showing decrease of 272 bales, and "a, 1856 bales
receipts tie week before. The total exports were
255S3 bales, against 49, $50 last week, and 80 $50
bales the week before. And the stock on hand and
on shpboard not cleared this evening, is 125, 003
bales against ia 229 last week. and 1870 062 the
close OF the previous week. The exports during
the week have been divided as follows, viz
lS6 bales to Baltimore, 227S to Hamburg, 1882 to
Providence, 1928 to Barcelona, 4734 to Boston,
4797 to New York, and 1928 to Liverpool.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand September l. 1856. ............. 1866
neeei-ee SINCE W, eross Lls6
heceiVeo 5Oi44
BO8.I4O
Exported since Yesterday. s392
Exported prev1ousy .........S3745 3S31T
Stock hand and on shIpbosrd Jan IS 1869 l25 OOs
ToBAcco-There is little more interest shown
in this market. Although no sales of iup ortance
are reported, yet dealers are examining samples
with view 10 purchase. However, prices are
unsltered, and the market is now quoted as fol.
lows:
Refused. ,..;.....................7 OK 71zs Sc.
S S.5a$ Leaf ss$ s sISS
s rs si::;i;iss 81 81 i SIS:
Receipts for the week 10 hhds. Exports hhds.
Sales hhds.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO = Is quiet and IN
changed. No sales Of round lots are report
Market rates as follows, viz: Common
unsound 35@45c.; do. sound 45@55c.; medium
BIS. bright 50@60c.; good do. lbs. 65070c.; extra
No. l lbs. bright, s0690c. half lbs bright,
55@65c.; do. dark 50955c.; No. SIS and los 55D
60c.; navy half bs 50@60c.; navy lbs. 5OG60c.;
fancy, natural, twist cake, etc.. 75c.1sl ID 10;
chewing is quoted at 50c.@sl Is.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-In consequence OF the
storm there was no market yesterday, conse-
quenty the offerings to-day were very large.
an active and buoyant market soon alb
sOrbed all supplies of sugar at vesterdavs nuota.