The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-13
Commercial yntsuiaenre.
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Tuesday Evssins. Jan II. 1853
REVIEW OF THE MAKKkrs.-The general trade OF
the city has disclosed but little variation since the
close Of our last review. Cotton has been firm
but less active. Sugar and Molasses sold to the
full extent Of receipts at about previous prices.
Tobacco was quiet and stiff. Flour has declined
under heavy receipts. Corn was in good supply
and demand at frmer figures. Oats, Bran and
Hay were dull and dropping, and Pork, Bacon and
Lard have been very active at constantly advanc-
ing quotations. Money continues abundant.
Foreign Exchange moves of steadily at full rates,
aud Domestic Exchange Is In ample supply and
good request at previous figures.
COTToN-The market has exhibited less anims-
ton during the past three days than was notices.
be at the close of our weekly review on Friday
evening, the Sth inst. Advices from Europe aud
the North we're generally of an encouraging
character, and holders still further enhanced their
prices. but buyers, especially for Liverpool. uni.
foImly withdrew, and the principal movement has
been directly for the North and incidentally for
Memphis, Mobile and Savannah. Despite the
drawbacks referred to, however, fair aggregate
business has been Effected but for a full under
standing of the movement, We would refer TO the
appended extracts from our daily reports. viz:
Saturday, Jan. 9-Under the influence OF advices
of sfurther mar ked 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-
citement at this point throughout. Offerings were
very light. however, and with an active and gen.
efhl Oemdn0, tOtai safes OF OUUU D3le6 were eI-
fected at further Improvement Of 4Dlc. u 10.
Monday. January ii = The market has
been inactive throughout to day. Offerings Of
all grades were light, and the demand has
ing to the close of business. Holders uniformly
enhanced their figures on receipt OF the
Liverpool and New York kilograms, but buy
generally refused to pay higher rates, and the
total sales were confined to 1900 bales at about
Saturdays quotations.
Tuesday, Jan. l2.-There was nothing in the
Geographic reports TO. day calculated to materially
affect prices, but the market very stiff through
out, nevertheless, and the sales, which reached
1900 bales indicated no Quotable variation 10 rates
creased TO 1900 bales by the filing of an order
from Memphis for 1000 bales after the close Of
business last evening. We now quote ordinary
23@234c., good ordinary 243G25c., low middling
25a@25lc., mddling 26a027c., and strict middling
nominal. As compared with Fridays prices, the
above show an advance of 4c. " ID.
The aggregate sales for the past three days
have been H. 700 bales against IL, $50 bales for the
corresponding time last week. The net receipts
have amounted 10 $1,000 bales, against Is, 0SS
bales last week, showing decrease of 1868 bales.
The aggregate exports were Ia III bales, against
IL 936 bales last week, and the stock on hand aud
shipbosrd, not cleared this evening, is l22 $50
bales, against l25 752 bales. Tuesday evening, the
9Th inst, and l24 229 bales Friday evening, the sth
inst. The exports for the past three days have
been divided as follows viz: 1921 bales for Bar.
celoba, 2278 fer Han burg, 1882 for Providence,
1862 for New York, and 1884 bales for Liverpool
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand September 1. 1865. 1886
Recei-ed SINCE yes. erday .................. 2735
Received preyiously.... ,56O f90295
4gSs6l
Exported sinca yesterday ................. 90
Exported previously. ........3l,7 81 3l
Stock hand shipboard Jan H. 1863 l22 $50
ToBACCO-Is unchanged. But little Of the new
crop has as yet arrived; not sufficient from which
to form a correct scale Of prices. Our figures
below are for stock on hand Of old crop. which is
mostly of best quality. Arrived during last four
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