The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-28
FINANCIAL AND ooMnRacrAI rsass. 8.

ANovement IN Inc general market has exhibitaA -
moderate degree OF animation, with the dem,,. !.
money beth in bank and on the street, Lea. l,s'.
Gold has iuctuated eighty, in sympathy ,,.s 5
market at New York, and closes to-day l.lsc NJ
than on Last Friday. A fair business has bas, !,
Silver is now quoted entirely nominal. Fors,.
change followed the course OF Gold ct New Yors
was quoted 1T the close to day at about Last 80
quotations. Owing to the moderate movemsn.t.
ton the movement has been rather limited IN.
iDgs of New Yorksigh have been liberal and 81.
met by pretty fair demand the market has d.,s-A
slightly for commercial. Securities have shown
degree OF animation. More activity has been s,hnA1
in stocks. State consols have been less aot,r.
little lower while City Premium issues hava vi,
irregular rates, but closed today steady and IT,.
Nothing has been reported in old six per cent c,.
soidAted, but they held at about As Whit. :, <
improvement issues continue entirely Nominal
Under depressing intelligence from Liyeros
New York, Cotton has exhibited but a moders,s ~.
of animation, the weeks sales summing up I'm, 4
only 1880 bales at irregular and lower prs.. !
Saturday the market advanced 10 for Low ors,..
and 10 for Ordinary, closing steady bnt on Mopd,,
be of the improvement not only on Low 0rdip.rv 4
Ordinary, but on all other grades also closing du, I.
irregular; Tuesday it continued dull and irreeu, y.
closed 10 lower on all grades Wednesday It rv,,,s
unchanged prices, closing steadier; Thursday ,,rs
and 10 for Good Middling closing easy. Ths ~.
visible supply. made by the New York Finsuclr,
Commercial Chronicle Of last Friday, was a,sssl
bales against Isis $3.50 last year-decrease So COO ~
Watts Co.'S Liverpool Cotton Circular Of IA, a
says the demand for cotton has continued vsry Has
and not sufficient to absorb the quantity prs,~d NJ
SALE and hence prices have ruled in favor of bu,,
The further decline autographed from Liverpool Dr.
the week has, doubt, been due to further press
Of sales the market. The stock of cotton bsl6ts
English spnners the 5th was estimated at isses
bales, against 23s 600 last year and $3.50 the ~
before. In consequence Of upfavorable crop assscs
and good demand and advancing prices at d lmssi,A
Tobacco has been stronger here and the sales that r
been contaminated have mostly been at fun prices,.
in some instances ut slight advance but the advs.
however. has not been sufficient require any ohatr
in our quotations. Sugar and Moasses have conElid
quiet and unchanged. and little movement is exps.
until June. Flour has continued firm at uachas7
prices and Is only in moderate request for exportr
the local trade, and has been without any fezt
to notice except the arrival of balfsack Of Flour III
to the Merchants Exchange from Todd's Mills DALI
County Texas, ade from wheat raised this yearir @
State. Last weeks advance in Cornmeal has nj. III
maintained and the market now rules fully 50eIa'
bushel lower. GrAin and Feed have been modssnAt
active but without any marked feature to notice as
The market is now bare. and arrivals are held ~
Owing to Encouraging Western adv,ces, Provis.
have been quiet and weak, with few sales at III
decline from last weeks quotations.
FINANCIAL acknowledgement paper TOD
cent per annum AL do. to ~; second. grade nomii
ond grade do. - 81 Gold liza TO iis; amerioansia
1U0a TO loi currency Mexican dollars iv1 I0li
35l the bank checking rate on New York per q
premium and commercial sight at to asig PER cent
MUM.
COMMERCIAL.
CoIToN- Moderately active, 10 low er An las. Rts
morning f9F ETdinAry ae-foe GOOD Ordinary. LGEt
reoepss 1895 bs E1p % 4Sr S9 49, and ss
stock in Presses ss Tag: Quotations 0Ed1.y
SdaREE Il as ssod 0f aadns g. f." Tss df
kilograms maze the receipts ut New Orleans since
against a,s7l svs last year-inereaee go sss g.
against .9Sl. 677-increAse ass go.
LEAF ronAocoo4n good demand and Arm ste;ls
nominal; Low LUCE 81 to 81; Good do o. 70 7h LSaLs
s1 TO %; Medium Leaf ~ TO ny Good Lea ssEI
MANUFACTURED TopAcco.-Extra Fine IS tot ssl,ssI
IS to ~; Fine Medium ~ to IS; Good Medium SnNil
sSaaa $ as Fges
styles Natar Leaf Twist Paokseo 50 to sSs; v.,s
Fully Fair sioi Prime $50; yellow Clarified 9ici Wa
1C3o. 81
LOUISIANA MoLAssEs-Common 80 to 40 peres
Fair As TO 4sc Primo 70 to 52c Strictly Primo 81
Choice SIS to $40.
REFINED SUGARs.-Crushed Powdered and Ora
lated - To lilo per ID; Best Loaf to ia .u
GOLDEN SYRUP.-At wholesale, - to euc per Ralol
siana, No. 9, % to $40 per loi O9m~s
to IL; Ordinary q to SO; FAIR ST 20 5aoi Coca
Prime 81 TO 81; Choice ego. w., M
ELoUh-Superine % rs per Dbl Double Extra u
30 Low Treble Extra "a rs TO Good Treble ~ ~.
IS 25 IS So Choice Treble Extra IS rs to vi aud
40 for Family "
CoRNMEAL-ouiet. Jobbing NJ So IS per Dbl. VIZ
sailing at 81 90. q,
Co4N IN SAcKs-WhIte Mixed to $50 per bgs
Yellow Mixed 81 TO 60; Choice Yellow II and We
Csc.
OArs-ordinary - to s5ci st. Louis 40 to CT GSaSS
43 to C
BKAN-Choice - to 800 per 100 lbs 1
HAY-oroinAry g TO ga 10 per ton; Prime ~
81 W. and Choice - to "a co.
PoRx-Mess jobbing cts to % CO per DBL 6., D
Sides lI3e, and Clear sides ia "a
Day SALTED MEAT-Shouldersj obbinR at ST. CieNp
Sides lI4c; Clear Sides ia to l2c.
SUGAH-CUkED HAMs-Choice l33 to 132 per ID 40,
LAH0-rierce Refined iobbing at is9 to i4c PEI \
Keg to 1910.
BREAKFAsT BAcoN-Dull at 1871 to 40 per lb; nj
BEEF-FuIton Market Gil 50 10 IL per bbl; Te1S
to SI2 50, Western 90 to 10 20. .,Nl
BuTTEB-Choice New York Goshen SO to S3S Pe H.ST
Medium % TO SOC Inferior - TO; Choice We VIZ
"a Medium 40 40; Inferior = to l5c Pe[r
CHElsE-ChOiOe Western IL to AZ New YORK Wv
- to $50 ,, 90 al
FIsH-Mackeral extra No i, bbl 90 co. bbs ~ ~
bhle, 81 Klts,l3 OBJ No l, bbls 2is UOj 81 IA
do, O0i Kits, 81; NO. 9, bbls, SIS OO "a.
- 90; Kits, 50; No. g. Large BIB 6, Is OU az, a.
do, g. u.s. Kits, so. Goldfish Drums, e. O'A0''N
OnsHIineeed CiIRavv "a In no Refined Is y y, s