The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-07
FINANCIAL AVID ooe1NrRcIaI MaRTT5
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banks but have been less liberal the street 49,.
, ~ OF exceptional signatures, which have bean
IN request and have rn'ed nearly per cent lo
Under better demand gold has ruled ct hipber -.
owing to light offerings, more inc uiry and
OF New York sight. foreign exchange has shorr-
material Improvement. New York sight bavir. -
timed scarce and in request, has advanced f, wa
cent Securities have exhibited little an,m.., pe'
Stocks have been without any new feature TO no,,.
States Consols have ruled at about preyicus Sc.
while City Premium Bonds have shown a marl.a - :,
ing of. 'Aai
Cotton has been in only moderate reouest ppa.
ruled at about &c lower. The impression gsnera,v NJ
walls that the coming crop will BIS nearly n mont, \.
mind hand The depression abroad in the prea. :,
cotton seems to be owing the subsidence Of tbs,
prehensons Of an overflow of the Mississippi river
OF the anxiety about the state of political a "a a.
Continent; this is however beginning to be somsv,.
countersced by the falling off in receipts at Amsr;o
ports' the evidently increasing consumption and tb
probability of better demand. Tho stock OF co.,,s
| held by English spinners the 18th Of April ~,
l'6o 900 bales, against 5000 last y,ar 2I6 Osot
year before The worlds visible supply was estin,.
on the ssh at $50 $50 bales against sl4 esq Iss,
increase 1851 bales Tobacco has continued Ia s
request and under the advance in prioes in the Ws
owing to the reported serious injury to The youug n
by the fly and bug the market has shown an upward
| tendency Sugar and Mola.ses have exhibited b,,
little animation and scarcely any variation in prizes
Flour has been quiet, but in little better demand n
the local trade Last months consumption was 81 as
bbs the exports to Europe bbls and to Cub. a.
other Southern foreign Gulf ports 7sli-total Iss7
bbs Provisions have been generally quiet and veal
The foreign exports from principal sea ports fr
October 3oth to April 18th have been l7 bbs pot
SO 1897 BIS lbs Lard lbs OF Bacon and H.,
showing an increose this year year of IS sS ms
lbs of Bacon and Hams and decrease of 1908 bb os
Pork and % 5s3. C5a lbs Lard.
FINANCIAL -Quotations-Rxoeptonal paper D-p.r
do O tn n.
fret class mortgage do to 10 Per annun sss
1914 to 1924 Mexican Do aGaln sy
Commercial Sterling 54s $40 bank do to s59 ia
and commercial sight at 3-l6 per cent premium.
COMMERCIAL.
FroaT active and y lower than
1910 Stookin Presses 1913 Quotations-LoW Ordi
~ The Sr E nes
teeerams make the receipts Orleans since Sep
p5rs 81 ss sas
sis sls baes asanss SIS last yesl
increase etss Exports from all ports ,sal 65s oa
LEAF ToBacco-In fair dsmsnd and firm. Stock
I~ LSE to S and
70 MEDIUM Leaf 81 III; Good Leaf lit to Is; Fin:
R P1sIa S price;
Common sound . to So Brishs quarters . COM ~:
Black to sic; No + SIS and 10. Bacs sW W.
to SIC; Navy ibs 8, to 56o Navy sds 46 5l Fancy
hUUs5AS "a nnsd far 5smsnd and higher
Yeow S9SR s Wits ST. lac puy Fair s' Prime
LOUISIANA Mo:Asshs-Quet Common Reboisd IS
S sa as c. sS 3d. Sc a
kSrst tD S1 H. rush Powdered and Grand
golden sYsur-At wholesale, to = cue per gallon.
e tn r. na
2 to SCI Fair "a 20 5io; Good 81 to d Prime a to q
, FLOUR III limited demand and unohap eed supr
Ez RsF 30 to Double a s 81 =
IS Choice Treble Extra Is IS to o. and g 50
GoREMEAL-Quiet. Jobbing at g. e5 per Dbl. WHOLE
Co.'s - SACKS Supply light: demand fair; prizes
oTer; Mixed 5so per 6ushei; Choice Yellow o. and
oArs-Supply lbera demand moderate; prices IN K
changed Ordinary sc to-ci Prime 4oto 4io; Choice
ss4NIFair S9spPIy Choice to 500 per 100 lbs
nd choss 70 IS o. per ''n' rr%' = to 81 a.
joesin &c q e 81 perm
Clear Gmr k saE4sS s and CLEAR
i Clear oesT Sides
suGAk-CURED hAMs-Dulii Ordinary to -; Fair -
LARoWin moderate demand Tieroe Refined iobblnr
Rs ss Ss ri BAsSs-poil to l4o per lD
sa M1rset t. t 80 to IL bbl Texas s'
BgrTEh -choiee New York Goshen ~ to 4sepsE ID,
s to- so Medium Choice per b.
CHEtsE-Choice Western Is to 1876 New York Cream
rates: coarse $50 to 81 per saok Fn
81 p 10 81 80 Turks Island rs $50 per. two bush
bag Pockets Table Salt 81 to Ct according to size
SoAP-Western, Sc per 10 German Olive 6kc; Msc
nolia, 5; Xxx Palm. Z; CASTLE, 100,
STAR CANDLEs-Dul at - TO I5c per ID.
YEAST PowDERs-Sl5 to Is for quarter boxes, and ~
or medium per gross.
BREAD AND CkACKERs-Ginger Nuts, 60 per Id; do
Bread, 7c Navy Bread, 4c Lemon Snaps, lac Creal
BIscuits &c; French Biscuits. Sc; Soda Crackers ri
Butter do Sc; Boston do. Go; Vino do. Ice; Sugar d.
Sci Pic Mic do Sc; Water do, 4to
COFFEE job lots; Ordinary l8 to 1910 currency Fur
20 to 203c; Good 20i to 2loi Primo ga to 2it.
TEA-Job lots-ImperiGl $50 to 81 10 per lb; GU
powder $50 to 81 80 Hyson 800 to 81 10; Young Hyon
0c to 81 i5 Oolong $50 to ESQ.
FRUITS AND NUTs-Lemons, g per box; LAyW
Saisins E to 3 5Oi Bananas 81 to 90 per bunchi
Ctron, 25c per lb Currants, to TO; Brazil Nuts, "a
Co; Almonds, l6 to lsc Fberts ii to lilo; Dates n
c; Cocoanuts, g. to 80 per 1000. Pecans to =; Pei
luts too per ID; Louisiana Oranges S-per Dbl
PoULTRY-Chokens q 90 to 8 90 per dozenj Youlg
50 TO 5oi Ducks g 20 to co. Goose s6 90 to 7Ni
turkeys $i4 90 to I6.
EGas-western is to loo per dozen; LOuiSIAnaIs h
Sc.
EscULENTs AND GREEN VEGRTABLEs-Apples e-h
per Dbl; Western Potatoes to 81 TO- Sour KroIt
. to - Cabbsges IS 90 to &c 10 per Ito; on'na
- to So
BEANS AND PEAs-western Beans "A to 20 per ID
TorJhern - TO S2c per lib Green Peas - to 21c Perlo
ow Peas e. TO 81 so per bushel for Mixed and F.
q , 90 for Clay.
DRIED FRUT-Apples to 9Rc; Peaches 9 to 9ic.
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