The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-20
FINANCIAL AND oomnEacrAI nArTv,s
MORNING SrAR Orucp ,
Friday Morning, AuRust IL H..

have prevailed in the commercial circles of pssrs,
the business centres OF the country, including on ~
and under current Of confidence has steadily
ground and strength with tho advancing seaaon 'a
although there is reason for expecting a. aaa
fashioned briskness Of trade it rsason,,,. WV
hope that with the belief that bottom prices b.,
touched, and with favorable crop accounts nm
sections of the country, particularly from tina
where abuu dsnt crops will be harvested at s..,n
than since the war, the coming season VIII be ne +
profitable one to fArmers manu- acturors and merchant.
since is73.
The demand for counts has continued fair ,b,.,
out he wee k, with commercial paper Unchanged J,1
the decline at New York, Gold has ruled al lowe,
and is now quoted 10 under our last quotations ~,
movement has been limited Foreign EXCHANGE q,
lowed the of Gold at New York cosipp 3c ,o,
for Sterling. Few sales have been reported Nav vo,
light has been quiet and weaker, but without
ariation. Stocks have been unusually dul-unS,,
xht offerings and fair demand, State Consols h,,
ruled at stronger rates. and quoted ) ,o,,
higher than Inst Friday morning, while Preuip.
Bonds, though in fair request, have shown ltts var.
tion and only q slight Improvement.
Under further favorable foreign advices, ri, A
n and and limited supply, Cotton has been ,app,,,
snd has advanced to 10 over our last quotation "A
will be by the details below. The stock Cotton
held by English spnners the 2sth of July was On
bales against l2l 0CO last year, and 1877 100 the ,s,
before: The worlds visible supply OF Cotton VIM
estimated August 18th at 500 bales aeapa
1875 as7 last year-deerease SO 72s bales Tobaccohu
continued in moderate request at firm pricea Urdn
light supplies and fair demand. Sugar shovs
improvement. Moasses has been without any move
ment, and quotations nominal The total prOduc.
ton of Louisiana twenty years has been 4sls
% 5gI lbs In 1850 Louisana produced half the re.
Susite supplies of the country and reached her maxi.
mum production in 1861. Now only one-tenth Of our
supplied at homo, the domestic supply having
been very small since 1864, while the demand has In
creased enormously. In consequence of light supplies
and limited demand Flour has declined slightly; from
the same cause Corn has declined also In consequences
of limited supplies and moderate demand the prices
of Provisions have fallen off slightly.
FINANCIAL -Quotations-E optional paper to Pc,
per snnum; Al do 10 to IL; second grade 10 to lei
hrst glass mortgage do to 10 per cent per annan
half doisrs and Mexican dollars nominal Commercial
ssrIs s Ysrx fk psr cent hs bank
merci4l sight st - 10 per cent premium.
COMMERCIAL.
CorroN-Under steady demand aud light offerings,
the market has been stronger and shows an advance
10 for Ordinary and Good Ordinary. Weeks
stocs in Presses % s3s qnotasions Ordinary q
daE g SGSa &hE hs
receipts New Orleans since September lut
bas R sssPss 1t pors
against s457,712 iast yesr-inorease 64s AZ Stocks
incrs s sGo Sports from ali ports
against GAL 25l-iucrsase 556.l2s.
Stock on sale $500 N Rhss Iie1
ard F1'soFg Lqss n9nnnl bp SS b4Si 70 g ~
Coed Leaf 10 30 ~ lime Leaf lag to ISL; SelecrGaS
nAsrp.c rueEp ToBAcco.-.E1tra Fine Is to elANss
"a 20; Sine Btedium 90 to e5 Good Medium, ASssi
% mon MealaT o IS to SCI Bright Navy ana
70 to ~ & s. S1d s% G' s 81 to
st. los. Is,. &It6rai leaf Twist Package So TO $50
Far t6 po Cen Ts SSPS5 I3Ged
to $50 por gall Fsir 10 CO Prime - to % strictly
Prime : to sso GhOge TO 1o; po,v,sr.s and eu,s.
lated to "a III Best 20 ,2 30 per ,
to IL Fair 4 Sc; Faly Ears TO q
g 80 e g Ds
IS ~ TO IS 50; Choice Treble Extra IS 70 to w Sns
EXTRA s6 IS TO So. and e. IS to b. Tor Choice Fanny
oansMEAL-Jebbsnz a, s2 O5 to ss co per bb Whole
SAFE oss IN sHcke-white Mixed SIS to SEQ per bGiAs
YelIoT Mixed So to $50; Choice yellow 'S !" ~ AuS
o4T Ordinary TO- St. Louis 40 to C. GA'''
BHASSt. Cbotoe TO to 7aic per 100 lbs. tn
AAY-i 2rainaEy g. g. 9 per ton; Prime
Sy Ness iobbnS at 500 10 to $40 so per 56 p
BAcoNA Shoulders jobbing at &c per ID Clear N''
ca (vianP
DRY sALiAED MEAT--Shoulo6rs 1oboInR al cIo' WV
RIB sides Nc; Clear Sides - to %. ~ liam, to
SuaAR.CrtkaD HAas--LArge - TO l4Si Medium ~
'LkRD~TisAroe Refined iobbing At Il 10 &C per %
gSRyAEpAS .coN-Jobbing at IL to 40 PeElo. uO
BEErNFuilsf5n Market en- 50 to IL per bb.i IehN '"
I" s TS ice New York Goshen %s.,sG
Medium IS fof.7c; Inferior to-c; Choice Vs. VII
10 2:Ic &fsS liuln y 2uc; Inferior 10 rrsan
ugpsE.-EhS,ice Western VI TO 70; New A''A
10 extra No l. Dbl aaO OO b1Is y ~;
bbs 4. Rita 8 Oh. No J. bble.. Si5 4@t CO. IA
do 5 90. Rst1 d 90. No 2 bbls els %; do vi AZ
a. 90; Kits Do; No g. Large bbs, 10 co. dO' ''''
40 SS.oi 0,-Raw CO to TOO Refined 73to
mar GALLON R{shnei Goal Oil-2i to % in cans ~
and - to es6i1S hbis Lard Ol-4I 90 to 81 O3 peip
Castor Oil --3tcS i3o per Id. Cotton Seed on-Sru
-; Refined - to % per gal. A., .,. ..ck Yrs,
SAEF-Deeleks rates: Coarse SVo PEI .r e Two bGsA
e. to 81 SD Turks Island. 70 to s3o per PEI E so sIe
bag. Pockesa ATable Salt, 81 to u AGn olive 81
SoAP-WazoE1Arn, Il to SC per ipi STefl""A
Magnolia x Palm, 7: CASTLE, lOo
STA IsT eo s1S TOT il for quarter boxes and "
for medium rSSS&srRs-inSer Nuts per y; ..S
prenS IL. 49, 1resJ &c Lemon Snaps, 49, lj ~ IA.
Riscn;ts SO NOR Biscuits, Sc; Soda CrSS SHaSr 49,
Bntter do : lstnn do So; Wine do, 20; 0uh
So Pic Mic Water do, sac. ,,ac cold; FArl@
CoFPRR =, s aCA L.: Ordinary I5tto &c SO'-'
to TO- Good - kl73ci Prime lsto III mar ID; Gun.
TEA-Job te5q-4N m periAl $50 70 81 ~ NonrR Gyson
pow der 45o T. q poA1 Hyson SOC 70 81 IU
SoS to q Is; $50 to s5o to eli per boz Layer