The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-15
FINANCIAL AND coMnaacIaI -.

animation ana inc retail basiness Saiy ~ l'a
'ment' We notice more hopsfal tone IN n. mon
uniS, oHsed on the expectation Of hss-ss
State and Congregational legislation. " oenedcil
been less in request at the banks and q, having
com mercial paper is in demand and {. aeet Al
our inside quotations. and more c.ni..l, Paced q
! vestment outside of the money mafk., Iasta-
for some anei consequently there b,. ~. 80 ea'
activity in pesrly all the leading s.cn, Deeh nsss
ticulariy in City Bonds and new State --1 y
both show an advance Of fully three po,n,. -.
Woek quo'ahons. Under the oonrse Of gold a, y =
the liberal Gales of cotton the roov.r.,. - s.iash
faif extent in both foreign and douess;c SsaG
Cotton hss been in fair supply and ha,S
| demand for England and the Continept ss%
nent has been of quite liberal extent, v.s hs
stronger for the better qualities and
easier Tor the lower grades. The latest rs,rr,.
Agricultural Bureau estimates the average mo
lint In al the States at per cent; the avs.,,
of the fbre somewhat below last year r. saAisy
of crop gathered to December LIST NJ On pop''uoa
the crop At not less than 4o5e 600 bale. a.. aas
than A15n,C00 bales. The consunp.io, 40 -. ~ u0s
mills in the North in 1873 WA OF Don b,. .'oa
1881 in 1874 and in the South ,45 TO- ekAh
Ia, SIS in 1874. Tie number Of mills In -kAlnS
tsi In the North and Isi In the South N.s,..h....
had the largest number ts06) in the North am,
t47) in the South. Tobacco il ouiet "a u0oFsi
M II
markets. The worlds supply for ~ s.nsf
ga oco hhds, and the probable consuupon !. 40
Sugar is in moderate reg unehane.a ,r,... NV
medium and lover grades of Molasses ara xe,r 80
neglected. while the better qualities are In d.
Arm. Flour has been in moderate local r,,.
easier prices Corn is unchanged. The P,,;, -
market is reported steader whie Hollands Bs,,,.-
aud GermauS's are loweri St. Ps,ersburs', i, :,
changed and Australias higher ProvIsops A.. -,
out any marked feature TO Dotice.
FIsAscIAL -Qaotations-Rx EXCEPTIONAL nam,
per cent Per annuuf; Al do 10 to IL; second ga. ~
ond grade Gold s Rs5 1 ssP' ss
halfdoars ice to io6i Mexican do doiiar. sys
S Ne to a bank
and commercial sight TIC. N'''0a''
COMMERCIAL.
CoTToS-Actiye; market ic lower than lat Frs,
@addns les Sas asd s
md sales So $50 stock 100 s4i QuotstioDsLoxt.S%
d dnIy Kidding M SssSnsFE III 5Ss
The Ezcnanse seerams make toe rsceipts Al New
last yearincrease IS IN bales Receipta as ali pgs
at al s
last year-decrease % 439 Exports from ali non,
LEAF TonaccoNIn better demanS oSios IS ,,,.
prices Stock on sale 2co3 hhds. Quotstions-hos,sd
Il to e. Low Leaf to aedinm Leaf IL ~ aoI c e
Leaf I5i TO &c; Fine Leaf II IL; Selections "
supply ssod Extra Fine IS . eo Sn sn S
Fine Medium 6o to IS; Good Medium IS TO @;
mon Medium ~ to SIC: Bright Navy Is and s., 50 Ss
Black sweet Is 6oc No. i, 5. and Black sweet s
syea Natural Lat T s PseSige s s. to
LOUISIANA sCGAa-Dull and Geat. Common &c PER
ned sac; White &c 't'''' '''' -'-''
riCs An%A ~ IS Is; fair demand AZ prsssu.
AZ to 44c Strictly Prime Al to 800; Choice 81
lated - to II ic per Id; Beat IcaiNro ia
GOLDEN srHrF-As wholesale, 20 to 75c PER gallon
wesksr nouisnp No. anu ~ 10 &c Osr IT, comnss
4 to lse; Fair 81 to 5ic; Good s. to e. Prime t0SE
FIoua-supply fair demand moderate Prices ltd.
lower suger nne 81 oO per Dbl; Double RItrAns
IS -; Choice Treble Extra Is OO TO =; and % 81
to : &c for Choice Family Extra. 0.,
per Dbl. Wholesalirg at s-tos+o.
s hos T
81 and White l5c.
OATs-snp.iy good; demand moderate; prices lower.
BHAN.Stronger: Choice to Sc per loo los
hAT-Prices unchanged; supply large; demand moa'
crate Ordinary - 10 ls per ton; Prime Si9 uON-
PokK-Qaiet aud unchanged Mess es> 90 to 81 per
B4cox-Unehansed; demand moderate Shoulders lie
DRY SALTKi MEAT-Demapd moderate Pls,eS
stronger; shoulders jo6bing at sl Clear Rib sides l't
srcAECussp HAns--Dull and lower; Oriiusrs-t0
Fair to; Choice tn lik .,,..
LARo-In demand aud firm. iierce Refined ioDOinE
at l34c perlb; Keg - to 1870.
BtEF-Fuitop Market e. to ii 80 per Dbl; Texas v
toS-. Western SIC TO II 20 o..,-h
BUTTER Choice New York Goshen 20 to 3e P L%
Medium - 3sc Inferior ,, .5ci Choice Wes,sn
u tn &c Medium - CSC; I1feriSr - 10 lsc PEI"
CHEZ sE-Choice Western i; /: New York Creaa-"
l4tc nal
FIsH-Mackeral, extra No j. bbl, $40 co. hblA Gsi!
bbls e: KITS. W; No I. bills, SIG So; d"sTiSo
DO. %; Kits. -; No ,, bbls SIG nD do 80 AT
- 81; kits, 10; No Large bb $. Il %; do 80
do. s4W; KITS, 81. Goldfish Drums. Sc 23i bIIe""'
HeIrings, Zoe per box ,c.I
ons-Linseed Oil7I to &c per gallon RstHsSySVaS
- o o . n
to 81 10 gallon. Castor OIL ~ loo per To- S0'
Serd Oil - TO. Tn,
SALT-Deslers' rates: Coarse gro per sack IL
s. TO 81 IS. Turk s Island. TIC per two buSne w
Pockets Table Salt tn 6 according to size oH,.
SoAP-Western, SC perlb; New Orleans ExtrA,U Hf
III German Olive, 6aci Magnolia, 5; XXX PAM y
Castillo lie. with . reduction on round lots.
STAR CANDLEs-Dui at Isl TO C per h. ANN
YEAST PowDERs-&l5 20 IS for quarter boxes anu"
for medium per gross. t IA
BREAD AND CKAcKERs-Ginger Nuts, Go per ~ 20
Bread, re; Navy Bread, 4c Lemon Snaps ltc ID:
Biscuits, &C French Biscuits, Sc Soda racseIs, rSo
Butter do &c; Boston do. &c; Wine do. lUcj SuS~ "
SC; Pic Mic do, Sc Water do 4ic. u,cT;
COFFEE Lower; job lots; Ordinary le to ~ Gun
FAIR 20 81 3c Good 81 to 22c; Prime 2Sl TO s Gun-
GEA-J"b loCs-1mperial $50 to 81 10 per 'HSpon
powder S5c to 81 3d. Hyson SOC to 81 10; Hoa's ~
4oc to 81 Is; Oolong $50 to 9ac. IA1tr
FRUITS AND NUTs-Lemobs, IS 90 per nti hnnchi
Raisins ! as to %; Bananas ell TO W g S,,s
Ctron 24c per III; Currauts,- 71c BraIh ss sts
!ci Almonds, 81 to &c; Fiberts ~ tn l4c;
&c; COcoanuts, $40 to IS per lou. Pecans ~ ~
nuts &c per 10; Louisiana Oranges IS per o ySuSl
PoULTRT-ChickeDs S5 80 to S So per do1teni "a TW