The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-02-20
FMANc1AL AND CoMYRRcrAL MARKH1s

Friday Morning. February 49, 1876
We have feature to notice in the money
market Ths accumulation of money and the falling.
off in the demand continues and the impression geaer
ally prevails that the time has before been known
when the supply has been much in excess of the
legitimate demand Good commercial paper can stl
be easily placed at quotations. and occasionAly
lower. and call loans at to Ter cent per annum.
Stocks have been steady but rather quiet. Stats
less active and lower and City Bonds irregular
unsettled. The offerings of foreign exchange have
been liberal and under the course OF gold and bills at
New York, have show marked advance. New York
sight is unchanged.
Cotton has been in good supply and in fair demand
steady prices for the better qualities, and easier
rates for the lower grades The movement has been
more moderate Under the growing increase in the
receipts all ports last years, the long crop
estimates being raised, and the English trade are
bssing their operations on ebout 100000 bales
The stock held by English spnners the 2sth January
was I49 bales against 25 900 last year and III COO
the year before The European consumption Of cotton
a55 $50 bales of 400 pounds each, in 1870 600
1871 4,63,.00 1872; 4S3i0c0 in 1878; 5lt00 in
1874, 1866 in 1878 of which of American there
,305 bales in 1870; 3.I3i 900 in 1911; 2260A
in 1872 G9c goo in 1879 27s2 ooo in 1874. aud 7so
in 1875. Ths worlds .sible supply Of cotton tina
18th 3O32,35 tales. against 1885 2s3 last year
l76 0a Under liberal concessions the part
sellers Tobacco has been more acive. and large
business is expected. The worlds visible supplys
stronger and Molasses unchanged. The crop is est-
mated lS3 g hbds Of Sugar and al2 5I4 bb
of Molssses. Rice is unchanged. The crop Of clean
estimated thus far at Ill COZ bbs. The Cuban
crop Sugar reported be 900 short Of
years. Flour has been quiet and stronger, Corn has
been sctve and materially higher. The visible supply
Grain January 22d 1876 was bushels OF
Wheat 055 Of Corn and 6t9 Of Oats, against
94o3 1893 bushels of Wheat January b. Is15i 53ssG1
of Com slss, Data. Provisions are generally
| stronger
F1sAscIAL PIT nall, pnpe per-. TO-
rst class mortgage do 10 per cent per aanami Sec
Gatdollars io5 tolOa Msziosp 90 collars, 70 q geld
Sterling @ s cent ss @
! aud commercial sight 70 i-l6 per cent premium
COMMERCIAL.
CoETos- Moderas y active market ss lower than
lat Friay morning for Low Ordinary 9F1nafy and
ESports Il sos and sales 500 Stock in
g. Low SddSs yMd1s Sini
ns =:
last 263 $50 bAles Receipts all porte
snPss
bas. assns s.Ro1s GS ~ D0
LEAF better demand but lover Stock
Medium Leaf q 70 lOs Good Lsat ~ aa Fine
Mssaa 3 ss s. dssS Medium n' $
Common sound :! to SO; Bright quarters Con.
Black sweet IS to 5Ici No. T. SIS aud i0a Black sweet
is N NsEy ~ "a f iss Siz SIS
LOUISIANA suaAn.-StronRer Common SIC per n;
Fair 65S Fully Fair c5c Prime 7so Yellow Clarified s;s
LOUISIANA MolAssBs.-Dull. Com a,ou 81 to 500 per
sso choice 50 p to sS s5o - u 'e' f''
RErINED sueARs-Crushed. Powdered and Grant
SoLDES sxsvFA: x6sssss, 70 e - Per gallon;
It to 4le: Fair to SIC: Good 50 to O. Prime to
FLoTnlHigher. Prices steady: sGperinS e 90 Es5
Dbl Double EsS5s = IS d T re- Extra $50
Extra IS rs to u.s. and 81 70 to 5o for Choice Family
CoRsxEAL-D.,oAn9 better; price higher JObbingat
prce; unclaimed; Mixed Soc per bushel Choice yellow
GATsHsnp,Is gooe: demand prosS stronger.
Ordinary so1o Prime ~ 70 .7q; Chs r.. to SO
gAHNFroes bishsr; supply ply large. demand mod
Ordinary s. TO IS per tom Prime s'7 to 90 w.
PoRK"Qast and bgher Ness saa 60 % so Per Dbl.
per b. Clear R SIDES IA
steady Shoulders jobbtnG at ss Clear Rib Sides llic
suaAH-CUkED HAns- HAS a d, good Ordinary -t0
LHaaouiSt and ' STEADY fierce Refined toSbins
at Ra '2 psf 10 ESScox@Dai 1870 per
M Ma * s to II 80 per NNl Texas
70 sU1.1En@Choice New York Goshen 80 to Csc psrbi
n to so % Medium 20 &c. Si
CHEPaE-Cboce Western l2a to H. New YORK Cream
FisHNMackeral extra No L. bbl sao %; bbs. Ia So:
bbla s.; KIts. o.; No. !, bbls.. Sts 50; do ST.
do, 25: Kits 79j No. bble sls 90; do So do
81 50 kits, 10; No. Largo bbs, II 90; do o. 3i
| do. q oO Kits 81. Goldfish Drums's-i boxes, 81
| Herrngs, per box
| OnsELinseed oil-7O to per gallon Refined Coal
Oils to zoe in bills. IS TO ~ Lard Oil-slW
81 ~ per gallon. Castor Oil IL TO $50 per 10. Cotton
| Seed Oil - &
| SALT-Deaers rates: Coarse IS to- per sack. Fine,
$40 q 25 Turks Island Sc per two buSaei Dag
SoAr-wesern, sc perlbi Now Orleans E1t pi OlVe,
q; German Olive. 6ic; Magnolia, 81 EHA"' -
CASTLE lOc with o reduction on round ,SeS'
| STAR CANpLEs-Dul at Is to % per To- - , A.,
YEAST PowDERs-$l5 IS for quarter oo1eS' ana VI
for medium per gross, - Me-, @, ,,. a.. 4,
Bread lei Navy Bread Lemon c so snAsS cso Ssn
Butter do Sc: Boston do CO., Wine do. loci Sugar do
opFT lo o IS S. ordinary to 19l currency; Fair
loJ to :, To- q GOD SSS to 2lc Prime ali to 2I1.
Toh iotS-Im perisl 35c to 81 10 per Id; Gun.
powdcr Sc to q ao Tyson 300 to o. To- Young HysOn
| 400 to 81 49, OolonR $50 TO S"c. . =.
FRUITS AND NuTs-Lemons, q 90 per box Layer
| Raistns e. to so; Bananas q to 90 Per bunchi
Ciron sAc Id; CurrRuts to TIC; Brazil Nuts, TO
oaamonds 2It to go; Fberts f2to 4c Dates q to
tn luOu In 81