Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-01-11
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
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ORVfCm or THM Danny HEnAEn
WEDNESDAY EVENING. Jan. 2. Wei
The movement of drays. wagons and
people on Washington 8freat might have
been taken aa an evidence Of good days
business, though 10 fact little more Was
done than, has been during The previous
days Of the week. The bright, cheering
weather brought ought the retail city bnF-
ere 70 fai extent, country people, owing
To the continued depression ln3cott0n,
,Hghti 6 shy Of anything bordering on ex'
ltrAvagant purchases, and making closer
examinatiOn than ever into the question
,Ot ability 70 make ends meet.
Al the banks deposits were good again,
and 3 few bills Of exchange we're being OF.
fered, with only Q moderate am0uut Of
counter business 10 be q tended 20. M0ney
matters remain In their old coalition Of
loioseness, there sti beIug & closer inspee-
tl0n deemed necessary In nearly ell dis
lc0unts. Affairs generally, however, re-
main unchanged, and one day IL but the
repetition Of another, there rarely being
matters OF general Importance 10 give TO
our readers.
GOLD AND sEOCKs.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 0-Gold, 2K@8
New York sight 6-lU discount. sterling:
bank, 81 esq
NEW YORK, jan Vs-A0Ons--G0ld
opened at ~. Stocks firm. Money Q.
exchange: Long, "; short, "a eSk
State bonds quiet. Government securities
hrmer aud higher for some issues.
Evening-Gold clOsed steady,2k. Money
easier, 8@7. Sterling quiet, 2. Government
securities firm; new De, Oss. state bonds
dull.
stocks closed heavy; New York
Central, 1 07M; krIe, 81; Lake Shore, W;
Illinois Central, 70; PiLtsbuFg, 76M; CHI
cago and North Western, SIX, preferred,
eSz4; Rock Island, lOO1S; Western Union,
17Iz. ...
Cotton.
The opening market at Liverpool was
dlscOuraginS and disappointing, as expeo.
tatlOns were contrary TO the "dull and
easier" tone reported. A decided reaction
on the part OF futures In New York, with
firm opening and closing spot market,
rallied the sinking feelings OF the trade,
aud put q brighter outlook to matters gen.
orally. New Orleans, 20 assist In the good
work, sold 1890 bales during the day,
closing "aclIve aud firm" mid iugs aud
above Advancing u, after q quiet opening.
Locally, sales amounted TO 40l bales
from factors, tables, the majority OF which
were effected prior TO the reception OF the
encouraging news. Prices, however, were
fairly maintained, and We quote as follows
Oruinary. ....,..s......,....s "a
Good Ordinary. ..,,....,..t..,,.,...... VS.
4 Low Miuullng ....,.,'.'....',, ,'.',s. va
MiuuHnB ,...'.s's''s.'',''' '''''s'ss'NSs
The Exchange boards make the receipts
at the ports as i0lloWs:
To-day ending at noon. lI,i0l
same day last week.,.......,,...,.. 8l,eos
| Same day last year ..,,.....,..,.... l5,evt
/ This week 90 Iaf,.......s,.,..s..s... to,uft
| Same time last week. llB,O2l
same time this week last year.. IS q;
| Total last week -. ......,....,,...,lB lBO,O6s
Total this week last year .......,... le4, ~
Total since Sept. lst this year. 80. 1907 ggi
same time last year.. ........,..2,I2l,l "a
Decrease since Sci lst.......... l2i.OS
OrTOR IN LIvERROOL.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 9.-NoOn.-CottoI
dull and easier. Mlddllng Uplands, 89Sd
MlddlIng Orleans, Q 0.,8d, Sales OF $40
bales, LOU Of which were for speculation
and export. Receipts, 2. 100 bAless 800 Q
quiet at last nlghvs quotations. Upland
nothing below low middlings, delivered !
January, ,bI<d; B.; January and February ,e1<d
February aud March, Q 0 S2di March an
April, o e-32d.
500 pm Sales to-day include S.It
; bales American.
400 p.m.-Uplandg nothing below -lol
, middllng, delivered January, 0 0.32d; Eel
ruary and March, 9 aS2d.
$500 p.m-Uplandg nothing below l0V
middllng delivered January, y 6.l0di Marc
and April, Q 6.l6d; May and June, 6zd
June, Cd; June and July, 0 16-S2d.
Futures closed firm.
UOTrON IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, Jan. -Noon.-Cotlo
hrm. MlddlIng Uplands, l1kc; Middlln
Orleans, 1iskc. Sales OF 6l3 bales.
Evening" otton firm. Middling UI
lands, llLc; MiddliOg Orleans, lisS'
|, Sales OF 9I6 bales.
Consolidated net receipts, 93, ,5l6 bale
Exports: 10 Great Britain, ", l20 bales;
France, 0,llO; TO the Continent, 1885, I
Receipts: net, 2, ia bales; gross, 5,4Il.
The following were the changes In Me-
York futures: