The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-17
,c.-rsereial and Financial Matters.

General BUSINESS n this caty CUTTING 80
- .rsos has been dull, and the Indications
go esgv tfraso has settled down upon Gs.
~ s+1es4rs+sasandfn2 these signs, the hope IL In
80 49, that we may get have q pretty good
el lss.asr.s trade should there not b. any ~
ssns visitation Of sickness, and there is not
800 tae slightest prospect Of such calamity.
49, 49, health 81 the city was never better, and
60 sountry friends need have no fear 10 visit
s~l.sa They viii ind the market Id View Or
~ n most favorable condition for them
M r.grehase their supplies at the lowest and
rsest reasonable prices.
ase eoston market has been booming"
w. rssk, and the sfnaEIness OF the stock here
80 tie uniformly favorable sdviees from
rtypYpooE, New York and the manufacturing
aafrsgss, have caused an unusual advances In
~ price of the staple, MIddling commanding
vsssrda7 1z1s cents, against II cents last
Tfdag.
III view York, yesterday, futures for May
dsiipery were fz81G1283e against f2.32@f2.34
INT Friday; for June 1890 against 125fD
fas2 last week; tor July 1906 against 1850
sss Friday; and for August 1916 against
f2s1 last week.
The sales Of cotton In New Orleans since
friday last aggregate 1880 bales, against
ng50 bales lat week, and 1850 bales the
week before.
The stock 81 cotton here, On sfipboard and
! n presses ts now ss633 bales, against 100,24
talsa at the same time last year. o. this T,-
] wv hates srs hi s1ip5oard, leaving the stock
] 4 nresses, unsoId, 5o,497 bales, against s9,2l1
IL III I@as&
The amount Of business transacted yester-
dav ia cotton was fair, the sales amounting
Y ABOUT 22o0 bales. It was D rafting time
m the 'rbnlls," They surged around IN 9
rekIess kind Of d way, and brought the day
n eiose with an advance clearly established
j AAN5-lec.
Easlress at the grain landing has been
sart7 active, and the demand for corn Is good
q afeady prices Oats and bran were quiet
nd firm, and hay was In light supply.
srsets at the sugar landing showed no
4haoxe, The movement was slow. and con
med TO the local trade, at strong prices, and
Y, la The market ruled during the week,
rsh light supplies Of both sugar and mo-
ksses.
There was yesterday a moderate improve
meat In the tone OF the provision market.
EsarIy ail the Leading staples were tn better
ssaaest, and prices inclined favorabIy to sell
W.. Bacon WAS ne better, and mess pork
being In limited supply, was generally held
g cents higher per barrel. Hams command
VI nest attention, the sales amounting to
over 100 tierees at higher prices.
Flour did not sell very freely yesterday,
although the demand was good, but the sales
rsvorted show an improvement OF about 30
rsr barrel The tone Of the market il very
stringent, and most receivers, believing In q
farther advance, are not pressing sales. Ow-
Ing to the advance Of wheat and the small
stock on hand in this market, -four has been
generally active during the past week. and
prices have advanced fully 25c per barrel.
Ngreceipts since last Friday have been $3.50
barrels, against 5e15 barrels last week.
The report Of the Clearing House shows a.
falling OH of over 81 900 900 fiji the business OF
he week, the ciearings amounting to Ss .Is1,-
WI %, against s7,s55,sss last week, and 1855,
rs the previous week. Money continues easy
The movement In public securities during
tie past week has been very small,
o~fne to the uncertainty that prevails
eHeernin9 the action OF the Constitut-
i0naI Convention ON the State debt On
\ Sxturday last State ConsoIs ruled steady
1t w and closed yesterday at 49z4950, hay
hg undergone no material fluctuations dur
Tug the week. The sales footed Up only
$4,000. Premium bonds opened on Satur-
day. at 257s1s2614 and closed att 25s4g26 on yes-
krday. The sales amounted to $4,000. In
stocks there has been bat little activity,
though they are held strong. There has been
EGne movement during the past three days In
insurance stocks ut fair prices.
Even eounterfeiters are discerning the
sgns Of the times and practIcin9 economy.
Their latest issue is IS note from a plate
once laid away.
The pork packing at Chicago since the
e6ee of the winter packing season ID about
As,0U hogs against $40, 900 10 date last year,
and 10000 to date In 1877.
Vd silver coin TO the value OF $500, 600 was
Sod BY the German government In London /
Yesterday. When the pending silver bill BE-
comes law the purchaser may bring the /
nesaf over here, have Ii recoined, and realize \
sN,e9 or $4,000 On his bargain.
me demand upon the Treasury Depart /
mpft for &f6 certificates IL a<. oxraot <ha+ @bn Z