The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
TRADE ITEMS. ETC.

The receipts III Gotten at New Orleans
since last Friday footed up a2,4t6 bales.
against ao,5so bales The week before and t., tot
bales the corresponding week Of last year.
The weather hus been good for picking and
planters eeem determined to send their prop
erty 10 market "a expeditiuusly as possible
Notwithstanding the heavy receipts amount
Ing to date Mt All the ports Ut the United
States to 5G6.314 bales. against 472,G1i bales
for tho same time last year. Cotton Keeps
up very well. which ID chiefly owing. no doubt.
To the small Stocks comparatively, held
abroad. The sales In the New Orleans mar
ket during the past week amount to u, 100
bales, against 2t7o0 bales the week before,
Last Friday Mlddiing cotton was quoted In
this market mt aa4c; on Tuesday J. cent up
tn 1oc on Wednesday and Thursday IL ruled
ut lptso. and Oh yesterday II Toll to 100 per
pound.
Yesterday the demand for cotton was fair.
the sales aggregated $500 bales. including
1900 the day before, mt easier prices. Owing
10 The unfavorable advloes from abroad. the
market here declined &c, but closed firm 1t
the decline.
At Now York yesterday spot cotton fell
1-16c per pound tho market closing quiet, with
sales of G32 bales, and 1900 delivered on con
tracts. Futures showed II decline Of IA points
on October deliveries, and Q tn \ points on
those Of subsequent months. The market
closed steady. with sales VI 10000 bales.
The Liverpool cotton market was easier.
with sales Of 5000 hhles Of which 1850 bales
were American. Middlng Orleans In that
market Is now gu higher than lit tho same
time last year.
There was not much Inquiry for sugar and
molasses yesterday. ana prices are steady.
The transactions III grain arc restricted IN
consequence Of the small supply Offering and
holders ara firm.
Tho -four trade during tho past week pre-
sents many important and interesting ioa-
lures. The arrivals from the West were very
small, being only $500 barrels. against $685.
barrels the previous week.. These receipts
falling below the average distribution. II iot-
lows that There has been u considerable deple-
tion Of the supply. o fact which. no doubt has
contributed its share of Influence hi producing
the advance of 25a03T's o par barrel, which has
been made In prices since our last weekly re-
view. The movement yesterday was fair. and
Included 1000 barrels for export.
Provisions have generally improved during |
the past week. The trading has not been vcry |
heavy. yet. NIL things considered. the dstrbu- !
ton In jobbing way. and on orders. has
been satisfactory. Mees pork has advanced
371adn5o cents per barrel. and bacon Is 1It'.
cents higher for sides than ut the close of
LAM week. Other products show no quotahle
change The arrivals from the West the past
week have been az follows Pork 935 barrels,
against 2li barrels the previous week lard. |
1T5 tleress and aa5 kaRs, against $40 tierons
and 35o kegs the previous weol, packed
meats, including bacon aud dry salt, 1Gs casks
and 1850 boxes against 100 casks and 1856
boxes the week before; hams. AZ tierces
against sl5 tierces the previous week: bulk
meats. $50 pounds. against All 400 tho Pre-
yiuus week.