The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-03-13
FINANCIAL AND COMIERCIAL.
nYyIOE or THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
Thursday Evening. March IL. 1850.


Although the past week has not exhibited 81
much general animation as the one previous.
fair bushes has been done. and. with the OK.
coption Of cotton and q few securities. the mar
kots have been well maintained. we also
noticed growing buoyancy q feeling ana
disposition to take advantage of our rapidly en-.
Iargtng grain trade, ana the Increased receipts
Of cotton and other products that the early
opening of our railway connections with Texas
viii bring US.
The supply OF available capital has continued
fsr In excess Of the demand.
Foreign exchange has slightly improved
vvhile New York sight has been steady.
" TO yesterday. under the influence Of the
conflict between the bulls and bears to control
tho market. securities we're generally active
and excited. with q strong upward tendency
but to-day there was an apparent lull and 4
slight weakening In State Oonsols and Pre-.
aium Bonds. and considerable falling OF In
Watorworks Company shares. which had been
the most active and excited stock on the mar.
net, Other securities, however. closed pretty
well maintained.
State Conscls closed at 5lx@Slk. against lsA
90 last Saturday, and Premium Bonds at aok0
2oA. against the same.
Cotton closed here to-day the same as last
Friday for spots. while futures. though closina
4aiek and irregular. showed An advance Of 500
12.Is0.
The sales Or spot cotton here this week
Slammed up 81 800 bales. against &c. 800 last week
and the sales Of futures amounted to sl.sot
bales. against sl.eoo.
MiddlinG Uplands and Middlin9 Orleans
showed kc advance At New York over las,
weeks quotations. while the former was un-
changed ct Liverpool and the latter 1.16d lower
Nayre has also declined franc.
The following IL made from this evenings
closing telegrRms at the Cotton Exchange and
from last Saturdays New York Chronicle. and
elves basis for q fair estimate Of the position
4of cotton:
ReceiDts-At interior towns this week %, $50
fnales. same time last year aa2o2; since nrst M Ct
az this port this week 1885, same time last year
- 30; since first Of September 1.So2. .463. same
s :s % year a. - Doss snds f ss Il
&eptember 4sbs 800. same time last year 800 $50.
from plantations M % since nrst g., q september. per
up 70 March .. 4.s7s.2As. same time Inst year
Exportts--At this port since frst Of Sep.
s same M t%s as s1ss year nsss
ms III yesr 10 q tsis port
tlme last year 2b6.79s; ut all ports s8l 4oA same
time last year 6s4.ssl: at Liverpool c7e.O 600. In.
OO0 Including Alt 600 American af1oat 313 600.
Including 400 600 American. same time Inst year
Syt.O00. including SIT 900 American.
The worlds visible supply March :. accord
fnx to the New York Chronicles statement. was
z.4ls7is bales; OF which 2.los.ols was American
aamo time last year 2.S22.e02. OF which 2l55o o4s
Wxs American.
Although the tariff question agitation has
continued unabated the prices OF sugar and
nolasses have been firmly maintained at New
York and the West as well as here. This IL At
txlbuted to the. impression that crops abroad
viii be short.
Under light local demand and some outside
inquiry rioe has been steady.
In sympathy with Western advices bread
etufYs. and especially flour. have given way
considerably.
Grain and feed have also declined.
Provisions have weakened considerably.
Groceries, fruits and country products have
AYhfblt0d l0N0 animation.