The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-06
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
OFFICE or THE DAILY DEMOCRAT.
Friday Evening. March :. 1854.
WEEKLY mAHKEr REVIEW.

rhe commercial week Just closed has been
rne Of almost UNPRECEDENTED activity ana I'm
prpyetnent, Our banks have never been u
stronrer popition, nor has tho eupely OF avail.
ahla oanital over been more ample 70 meet the
anticirntad Increased mevement Ia our trade
and tina various Misunderstanding enterprises
nro,satad. II fact, We have every reason to
consraAuiate ourselves. Our planters navs
r.sii,oa handaone profits from their crops. and
~. sandins Ii their orders freely. Cotton. II II
halisved. viii soon be on An upward turn again
Our Grain shippers ere preparing to make the
..t,usan Oity 81 tho South" the grain port OF the
~ulr ana Atlantic coast. Our wholesale gro
cary. hardware and dry goods houses are
vnrttus night and day. and nearly al ciassee
81 securities arc rapidly advancing. ~ will be
seen BY our reports.
Money hue been quiet and easy throughout
the weak. both In bank and on the street.
Foreign exchange has been In pretty fair de-
pAnd 1T rather steady rates.
New York eisht has been quiet. but The
volum8 ok business has been fair.
state Coneols have been Ia moderate demand
ana close 1t 4sk0Ap against 4shV4ex laet
week.
Premium Bonds havs been active and excited
both As the stock Exchange and on the street.
especially within dAy or two. and more psr
ticulArly to-day At the stock Exchange. where
enc excitement WAS ~ lively ~ ever Witnessed
at che New York stock Exchange The mar.
ket showed . marked Improvement. closing
u sch@7est. against 9vts@7pk last week.
The bullinx aud bearing IN stocks both 81 the
stock Exchange and on the street has been I'm.
precedanted. aud nearly all classes Of shares
have shown considerable Improvement. aud 9
few remarkable advance.
Spot cotton closed at an advance here to-
day over laat Fridays quotations Of 10
ca Good Ordinary to Middling Fair tn
elusive. Futures also showed nm advance on
the following months, January tstoo's. Febru.
sry !. March IL. April II, May II. Juns 40. July
II. August =. September II. October unchanged
and November and December a.
The sales OF spot cotton here summed ~
M. 800 bales, against ~ $50 last week. aud the
sales Of futures amounted to ~ coo bales
axainst ~ 400
Middlinx Upland and Middl,nw Orleans show
an advance this week ut New Y ,rk ~ 1-tec. and
q Liverpool Of lid. Tres Ordinalre tapotal
also show an Improvement of franc AZ HRvro
Receipts at this port 7e.ees bales this week
aeainst s4,Stb this week iaat year. Since the
nret OF September 1.274.a74. against t,oat.ast
Same time last year. At all ports A,2se. iaa
!. against a.sTp iii aRme time last year.
Exports ut this port aince first Of September
1iss,&sa bales. against aiolaa last year. At all
ports a,sts, pso against ascs,s1s.
Stock At this port 7os7l bales. a9ninst SIC, laS
AZ all ports 90 eas bales. aaainat ,io.sss
The recepts from plantations. according to
the New York Chronicle. NJ to the twenty.
seventh, was Asli 4ai bales against Aooi. $50 Las,
year; ana the worlds visible supply 24ps. asu
bales. including also so5. American. against
assSs "a bales last year. 2.iso lpl Amer
lean.
Al the opening Of the week the renewal OF the
debate on the tariff enused an easier sugar
market, which. however. In eympathy with the
subsequent Improvement at New YORK. has
reacted, and shows marked advance. cape.
ciAly for tho refining grades. which gro In good
demand.
NolAsses has been In fair request and flrm
throughout the week.
Rice slightly hardened at tho opening OF The
week. but. under the subsequent appearance u
old stock on the market. has auicted.
Breadstuifs have been quiet hut steady.
Grain has been arm.
Hay has slightly Given way.
Provisions have been quiet and easy.
Groceries have shown n fair degree OF ANNA.
ton. . =@
Country products have been ii demand FOR
Northern and Western markets.