Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-20
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.

TUESDAY, May 10, ls4J,
The market continues 10 present nm AM.
united appearance Tor this seaHon If The
year, and business in geHacral cvinres dc.
ctded ~ mptoms Of Improvement Prices
OF all articles nre more uniform than we
have known Tor many years past and
this in Itself Is an evidence of "a better sts:.
Of affairs.
Cottoa--Arrised stree The la,h instant,
s,aTl bales. Cleared, in the same time,
bales leaving on hand lni,toe
bales,
In eur review Of Friday last, wa no.
ticed that the Cotton market had cloaed
with great iifmucsr, ut an advance Of LA
a lid e. on previous prices. On the morn
ing following we were placed In pos ession
of later advieas from Europe by the arr.
val efathe Beaten steamer, with dates from
Liverpool to the 10th alt. We have al
ready alluded 10 the character of the newr.
which is rather favorable than otherwise ;
but as comparatively few orders have been
received. aud al lower limits than our
prices will justify. only n moderate bust.
ness has beer transacted. On Saturday.
5000 bales changed hands; yesterday,
1880 and to-day, 1900 making n TO.
tai of 1000 bales far tho past three days.
There " no positive change in prices. but
to-day the market was very dull, with
mata cotton Offering.
Sugar.--'rhe market continue. in n w.
ny healthy condition, and the demand
slnce our last has been gned. at steady
prices. The sales since our last amount 10
about 500 hhds. Of which the greater por.
ton was taken for the west. at prices
ranging m previously quoted from \ lie h
3 liz cts. from ordinary To choice.
Molasses--'fhe demand has been very
brisk since eur last and M the receipts
are small, prices have experienced a iut.
shcr Improvement. We quote cypress bar.
rsls, II liz IA Il cts. There il nothing
dong ~ plantation.
Fear The supplies continue light,
whilst the demand is active both for ship
ment and c,ty consumption. priees have
again stiffened since our last and we nav
auate supNriine at 81 Is per barrel.
Western Produce. w Produce
continues TO arrive freely, bat the prlnc,.
pal portion being intended for re>hipmsnt,
leaves our W market with Il compare.
lively small stock, insufficient Tor any ex.
tenslve operations. Under this influence,
the demand for provisions has been active,
with an upward tendency in the price of
some descriptions, which must continue to
be tho case so lang as the bulk of the re-.
ceipts are forwarded to ether markets.
The inquiry for Pork is very good, ut full
pr,ces.-~sas fnr Mess, 90 30 NJ O. OF
rs: Prime, 81 % a I 80. Bulk Pork, 81
Ia > 20 per. 100 ID. Beef has been
rather dull since our last, but prices are
unchanged. We quote Mess, in brls. IS;
half h,ls. 81 so; Prime SO. Baeoa has
met w1'h a very brisk demand, and the
great scarcity of Sides has run up prices
Ia &C. nj which rate 1t Is difficult 10 pur.
chase. We quote shoulders 8 n 3 llir.-
Hams, 4 ll2c. There is No change in Lard.
the inquiry has been limited, especially fer
ardin ry qualities, which constitute the
bulk of the stock; prime leaf l. inquired
far. at 5 lI2a53t4; ordinary and inferior,
1 ir2 a 4 S,4c.
HhiShe9-A large business has been
done IN this article since our hast, and The
sales amount 10 upwards Of 1000 barrels,
pr ncipaIly at l6c. Today prices advan,
ced. and we heard of occasional sales at
10 ll2 a lie.
Bagging and bale roPs.-There is now
an sbundant stock on hand. We quote
Kentucky Begging. u a l3c. cash, and
Ii a l54c. Gu i'm.--India Bagging, IS a
1ec.--kentucky Rope, 5 a &c.
Sah.--From store. we quote fine 81 i5
n | 20, Coarse, IS a 81. Turks Island q
scarce at SOC per sack of ? bushels.
Cosse.-The market continues very
ouiet. and prices are the same as previous
~ quoted, viz: Havana prime green, II q
I al4.-Rio. 7 liz q 2 si4 pr lb.--Bee.
s.0 m Tuesday the ID inst, in the