Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1845-03-29
NEW ORLEANS MARKET, March IS.

The rainy weather continued almost without
intermssion up to yesterday, nearly putting stop
to outdoor operations, and rendering the trans
actions Of the past three days comparatively un.
important. Yesterday, however, the rain ceased,
causing business to resume fair degree of &C.
tiviy, and the arrivals from the interior are
becoming more numerous we may hope, should
the weather continue settled, to see our market
exhibit good degree Of animation in most of its
departments.
The river is now six feet below hgh.water mark,
and rising fast
CoTToN The market is firm, and appears to
be in very healthy state, with a comparatveli
limited quantity of Cotton Offering for this period
Of the season. The demnnd embraces all de-
scriptions, though it has been most active since
our last for Middlng and Middling Fair The
sales of the week amount to %, 500 bales, of
which, 10000 bales sold during the past three
days.
TOBACCO The tobacco market has continued to
maintain rather quiet character since our review
Of last Wednesday morning, which has been ow-
ing in some degree, perhaps, to the weather having
been too rainy during most of the time to attend
to outdoor business The demand may be re-
ported as pretty fair, especially for bright leafy
tobacco, though the sales are comparatively lin
tied. owing to the reluctance with which buyers
operate at the full prices that are very generally
asked by holders Although the upper rivers are
now in good navigable condition, our receipts con-
tinue light and there is still but moderate stock
on sale for the season. Early shipments to any
great extent have been prevented, we understand,
in consequence Of the weather having been too
dry until recently to admit of the tobacco being
priced We make no ch"nge in our previous quo
tations, which are for inferior q d; common.
% 3; fair, 81 4 fine, i Az choice, 5 g.
segar leaf % a 1Oc. per ID. The sales for the
three days amount to about 400 hhds.
FLoUR.-The continued rainy weather put almost
an entire stop to transactions up to yesterday,
when the weathar became clear, and some demand
existed for limited parcels principally for the con-
sumption of the city and OF places in the neigh
borhood, the range of prices being about the same
as before quoted say for Ohio 81 10 81 l2b
Illinois and Missouri common country brands
"a 05 81 10, fancy bakers brands 81 20 81 10,
the last rate for choice st. Louis City Mills. Ar.
rived past three days POST barrels
PORK. We continue to quote for mess 81,
NJ O. $40 30, prime 50 per bbl These the
prevailing rates in the current transactions gen
orally, though it may occasionally happen that
fraction less is accepted for lots to close sales
Bulk pork is still, scarce and wanted. Good lots
Of hog round will readily sell at 4ic,, and We
understand that fraction more was paid for a
small parcel. Arrived past three days 81 hhds.,
SAT bis, and 2l5000 pounds in bulk.
BACoN.-Uncanvasse hams 81 7c; cunvassed
do and extra cured n l0--the latter price for
rery choice, in small packages; sides 81 81;
the sales being generally at the latter rate; Shout
ders ! cents per ID. Arrived past three days,
755 casks
HEMP-We are still without any transact Ons
to notice in this article. Some few parcels are
offering at S75 $50 per ton for western dew
roited, the only lot of any magnitude being held
at the latter price, but buyers do not seem to come
forward at these rates.