The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-17

TOBACCO-A fair amount of business has been trans
acted in this article the sales reaching about 500 hhds o
loo hhds Tor The entire week they appear quite
steady al previous quotations. viz Inferior to Common
qualities, $685.; Fair 4i04i Choice and Selections
4tiGD5l@c Z tb.
SUGAR.-Owing to the regular daily rains the sales OF
Sugar have been quite light not exceeding probably So
hhd Prices however fully up to our quotaons-Or
binary and Common 24D34; Fair, 3]a(G3zs; Prime and
Choice Al al &c. p Id.
MOLASSEs.-Ihe sales have been almost entirely of a
retail character, and at the same prices before noticed saw
020c for Fair and Choice and inferior Qualities in pro
portion.
FLOUR-Fhee has been little or no change in the Flou,
market which continues depressed heavy The sales
have been $500 bbs chiefly Wednesday, at s4D4 20 fol-
Ordinary Illinois, etc. 81 25D4 371s for favorite marks
with occasional sales of fancy St. Louis and Illinois at
81 877aD5 p bb Yesterday scarcely anything done
and to-day the steady rain has prevented any transactions
the least Importance,
hrrlved past thfee S,7!6 bbls.
exported same Time, 3,2l0 bbls.
GRA1N.-The Acadia brings news of 4O5s o quarter
advance in INDIAN Corn Liverpool making the improve.
ment in two weeks equal to lS(O20c bushe The sales
here 20OO0 SKIS, chiefly 80, 373Sc with one lot OF
$500 SKIS Prime, doc bushel-a decided advance
The largest sales of WHEAT were 800 SKIS Prime equal
to &c. and 5000 bushels Ordinary &c., Sacks OATS
sell at D29c for Ohio and ST. Louis Yeserday 800 bbls
Corn MEAL, White and Yellow, kilndried sold at 81 so
p Dbl.
Arrived past three II 019 sacks Corn.
PROVISIONS.-Greatd ulness has prevailed in the PORK
market and the transactions have been limited the fol-
lowing rates $l0fD1025 for Mess and 81 SO Dbl, for
Prime. BACON, owing to large receipts for week
back has been dull and the prevailing have been for
Prime Sides Is4l &C., and for Prime Shoulders 3D3yc. 2
tb Hams sell at 4c for good plain and 5lD6c T. tb ol
Canvassed and Sugar Cured. LARD rather quiet with
sales of No. in bbls. at 5GO5la; No. at 6(06l4 and
Prime in kegs at Ik1ac BEEF is selling 81 U0D
l2a for Prime, and sl 000ll 80 for Mess. Western
BUTTER brings 2c for good table qualities and prime
CHEESE 70Eac y ID.
WHlSKY.-The few sales made have been chiefly at
151ac for Rectifed and 1870. p gal. for Raw Z
RICE-Retas at 334D31sc. q H. for the best market
COFFEE.-Rio very du-some 500 bags sold at ga ale,
according to quality.
BAGGING AND ROPE.-The largest sale was made
yesterday20O pieces &c., and 200 coils at 6ac both from
the Levee and for cash lC0 pieces and l25 coils to-day
I1a(d61ac., cash.
GUNNY-BAGs-New are worth 1lc., and some ask
LiME-The rates for small lots of Thomaston are 81 2O0
! % p cask
sALT.-No cargo sales of Liverpool but the rates for
small lots 81 Goal % for Coarsesl 51 50 for Fine,
delivered
LEAD.-Not sale reported
HEMP.-The last lot Sold three four days since, was
80 bales Dew-r otted, at s87 80 q ton.
HAY.-The ruling rates for good Western continue to be
sl560l6 p ton,
EXCHANGE.-Stering bills have been selling mod
erately at 5a9 Ct prem the latter rate for favorte sig
natures; rancs 5f15(5ta27a New York 60 days, 202
p ct dis. Sight bills a p CT prem IA "a dis Bank Checks
e prem.
he rates have not improved either foreign
coaStwlse Three American ships have been taken for v-
epool at 7l6d for Cotton IOd for Com and BIS for To-
bacco also, IS ships barks and briggs by the IT, S Quarter
master for transporting our troops from Mexico at former