The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-03-25


TOBACCO-The business of the past three days has been
unusually extensive, embracing fully 1000 hhds of which
653 hhds Mason County mostly Admitted, at fraction
under &C. round. The other sales at very firm atesso
very full indeed that buyers generally request that the terms
be kept secret We repeat last Observation-Disclosures and
Common Leaf 2z6D4'4, Fair 4af05, Fine 51af06, Choice
6aGD721, Segar Leaf 2lD12c. q lib.
SUGAR.-We have still TO notice heavy Sugar market
with sales for the past three days of scarcely 800 hhd Prices
feeby sustained at the figures belowlnleor and Com
mon, 2D3d, Fair D3s Prime and Choice 4D5c. . h.
MOLASSES-The transactions in MOasses have been
unusually light and barely 1900 bbs have changed hands,
mostly at 10000, o gallon for Good to Prime lots
FLOUR.-The Flour market has remained very firm,
and owing to the light supply and ng receipts sellers have
been able TO obtain advance prices. The sales OF the
three days embrace nearly 5000 bb of which 2CJo Wed
nesday mostly Illinois, at So 25GD$5 BIZ 5000 bbs yeser
day, chiefly Ohio, at s. s. 80 and 1000 bbls to-day at
So 30 for ONO So 3a$5 50 for Illinois, and So 75 ST
o Dbl for Choice St Louis brands The market closes firmly
at these figures.
Arrived past three e'o d3 pP
Exported same time bl92 bbis
GRAlN.-The demand for Corn has continued pretty
good, but the unavorable advices from England have
prevented prices from being fully sustained. The
sales of the three days amount 600 sacks of which IA COO
Wednesday 3D40c for Prime lots, and Is Geo yeser
day and to-day at 35fdSc bushel for White and Yellow
OF Oats $1,000 bushels have changed hands at
27D29 in bulk 3163sc.: in sacks. Nothing doing in
Wheat .. The last sale of Kin-dried Corn Meal was at
50 20 Dbl lot of 70 tierces 600 bushels Faxseed
brought 81 S71a 2 tierce.
PROVISIONS.-The Pork market has been rather quiet,
though pretty steady the sales of the three days being about
$500 bbs mostly 50 for Mess 81 for Prime, and So 80
2 Dbl for Prime Mess which is wanted for England. Sales,
also of nearly 10000 lbs Bulk Pork at l163ac round,
and As eco lbs Short Mddes packed in boxes for the English
market sac b Bacon has declined still further and
some $50 casks have been taken 44ac. for Good to
Prime Sides, 2D3c for Shoulders, 5f06c for Plain, and
sDloc ID for the best Sugarcured hams Beef selling
at 81 12sD$7 37a for Prime and $11G0$12 Dbl for Mess
go Lard is well sustained in price though less active, and
observe sales of $500 bb and 1000 kegs at 56 for the
former and 6O6s4c. ID for the latter Western utter
is worth 016 according to quality and Cheese 6471ac
HEMP-A lot of l52 bales Dew-rotted brought elo9 e
ton-tle first sale of note for long time
LEAD.Not sale has transpred for two or three weeks
WHISKY-A further decline in prices has brought buyers
forward and about $500 bbs, have been sold at G1alSc.
for Rectifed-Raw, 19c g gallon.
BAGGiNG AND ROPE-There is retail bust
ness doing 4fO4lac. for Baggng. and 74GD74c. ID
GUNNY BAGs.-On Wednesday asst $4,000 bags
in bales and half bales sold at 10c each but there few
sellers now under 2c which obtained for small lots.
SALT-None has arrived from Liverpool and there are
no cargo sales From second hands the 81 100
81 Is for Coarse and 81 40s 45 sack for Fine delivered
COFFEE-The stock of Rio being much reduced, prices
have been finer 6347c, the ruling rate for Prime being
RiCE.-The Rice market is remarkably dull, with small
sales only at 81 G03zsc. = tb for Good TO Prime.
HAYWe quote 500 $40 as about the rates for Eastern
and Western.
LIME-A cargo of Thomaston sold early in the week at
at 81 %. which is retailing at 81 so 2 cask.
CANDLES.-The demand limited and the sales small
at 032c p ID for inferior the best New Bedford
EXCHANGES.-Foreign bills have been in fair demand
7s(D9 pct. prem for Sterlng-Franc unsaeabe at
present-New York so day bills 2fD2a Pct dsc-Slght do
a dis. "a i pet. prem
FREIGHTS-There has been very little doing in Foreign
F-eights though the nomnay the say sd.
for Cotton Liverpool in American ships 1c to HAVE,
1509-16 10 New York, Boston etc.