The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-02
COTTON Ann rnRACCn STATEMENT.


TOBACCO.-Thers has been good demand for Tobacco
throughout whole week. and the sales for that period
conpise 1900 bids including lot of zoo hhds Mason
County on terms not made public The prices paid have
been general fully to quotations. and the market
closes with stock sale exceeding 800 800 hhd
We continue last quotations For LGgs, 21zf03;
Leaf Inferior to Fair. 21605< Choice and Selections,
52ll062<c. p h.
MoLAssEs.-The market for Molasses has been very
heavy for day two past and prices have declined The
sales ofthe week have amounted $500 bbs beginning
at 2o0zO and closing eeby to-day 19slc per gallon.
FLOUR-Owing considerable increase in the receipts
from the region Of the Ohio river and the knowledge that
large quantities are the prices have again fallen off
about per bb very fair demand however has pre-
vailed and the sales of the week up nearly II 900 bb
at range of "a 6s47 IS for Ohio and similar brands
with few small parcels Of choice Illinois and St. Louis
at 81 571S0s5 90 Dbl To-day the sales $500
bbis this range Arrived this week 81 O1s bbs Exported
came tine Is 800 bbIs.
GRAIN.-The export demand for CORK both for Europe
and the North has continued good but nevertheless prices
from S05c. bushe lower The weeks sales embrace
about As 600 sacks entire range of 4OD5Oc though
the ruling rates for good dry shipping lots of and old
have been E050c bushe We noticed about 5000 sacks
WHEAT disposed Of at 75c. for InfsnOr and $780, for
Ordinary. OATS have been selling at 28D32c. in sacks
according to quality and 25026c in bulk BRAN has been
dull at 81 "a Doc. 100 b. Corn MEAL is nominally
~ 625S0$2 rs q Dbl Arrived past week. AZ 0l4 sacks.
Com-EKpOted 1900 sacks.
PROFESSIONALISM Pork market has presented pretty
steady throughout the week. and about bb
have been taken al range Of so 250$10 so for Mess
% 628fO89 so for M. o., and SO 000$9 so p Dbl for
Prime and closing to-day very firmly The whole stock at
the Inspections this ing only 1880 bbs of which
1883 Mess and $50 bbls Prime BEEF has been coming
IN quite freely and prices close feeby to-day at $40 70
0sl1 90 for Mess, and % OOGs9 so @ Dbl for Prime OF
Prime Mesa in terce $50 sold for English shipment at
915 000$I6 90 tieTce. BACON has been rather dull
3sz04c for Sides and Shoulders until to day when 80
casks Sides sold from the Levee and holders now ask
AKIDdxc. H. sell 6(07lSo MI nd
and 8f810c. q ID for Canvased and choice SugsrCured
LARD has been dull with sales Of about 900 bb 66c
and Zoo kegs at 606c. and occasionally 7c o ID for
choice article PRIME BUTTER (Westen) sti brings I2
121ac., and CHEESE 694(D7c p ID.
RiCE-The sales limited, and generally at 3979Sc.
y ib for prime Carolina.
CoFFEE.-The receipts of Rio being large. prices are
much lower The weeks sales up 200 sacks Rio
5s05Ac. for Fair to Prime, besides 1000 sacks sold by
auction at 5-I6c. o ID average.
SALT.-Nea1y IS 900 sacks Liverpool have been sold
mostly to arrive at 81 100 81 10 p sack round for Coase
to Fine The store rates 81 Is for COane and 81 80
WHISKY, About 1900 bbs have been disposed Of this
week at 9Of02O1Gc for Rectifed, with Raw ala
22c. gallon.
LEAD-We have not heard of a sale.
HEMPA lot Of so bales Dewrotted is offered at S13O 90
D ton, and some few have been sold at that rate
GuNNY-BAGs.-Pices have declined and we notice
$50 bales new, sold from ship, at 14c and smaller lots from
store at il1z6D12c. each.
rates ratAer lower The nearly $500 pieces and
coils at l61SDl7c for Bagging. and 7S08ac for Rope
though TIC. yard and &c. b. cash and time are still the
ruling rates
HAY Prices lower. Yesterday 500 bales Western
sold at s17 co. and to-day bales Northern at SIS 90 ton.
LlME-Fiye six of Thomaston have been sold
at 55f05Sc and to-day $500 casks 621506Sc q cask
great decline
oH~CAKE-Today 300 tons thick oblong sold at s22 90
D ton.
TALLOW.-On Tuesday last SCI bbls Country Rendered
sod at TAG ID, and to-day 300 bbls. City the same
CANDLES.-Boston Nantucket and New Bedford
Sperm, are worth Sif0321S Star, etc., 22O2214c. h.
EACHANGE.-Sterlng has been in good demand and
may be quoted at s1zl091S o ct. pm. New York so
day bills 14f0lz Ct dis Sight Checks 1z(0O1 q pm.
FREIGHTS.-The rates to Liverpool have remained
steady and five six ships have been taken l5S2d for
Cotton 1S012d. for Com and 49, for Flour. Also one
for Belfast eand) at s. for Flour and 15d for Corn To
day British ship filed up for Liverpool 1532d for Cotton
and American ship laid for Pork Lard, Tallow etc.
at Is. o fierce, and s.. Dbl.