The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-11
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.

TOBACCO.-We have still to notice a very moderate
business doing in Tobacco the sales exceeding 50 hhds
or l5O hhds for the whole week. As to prices
ceve change in any way and quote as beiore-Iugs
12{O22l; Leaf. Inferior to Common. $685. Fair. 410
A; Coed to Choice, 4s16Sc. ID. A hid. of the new
crop came to hand the 6th inst, in Weatey
County, Tennessee. 1t is the first of the season.
SUGAR-The Sugar market has presented quiet ap-
peaance for three days back the sales being about $50 hhd
500 hhds for the week Prices about the last
quoted-Common to Fair 256G0294 Prime and Choice,
1880. q b.
MoLAssEs-The sales of MoIasses include about 400
bbls, at 22D22Sc, the retail rates being 224c gallon.
To-day prices tending downward.
FLOUR.-There has been a fair demand; which how
ever, has been somewhat checked by the light supply
though prices have continued very steady. The sales are
only about $500 bb the range of prices quoted in
our last says4 s7z for Illinois, etc. s5 o Dbl for
brands. To-day sales $500 bbls Illinois, all about
"a 50 Dbl. Arrived past week, 29,O7 bbs; exported,
1903 bbs
GRAIN.-CoRN has been in good request, and not less
than 200 sacks been disposed of 405O for new
and 55057c bushel for DID, which much preferred by
shippers To-day the market is nearly bare. We hear of
500 sacks good WHEAT sold at 81 q bushel.. OATS
rather lower and sell at 280Sc bushe from the Levee.
BRAN dull at 55(G57c o 100 lbs Arrived past week,
Al ,166 sacks Corn exported, 4617 sacks
PROVISIONS.-There is no improvement perceptble in
the Pork Market which continues very dull at 5000 25
for Mess and two lots have been offered SO S7
Prime neails at 50 5000 rs o Dbl, and very slowly BA-
is still very difficult of sale the nominal price both for
good Sides and Shoulders being &C. o b. Hams are in
demand at 6105 for Plain and Bagged and Sale.
q ID. for Extra Sugar Cured of BEEF small
lots have sold at s150l5 50 for Mess and $12 50013 Dbl
for Prime LARD has been quite inactive, with sales of
only $50 bbs CAL and about 500 kegs 7d715e.
q ib, according to quality. Western BUTTER of
steadily at 19i01316, and CHEESE at &c. 2 10.
RICE-A of new crop has arrived from Charleston,
and is selling at 45sf04llc. q ID.
COFFEE.-TwO cargoes together 5000 bags) have
arrived from Rio and 1890 bags have been sold from
at &c. q ID.
WHIsKY.-The sales are 700 or 500 bbls including 300
bbs in stained packages and from atboa at 20, and the
rest at 21(0213zc. Q gallon.
SALT.-Some 1000 sacks Liverpool have been sold on
private TERMS and 10 600 bushels Turks Island 35c From
Liverpool selling 81 30 for fine and 81 20 sack for
Coarse, delivered.
BAGGING AND ROPE.-The demand has been very
moderate aud the sales chiefly in limited parcels at 1740
1755c. for Bagging and 8G0815c for Rope.
HEMP.-There have been sales.
LEAD-A lot of $50 pigs Upper Mines taken at 81
D 100 lbs.
GUNNY BAGS-sel pretty readily at 1215c. each.
LIME-A cargo of 1900 casks ThomastOn brought 675Sc
but SOC. 0s1 are the rates for smaller lots.
HAY.-FOr good Northern and Western, prices range
from s20i024 q ton.
EXCHANGE-The rates for Sterling remain nearly
unatered. say 6150s o Ct pm Francs sell slowly at
5f250a321a. New York 60 day Bills, BOOB o Ct disc.
Sight Checks, 16tG1 p Ct pm.
FREIGHTS-The Foreign Freight market is firm and
Coastwise have rather improved We notice four ships
taken for Liverpool 1532d for Cotton and 3s 3d. for
Flour one two for Havana &C.. and for Bremen
&c for Cotton. To-day hear of engagements
Flour shipped to Boston at 4S15Oc Corn at 1lc., and
Cotton at 81 o bale