The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-07-04
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
CRESCENT OFFICE,


More full particulars Of the Brtanna's news received
since report show the first brought by tee-
graph and express to have been erroneous nauch as Cot
tou proves have declined 6d Liverpool the quo
taons for Orleans ddlng being reduced to SD. Indian
Corn was las. 2 quarter lower.
The weather continues warm here, with frequent showers,
as has been the case for six weeks back.
COTT0N.-The uniavora5Ie by the Britannia has
produced less unfavorabe effect here than might have been
anticipated, having Occasoned reduction prices of barely
% Of cent in the Middlng and Ordinary qualities The
sales of Saturday 1900 and those of to-day 1890 bales
making but 1890 bales for the last business days-mOsy
on Northern account The light stock of louisiana and
Mississippi Cottons renders holders of these descriptions gen.
orally quite firm. Weyary our quotations slightly.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior 34fD44 Mlddlng Far 65siD658
niddIng 94l9S8 Sood FAR EgS7s
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT,
Stock on hand Sept 1. 1871. -. S8i98 1855
previously i 176, 0l8-1 1889 46057-46174
l2O2,8l2 oo,- 68,5lo
previously ... 4 ,054, 2O5-l, ,2o2 AOl4-47s3l
Stock on hand not cleared. ..... .lO6,67o 2O679
ToBACCo.-The sales of the past two days only
some $50 hhds,, decline Of 4Jac upon the rates
rent week snceLugs, 1s4021& Leaf, Inferior to Com
mon, 2]5f0S1a FAR s7404; Good to Choice, 44f0544c
q ID.
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs.-The market for these ar
tces continues dull though pretty well supported
at the closing of last week The sales about 500
hhds of Sugar at 35D3c for Fair; and $50 to 400 bbs
Moasses, at 10000. q gallon for Fair to Prime
FLOUR AND GRAIN.-The slight advance in Flour
noticed three days SINCE supported, and 1900 bb
have been disposed Of in various lots at $4 3IsO45O for
Illinois and Ohio and "a 75D5 Dbl for good to Choice
ST. Louis To-day sales about 800 bbs chiefly at 81 30
for Illinois Com arrives spanngy, and only some 1000
sacks have been sold since Saturday morning at 353c for
good Mixed TO 38D39c q bushel for Yellow OATS z5fd
3Oc bushel and rather lot Of 300 bbs Yellow
Corn MEAL sold on Saturday at 50 PbbL-a decided ad
vance,
PROVISIONS.-The Pork market is stil rather adyanc-
ing and some 500 bb Mess have been sold at $40 % SO 5O
and $40 TO- and there few sellers under $l bbl
which the rate for small parcels The stock at the Inspec
tons on the LIST only 1855 bbs of all kinds lnciu
ding gD9 bbls Mess and 1870 bb bbs Prime. BACON IS
rather dul with limited sales at 3614e. for Ordinary to
Prime Ribbed Sides 2D3c, tb for Shoulders 4D4]a for
Plain Hams and 5lOc for bagged to choice Sug
Cured LARD in barrels is worth 70Sc for Ordinary TO
Prime, and in kegs St99c. b.. Western BUTTER sells
at iO0Ilc and CHEESE at 76D7ac. ID. In the other
articles of Produce there has been alteration as to prices
and refer table Of quotations without further re-
mark.
/ EXCHANGE-The rates continue almost unvaned since
our previous review-say Sterling 7lD9 Ct prem New
York so days. LOOK CT dis; Sight Checks 7d(24
ct. prem.
FREIGHTS-ATe still tending downward, and we notice
2Og0b of Cotton shipped to Lverpooln British SHIP al
516d also two ships taken for Boston, at 81 80 bale
for Cotton and the other at 81 35-he shipper paying the
cost of compression.