The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-09-27
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.


TOBACCO-Litte or no change has taken place in the
Tobacco market transactions being nearly suspended owing
to the want of buyers at the asking prices The sales do
exceed IS hhds, including % hbds Selected 615c H.
We again quote Lugs, 1904; Leaf Inferior Common
$685.; Fair 404}4; Good to Choice, 41aG06c. o fb
SUGAR.-The transactions in Sugar have been to a small
extent but the receipts light and prices steady We
quote Inferior and Common, 234i13]a Fair 3$4D4 Prime
and Choice, 4I4f641ac. Stb.
MOLASsES-Prices still range from 1602Oc. o gallon
for Inferior Good lots but sale of $50 bbs was prime
made at 201zc. p gallon.
FLOUR.The Flour market has remained pretty steady
with good demand for export and only moderate receipts.
The sales of Saturday and Monday $500 bb, chiefly
range of $56s5 12a for Ohio and good Illinois, and
S. 20$5 30 Dbl for choice brands including one lot Of
1000 bb Indiana for shipment to England at S. Dbl To
days sales are 1000 bb including 465 bbI Illinois S. o.
20OdO choice at IS & and 200 do. St. Louis at S. 80 bb
ATyed past 5S 59 Pbs'
Exported 1859 bbls.
GRAIN.-Thee has been pretty good demand for Corn
and Saturday and Monday fully 1900 sacks dis
posed of at range of 5O56c the latter rate for
three very superior lots of White and Yellow. To-day, since
the Acadas news, prices weak again. and we notice
5000 sacks sold chiefly &c., and 1000 do Inferior 4Oc
bushel. OATS selling about 3Oc for Prime. WHEAT
nominal at S5O9Oc q bushe for Prime. Corn MEAL
50 IS p bbl... BRAN 55l05Sc. @ 100 lbs.
Arrived past l03 sacks Corn.
PROVISIONS-We have still to notice much dizziness in
the PORK market only small sales occurring about $2 80
for Mess and sO0$1O % q Dbl for Prime. BACON also
is extremely inactive, with only limited Sales 4a0
514c for ordinary prime Sides, 4a4c o fb for Shout
de and 5aD10c for Hams, according to quality. LARD
is still held at 1872 IL and 11Sc in kegs, but with
siderable sales yet Barrel Lard sells slowly at 7aSac
b, the latter figure for very prime Mere retail sales of
BEEF still making sl6 for Mess and $l1 50 Dbl for
Prime. WESTERN BUTTER and CHEESE rule at prices
astquoed. O12ac. for the former and &C. for the latter
SALT-A cargo of 5000 sacks Liverpool Coarse has
rived which had been sold previously at &c., and notice
1000 sacks sold here private terms
RICE-Smal sales are making at &c. q 10.
COFFEE-Pnces the same-say 6GG63Sc. q ib. for
Rio Sales about 1900 bags
WHISKY. -HoldeE are firm at 22c. for Rectfed at
which about $50 bbs have been sold in small lots also 80
bbs Raw at rate
BAGGING AND ROPE On Saturday a speculative
took place and about 2Oo0 pieces and coils
taken I4S16c for the foymer and 720Sc for the lat
ter Small sales making at l6il6ac. for prime
Bagging, and Si051ac. p ID. for Rope.
GUNNY-BAGS-Ver little demand, and prices 121al0D
131ac. for large and small lots
HAY-Two three small lots have been sold from the
Levee at $23i0s25 p ton.
HEMP AND LEAD-Nothing doing and quotations nom-
inal.
CANDLES.-New Bedford Sperm dull at 49, Star at
22l%iG23 and Adamantine at 231af024c. q ID.
EXCHANGE.-The rates are still MISUNDERSTANDING
7l09 p Ct prem; New York 10 day bills 1l402 ct dis
Sight Checks 1atD1 p CT prem.
FRElGHTS-COntin firm. We notice two ships taken
for Liverpool lied for Cotton For Boston 1000 barrels
Flour was shipped at Soc. p bbl-an improvement.