The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-18
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
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Tuesday Night, October IL, 1s4s.
fair business has been done in our market Tor the three
DAYS back the articles most demand being Corn and Flour
which, however both rather lower ~ value For Cot
ton also price are MT fully sustained.
The steamer annia in her seventeenth day from
Liverpool but the telegraph has yet brought dings
of her arrival at NewYork
COTTON-The Cotton market continued inactive on
Saturday though with material variation in prices the
sales Of the day reaching about 300 bales On Sunday the
Gambia letters though, and being quite unfavor
able as the printed accounts and the Btannia advces
hourly expected only 1000 bales were sold on Monday,
and 1000 today making the sales Of the three days $500 bales
mostly taken English account As to prices though oc-
casoDay easier do not consider that decided decline
has taken place, and therefore retain previous quotations
NEw-oRLEANs CLAssTFICAIIoN' szlcaeIl
8N 1d5iIy on5 nominal
Good Mdding 2G0535 Good and Fine nominal.
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
Cotton, bales; Tobacco hhds;
pp brew 96936-11O942 2Ol2- 2O2
1928 1865
NA''Su PPoSiousy 1856 4l34-4
STOCK on hand not cleared ......... 88887 12,434
TOBACCO. The Tobacco market has been without
movement as buyers reluctant pay the rates claimed
which are rather higher from week to week We know Of
only some 20 hhds sold and quote before-Lugs Ia 2
Leaf, Inferior 10 Common, $685.; Fair, 44l4; Good to
Choice 4lsNG6c. 2 ID.
SCGAR.-Some further lots Of new crop have arrived Of
which about 50 hhds. called Fair have been sold at 404c
q H. For old crop prices range from 3lD5c ib, the
latter rate for Choice.
MOLASSES.-Sales of old Molasses are making at 15lO
&c. according quality and about $50 bb have been
taken at 2702Sc. yesterday, and 25D26ac gall today
FLOUR-Owing considerable increase in the receipts,
and depressing accounts from the Eastern markets, prices
have declined The sales of the three days embrace about
$500 bb nearly all of which Illinois, and sold at 81 81
bb with occasional lot of choice at So and from store
s. 121s bbl To day transactions include 1900 bbs.,
mostly Illinois, at 81 87150$5 q Dbl. Arrived past thee
days OH bbls Exported 1850 bbls.
GRAIN.-We have still to notice active shipping de-
mand for CORN but the receipts being large prices have been
about lower During the past three days $4,000
sacks have found purchasers at 555ac, the bulk Of the
transactions being SIC. bushe.A lot Of 500 sacks
WHEAT sold at about $3.50. bushel.. OATS III sacks
bring 3335c and by auction l5 GOO sacks put up for
Government brought 4IG52c Arrived past three
days l9, 73l sacks Corn Exported 1917 sacks
PROVISIONS-COn dizziness has prevailed in the
Pork market and the sales by retail merely at s2 for
Mess, and SO q bbl for Prime BACON is almost unsafe
abe by the quantity and only give the retail quota
tons 4s05c for Sides, 404c for Shoulders, and ia
12c Id for Hams plain the most choice Sugarcured OF
BESF there scarcely left market and the rates. SD JO
0sI6 for Mess and $12 so Dbl for Prime scarcely bet
than nominal The accounts from Havana (per Crescent
Ciy) being favorable to key LARD no transactions have
place, though $50 bbs and teTces No havy
been taken at 7c. h.. Western BUTTER selling pretty
readily 12a015c. for the best and Western CHEESE at
85aGD9c. q ID.
RICE-Is dull and selling slowly at 4404ac. q ID for
Carolina.
COFFEE.-There is but little demand, and we only hear
Of zoo sacks sold 606Ic ib for good old crop.
WHlSkY.-The demand has been limited, and the sales
confined 500 bhls Recied Gncuding 200 by one
party today at 201aGD2lc. gallon.
BAGGING AND ROPE. The market has been quiet
again and the sales only $50 pieces at Il and 800
COTS 7JshdSJac q ID, according to quality. To-day 80
pieces and so coils sold at Ia and &c., cash. and 80 pieces
at lSc., on time.
HEMP AND LEAD.-Nothing doing in either.
GUNNY BAGS-Sales Of over 600 have been made
at zlD l3c. for p -bushe bags in bales.
LIE-A cargo of 300 casks ThomastOn has arrived, but
is yet unsod. The rates 81 lOD 81 20 cask
TALLOW.-The asking rates are put up to 72(D8c for
prime City rendered.
HAY-saes of 400 to 500 bales Western here to arrive,
at $500 2j 9 ton.
ENUHANGE-There fair demand for Sterling, 71aG0
81 Pct pm. NewYo 60 day Bills dull at l4D2 Pct.
disc Sight Checks 15iDi get pm.
FREIGHTS-Appear steady. -Four ships have been
taken for Liverpool 716d for Cotton, 1Od for Corn and
g. 3d. for FOur-wo for the rates. and one
| for Ru.terdl nm at &C. for Cotton.