The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-10-07
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
CRESCENT OFFICE,

Friday Night October g. I5lS
Only rate amount of business has been done n our
market for tie as three days. Cotton being the article @ch
has attracted ost attention aud that rather lower in price
In Flour aud Corn very Little change has taken place. the
receipts Of ,,.h being very light News iom Liverpool to
the 23d ult hy the eam,hp Cambria, now due she hav-
ing sailed iag Boston about twelve days since.
COTTON -The letters by ths Acadia which came to
hand on Monde we7e not Of character especially when
coupled yl ie more recent Geographic statement OF the
America 10 give strength 10 our Cotton market ana
we have again TO notice decline Of &C. The sales haI
been 300 bal on Wednesday 1900 Thursday ana ooVO
today-amouHng for the three days to 13OO ana oI 'n
week to 20 200 bales mostly for England We Ieduce our
quotations accordingly The total receipts since sept are
70 1886 bales against 49, 4O5 to date last season.
Inferior E|oHhTa 81 f Kidding Fan Szz9g
Ordinary lg5 aa5 S Soa@Gl
G M5ddlMag Good and Fine nominal
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
o,o Cotton bales b ss, Tobacco 3 hh a.
B Reeat cd R Rs days 26S zoe 11g aa
previously. 62'7SO- 19.259 l'"'- 20 90
Exported P D2stio dsy' a 5IiI 8557- 1884
SOL. -, hand not cleared. .69.5O8 I2989
TOBACCo-The Tobacco market has still continued at
pause holders asking prices which buyers are very reluctant
to give The sales of the three days 100 hhd including
81 hhds 70 A at 4D4 Is R. at g. and 10 do. Selected
at 3ac y b. We quote Lugs 1893; Leaf, Inferior TO
Common 303; Fair, 4G0434 Good to Choice, 41s06c.''
P Safer writing the above heard OF the following
important sales: 1873 hhds. IL A. at 5 "a do at "A 10 DO
at ga GA R, at 90, and do at S4 also R. at 3D. and ~
do. at 4c. y To.
sITGAR-The market has been rendered duller by the
arrival of some six hhds Sugar which, is supposed
will soon be followed by considerable receipts we near
however of no crop sold yet Forod the quotations
are the ame-say for Inferior and Common, 203a; Far
33{04; Prime and Choice, 4GD414c. p ID.
MOLASSES.-Pnces rather more favorable to buyers
We now quote l5iD Zoe. for inferior to prime.
FLOUR.-The receipts have been quite moderate, and
this with the prevalence of fair demand for export has
prevented any decline prices The sales of the three days
sum M 400 and of the week 5000 bb the ruling rate being
So for good shipping brands of Illinois and ST. Louis and
s5Ds5 1215 Dbl for favore bakers marks. To-day we
hear of I2OObbs Illinois sold at s. Dbl Week receipts
49, 3l7 bbls Exports same time 1O,7SO bbls.
GRAIN.-The demand for Corn has continued good but
the supply has been altogether inadequate and only some
1000 sacks have found purchasers at 5O54c bushe most
ly at the lowest rate. To-day 5255c are asked A lot o.
1900 bushels WHEAT sold to a shipper at &C. bushel
Prime OATS are worth 33034c. bushel in sacks bran
now sells at 59062c q 100 h.. CoRNMEAL sun to b'
quoted at 50 70 Dbl; but without large sales. Week
receipts of Corn % 1l9 sacks. Exports q $40 sacks
| PROVISIONS PORK market has continued ven
heavy the only sales of Mess being by RETAIL at Sl2 70
bb Prime sell at $40 25 in small way, bnt lot OF w
bbs sold at $40 Dbl BEEF dull and only retail parcel
occasionally taken at $l5 5OOsl6 for Mess and slz
D bb for Prime For BACON there literally no demand
and Is extremely difficult to make sales Missouri sides ar
heavy at 4ac but Cincinnati are scarce, and would bnn
5GO5lSc q ID. Shoulders worth 41aGO44. Plain HAM
61aD7 and Sugar-cuTed Sole. b.. In LARD there
as vet no movement the stock is held at lOaDc &c
kegs which buy will not lot OF 209 bbs Prime
however, was taken by Havana buyer at &C. Q b. Frm
Western BUTTER sells moderately at l25aGOlSc.' an
CHEESE at &c. q ib.
RTCE-Saes of about $50 casks have been made, at q
for ordinary and 4sSc. q ib for prime.
| COFFFE.-Sma sales making, at 614fG632c y ID Il
prime cargo of 1919 bags, mostly crop just receive
from Rio.
WHIsKY-The sales are some $50 bbs, at &c y gallo
for Rectifed.
BAGGING AND ROPE.-Pnces are steady, and some Il
or 200 pieces have been sold at c and $40 coils for ChaTe
ton at 8lic q fb, cash.
| GUNNY-BAGS-DulI at 12lsc for new in bales
| HEMP AND LEADING sales of either during the wee
SALT-There have been no arrivals from Liverpool LO
from store bring 81 % for Coarse and 81 40 sack for Fin
delivered.
LIMEA cargo of 1000 casks ThOmaston Is sad to ha
been sold yesterday at less than 81 p cask.
| CANDLES.-The rates unaered-say 3lNDSZc. /
NewBedford, 23G024c. 2 ib for Adamantine and star
OIL-CAKEA lot Of 300 tons thick round IN bulk so
(for London) at s23 50 ton. -.
EXCHANGE-There is u fair demand at 73e(O9l4 t'
pm for Sterling Francs. 5f.l5D5f20; NewYOEk % d
Bills 1012i Pet disc Sight Checks, 7a(dI get premium
| FREIGHTS.-The principal engagements we notice to
place to-day viz: ships HjHd0O and Bertrand for Lvepo
at 7I6d for Cotton and 1Od for GRAIN the Martha j. Jpor
for the same port 7l6d for Cotton and 3S 3D. Tor FLO
and the Cordoua for Boston, at 81 for Cotton.
WI ANTED-A situation wan ed by Young Man p
: | w feetly accImaed as OUTDOOR AGENT
J. CLERK The advertiser has extensive ACQUAINTANCE
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