The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-23
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
CRESCENT OFFICE,
tnu Hn..,.anr AL 40

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No very important changes have occurred in market
during the past week, and the transactions in most Of our
ldng articles of trade have been quite moderate extent
Cotton, however has been in request and gradually i'm
proving prices
II quite time to expect two weeks later news fon
Europe by the steamer Niagara and the telegraph line in
working order shall probably receive it to-day
CoTToNOur last weekly review left the Cotton market
with fair business doing prices having recovered fully &c of
the decline which had followed the reception of the unfayoa
bc accounts by the Liverpool steamer Canada On saur-
day and the following business day. important change
cured and the sales of the days reached but 2O bales
at unchanged rates. On Tuesday and Wednesday, however,
factors asked still higher prices and offered their stocks but
spaogy notwithstanding which II 600 bales changed hands
at an Improvement of about e of On Thursday 450O
bales were disposed Of at another sc advance while yeaer
day. the Nagaras being hourly looked for, the sales
reached only 5000 bales but at full rates, making the whole
business Il 500 bales taken mainly for England France and
the Continent Prices have fully recovered the 9sc de-
cline which followed the Canada news and we arrange our
quotations accordingly The receipts 1st September
now t6S 9 bales against s44 SS same in 1885, and at
all the United States ports there decrease of 36 92 bales
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior, $40 93l MiddIug Fair zee. Il5EallL
Middng Good S Fail, IL is s
Good Mdding III @nJa Good and Fine. @ "a
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
Stock on hand SAINT 1919 Cotton" Ba 1ss Tobacco bids a
Received past week ........ 1879 1906
previously ......67O 'als-689, 3a9 15,2cj-1s672
Exported past week ....... 25.9l3 500 '''''7
previously ..... .45l, 464-4713I7 2O,2o5-2o,7 1888
stock on hand not cleared, ,43 10,764
TOBACCo-The transactions in Tobacco have been tr-
fling in comparison with the receipts, and do not exceed
hhds altogether including yesterday hhds at $685. and
two other triiing lots.
The latest from the East are less favorable but
still factors have here continued very firm and we again quote
Lugs, S4952l; Inferior to Common, 576@6al; Fair to
Choice, 799; Mason County, 6@219c ~ ID.
SuGAR-The demand for Sugar has been fair and sales
Of about 300 bhds have been made (ncudng only 40 yes
teday for the West and the North Prices have been easier
and we quote Inferior and Common 2ts939& Fair to
Fully Far s5S@32s, Prime and Choice 4s65c 4p ID. We
hea OF no large transactions on Plantation.
MoLASSES-The market for this article has been quite
dull and prices have been sustained excepting the best
ke,boed which continues scarce the receipts consisting
mainly oil the Inferior and Ordinary qualities The the
week amount to some 1900 bbs the following range 1O
le for Inferior to Good Fementng and 202ac q gallon
for Reboied On Plantation, above the city, so gallons
Uwo crops) were sold at l6a<a9I y gallon.
FLOUR-In the absence of any arrivals of consequence
the Flour market has continued firm, and prices are
vsnced Gc higher than quoted them in oufIast week
R review. The high rates. though have checked the de-
msnd and 5000 bbs have been disposed of dung
the week. principally at IS 69 Is rs for Ohio IS s7Is0
50 IS for Superne Illinois and st Louis % SOFA s6 rs
v Dbl for Extra and Choice brands Of this amount the fol-
lowing sales made yesiedaylO0 bbs illinois STAINED