The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-03-09
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
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ToBACCo-The receipts have been rather larger, but
stu too limited to allow buyers operate with any ftesdom
especially as the recent arrivals inspected very slowly
Prices have been full for all kinds and weeks saes
sum mp baey $50 hbds including yesterday 50 hhds new 80
at "a, at y 16 at SIZE and IS bhds q 81 and II
at 5'sc D. Lugs, 3}i@54 inferior Common, $40
6l Fair 10 Choice 7@9; Mason County 5Df2c ~ ID.
SUGAR-The demand for Sugar has not been so active
this week, and prices have been considered favorof
buyers than hitherto but do find it necessary to mako
any further reduction in quotations. The week sales
amount TO about 400 hhds ncudng some 500 Yesterday for
the West and North prices range follows say for inferior
and Common $685., Fair to Fully Fair 31lg4 Prime and
Choice 4i60g5e ~ ID.
HAVANA SUGAR-The Savadora's cargo (he frst large
import Of the season. was sold foows 200 boxes Brown
at "A go do Yellow at and 30 White TIC " ID cash
. MOLASSES-The demand has been very limited but as
the receipts have been small especially of the better qualities
prices have not changed much and have still ranged from
29l5c for Inferior and Ordinary. and s@2lc y gallon for
Good to very Prime. About 1900 bb have found purchasers
altogether of which 800 sold yesterday On Plantation
above the city very Prime of 600 gallons brought lie
" gallon.
FLOUR-The Flour market has exhibited more frmnes
this last week, though without decided improvement in
prices The total sales have probably reached 5000 bb lex
elusive OF lots from second hands, S. 2S5 IS for Ohio
50 4Oa Is 60 for superne Illinois and St Louis aud IS 70
q 20 o5a " Dbl for Extra and very choice brands Yeste
DAY about l29 bbs were taken at this range including 300
bbs Ohio at 50 22S@s5 q and 800 Illinois at 80 5O as CO.
Weeks receipts TlO9 bbs Exports 3l62 bbls
GRAlN-Owing to large receipts the prices of Corn fell off
N the early part Of the week 10 4SSc, bat have since
covered again to 5256c, the ruling yesterday being
9957c % bushe. The weeks sales amount to about rs 900
sacks. Only lot of inferior Arkansas Wheat has arrived
which sold at 7Sc W buse. Oats have Auctuated the
prevailing prices being 5S96lc for prime OHIO and 6266c
" buse for ST Louis, according quality closing heavily
Yesterday at inside figures Bran is nomnay worth 90 o.
y 100 d. at which small old the Levee Week.
receipts on sacks Corn. Exports $3.50 sacks
PRONlsioNs-A general dullness prevailed in the Pork
market carly in the week. but "Wednesday large
l.fUu AZ
at % 57@ias9 50 for Mes, and closing at 80 G2fs9 rs Y
Dbl Prime also sold at ~ 371s@s7 So and NJ o a.
50 so ~ Dbl. Yesterday the market seemed quite firm al
81 IS for Mess and about 81 20 for Prime, latter how
being in but little request The stock the Inspection.
the Ist inst comprised % go bbs Of all kinds (of which
l28l Mess 1904 Prime. and 2lOl NJ o. increase of IL
bbs since Isl February BnIk Pork has been selling at 9a
BIC FIR Hoground, according quality, and YESTERDAY
s00CJ ID sold 49, $1,000 ID Sides aud Shoulders at B.
for the former and csc for the latter Beef has been quite
steady sll 35 s12 90 for Mess % COO 80 80 for Prime
and - sj}s9s5 co " Dbl for Beef Prime Mes is in
request and 20 erces sold Yesterday SIS ~ erce Bacon
has not been active but pretty irm at III 5c for Prime
Sides and 3a@34ic for Shoulders. Hams worth SAC
~ for plain, bagged and alOc v II for canvased am
Extra Sugar Cured. In Western Butter we have nc
alteration TO notice the ruling prices being SO 12c for OFdt
nary to Prime and for Cheese 7s5fe y 10, the highest
imitation English Dairy The supply OF Lard has not beer
equal the demand and barely 800 bb have been taken
45 and 2J0O kEgs at 5la65c, including yesterday SO
bbh No at SO, "a do 30 erces 5 40 bbls and hi
Il Ilr
No 2 at 54G9lj5sc y b.
RICEThe demand has been good $50 casks have been
sold at 3A6al3t6, and for very Prime, &c p b.
WHISki-Prces fell of again early in the week to GOA
lOac gallon, most of the transactions being the Lowest
rate The weeks sales $500 bb including yesterday 49,
bbls Rectifed at 90 100 Raw 23c y gallon.
BAGGING AND ROPE-The rates have been wei
sustained at 1Sd9l4o for Basgng and 637c q ID fol
Rope, the inside figures being the ruling for cash The
largest sale within day 100 coils at 7o cash
GUNNY BAGS-Dull at s1a@91sc in bundles and bales
SALT-rwo cargo sales of Liverpool have been mad
during the week. of 1000 sacks Coarse, light weight
75c, and one of $500 sacks Coarse haf beached) at 7c
sack The from second hands reduced to 9Oo
for Coare. aud 81 asa 81 % % sack for Fine
COFFEE-Phces have fallen off fully Ia4A of a cent
this week and 1900 bags have been disposed of
l344l34c, though chiefly at 13l5c y H. The Imports still
date The whole stock in first and second hands S. 400
bags
HEMP-Dew rolted offered at AIS 90 p ton, without
buyers.
LEAD-The last sale was al 4ssc for Soft Lead
LlMEA of ll5O casks Thomaston was sold yester-
day at 81 25-a further advance.
HAY-Sti improving, and 1900 to 1000 bales taken at so
go so p ton.
FRUIT-1sOO boxes Sicily Oranges and Lemons sold al
% 40 y box round.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-The largest sale of the week
was lao bbs at BIC " gallon months time, adding in
terest
CANDLEs-The best Sperm selling at 43a45, and stsi
| at 23c Sp lib.
ENCHANGEs-serlng has been in fair request at 7QDs
W ct prem Francs 81 S595f 31a New York 90 day bills
Is9l19 " ct dis; sight checks Il % ct dis.
FRElGHTS-The Freight market has continued dull, and
the principal engagements have been American ship
London at As Cd for Provisions British ships for Liver
pool at 5l6d for Cotton, bark for Trieste at S6c fo
Cotton and another yesterday for Hamburg at lie for Cot
| ton and a6s for Tobacco.