The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
CREscEHr oyy1os.


We have bad but limited bnshss doing 4, our general
market during the week iust elapsed light supplies Of our
leading articles preventing any very important trans
actions Cotton has been good request and at pstsny
improving prices Tobacco also held considerably higher
owing accounts Of serious injury the crop Kentucky
and Tennessee by frost and halt Provisions unchanged
with the exception Of Bacon which has again advanced
The stock of Sugar and Moases reduced very low
point and further parcels Of new have been received
yet.
The health of the city excellent the weather toerabIy
cool and many Of citizens who have spending the
summer at North, have returned their usual
business avocations
Cotton-The Cambrias adyices had at the date of our
last weekly review excited our Cotton MARKET and con-
siderable had taken place in prices, which
quoted at about cent higher than al the termination of
the previous week. since that time further favorable adve
Europe have OcCasOned factors TO put up their rates
sill higher, and have again to notice an advance Of A
"a Of cent chiefly, however, the Middlmg to Mdding
Fair qualities which sought after. the sales from
Saturday Wednesday inclusive II OCO bales, as
follows 200 Saturday, 1850 Monday, ~ on Tues
day, and 800 on Wednesday, prices eComng moe tu
and firm daily On Thursday the asking rates being put up
still higher, the business confined to 1000 bales while
Yesterday 1900 bales disposed of at steady prices
making total Tor the of 10 200 bales, taken for Eng
land, France, the Continent, and our Eastern ports we
raise figures conform The advance above noted. at
which the market quite firmly. The receipts at this
port since the lst of September B 3s bales
at the same time last and all the United States ports
there now an increase of $40 bales.
80. NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior; inla9i2 Mddling Fair....4 GA
MIddlng ,:..,..i3ysG a lSsS Good fair .....i41s@-
Good Mpddling ls 9l5SlGood and Fine. nominal.
Cotton and Tobacco Statement.
stock hand, Sept l. 1850 iS6is '''ss'' iI,5a
previously 'sS5=4ssss LIS 1.7sa
Exported Pas %ssS 8s4=8s Az
Stock on hand, not cleared. ..4l.332 1893
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county made public, which had taken place day
previous, but, usual the prices reported.
Immediately after, elegraphc OF heavy frost in Ken
lucky and Tennessee about The 9th which had produced
much injury the induced holders here either TO with
draw their limited stocks to place considerably higher
prices them In consequence only sou hhds have
been disposed Of, mostly private terms, bat including
lot OF 81 hhds, q A 50 and r ga, and 10 Ma
county at lU'4c y H. In the present unsettled state
Of prices retain last quotations, though would
remark that purchases scarcely be made
outside gu Our for Lugs 5sg674 Leaf ne-
| ror 10 Common, 7dD75z Fair Choice 734iG9 Mason
county (nominaD, 6(dl2c y ib
sugar-We have but little alteration notice in the
Sugar market The receipts since have trng,
the stock much reduced business has been
hned to sma sales at full prices There have been arrivals
Of New Sugar that have heard since that BY
last week Our quotations follows: Inferior
Common, 45GD55I Fair to Fully Fair, $685. Prime and
| Choice, 65zGD7C q ID.
MOIasses-The supply continues small, and operations
very limited previous But few bbs of the crop
arrived. Prices still range 30033 for Reboied
and Z4GD2Sc " gallon for Fementng.
Flour-The Flour market has exhibited much activity
during the week. but the business has been somewhat
than that Of the preceding. Prices have uctuated little
slight advance Superne descriptions having been realized
for small lots Saturday, but increased receipts bringing
them down fully low figures of last week. The
have embraced about 10, 500 bb, mostly Superns Iii
nO and St Louis, at a range of 81 go "a g. s4 37s q
Dbl Extra to Choice brands have sold IS OOs5 3d.
half bbs Choice at 81 s7a. Weeks receipts I,l2O bbs
exports 900.
Grain-We have heard of no sales of Wheat in our mar
ke during the last three four weeks. But little Corn ha
arrived and the few sales that have noticed have been
higher prces-Yeow the Lsvee bringing 570G2,ae an
White 65070c y bushe From holders have realzs
65075c for Yellow and White in small lots. Oats have flu
tuated in price, the early in The week having been SO
70, and toward the close 5O6Oc y bushel for st. Lou
Bran has sold steadily 7SS0c ~ 100 H. Weeks receip
OF Corn 1856 sacks exports 800.
PrOyisiOns-The Pork market has been rather quiet durr
the week. the sales reaching barely 500 bbls go sO9 sl
for Mess SO so for o. and IS 70 for Prime. Beefh so
slowly at 81 5O0sl2 90 for Mess in bbs, So 250s6 80
half bbs and 81 5O9$S % for Prime. Bacon Sides hay
been in moderate request improved rates, but Hams
Shoulders have met but little demand The sales have cor
= prised about 800 casks Sides at 5zD6 for Good Pnn
Ribbed, and 6064c 9P ID for Clear. We quote Shoude
4}4d5, and Hams at $685. for Plain and Bagged,
as for Canvased and $40 lOc ~ ID for Sugar Gu ed
Extra. For Lard there has been inquiry for
but the weeks sales Hp barely lO0 bbs and eces,
500 kegs, ga for No. and &c " ID for Prime Weste
Butter continues to bring SOl4s aud cheese 61a07c "
i, | with a limited demand.
ne RiceThe market continues dull, but without change
NJ prices, and continue quote Fresh Carolina 494
an, y ID.
Qt Whsky-Prces toward the latter part of the week hi
"a exhibited upward tendency, and close fully 1c big
he than last quotations The sales, however, have b.
of limited about go bbs-Rectied early in the sell
% 24sI025 and laery &c y gallon and Raw 9s
Sc DeKters brand has sold at 2S and Ross %
4. y gallon.
,e Baggng and Rope-The market has been very du
and have only
6la@7c-the latter rate for a choice article.
Gunny BRgs-Busness has been confined TO small lO
le sold at 9t99l4c for bales.
Ia COffee-The market has been very quiet, and prices
lower-Pme Rio in moderate lots toward the close bnng
III only 12al2c " . The stock in first and second han
is reduced about 5000 bags, of all descriptions
e Sat-There have been cargo sales since our last Lii
lie epoo from second hands brings 81 OOsl 10 for Coarse
n 81 159sl % 4Ps OK for Fine, free oil dravage
AT Candles-We continue to quote Sperm at 4l@43,
ct Lime-Pces have advanced and we have noticed sd
10 since last of cargo of 1900 bbs ThOmason at 81
lie and l25 Alton at 81 s71a " Dbl.
D. Lead and Hemp-There have been sales of eitf
OF article in this market for several months.
1t Hay-About 1900 bales Eastern sold Monda
10 mostly at sl7 " ton.
e TallOw-Thee have been some receipts, hut no sales
y knowledge during the week. We continue quo
II, For Western 6l406Ja, and for city rendered SIC "
Lard Olive have noticed sales during the week 90
! 53c, the Ia ter rate only for small lots.
i, Naval StOres-2O0 bbls Wilmington Tar sold on Thr
AZ day at 81 50 o Dbl.
ze Exchange-The demand continues limited, and we
IN Sterling 1885 1875 NewYork sixty day Bills
is laf02 " discount, and Sight Checks Newly
oil &c discount par.
ly Freights-We have noticed but few engagements dur
OF the week. bark taken for Havre &c, ship
n Liverpool 10 SD, ship also for Liverpool to load at
bile, 716d, and yesterday for Boston 81 70 y ba
" all for Cotton.