The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-13


TOBACCO-The transactions in Tobacco have been CON-
paativey light this week, owing the limited quantity in
spected rather than to want of inquiry Buyers are only
deferred from operating by this circumstance and prices are
fully sustained the advanced of last week The
weeks sales 800 hhs nciuding only Sc yesterday
and the quotations still for Lugs 465k; Inferior 10
Common, 6l@97; Fairto Choice, 7j499; Mason County,
6S(912c o ID.
SUGAR-The arrivals of Sugar have been light and the
demand though only moderate been sufficient to keen mn
prices at the slight advance noticed in weekly review
The sales have averaged from $50 to 800 hhds day. making
those of the week about 100 hhds of which $50 disposed
OF yesterday Prices steady and again quote Inferior
ana Common 2%@3h, Fair to Fully Fair 1905 Prime
and Choice, 45Sc ID. On Plantation we hear of some
700 hhds sold at 3sS941sc % ID.
MoLASSES-Prices have been well sustained, the de.
mand though med keeping with the receipts and
some 5000 bb have found purchasers including $50 Yesterday
at range generally of 16@l9sc for Good Common and Il
@2Sc " gallon for Reboied Inferior lots, however, are
still occasionally sold as low as 12S9l4c " gallon
FLOUR-The receipts throughout the week have con-
nued to exceed the demand and prices
again receded 10 to rs cents the decline being greater Ohio
and ordinary shipping brands The weeks sales up
about 1000 bbls against receipts of l3 the prevailing
rates recently being IS 25@$5 By for Ohio, IS D5 621
for Illinois, etc, and IS 6O@$5 so for st Louis Superne and
So l2S@$6 90 " Dbl for Extra Marks Yesterday $50 bbls
Ohio sold, in two lots at Is Is 200 Fine ~ s and 100
bbs Extra Choice st Louis (Unon many lots at 81 90 .
Dbl. Exports of the week 1862 bbls.
GRAlN-Light receipts, together with fair shipping de-
mand have again put up prices to " bushe the
weeks sales amounting to 600 sacks at 56Oc early in
the week. though 66c have been paid since and 1000 SKIS
sold yesterday from the Levee mostly at 646c y busbe
Oats have been quite firm, and selling freely at 455Oc for
Ohio Indiana etc. and 5355c " bushel for st Louis Bran
still brings high prices, the latest from the Levee being
81 @$1 40 y 100 ID. Of Wheat the market remains en-
tirely bare. Weeks receipts 81 sacks Corn Exports
20 81 sacks
PROVISIoNS-The Pork market has not only been frmer
since our last but slight advance has been ea though
no permanent improvement be expected long as prices
in fha ~
$50 bbs Mess made at 90 So but since the rates have
been rather higher and probably 1900 1900 bb have
been disposed of mostly at % 69$ rs for Mess Tin large
and small lo) at 81 30 for Prime and % O 90 I2 P bbI
for o. Yesterday Mess retailing at 90 7O 80 rs NJ
selling, in small lots at 80 1914 and Prime at 81 so o. Dbl
Further sales of $50 900 Bulk Pork have been made at
for Shoulders. ~ for Hams, % s93 S " 100 ID for good
Hoground. Bacon has continued quits steady for Sides
which request while Shoulders are dull and depressed
the sales reaching o to 500 casks 45o for the former
and @3c for the latter, the outside rates for Cincinnati
cured. Hams in limited request e7k for Plain Bag
ged and 7A00c v for good Canvased to very choice
Sugar Cured In Beef there have been no considerable trans
actions knowledge and prices remain about the same
last quoted, sll 0O9s 90 for Mess o. 759ss rs for
Prime, and Is 90 y Dbl for Beef.
LARD-Has been in steady request but light supplies have
confined the transactions within narrow limits and not over
oo bhk and eFosa have been sold for very Inteho
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