The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-03-01
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.


NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
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CRESCENT OyFIoK,
Saturday Morning, March l. 1871. }
Only moderate of business has been transacted In
market during the week just elapsed. the main causes
being advancing freights and also continued unavorabe
advces from Europe which depressed the prices
Of principal stape Cotton Sugar rather lower as is
also the with Flour Gran and several articles OF West
ern Produce.
Yesterday accounts from Liverpool to the 18th inst, per
Europa made public announcing nrthef decline In
Cotton of I01k of penny, with q dull market
Cotton-n our last weekly review we left the Cotton
market much depressed prices having given way fully 40
Y of after the unfavorabe aceouh" rom England
brought by the Liverpool steamer Africa. On Saturday
morning the Balics accounts were made public announcing
further decline of I'D Liverpool. This intelligence both
checked the inquiry, and obliged factors to give way still
further SO that sales of Saturday Monday and Tuesay
amounting barely 5000 bales-were generally further
reduction of Il cent mdding and the qualities below,
and cent those above, which comparatively scarce
Wednesday and Thursday affairs still heavy and
unsettled appearance only $500 bales being disposed of
very irregular but generally still prices Yesterday
morning the Europas advices to the 18th Feb from Liver
pool appeared in the Delta, quoting further decline of 1sO
4d which still further depressed market and there were
about 6o00 bales disposed Of (makng 600 for the week.
at prices extremely Irregular that find it difficult
give accurate quotations. There appears however, be
further decline OF 3s1 cent, and reduce cures
codingy observing that the market closes greatly oppressed
and prices scarcely than nominal the The
receipts at this port since first September 72 $50 bales
against 62 SSl to date last and all the u g.
ports there is now an increase of TX. l3l bales.
ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION
$9;Ss:y HS,si!'ss r.''':::h S
Good Mddns... .io1s Sios Good and Fine...' nominal
Cotton and Tobacco Statement.
Cotton, bales Tobacco. hid;
Stock on hand Sept. l. 1850 81 sl6sla ,s,. A.s4s
Received P Pss; Ssss ss=
7S9.ls5 a4,0a4
~ ~ previously. 49, 4s0sls=4s sss 1s.s57=ls.65s
Stock on hand not cleared ...... LIT ,357 1885
Tob.cco-There has been rather more doing in the
Tobacco market since our last (he sales amounting 200
hbds and several parcels of have been disposed
Of but the prices have been suppressed in almost every
instance. still unable give reliable quotations.
The receipts however, still increasing, and in short
time expect more extended transactions which
enable US to arrange our usual scale of figures.
Sugar-There has been fair demand in the Sugar
ket during the of the week. but the receipts have
been rather heavy, prices have declined sD4c y b. The
weeks sales, including $50 hhds taken yesterday,
about $500 hhds of which 500 taken Saturday
47SD54c for fair 800 Monday at decline of Is C0
Tuesday and Wednesday still easier rates and 1000
Thursday and yesterday at quotations. which
follows Inferior to Common, 34lD4a Fair to Fully
Fair. 414951s Prime and Choice. 514f0ec %sib.
Weeks receipts, 5436 hhds. Exports, 1856 hhds
Oiasses-The inquiry in the Moasses market has been
good generally, and the supply moderate that prices have
been rather firm during the greater part of the week. The
sales have reached about 1900 bbs including 1000 taken
erday, ty at 29251ac W gallon for ordinary good
ernenting, 26D261 for prince and 227 for choice lots,
which have been scarce.
Weeks receipts 6625 bbls. Exports 1920 bbs
Flour The market has continued much depressed
throughout the week, the high of freight having almost
stopped tbs demand for export. The sales. far
made public to Thursday evening, 10 600 bbls,
mostly at the following reduced rates: Ohio superfne
% ssO$i Illinois and st. Louis s4@$4 10; and
choice brands "a 3O0s4 s7s Dbl. Yesterday about 300
Dbl, sold about the making the total sales
of the week 10 600 bbls.
Weeks receipts 10 ia bbls. Exports 1860.
Grain-There has been movement in Corn during
the week. holders having offered their stock freely, and
lower in of the of heavy receipt
upon the market. The weeks sales including 5000 sack
taken yesterday, about 900 Sacks at gradually
declining prices. The market opened Saturday 60c y
bushe then dropping Monday 5D5s for prime yellow
and white then "Wednesday to 5357, and closing
terday 55G957 for good yellow to prime white. large
proportion of the recent receipts has been of damaged
inferior qualities for which lower have been accepted
Oats also lower. and have noticed sales of abou
aO sacks at 45oUc Tor Ohio and Kentucky, 6nd 53155
" bue for St Louis. The sales of ST. Louis include 700
bushels 10 the U s. Quermaster at 557Gc " bu'hel.
| Weeks receipts of Corn $3.50 SKIS. Exports $685.
Provisons-The demand for barrel Pork has rot beer
active and the sales have been limited to about 1900 bbls
including lots deliverable future day. The rate
have been rather steady s2 for Mess unn
spected and branded sl2D$l2 so for NJ and sll 50d
| " Dbl ftlme.. VI Bulk Fork
been disposed Of mostly about 511D5 for hog round
for Sides, and 4slc " ID for Shoulders Bacon has been
fair request, with sales of about 300 casks % ID
ribbed Sdes ga for Clear 94l0}a for plain
cured Hams and the reduced of 5a9576c for Should
ers-the ruling rate lattey being 5a@5}i The prncipa
sales OF Beef have been $40 Inf bbls Mess IS 25
has been inquiry for Lard with sales about 1900 Dbl
and erces at 7s7c for fair and 5000 kegs, nearly all
sac p ID but few lots for export shade lower West
en Butter has continued bring 9Ol5 and Cheese GA
7sc ID. We have noticed sales of 400 kegs the former
for ILL., and 100 boxes of the AFTER selected at ~
| W h.
rates rather lower, owing increased supply. Mot
rate lots from the Levee have sold 35s(03, and fro
| store mostly at 3S4c . ID.
Whisky-The market has continued dull. and prc
have further declined about &c gallon. The sales of Il
week up 1900 bbl the for Reced the openiu
of market Saturday being 243l@25 then falling
to 20 a2i. and closing Yesterday at 2lsD22c W gallon
The latest transactions in Raw at 23c.
| Bagsing and Rope-But little has been done in the
articles during the week. business being mostly confined
retail parcels I29l3c for Baggng, and 606ac for Rop
We noticed sale of 100 coils Rope early in the wee
the outside rate for aud on Thursday piece
l07 baes) India Bagging at l3ac four months time.
Gunny Bags-We have change notice in the ma
ke for this article, the ruling rates for small parcels havn
remained steady at 9094c There have also been SON
large lots sold fraction less.
COifee-The inquiry for Coffee has continue good an
about 5000 bags Rio have been disposed of since las
mostly at o7i9lic b, with few lots at the advanced
of I9s9lll4 cargo of $500 bags has arrived from r
since last, making the direct imports the first
September 1853 536 bags 1876 s08 for the time Ia
year The stock remaining in first and second hands
| only about $500 bags.
sat-There have been arrivals of Liverpool since
last and cargo sales knowledge The fro
second hands remain S509Oc v sack for and 81
"a 81 20 for fine, delivered.
| CaEdies-Sperm we continue to quote, with limit
demand at 4294ie ~ ID For Star there has been fl
inquiry and have noticed sales of several lots 191a2
ap tb-the latter rate only for favore brands.
TaIlOwWe have heard of sales of this article dur
the week. Our quotations remain at 64O7c % tb for
| Western to prime city rendered.
Lime-No more cargoes having arrived the sales ha
been altogether from second hands, at 81 3O$l As o.
for Rockland, Thomaston, etc.
, | HHy-There has been but light supply in the mark
and prices have remained firm $50 500 s2a ton for go
, to prime Northern and Western.
Lead and Hemp We have yet transactions
/ either of these articles to report.
! Exchangeu-T The rates (for Sterling especially ha
! improved of late, and we now quote as follows:
New York day Bills ak02si " ct. di
Sight Ghecks on Newf ork 5B9 Ia " CT dl
Bank ehecRs..-..... si(Ol " CT, III
Freights-A further advance has taken place in the a
both for foreign and coaswise teshs, and during the
notice six British and American ships taken
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