New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-02-21
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.


Saturday Morning, February q, 1852
The amount OF business transacted in our market this
week has been unusually large, more particularly in
Western Produce supplies Of which have begun to arrive
pretty freely Sugar and Molasses have been toeraby
well sustained is also the with Cotton which has
been affected very favoraby by the the recent
European accounts. Full particulars in regard to these
and other staple articles will be found below
The weather has been mild and pleasant most of the
week with some rain during the last day or two
COTTON-The week opened with fair and pretty
general demand and the sales of the first three DAYS
reached 240 bales follows: $500 Saturday 1900
on Monday and fully 1000 Tuesday factors having
constantly the advantage, end in most to the
tent of y ola cent On Wednesday buyers came forward
with unabated spirit and took fully $500 bales still at
very full prices. On Thursday morning the Canadas
countslkere made public confirming he I'D advance at
Liverpool previously announced by the Pacific and re-
porting the sales of the week at $4,000 bales This nte
gence induced factors to claim still further advance
which somewhat checked the aror of buyers, and the
business confined 1000 bales though at outside
rates Yesterday the inquiry not general owing to
the rmness with which holders exacted their prices and
only some bales have changed hands making the
sales of the whole week 10000 bales taken for England
the Continent and the North Prices close quite feby
quotations The receipts at this port since the
September s36243 bales against 6s999 to same date
year, and all the United States ports there is now
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior ......... 5m5s4 Middling Fair $40
Ordinary GGD62l Fair. 5000
Mddlng. 4@7sl Good Fair; ...".,e.i I94
Good Middng .S@S,1 Good and Fine sac. 100 -
TOBACCO STATEMENT
Cotton, bales Ja5acco. hhls
Stock on hand Sept. ], 1851 1880 2a.s7l
! Deceived past week. 4s613 652
s5l,633 81 9S2
ted mast week 54.71O 1217
previously. .6545O2=7Oo2l2 24,l27 rs 344
Stock on hand not cleared, ....... l4242l 65sS
TOBACCOThe receipts of Tobaccoare still too light to
admit of any transactions of much Importance and the
sales the week have in consequence been confined to
about hhs including 81 hhds at 4 s. in three lots
at 1854 and at Al u ID The business is. of
limited show any alteration in the market
the present therefore, repeat former quotations for
new crop Though they little than nominal
the better quaities) say for Lugs, $685. Leaf Inferior
to Common, 4d41s Fair to Fine. 4E051s Choice and
| Selections 5'4(G6i4f u fb.
SUGAR-The demand for Sugar has been good through
the week and the supply liberal The sales cpnsc-
qucnty reach nearly 5000 hhds of which 1900
yesterday Prices have generally been full though there
depression yesterday and slightly modify
our quotations. Inferior to Common 2sGD3aI Fair to
Fully Fair, 4D4l4 Prime and Choice, 4aGD51st u fb.
Weeks receipts. 1895 hhds--exports. 1928
MOLASSES-The receipts of Noasses have been rather
moderate and with good demand in the early part
the week. prices advanced 1D2t n gallon though latery
they have shown less rmness at these figures The sales
up about $500 bhls of which 1900 taken yeser
day the closing rates being 2O23 for fermenting and
fair qualities and 24D24 u gallon for prime and choice
On plantation have noticed sale of $4,000 gallons
Bayou Lafourche 49, aud of 26OOO above the cy
| Mt 21e u gallon.
| Weeks receipts. T541 hbs--cxports 3n57
| FLOUR-The Flour market presented rather active
|
checked by the small supply offering previous rates
holders generally asking, and realizing advance. The
weeks sales embrace 20O0 bbs the bulk which was
taken, prior to Tuesday evening at s. 050S4 12 for
superfne Ohio and 81 15iG$4 % for Illinois and ST.
Louis with few lots of unbranded St Louis at 50 So
and of light weight Ohio at 81 90 u Dbl Prices have
since ranged for Ohio at 81 121s0s4 90 and 81 25D
81 80 for Illinois and St Louis Some extra Ohio has
been sold at 81 5OS4 Co. and extra Illinois and St Louis
at 81 so6s5 1913 p Dbl. Yesterdays sales embraced
| 600 bbls Ohio at 81 25 from the Levee,
! Weeks receipts, Al $50 bbls-exports, 14,540
| GRAIN-There has been active demand for Corn
and though the receipts have been liberal prices have
maintained improving tendency since Tuesday. The
rates early in the week ranged at 5O05 but lattery
holders have realized 5155 U bushel for good mixed to
prime white The weeks sales embrace 10000 sacks Of
which 1000 were taken yesterday Oats have sold mostly
at o03lt ~ bushel for Ohio and ST. Louis Bran has
further declined and the rates have attery been 6S7S
"a 100 Ii. The market continues bare of Wheat.
Weeks receipts of Corn 1891 sacks-exports 1880
| PROvISIoNS-An increased business has been done in
the Pork market during the week and we have noticed
sales $500 bbls $14 S7a0S15 90 Dbl for Mess and
S12 Oo0S12 % for Rumps Of Bulk Pork we have no
ticed sales of three lots embracing 100000 b at
II Hog-round Beef has continued to sell Mt Sl1 OF
OS12 90 for Mess, IS 500S9 90 for NJ o. and 81 SOFA
IS 90 u Dbl for prime and Wednesday we noticed
sale of 800 tierces prime Mess at about S13 90 U erce
Bacon has been in better demand and sales had beer
effected to the extent of 600 casks while prices have ad
yanced 1lD& U H. The later transactions have beer
Mt sla0salf for Sides and 71a0T2l U b for Shoulders
Hams have sold generally at Sa011 y ID for plain ant
bagged to choice Sugar cured. Lard has been firm
in request with sales Of bbs and terces at S
sac for No to prime and $500 kegs mostly at e$&