New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-16
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS.

line The Collins steamer Pacific arrived at New York
n Wednesday morning, and her news appeared in the
venng here the day Her advces were to the
inst and reported moderate demand for Cotton at
liverpool with sales for the ten days preceding her de-
arturo Of $1,000 bales Most Of the circulars quoting
ecline in prices of Il b. The quotations were given
Cd for Fair Orleans Sd for Middng Orleans, 5d for
air UplAuds and 4zsd for Middng Uplands The money
market was stringent but Consos were without much
hange tho closing rate being 81
CoTTON-The accounts by the steamer Union, from
liverpool November %, appeared in our columns on
saturday and reporting dull Cotton market at Liver
,oo the demand 18th opened apguidy The sales of
he day confined to about 5000 bales prices closing
decline of nc from quotations of the preceding day
IN Monday the rates generally still easier but
irregular purchasers found for about 1900 bales
The inquiry continued Tuesday and 1900 bales changed
hands during the day. prices remaining Irregular but
mostly in favor of buyers On Wednesday morning there
was brisk demand and before the publication Of the Pa
ccs adyices 5000 bales Sold but subsequently
nothing Of any moment done On Thursday factors
reduced their preensions ~ and buyers forward
pretty freely the sales reaching about 1900 bales. Yes
terdays tranportations embraced 5000 bales making the
total business of the week 500 bales prices closing at
about the rate of quotations, as follows:
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior. sos NIiddlng Fair 20 q 9k
Ordinary ......... 61z07 Fair .10f0-1oA
GOOD aodn Mddlng sSsx Good and Fine
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT
c0rrOs1 % Les T0rAeeoo % Ids
Stock on hand hand Sept oa z0s ao75
yestsrday...... 4sss5-4se5ss Ooo-'2O75
yesterday y.... 4765-2s52o5 24l-17,5s5
Stock on hand. not cleared ...l7sol2 sl9s
MOI mr., ala
very light holders have insisted upon full prices
the weeks business has been rather limited scale
The sales embrace about $50 hhds including 200 hhds
Low A. R. sold early in the week private terms 10
at 65sG6 at ezs at T. at SIZE, and 10 Low A. and
R. at 6he round. The market closes firm at quota
tons:
Factory Lugs. .50514 Fair ............6%07
Planters do ....5h06 Fine. DT1a
Leaf Infer to Com.6 i06k Choice s. select'ns.s 90
sUGAR-There has been some auctuation in the rates
for Sugar the market opening on Saturday at slight i'm
provement, which was lost On Monday, and with some
slight changes SINCE closing yesterday at the range of
quotations. The sales of the week embrace about 5000
hhds, including 800 taken yesterday.
Inferior to Gom...3 f03H Prime and Choice. .44GD%
Fair to Fully Fair 1904 Clarified and 5s0TA
Weeks receipts, GAS hhds-Exports, 1882 hhds.
MOLAssEs-The rates for this article declined early in
the week. and up to yesterday morning the sales had
reached about $500 bbs at l61a01e gallon for Good
to Choice lots Yesterday 1900 bbls disposed Of at
16kAl7& p gallon for Good to Prime
We have noticed the sale several crops planta-
tion mostly at 1870 p gallon in the cistern.
Weeks receipts, STA bbls-Exports 1928.
FLOUR-The receipts of Flour have been moderate,
and with fair demand for export prices have been fully
sustained and lattery holders have realized improve
ment In the early part of the week $500 bbls
sold at IS S7O$9 for Superne, and SO 25OS9 SO for
Extra Brands Of St Louis and Wednesday and Thurs
day 1900 sold at S90S9 Is for large and small lots
Superne the transactions including $500 tons taken fol
shipment at SO 12h BILL Yesterday noticed salet
of 4eo bbls superne at SO IAN % bb and 1900 at about
| the same price.
| Weeks receipts, 2o,s65 bbs-Exports 1864
| CORN-There has been good demand for Corn during
the greater part the week. the range of prices in thu
early part being $780, but lattery with very small
supply on the market they have advanced to 95MS1
| bushel The sales up to Thursday evening embrace,
about II 900 sacks and yesterdays business confined
| to some resales at 81 v bushel.
Weeks receipts, 113ls sacks-Exports, 1911 sacks.
oATs-The rates for this article have advanced, ant
st. Louis have sold atterly at 6S072s y bushel. Th
weeks sales sum up about 1000 sacks including 900 take
| yesterday in lots at 72S p bushel.
Weeks receipts, 457l sacks-Exports, 100 sacks.
BRAN AND HAY-Bran has sold at a range of 81 s.
/ O$1 go 50 b.. Hay has continued to advance, tn
transactions 1ncluong ouu paies sortuerh thheh Ho vi
in lots S45 three hatboat loads Of Western
embracing 176 tons, at S4s@S4a 30 v ton.
! PORK-Prces of Pork have still tended downwar
under the influence Of heavy receipts and round lots
Old and New Mess have been selling at SlS0S15 p BIB
The market yesterday closed dull the asking rates fl
New Mess being s14 5OfO$15 q Dbl
Weeks receipts, 6,7s2 bbls-Exports, COS bbls.
BACoN-The supply of Bacon has been large, and Il
rates have still further declined The sales up to Thur
obS tho mar hpI
ing opened at sOS&e for Sides and 9s for Shoulder
and closed at e3s7e % Ii for Sides and Shoulders Ye
terday we noticed some small sales Of Sides at 607
Of Shoulders at ID y ID.
. Weeks receipts, 27O6 casks-Exports, 29S casks
LARD-The demand for Lard has been limited, and Il
sales of the week are confined to few lots including
kegs at IL x, and 20s tierces New at exc . fb.
Weeks receipts $50 hbls and 1858 kegsExports equ
3l5 kegs.
BEEF-small lots of Beef have sold at s17@$1s
Mess, S14G6sl4 so for M, o., and S13 5o0$ls 70 U
for Prime Half bbs of Mess have sold generally at So
Weeks receipts 1922 bbls-Exports 600 bbs.
BUTTER AND CHEEsE-Goshen Butter has been
moderate request at 25029e and Western l402of v
e according to quality Cheese has continued to sell
101S012e . ID for Western
RICE-There has been some demand for Carolina Ri'
and 800 erces sold Tuesday at the reduced "a
!. Of 5Ke u ii.
or 500 bbs during the week. mostly at 5S6o for Rec
fed and GOA coo p gallon for Raw, but yesterday
rates gave way and go bbls Rected were sold at abo
=, 52i055s % gallon &
u Weeks receipts, l464 bbls-Exports 673 bbls.
I'd BAGGINa AND RoPE-Kentucky Bagging has be
d dull at 155k0l61se and India at l20l2aS y yard
Rope has sold at s1s@s&e for Good, and 81 for Fan
d Marks Yesterday 100 coils Fancy were sold at &c.
IN GUNNY BAGS--we have heard of noimportant tral
lapIn, fbnsa
ID exc time and interest except forced sale on Wedn
day of 100 bales at o.
II CoFFEE-There has been fair demand for Coffee
ring the week. and the sales sum up about 1000 bags
On at seKs % tb, including yesterday 900 at O. and
at 9Ms q b.
y six cargoes embracing 26ses begs have arrived Fl
pm Rio Janeiro during the week. making the direct mpo
's since the LIST of September 93,l1 bags The stock
hand last evening was about $4,000 bags, against 49,
o | ut the same time last year. ~
onl sAIT-Ws hare no further cargo sales Of Mrerp