New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-21
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.
CRESCENT OyFIrr,

Saturday Morning, January u 1854
The appearance of our general market has continued
without much animation during the past week the prn
cpa article in which there has been much done being
Cotton or Western produce the supply has been very
limited few boats yet arriving from tho upper rivers
For Sugar and Molasses there has been fair demand
and the rates for the latter have slightly improved Flour
and Corn have advanced with little on the market Of
either article since the early part Of the week Provis-
ions have generally been dull and Pork has sold at
slight reduction in prices. Freights have been
quiet and the rates have generally been rather
Later accounts from Europe by the Baltic were
published at Saturday but they incomplete
and unsatisfactory with respect to commercial matters
On Tuesday morning published the Europas adyices
which brought up Liverpool dates to the 31st
Der. They reported firm Cotton market at Liverpool
at that date the demand having been active the greater
part of the week. with sales Of $4,000 bales spectators
had taken 5000 and exporters 1900 bales, the quotations
closing follows Fair Orleans u, Middlng Orleans g.
Fair Upands ga, and Middling Upands 5zS06d p ID
These figures show little change these descrip
tons during the week but dispatches state that the
nner qualities had slightly improved.
The Cunard steamer Arabia with dates from Liverpoo
to the It'll is overdue and has probably arrived at
Halifax but prevented from getting her news by
interruption in teegraphic communication with the
North
C0TT0N-The Cotton market opened on Saturday
morning with quiet appearance, and the demand was
NOV Increased Dy tne partial accounts Baltic which
were published in the evening papers The the
day limited to about $500 bales at irregular prices
On Monday factors willing to accept rather easier
rates and purchasers found for about 5000 aes
On Tuesday the demand active and the accounts Of
the Europa rmness to the market the transactions
reaching 10000 bales Prices continued on Wednes
day when fully 10000 bales changed hands on Thurs
day there rather less animation The sales however
reached about 1000 bales at firm rates Yesterday there
fair demand with sales of about 1900 baes making
the total business Of the week 400o baes the market
closing steadily at our quotations below
The receipts of the week 20 sSs bales the total
receipts since the LIST of September $50 $40 bales
against 963, l07 to the same date last year.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior ....... a 81 Middlns Fair. 1o146DloI
Ordinary. s1s9 81 Fair il@-
Good Middling,. 10 01o4IGood and Fine. ID
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT
CoTTos-bales. ToRAcco-hhds
Stock on hand Sept. l, 1853: .1o,572 29,Ao6
80 yesterday.... 6,5lo-582s4o 10 1905
5e292l s677o
Exported to date. .37a,4lS ooa6
= yesterday..... 7494-886912 807-1osos
Stock on hand not cleared. ..... 100000 25967
ToBACCo-The inquiry has been active during
the week and heard of several lots Sold of which
So hhds 10 at ID, "a at IA and at Sd and 60 hhls
SO at 61S and so at 744.
Our quotations repeated as follows
Lugs: ...,..:.....5 66 Fair to Fine .64s07}&
Leaf Inf to COME ta614 Choice & seectnsS GD9
sGdAR-There has been fair demand for Sugar du-
ring the past week. and prices have well sustained
The sales embrace 5000 hhds including 1000 taken
yesterday generally at the range of quotations.
which the market closes with seadiness On
we have noticed sales of two crops Of 200 hhds
and one of 400 at $50 q tb.
Inferior to Conn., as Prime and Choice. A G34H
Good Common. s-l0S1s Clarified ....,..... 44GDe
Receipts, 6S44 hhds, exports 61o2
MOLASSES-The supply of MoIasses has been moder-
ate, and tho rates have slightly improved The transact
tons OF the week about 1900 bbs of which 1000
we're taken yesterday the rates for Prime and Choice in
the early part of the week being 1a0lSa but attery
1S0l8ff gallon Inferior and Ordinary lots have sold
at 15174 gallon. On Tuesday $4,000 gallons sold
on plantation, at 1919 y gallon in the cistern,
Weeks receipts, 9o8l bbs-exports, 5945.
FLOUR-The receipts of Flour have been very light,
and with good export demand prices have advanced
15D20S u Dbl, The sales up Thursday evening en-
braced II 600 bbls nearly all ST Dbl for Super
lne Ohio and ST. Loss, and 81 BOOST so for Extra and
Choice Extra brands. Some Fine Ohio also sold from
fatboat on Monday at Sc 50 % Dbl Yesterday the de-
mand active, and noticed sales of l100o bbs in
oluding St Louis in three lots at 81 p Dbl and 5000
in hatboats arrive soon, part said to be fraction
over that rate.
Weeks receipts, 1896 bbls-exports, 26r123.
CORN-The demand tor Corn mas Deen good during the
week. the stock nearly exhausted very early the
sales up Tuesday evening embracing $1,000 sacks
67@70$ for Ordinary to Prime lots On Wednesday and
Thursday the transactions confined to few re-saes
7075$ holders of Prime in store asking still higher
rates Yesterdays transactions confined to few
lots including 600 sacks Green 7o73 and 100 Prime,
from store, at 500 p bushel.
Weeks receipts 1900 sacks-exports, 26661
OATS-with small supply the rates for this article
we're very full the early part of the week, and we
noticed several small sales of St. Louis at 555st
bushe Tho transactions latery have been very Unite
and mostly at 554 q bushe for st. Louis.
Weeks receipts, $500 sacks-exports, 4zS,
WHEAT-We have heard no sales of any moment.
BRAN AND HAY-Bran has sold in moderate parcels
at 81 40Os1 As % 100 b. Hay has been generally lower
with sales at S2l 750S24 q ton, including Monday
1850 bales good Western at so 75t0s2, so q tou.
PORK-The market for Pork has a heavy appear
anee during the week. and have noticed sales of only
some 800 600 bbs mostly at $14 U Dbl for New unin
spected Mess Old Mess has sold generally in retail
parcels at S1S % and New at sl4 % 2 Dbl.
Weeks receipts, s5s bbls-exports 9O6.