New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-14
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS,



Business has been very active in markets during
past week owing to The weather during
part OF the time has been unayorahle communication
BY telegraph with the North and West has been Interrupt
ted and the supply Of descriptions of Western pro-
duce mas been quite limited Cotton has generally been
quiet and prices irregular but mostly favor Of buyers
Sugar and Molasses have met with fair demand at
steady pres Flour has lattery been rather firm but
the sales have been moderate The receipts of Corn have
been light and transactions limited There has been
fair demand for Pork and Lard while other articles of
provisions have been dull Business in Freehts has been
moderate at previous rates Exchanges have con-
tnued dull and foreign bills rather lower The in.
erruption in elegraphc communication has deprived us
OF the foreign accounts by the Collins steamer Baltic
which were due in New York on Sunday Monday last
The Gunsrd steamer which to have left Liverpool on
eSlst December is also overdue In New York
COrToN.-We left the Cotton Market ut the close Of
our last weekly review with rather active appearance
the sales of Friday embracing 1000 bales On Saturday
however, there very little demand, and barely 1000
bses changed hands during the day. On Monday also
but fer buyers came forward and only $500 bales were
dsposd Of prices being generally easier but without quo
table attention On Tuesday there was more inquiry
Rnd about 5000 bales taken and on Wednesday with
rainy weather purchasers found for barely 5000
bales generally at easy but irregular rates The demand
was rather better Thursday and with prices still tend
ing in favor of buyers e900 es changed hands Yester
day $500 bales taken making the business or
she week 2o0o bales the market closing rather heavily
at about the range of our quotations below
The receipts of the week $685. bales and ths total
receipts since the list September have 3 26O bales
against 9lo679 to tbs same date last year 81
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION,
Inferior. ...t... a * Middins Fair. o4z01o%
o@rilnsry s49 81 Fair l1@-
Good Middling,. 10 681o11laoo and Fine. %
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT &&
Stock On hand Sept ,lssa u, .l667a - 2'46s
~. yssterday..... o,14a-55s2eo COO 71a5
56s8s2 So o6o
Exported to date. ..... 1865 $3.50
yesterday -. lo,253=3491l9 COO $3.50
Stock on hand not cleared.. 21471s 27s9l
T0BAGG0--There was movement in the Tobac-
60 Market early the week. and Saturday about 500
hhds taken, Including 50 at 81 oil at g. 20s at
6At round. The inquiry has since been limited how
and have heard Of barely 150hhd sold including
II at ca, II (mosty Admitodl at 61se round, at T.
at tx AZ Illinois, about enethird Refused 696t
round; 4atT9x, and atty q Is,
Lugs............ 5sl16 Fair to Fine. 6I5kD75
Leaf Inf to CONT f0614 Choice seleet'ns.s az
sUGAR-The weather has nterfered somewhat with
operations in the Sugar Market during the past week
but generally fair demand has prevailed the sales
up $500 hhds of which 600 taken yesterday
and the market has been firm at our quotations:
Inferior to Conn., 03 Prime and Choice. A f04s.
Good Common .--f03H Clarified ..........4afd6
Fair to Fay Fair 31&603A .,....,.,,..............
Receipts, T169 hhds, exports 1856.
MoLAsSES-The receipts of Molasses were large in the
early part of the week. but with good demand prices
have been well sustained. The sales up to Thursday
evening reached about $500 bbs nearly all at l7sOl8e
Prime and Choice, and 140l6s y gallon for Inferior and
Ordinary qualities Yesterdays transactions embraced
1000 bbs at about the range of prices We have
also heard of further sales plantation two crops on
Tuesday, comprising 10000 gallons at 12Ke "a gallon
and Thursday of 10000 gallons at 12 in the els
tern taken for the West
Weeks receipts, TO- 261 bbls--exports 1924
X FL0IR-The supply of Flour has been light and the
rates have been firm during the greater portion of the
past week prices ranging mostly at SO 1896 S1 for
Ohio So 756 So 95 for superne St. Louis and S70S7 SO
Dbl for Fancy to Choice Extra brands The sales up to
Thursday evening embraced about 900 bbs and yeser
day some 1000 were taken, including atboat
loads Of Ohio to arrive Sc and 104 Extra Ohio at
81 n Dbl.
Weeks receipts, 1906 bbls-exports 2O170
CoRN-The market for Corn has been inactive during
the past week and with moderate receipts the up to
yesterday morning did exceed 10000 sacks, price,
ranging at 62069t y bushel for Inferior to Prime New
and Old, the ruling rates for good lots being 66667a
Yesterday noticed sales of 500 at 6 and 100 at
d94 p bushel; and also, eontract for 10000 bushels de-
Eerable in March and April $50 bushel and 100 600
said to be at 5Sf, delivered here in gunny bags
Weeks receipts, 165ss sacks-exports 1886
OATSThe rates for this article have further advanced
and some 10000 sacks have been disposed during the
week. mostly at 56@5Se but including some large lots
early in the week at sd, and some Prime Black Oats
Coz bushel Yesterday 800 sacks ST. Louis were sold at
ST. D bushels.
Weeks receipts, $3.50 sacks-exports, ss5.
WHEAT-We have no further sales of Wheat to re-
port but retain our quotations at 81 55Os1 500 =
BRAN AND HAT.-Bran has sold in small lots at 81 IS
M$1 40 q 100 b in sacks, and atboat load 100 tons
in bulk taken Thursday at 81 o5 p 100 Is. The
sales Of Hay have been large embracing nearly 5000 baes
Western at s24f0S25 p ton, mostly the latter rate
PoRK-There has been fair demand for Pork and
prices have further advanced The sales Of the week
embrace 5000 bbs at sl2 62sG0s1S % Dbl for Old
Mess and 140S14 so for New, the transactions inclu
ding Thursday 2ss bbls New Mess without inspection
at Sl4 S7E We have also noticed sales of Rumps
at sl06S10 SO y Dbl
Weeks receipts, 1882 bbs-exports, 595.
BAGoN-The market for this article has been dull and
we have noticed only few sales at 606sq for Sides
5&06se p 1b for Shoulders the latter rate for New.
Weeks receipts, 12l4 casks-exports T29
GREEN MEATs-There has been some inquiry for
this article and the rates lower On Monday 100000
ID Prime. Hog round sold at 67ss v H..