New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-18
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS,
CREbcENT OFFICE,
EaturdaY Morning Eehruarv Is 1874

Our general market has continued to present fair APP
pesrance during the past week though limited supplies
have restricted eraons in articles while prices
Of Western produce generally has been firm During the
greater part Of the week Cotton has been active but
mostly at reduction from quoted rates the pre-
cedug week. Sugar and Moasses have been in good re-
quest and the for the latter have improved Flour
hiss gone off readily at full prices Corn has been firm
under the influence OF good export demand and oder
ate receipts. Oats have further advanced Pork has
been dull and dropping owing to the large supply while
other articles OF provislon5 have been firm Freights
have been active and steady Exchanges have been dull
and lower On Saturday morning published the
Pacic'5 advices from Europe embracing dates from
Liverpool to the 18th ult and on Thursday morning we
laid Africa before our readers bringing IN
our Liverpool adyiees to the 28th The latter reported
moderate demand in the Cotton market at Liverpool.
with sales for the week of 81 600 bales including 5000
speculation and 1000 for export Prices had given way
nearly all the decline for the grades
being tsiGl4d The quotations given at 615d for
Fair Orleans SID for Middng orleaus 81 for Fair
Upland, and 574d for Mddling Upland. Flour was
without material change in prices but Corn had ad
vanced Is Cd "A quarter The money market continued
stringent, without further material alteration. The
Americas the 4th inst from Liverpool ap-
peared in the evening papers of yesterday showing fur
Their slight decline in the Liverpool Cotton market and
quoting follows Fair Orleaus, sgd; Midding Or
leans 524d Fair Upland esd and Middiing Upland.
55d 2 Ii The weeks sales are stated ut $1,000 bales,
including 6OJO for speculation and export. Flour was
quoted at AS for Western Canal and ABS d barrel for
Ohio
COTTON-The Cotton market opened on Saturday
morning with unsettled appearance caused by the
favorable advces Of the Pacific factors unable
sell except at considerable reduction in prices They
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forward rather readily took $500 bales On Monday
fair inquiry, with sales of COCO bales and
Tuesday the demand active and 800 bales changed
hands prices remaining without further alteration On
Wednesday the weather uufayorable nOtwithstand-
ing which 1900 bales taken at about the rates
The Afrca's adTices whicfFappeared Thursday
ing produced little effect the market and though the
day opened rather quietly the demand improved and the
sales reached $3.50 bales Yesterday the inquiry
fair and 1000 baie disposed of making total for
the week of $500 bales the market closing at prices
mostly within the range of our quotations as below
HthIIy will sol
The receipts OF the week are Sc 908 bales against 8Se
for the corresponding week last and the total receipts
since the 1st Of September have been 1903 against last
| year for the same time 1874 GAS bales.
rD,.ro, New 2 5 a1 iSdbs Faf2 e@1o
Srdnfng 9 81 Good FAR %
| Good Middltng.. 9t40 9}sGood and Fine. ID
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT. 49,.
Stock on hand Sept /, 1853 So, .1o,572 1906
yesterday 100. i6i2s=797,5o8 1l6- s,922
so8o8o ss,8S7
| Exported to date 49,. 525063 13473
Yesterday -. 6227@53l, 200 O00=13473
Stock on hand not cleared So. 27679o 249l4
/ TOBACCO-There has been rather more movement in
the Tobacco market during the past week but the prin
opa transactions has been on private terms The sales
at 6}6f round % hhds at l4t 200 at 224 Old Crop
Mason county refused at = 10 hhds at 6ae 5S at ~;
5S at 52e round = at ~ and Yesterday 2d3 hhss
/
/ ut 534 Il hhds ut 52l and lI6 Yellow Bank at 694t
round. We quote:
Lugs., 06 Fair to Fine ....., 61z771s
Leaf Inf to Com. g ass Choice Il Select ms s fD9
| Weeks receipts 2,342 hhds-exports 34b9.
sUGAR-There active demand for Sugar
in the early part of the week and up to Tuesday
/ ing the sales reached 1000 hhds On Wednesday and
Thursday however the weather bad and during tbs
days only 1900 hhis sold Yesterday 1900 hhd
were taken, making the sales of the week 900 hhds
Prices have been steady at last weeks quotations
which werepeat
Inferior to Conn., @256 Prime and Choice. 3a9p49
f Fer to oG FuiS Fair 1 $751; Charmed IDo
Weeks receipts 1908 saeks-exports, 4944
/ MOLASSES-rhe demand for Molasses has been fair
and with falling ofaterly in the receipts, the rates
being improved. The sales up to Wednesday evening
embraced 5000 bbs mostly at l2Dl4t for inferior fer
menting, etc l5164 for good to prime, and 16 fo
choice On Thursday 1000 bbs were taken at 130 loo
for inferior good and 1s017 p gallon for prime
choice and yesterdays transactions embrace 1860 Dbl
mostly at the range but including $50 bbls Choic
at II Ia u gallon On plantation yesterday crop 0
10000 gallons sold at 10f p gallon in the ctern
| Weeks receipts, 14772 bbls-exports, 5t06.
4 FL0UR--With moderate receipts, the Flour market
has generally been firm during the past week, and goo
demand has prevailed during portion of the time Th
sales up to Wednesday evening embraced 22o0o bbs
range of 81 621a 0S7 So q Dbl for supertine Ohio, tn
latter rate for few from store the price for atboa
oads being 81 rs Since, fancy Tennessee has sold a
81 S7I, "a bbl On Thursday nothing of any momen
was done but yesterday the demand was good, and w
notice sales of 5000 bbs Ohio going shpboard at S
So and 1887 1.-TWO atboa oads to be delivered alongside
C0RN-There has been fair demand for corn durnt
the week and as the supply hRs continued light, tn
have been fully sustained The sales up to yester
day morning embrace about $4,000 sacks, at o2065i
for Ordinary and S60SSt % bushel for good to prim
lots Yesterdays sales comprised 5000 sacks at S5S7
and 900 choice White at $50 u bushel.
Weeks receipts, Is CAT sacks-exports, 22923
OArS-This article las been scarce and prices hay
further advanced the transactions lattery being at 4a
75e for Ohio, etc, and S56090f u bushe for St. Louis
Il Weeks receipts, 23S6 saoks-exports, 2IS.
BRAN AND lIAY-lran has sold generally in moderat
lots at ST 201S1 80 y 1000 lbs Hay has declined an
we have noticed sales of 17 from atboats at SSd
SIS IS q ton
PO&K-The receipts of Pork have been rather largt
and with only moderate demand the rates have bee
rather lower during the greater part week In m
early part noticed sales of 500 Belly Mess ST
25d Sl3 So but lattery the market been dull 81
0Sl3 % u Dbl
Weeks receipts 1892 bbls-exports, 1862
BAC0N-The Bacon market has been firm, especial
for Sides and have noticed sales of some 10 cash
during the week at 6}S 80 for Ribbed Sides 6a6s
for Shoulders and Sl01a and le for ordinary to extr
and choice Hams Yesterday sales include
SO cr7ks Sides at 81,
Weeks receip-s. 1888 casks-exports, III.
GREEN MEATS-There has been more frmness in thi
article In the early part of the week noticed sal
of 81 600 tbs mixed lot of which the proportion
Sides was considerably larger than that of Hams en-
Shoulders at 5& q h. and yesterday 100000 TBS at 81
for Hoground.