New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-12-02
COMMERCIAL MATTERS.
REVIEW OF THE MARKETS


The supplies OF Western Produce in market con-
tinue very limited and have yet but small business
in that department to report Cotton and Sugar have
fair request but the rates lower for both these
staples Moasses has also fallen off in price In Tobacco
there has been movement and the market remains
very firm. The supply Of Provisions has been rather
larger and some descriptions lower On Wednesday
morning published the Baltics accounts in tee
graphic columns embracing dates from Liverpool to the
18th inst reporting firm Cotton market there, with
the three days preceding her departure of
bales, including 5000 for export and speculation The
Africas sdvees which three days later appeared in
our columns Thursday morning They reported the
Gotten market at Liverpool dull, the sales of the week
reaching barely $4,000 bales of which 5000 taken for
speculation and export The quotations given
follows Fair Orleans 81, Middng Orleans 51 Fair Up
lands at and Midding Uplands at 5kd q fb. Bread
stufs were without any change of moment The Money
market was stringent and consos had declined, closing
| at gl1z
COTTON . The Cotton market opened on Saturday
with lair demand and the sales Of the day embraced
$500 without any change of moment in prices On
Monday the Batc's accounts had rather unfavorabe
effect and prices irregular but purchasers
found for 5000 bales Factors disposed to make
Tuesday and 1000 bales changed hands at
easier prices but the market closed with much irregu
arity in the range On Wednesday COCO bales Sold
and on Thursday with the Acas adViees before them
factors lowered their views fully 7st p b, at which re-
ducon 1000 bales disposed Of Yesterdays trans
actions embraced about $500 bales making total for the
week of $500 bales prices closing within the range
our quotations follows with dull market
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior. .686 diddng Fair,.,-9 92@
Middling. 80. ~ 0SK Good Fair ........-S-
Good Middling.. .szs6sI Good and Fine .....--0-
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
coFFoS. dss.. T0R.e'oo ob 41
Received RsUsf ed s hlne s4aai6 1908
yesterday... T,512=35o75s 1908
377,436 25,615
Yesterday ...... =222sl1 1-1673s
Stock on hand, not cleared .l55l25 $3.50
ToBACCO-Thers has been an improved demand for
Tobacco during the past week. and the sales up
fully 500 hhds taken mostly for the Spanish market in
Guiding the following particulars 25 Low A. and r.. at
Cd round &c at and 40 at So; at So and 81 at 81
i at TX, at 6, and at 81; 1874 at 614D6. and at
A. and R. az exc round, and So at e2&c Is at 59@
6s so at go 81 at 62 at 61s, at ~ and at
, 81 p fb. We quote:
Factory Lugs. ..505A Fair ............6 497
Leaf Infe'rto Come i06k Choice s. select'ns.s 40
SUGAR-The demand for Sugar has been good thu
part the past week but the rates have fallen of
fully IN % tb. The sales embrace about $500 hhds, o
which 500 taken yesterday, the market closing
the following range of prices
Inferior to Com 2l9s1a Prime and Choice. 1908
+ Fair to Fully Fair .3Z94 Clarified and Refid 5D77
. Weeks receipts, 74l3 hhds-Exports e4s5 hhds.
8 MOLASSES-Prices for Moasses have tended down
t ward, the market opening at ls01Skf, and closing
17se gallon for Prime. The sales Of the week
$500 bbls of which 1000 taken yesterday. We hav
also noticed sales of some 800 half bbls
I | p gallon.
Weeks receipts 9227 bbs-Exports 5oss
= FLoUR-There has been pretty good demand 70
Flour during the week. and with limited supplies til
rates have been fully sustained. The sales up to Thurs
Cay evening embraced 5000 bbs mostly at SIS so fc
supene St. Louis So 62a for Fancy, and IS 1893 l21
for and Choice Brands Yesterday the rates
higher and the sales included $50 superne at S. u.s.
IT. in lots at So ST y, and 400 Extra at SO 12&0$9 rs
al barrel.
IN Weeks receipts 1914 bbls-Exports 1929.
CoRN-The rates for Corn full in the early pa
le of the week and up to Wednesday evening about 5o
~ sacks sold at 92D95d p bushe and mostly the la
ter rate with larger supplies, however, they fell of
Thursday 900, and yesterday 5000 sacks sold
T. several lots at that price.
"a Weeks receipts 10 626 sacks-Expors, 1865 sacks
OATs-This article has advanced and the weeks sal
up barely $500 sacks the rates in the early part
r the week being GO 362, and atterly 65DT04 u bush,
the transactions including $50 taken yesterday at 70
bushel.
~ Weeks receipts 2271 sacks-Exports, SO sacks.
ay, BRAN AND HAY-Bran has ranged at ST 500$1
at 100 H. the ruling rate atterly be ing ST So Hay
ng further advanced and 1900 to 1900 bales Easte
vii and Northern have sold at S290S35 D ton, the
cent transactions being at $3.50 S35.
PoRKThe receipts from the interior have been arg
by have noticed the arrival of 25G bbs Mess fri
ck New York, which have been sold at S22 % Dbl. Dealt
have realized s20s25 for retail lots OF Mess the ruiz
rates being lattery s220S22 50 . Dbl. Yesterday
40 bbls Clear Mess were sold at $40 % Dbl.
Weeks receipts, 6ls bbls-Exports, As bbls.
BAcoN-With an increased supply of Bacon in |
the rates. especially for Sides have considera
'as declined The weeks sales up $50 casks mostly
ing s0szs for Ribbed Sides, and o. q Ii for shoulde
Yesterday 27 cssks Sides sold at 49, 10 at s,
) 3 q at 81 0s5s4 q Ii.