New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-02-04
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS
CREsCENT OFFICE,
Saturday Morning Fehrnary 4 1884

Saturday Morning, February 4 1854.
Our general market has continued rather active during
the past week The sales of Cotton have been larger than
had occasion to report in last weekly review, and
prices during portion Of the time have been To-
bacco has been quiet Sugar has been steady while Mo-
asses has atery been rather depressed Flour was ac
tive in the early part and sold at still higher prices but the
demand subsequently fell of and the advance was lost
Corn has sold generally fmer rates Barrel Pork and
Lard In barrels have advanced while other articles pro-
visions without change Preights have recovered
from the recent decline Exchange has been extremely
dull and the rates for nearly all descriptions lower
on Sunday morning the accounts the Atlantic
were laid before the public embracing Liverpool dates to
Jan llth They reported good demand in the Cotton
market at Liverpool with sales during the three business
days Of II 600 bales including 1000 taken for speculation
and 1000 for export Prices firm, but without any
actual advance, the market closing with the following
quotations: Fair Orleans 81 midding Orleans, Gt5d;
fair uplauds, 63sd.; and middling uplands So AID
p h. There active demand for breadstufs and ali
descriptions higher Flour had advanced Is 6d a
Dbl Western canal quoted at As and Ohio brands
at ass. q Dbl Corn had also largely advanced and the
closing rates Sos for yellow and SIS q quarter for
white. Wheat was also higher, and white quoted at
12s Cd p 10 tb. Provisions were in good demand and
prices firm, without any change of moment, The
ney market at London continued stringent and sonsos
rather lower the closing rates being 92c, Trade
at Manchester without any material change
On Wednesday morning published the foreign
by the Asia received by telegraph from New York They
include Liverpool dates to the 14 January with report
of the full weeks business The saes Of Cotton for the
week embraced SO 900 bales OF which 5000 taken
export and speculation Prices had generally been firm
but without any quotable change the market closing
follows Fair Orleans OK Middling Orleans 666 Fair
upands s3S and Mddling Uplands 534f06zzd q tb.
The flour market had been less active the demand for
speculation having ceased Prices however, without
any material change and the closing rate for Ohio ASS
y Dbl
Corn had been slightly depressed and the market closed
at sos for yellow and oils . quarter for white.
Wheat had been firm and quoted at Us Cd a 70 ID
for white
Provisions of nearly all descriptions have been in good
request and prces had been frmer.
There had been alteration of consequence in the
money market Gonsols had been more active without
shange in the rates.
There had been fair demand for Cotton in the Havre
and the sales had averaged $1,000 bales per day
during the week.
COTF0N-The Cotton market opened Saturday
with a fair demand and about 5000 bales takon
at irregular prices On Monday two heavy buyers
came forward and though the demand not general
the sales reache 1000 bales On Tuesday the great din
Guilty in negotiating bills of Exchange, and additional
frmness in the Freight market tended to check opera
tons and the Transactions limited to $500 bales
prices being very Irregular but mostly favor of buyers
The Asi8s accounts which appeared on Wednesday
ing gave impulse to the demand, and degree of st
dnes the market and about 5000 bales changed hands
This favorable appearance, however closed with the day
and Thursday theinqnry again very limited, and
the rates Irregular the sales not exceeding 1000 bales
Yesterday there still less demand and only about $500
TAKEN making the total business of the week
1000 bales the market closing about the range of
quotations below The receipts of the week AZ S7S
against 64OS3 for the time last year and the total
receipts since the lat September have against
1904 1T to the same date last season.
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
Inferior .....,... 5S6D 61a Mddlng Fair .l0l1Ol0k
o mdsiay Is 5sooa Fair .l0AG5- -
Good MddJing... 92l01O Good ami Fine. %
The receipts of the week
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
CorToN-balea. ToHAcoo-hha.
stock on hand Sept. 1853; 1852 2a,as5
>. yesterday $3.50. 124l1=674,o76 59-- 5 $50
6s4G4s s7,9ga
yesterday..,.. 3,G3G@i6S760 355-ll,3 1s
stoek on hand not cleared. ..... 2l5s88 26oeC
TOBaGCO-The Tobacco market after the large bust
ness of the preceding week has reapsed into quiet state
and the reported sales since the close of our last review
have not exceeded 400 hh embracing the following
4cuars: 1875 hhds at 1876; 80 at -; III Low Admit
ted and refused at 66t round % mostly Admitted at
62s damaged at . and selected at o. y ID we ys'
quote
Iues as Fair to Fine. ...,6 1s0T4a
Leaf Inf. to Com..6 c6614 Choice & select'nsS as
SITGAR-There hos been a fair demand in the Sugar
market and the sales of the week embrace 1000 hhds u
Guiding 1900 taken yesterday at the range of quota
lions The sales plantation include crop of 600 hhd
at s,&, and one of 275 at 41st % ID, We quote:
Inferior to Com. - as Prime and Choices GAS
Good Common. .:-@ss3 Clarified 1896
Fair to Fully Fair. 81 OSa
weeks receipts 1896 hhds-exports BAL
MoGAsSEs-The receipts of Moasses have been large
and though rather active demand hiss prevailed TIT
rates have not been fully sustained The sales to Wed
nesday evening embraced 1900 bbs at II 9lst q gallon
ooa IN nrma and aI6s for inferior fermenting