New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-05-27
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS,

An improvement in Cotton has taken place during the
past week and notwithstanding the advanced period
s season. the transactions in several Of leading
es have been greater than during the previous week
The Improvement in Cotton amounts to fully Nd this
hsnge having brought about by favorable
fom Europe by the Atlantic and Franklin Sugar Flour
md Grain have continued at about previous rates. while
tobacco has improved and Molasses has slightly fallen off
The Cunard steamer America left Lverpooo the 18th
n for Boston via Halifax, but her arrival has yet
/ ANNOUNCED, both Telegraph lines being down
5hare had occasional showers throughout the week.
taa the weather has been quite warm.
CoTToN-At the close of our last review we left the
aarket irregular with prices in favor of buyers but the
week opened with better feeling the market in the early
art of the week being influenced to considerable extent
~ this favorable adyices brought by the steamer
anc and the sales of the first three days embraced fully
n5O0 bales prices for Mddlng and Mddling Fair quail
ties having advanced about one-qusrSer of cent The
Franklins gave fresh impulse to the market on
Wednesday and further improvement of 1S014e took
place in prices The days sales embraced II coo bales
The transactions yesterday amounted to $500 bales
the sales of the week up Al 900 bales at the advance
noted above
The decrease In the receipts all the U s. ports
eonpared with the time last is 45509 bales
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION.
inferior 5I<G6 Middling Fair. 9403 95a
n1aEsd1i.nlsry Fair 's1a6-
aood Middling. 1913 69lGood and Rine.... ID
COTTON AND TOBACCO STATEMENT.
corTos1balsa. TosAoeo-hhds
Stock On hand Sept. ........... 1852 29,a66
Received since. 49,. 1,33s,S95 27S4o
yesterday. 1379-1340268 90. $3.50
1,s5o,s4o 5s,215
Exported to date -. 1,0S7,93l 2l,572
81 yesterday. 1880 ,oa5,3l ooo-2l, 512
stock on hand not cleared. 80. 25551o 85,643
N ToBACCo-There has been good inquiry throughout
the week but, the number of buyers has not been
large holders have been compelled to accept inside
agure though the yara ton is not sufficient to allow
to alter quotations We repeat:
Factory Lugs. -. 47$94A Fair ......,...sh@7,
Leaf Inferior - 5aO61a Choice s. seleet'ns. x 0S44
The sales for the week embrace 145O hhds, of which
ih0 hhds. were taken yesterday.
SUGAR-The lower grades dull and difficult Of sale
but the better qualities being scarce in market command
full prices The sales yesterday embraced 400 hhds and
the transactions for the week up $500 hhds The
ciosing quotations are:
Inferior to COM fd21S Prime and Choice. 3a.05
Fair to Fully Fair 2s4f031a Clarified and Refi'd4 al
WORCESTERSHIRE demand for this article has been very
small throughout the week. and prices have been low,
The sales reach 5000 bbs Of which 500 bbls taken
yesterday at 1l312e for inferior Fermenting to choice
Reboied
e FL0UR-Thers is little no demand except for city
consumption, but yet the market has continued quite
firm and the sales for the week embrace about 1000 bbs
at 81 2507 80 for small lots of Superne and Fancy, and
~ 750SS SO for good to choice Extra. Yesterday thu
market very quiet and the sales confined $50
bbs St. Louis at 81 25G7s7 37h.
& C0RN-Prime White Corn has bee in particular re-
quest during the week while Mixed and Yellow have fall
en- of in prices Up to Thursday night, the sales had
reached about 600 Sacks at 552t for Inferior So
for Yellow and Mixed and $500 for prime White. The
sales yesterday 1000 sacks at 54056s.
oATs--The ruling rate during the week has been 400
fOr ordinary and 4243t % buhel for prime St Louis
still further decline from last week has taken place
$40 sacks st. Louis sold yesterday at 400 bushel
WHEAT AND BRAN-There is little or no Wheat In
market and have not heard of transaction of any
moment. -. There has been moderate demand 70,
Bran at 81 170s1 80 y 100 lb.
P0RK-The market SO far as this article is concerned
has been heavy The sales for the week embrace about
$500 bhls Mess, in round lots at s12 250S12 So and
Some small parcels at S12 75s13 q Dbl Yesterday tho
market dull at $2 80 Sl2 for Mess and the high
asst offer s12 for round lot.
Weeks receipts, 500 bbls-exports, 1860
y GREEN MEAT-We have noticed during the week, a
sale of Hog-round and 1870 casks Shoulders (dry
#salted) at 458e % fb.
BACON-The market has continued dull and inactive
since last review and have few sales report
Prices have ranged at 696t for ordinary to prime Rib
ped Sides 1905 for Clear do, 546624 for Shoulders
plain Hams 6h@7, bagged do, 707k, and good tc
Choice Sugar Cured 81 01oe q fb.
Weeks receipts, 1O71 easks-sxports 1o71.
bEEF-A large stock and little demand has caused tn,
market to be very heavy. Mess is nominaly quoted
sI4as14 so, and Prime at $40 5o@$l1 o Dbl.
- LARD-There has been considerable activity in this
article ard up to Thursday night, we had noticed sasr
O eut 600 bbls and tisrcss at s5 for No. and a fol
NOD aud $40 Prime at oS0oa 400 kegs Choice was