New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-09-07
NEW ORLEANS MARKETS.

TOBACCO. We heard of only hhds sold i 8 at w
and 2 at IKE q Ii.
SUGAR. Sales confined to small lots.
MoLAssEs . Firm, with sales Of 4s bbls Black Fer
menting II 1Os poor at r. and "a good do at 1915
v gallon. D.@
FLOUR. Market extremely dull and superhne st.
Louis offering at 81 750ST s74 y Dbl We noticed but
one sale: 100 bbs Fancy private terms.
GRAIN. Nothing doing in Corn. On Tuesday 200
sacks White brought S5e p bushe. st Louis Oats
held 55e q bushe and 500 sacks sold private terms
PROVISIONS. The principal sale of Pork 100
bbs Mess private terms of Bacon SO casks clear
Sides were sold at - and 40 of clear Sides at sse h.
Sales of Lard 800 bbs and tierces at L. and 100 erces
choice at 121Se q fb.
HAY We noticed sales of 200 bales Western at the
advanced rate of $40, and smaller lots at
p ton.
GUNNY BAGs....A lot of $50 bundles sold at
101se-bales held at lie.
FREIGHTs. We heard of no new engagement
EXCHANGE. Market dull at our quotations.:
Sterling. So. lms5S ID!tes1s =,
Esg York si1tydsy Bills cent ao discount
Sight Checks New York s05a p cent premium
By mail we have received the New York Price Current,
of the 3Oth of August late due and extract fol-
lows
Business although comparatively dull is slightly i'm
proving The il far advanced that country
merchants coming in quite freely especially from the
West and South The cool weather. and the disappear
of the cholera moreover, having effect to
mpart vitality to trade generally more buoyant
feeling in financial circles also begins to supervne Yet
it cannot be denied that the most fatterng view
take Of things they at is less encouraging
than that which is ordinarily presented at this of
the year The newest of uneasness
partial failure of the Corn crop in the New England and
Middle States and in some sections of the Western coun
try Anticipating consequences Of the most disastrous
and doeful character, hardly before enabled to
ascertain the extent of the deficiency whether there
is to be any deficiency at all worth talking about too
the practice for certain class of persons to feed
and keep alive the panic feeling in the public mind for
no other public purpose seemingly than to find pre-
texts for present specuations To this end the daily
have teemed with the most dreadful accounts of
the drouthsome of them palpable exaggeratons some
wildly wide of the facts and nearly all of that character
which would be safe at any rate to receive with few
grains Of allowance But looking at it in Its very worst
phase-f the Corn crop is not average YIELD or hall
average yeld should be borne in mind that we have
resources enough in great degree to make good the de-
fciency It generally understood that in consequence
of the very high prices paid for Wheat last winter and
spring. much larger of land was devoted to that
cereal this than before known. The croI
generally turned out well and nearly quite har
vested before the drouth began Now here is fact
alone far to the evil results OF the
later harvest Then again. the Cotton and Sugar crop
of the South were never more promising There fail
prospect that the European demand for the
will be active than last that what thu
farmers Of the Middle Western and Eastern States los
by short Corn crop is likely to be made in abund
ance Of the other leading staples.
Inc money mafket is quite easy PROVIDED tne security
ranks A /. On the best short dated paper Money
freely loaned at SOLO q cent though most of the offer
ngs at the discount houses what called second class
which negotiated at l2f015 v cent On call eo7
cent are the current rates The Bank Statement pub
yesterday is regarded favorable Compared witt
the returns of the previous week. there has been de
in the line of discounts of S1423O2s in deposit
Sl033s9 circulation $44l54 and an increase in th
amount of specie on hand of $141100 The decrease
loans show determination the part of the banks
strengthen their positions Such if carried to
extent is calculated to keep trade within sal
| and proper limits.
COTTON-A dull and heavy feeling pervades the maj
ket and, notwithstanding the stock sale is UNUSUAL
light prices have yielded fully one-eighth all descrit
tons during the past week Any disposition to fore
sales would in all probability result in still further re
duction There very little inquiry, and hardly bushes
enough doing to establish prices The estimated sales
three days 1900 bales the market closing dull an
) heavy. Wequote:
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