New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-22
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans Crescent

special New Orleans
HAVANA, Sept. ls, 1859
Messrs. Editors: The sugar (clsyed) market,
during the whole Of last week. was in state Of utter
stagnation. Shippers have altogether refrained
from making purchases. The only transactions Of
which have heard during the week were few small
parcels of rather inferior quality changing hands,
at quite irregular rates. Ny quotations to- day
must therefore be placed as follows:
DIS. Nos. to 10, 6t@74 reals; Nos. IL to II, 74@
"a reals Nos Is to ID, s@s4 reals Nos. Is to II
5000 reals Nos. Is to 20, lo4@l1 reals. Whites,
according to quality, from II to l3 reals per arrobe
per lb.
The stocks here and at Matanzas are estimated at
about 100000 boxes, against about l3O 900 at this
period last year. There were not any exports Of
Sugars to the United States from this port or Ma
tanzas during the week.
MUscovADoEs-stocksa are decreasing rapidly. The
supplies are quite small. Rates remain unaltered.
Notwithstanding doing noninally, the rates
for Clayed are q reals per keg
LARD-Sales of various parcels Nierces) per
steamers Philadelphia and Desoto, from New Or
leans, at from SIS 373 to $ls rs. Also of several
ots in tierces and barrels from store, at slS to $l9
and of kegs, from store, at sl9 to $40 per qunta
Rates are quite Irregular owing to the inferior
diton of great portion of the stock on hand, and
sales have been made with reference to quantity as
well as the quality Of the purchase. Stocks are
quite small.
BrrTER-Of good quality and the ordinary sorts
is scarce 70 barrels Goshen, ex Granada from New
York, sold 10th inst. at $27 per quintal.
CHEEsE-Is in good demand ; IS Chester Cheeses
from New York, sold 18th inst at a rate not made
public. The small stock is in secured hands.
HAMs-scarce and in good demand bbls, from
store, realized 18th inst SIS so per quinta IL bbs.
ex DeSoto from New Orleans realized l4th inst SIS
per quintal % bbs, same ship, in white covers
all round $l5 per quintal; so bbs., from store, 18th
inst, SIG so per quntal and Is bbs., ex J. Will
lians from New York 18th inst, $17 so per quintal
CLEAR PoRK-Is in good demand (; boxes, ez
Hamilton, from Philadelphia, realized 9th inst. $ls
10 boxes, ex some vessel, next day, same rate ; and
I boxes, from store, realized 18th inst. $ls pei
quintal.
CoRN-The stock of American is rather large
Yellow is worth from to 44 reals per arrobe. Coun
| trygrown Corn has realized reals per arrobe.
PorAroEs-Very abundant and dull. Last sale
Northern and Eastern at rates not disclosed Ameri
can are worth So 25 to $3 so per Dbl.
RIcE-Abundant and dull. Last sale of American
reals per arrobe.
CANDLEs-Scarce and wanted.
CANDLEw1cK- were without arrivals or sale
during last week.
| TALLow-Last arrivals were on account Of candle
manufacturers. No sales reported.
YELLOW PINE-A cargo from Fernandina sold It'll
inst. at rate not made public. A cargo from ST
Mary's, and another from Fernandina sold previously
at 1874 per thousand feet.
SuGAR-Box SuooKs-None in the market, for th
first time these five years. Cooperage stock very
| dull.
FRE1GHrs-Continue very dull. There is not an,
probability of improvement for the next two months
ExcHANGEs-Ve dull. Nominally, the rulinl
rates are Sterling IA to l5a per cent. premium. New
Orleans (shor) to per cent. premium. New
York, etc. y-day bills, 8 to per cent. premium
MoNEY-Continues very stringent Mexican doub
looms, to Il per cent. premium Mexican dollars
on ship.board, 7 to 8 per cent. premium American
gold, 8 to 6 per cent. premium. As ever,