New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-02-22
connRRc1AI CORRESPONDENCE.


Special to the New Orleans Cfescent.J
HAVANA, Feb. IS, 1850.
iHss.-.. Seen after ny adriees Of the 9th
inst, per Empire City, our Sugar market was sgain
thrown into state OF great excitement, by the ap
pearance here Of buyer from New York.
The following contracts were understood to have
been entered into near the close Of last week:
A fine cropof about 10 900 boxes Whites and prime
Fellows at Is rails per arrobe for the former and 10
rails per arrobe for the latter also, 1000 boxes hne
strong sugars at an average rate Of 424 so per box
Of l6 arobes net, with cash advance OF 10000, to
bear interest and to be refunded out Of first deliveries;
also, 600 boxes good quality at 10 rails for No. IL
IL rails for No. II, and as high s27 per box was
offered for the crop Of favorite estate for the Span
ish market.
This week buyers have kept back, not feeling in.
clined TO continue TO yield to the demands Of holders
who, however, firmly demand 10 rails per arobe for
D. s. No. IL and other numbers upon that basis. The
stock here and at Matanzas is estimated at about
100 600 boxes.
MUscovApoEs-A contract was entered into last
week, varousy stated at from six to twelve thousand
hhds Muscovado and Molasses sugars to be delivered
at outports at 10 rails per arrobe onethird Of which
taken by the New York buyer above referred 70.
Dc1uQ Com
signed to his house. Muscovadoes Of good quality
are held at to 81 rails per arrobe.
M0LAssEs-Contnues to come in slowly, and the
demand being more active, the pretenaions Of holden
have increased Clayed is held at n rails and Nus
covado at 81 rails per key Of 81 gallons.
LARD-With steady, regular demand, rates have
advanced-bbls and tierces selling at $ls and kegl
at $40 per quinta The stock is about 400 bbs and
tierces and 20e0 kegs.
BUrrER-Is in demand. Sales on the 18th inst. Of
$50 kegs. ex Allan A. Chapman, from New Orleans,
at $40 per quntal, and of II boxes of lb jars on
the 18th inst, from store, at 37ac. per jar.
CHEEsE-Dull. No sale Of American reported this
week.
HAMs-Rather scarce and in good demand. Sale
OF l6 bbls sugar-cured and salted ex Allan A. Chap.
man. from New Orleans, on the 18th inst at s1s per
| quintal. %@
BEEr-Abundant and dull. No sales reported this
| week. Il
PORK (Clear)-sold on the 18th inst. 20 boxes 4
s13 so per quintal.
YELLOW PME-A cargo Of 122 900 feet, from No.
bile sold on the 16th inst at $25 so per 1000 feet
No further sales of New Orleans produce reported
| this week. ~
| FREIGHTs-More active, but without any material
Improvement III TdteS Inc following are the ruling
prices: To British Channel for orders, vessels q
small capacity, 35s. to 40s. per tun Coastwise, te
United States s73c per box, 50 Is to IS so per hid
and 81 to - so per hid Ito load at outpors) sugar
and s. 81 to 50 SO per hid. molasses.
ExcHANaEs-Have declined. quote Sterling ii
to liz per cent. premium New York, eco day bills
par to per cent. dscount; New Orleans, {short) .
to q per cent premium.
u, The bark Henry Warren arrived at Havana on th,
l4th inst from Providence, R. l., bringing the can
tain, officers and crew Of the brig P. R Hichtun
which sprung leak and became waterlogged on be-
passage from Portland to Cardenas The captain
officers and crew were taken off her on the I'd inst
lat rs deg. Is min Ion. II deg. 20 min. The schoone
Express, Boss, MASTER returned on the 10th inst from
Kuy Levsa, Colorado Rect, where the bark Lilli
Mills of Boston, Wotten, master, got on shore on 23
ult, and afterwards was driven over the reef int
deep water, where she came to anchor. The Expires
brought the captain OF the Lille Mills and load
her CARGO tmolasses) all Of which, 1t Is hoped, wi
be saved. The bark is represented o. being In
very precarous position, leaking badly, ETC.. etc.;
steamer is to be sent down to her, with the hol
that after she is lghtened by her cargo being taxi
out of her she may be dragged over the reef
The Express also brought to this port the capital
officers and crew of the Sandman brig Febo, wrecks
on the Colorados the 10th inst, on her passage fro
Marseilles to this port. Aseyer, -