New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-03-03
Commercial Intelligence.

BOROUGH BUILDINGS, Water street, !
Per Africsl Liverpool. Feb 4, 1859. :
Notwithstanding commercial operations are still
made with much caution, and speculation is confined
within narrow compass, the general prosperity of
the country seems to make steady though slow, pro-
gress 1t only requires certainty of political que
tude to insure an early return to activity in all
branches Of trade.
Money is in less demand, and rates are something
lower, being now a 24 for prime commercial paper
while consols have been irregular closing to-day at
95 at noon, after touching 95s yesterday.
CoTToN-At the beginning of the commercial
week the market opened dull but on Monday, with
the Africas advces to hand reporting diminished
ceipts at the American ports active demand COM
menced, especially for Uplands, which had been
much depressed, and continued with an advancing
tendency until yesterday, when the inquiry consdera-
prices remained firm, at an advance Of lie q 3D. for
the week Middling Orleans being now quoted at
6 1916; Mobiles, 6 1l-l6, and Uplands, 6 9-l6.
There is still large business doing at Manchester,
ahead but as there has come at last slight pause
in the demand for East India, with temporary dis
inclination to buy for the continent, prices have in
some cases yielded trife.
The sales this week amount to 10000 bales, of
which 1000 were taken speculation and $500 for
export. To-day they were 1000 bales-the market
closing steady. Wequote
ordipsFy G.S3'd. LNid Mddlins. g ~ ME
fEIIE|':EE1 EI:|::E. $S i i$ii:; FL: +. #
The subjoined table shows the imports stocks, etc.
etc., at this port from the lst January to date, and
for the past two years:
Stock Stock s sf 4. sas: @
lay ..e '"e -. - $500 so4oO ..
ToBAcco.-Prices are fully I'D. lower than on the
lst January notwithstanding the business doing has
been larger than for any previous month during the
past year, the sales being over 300 hhds consisting
chiefly Of Strips there being no demand for export
kinds. The total stocks are now IA, ,l47 hhds. of
American against 9,O6l in 1858, and 10,S7l in
1857.
SuGAR.-During the week moderate business has
been done at steady prices; the consumption of the
kingdom continues large, but scarcely up to that of
the same period last year.
BREApsrupFs.--Tie demand has been limited dur.
ing the week. and the general tendency of prices for
wheat, -four and Indian corn, has been downward,
but they are not quotably lower. The almost entire
cessation of shipments from the United States
to produce no effect upon market the prevailing
opinion being that but small quantity of foreign
| grain or flour will be required.
Hereafter all breadstuffs will be sold by the 100
pounds, centa our quotations are adjusted to the
new mode. We quote:
Western Spring. y 100 ooib.........,...5 3D. to S. 81
Mixed and White S. Sd to 10 s. Sd
Southern ID toos' I'd
Western Canal . 100 los 3d. to 10 lod %
New Orleans St. Louis, superfne l2s. 3D. to rs %
Baltimore and Philadelphia. ......lls 3D. to lis Cd
| BAcoN.-There is an improved demand for provi
sions generally, and considerable parcels Of Olt
American bacon have changed hands at about previ
GUS prices. The supply of New is on the increase
and attracts more attention Long Ribbed command
46s., and Cumberland Cut 44s. q 45s. The marke
| is bare of other descriptions.
PoRK.-The stock is still small, but is gradual,
augmenting With fair business doing prices re
main firm at 72s. a Is. for Eastern, and 67s. q lis
| N barrel for Western.
LARp-The market opened dull at 56s. U cwt.
| but under the influence of more favorable advice
from America, good demand sprung up resulting
in sales of some 5000 packages at steadily advanc
ing rates. At the close 5ss. was paid, and Cos gene
rally asked.
| Yours truly, JAMES HEWITT co.