New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-12-24

SUGAR. D.. The market has worn heavy and
dropping appearance, owing to increased receipts
and prices for most qualities have declined, the
greatest reduction being in the lower grades. The
sales of the week embrace some $500 hhds., the
market closing at about the range of the following
quotations, though unsettled and nearly nominal
for the grades below Fair:
QUOTATIONS FOR LOUISIANA SUGAR.
F Gde 10 Fiji; g. Pe and o shdiss s
Clarified and Refined iaess
Weeks receipts, 746e bbls.-Exports, 100.
On Plantation Crop of 300 hhds. has been sold
at &c. U ID.
MoLAssEs. With increased receipts prices have
declined l@l4c. u gallon, with sales of about
10000 bbls. during the week, mostly at 33@39c.
for Inferior and Ordinary, and 4O@4lc. for Prime
to choice, with 5000 to 1000 hf. bbls at 4245c. %
gallon, according to quality. On Plantation some
100000 gallons have been sold at 40c. y gallon in
the cstern that rate being refused for other choice
Crops.
Weeks receipts 1851 bbls.-Exports, 1902.
FLOUR. The demand has been fair, and the
supply being only moderate prices again showed
an advancing tendency during the past week. Up
to Thursday evening we noticed sales of about
II 600 bbls., mostly at Sc 00@s6 20 and Sc Is for
Superfne, IS 5O@$5 Is for Fine, and Sc 25@$7 00
up to IS 90 u Dbl. for Ordinary to Choice Extra
brands, most of the transactions in Superfne being
at Sc 2O@s6 Is U Dbl. Yesterday some 5000 bbls
were sold, including 1000 Superfne at =, $50 at
Sc Is, $50, in FIVE lots, at Sc 49, 200 Extra at -
6l5 in two or three lots at 81 co. and SO at sc rs
y Dbl.
Weeks receipts, 1922 bbls.-Exports, 6773.
Corn. With a limited supply, prices have still
exhibited an upward tendency. Up to Thursday
evening about 5000 sacks had been disposed of at
range of s4@95c. and 81 90 y bushel, mostly at
9O@95c. for Ordinary to Good lots, and 81 90 u
bushel for limited parcels from second hands.
Yesterday, however, the market was dull, and
some 1900 sacks sold in lots at 90@924c. u bushel
Weeks receipts, L, 233 sacks-EXports, 1885.
WHEAT We have heard of only one sale dur.
ing the week Of. $50 sacks Good Red at 81 rs 10
bushel.
Weeks receipts, $3.50 Exports, none.
OATS . The transactions of the week show O
large advance in prices with sales of 1000 to 5000
sacks st. Louis at 62065 and &C.,, though early
in the week few hundred sacks were sold at $50
SIC. % bushel.
Weeks receipts 600 sacks exports go.
BRAN . Prices have further advanced, and the
range latterly has been 81 4o@sl so % 100 lbs.
most of the transactions being at the latter rate
HAY. We noticed sales of some 5000 bales
Western during the week at about 500 00@s3O Ot
70 tun, several hundred bales Eastern on pri-
vate terms, and yesterday 1900 bales Eastern al
s2s u tun.
PoRK.. Prices have been firm at SIT 90 % Dbl.
for Ness and up to Thursday evening some 5000
bbls. were sold at that rate. This also being the
rate for retail parcels from second hands. Yester-
| dav 35O bbs. Mess sold at SIT f3bbl.
The stock at the Inspection Warehouses on the
1st inst. was 6,2l2 bbls., of all kinds.
Weeks receipts, 3402 bbls.-Exports, no.
| BACON . The receipts have been very light, and
the sales of the week have been confined to about
| 100 hhds Small lots of Shoulders selling at Ss@
&c., Ribbed Sides at 1O4@lol, and Clear Sides at
| l2lal2Sc. 70 ID. Hams are scarce and prices
| nominal. 5
Weeks receipts, 5s3 cks. and tcs.-Exports, 50.
| GREEN MEATS . We have noticed further sales
Of 100 casks Shoulders private terms, rs 900 lbs
in bulk at Sc. for Shoulders and Sides, and Sc. y
b. for HAMS and II, 900 lbs. in casks at SIC. for
Shoulders and Sides, and 94c. % ID. for Hams.
BEEF. The market during the past week has
been heavy and defiressed small lots of Extra
Prime Mess selling at sl3 90 % bbl., and lot Of
I! 3ls hbs. Prime sold at IS 90.