New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-10-07
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
,eoial to the New Orleans Crescent.

HAVANA, Oct 3, 1859.
Nessrs Editor:-Until within the last three or
four days Sugar market continued much de-
pressed, as last advised when suddenly consider
able advance took place, and several large parcels
were purchased upon the basis of s rals for D. S.
No. II. Since then holders have become more firm
in their preteDsons at the above rate, which, from
the more favorable accounts recently received from
the United States, including the probability of
short crop in your State it is probable the following
quotations. Tor strictly rsclass goods will rule here
for sometime to come, the more especially as we
have unfavorable accounts Of the growing crop from
at least one of the large sugar growing districts in
this island My quotations today, based upon the
latest operations, are as follows
ID. s. Nos. to 10, Ct to d rias Nos IL to H. "a
to rals; Nos l3 to IA, 81 to 81 rials Nos. Is to
H. 8 to 10 rals; Nos Is to 20, l09 to III rails
Whites according to quality, ll4 to 13a rails per
arrobe o. b. The stock between this and Matanzas
is computed at about LIS 900 boxes against l25 900
at this period last year.
For Muscovados there has been but little general
demand, although 400 hhds "fully fair grocery
were reported few days ago as sold at Cardenas at
rails per arrobe, which, under the existing state of
matters is rather a low rate.
| MoLAssEs-Contnues without any operations.
| LARD-Rates may be considered as nominal, as
| with small stock sales have been made according
to quantity and quality The rates quoted all last
week, by the ''operaciones de Muelie" were slS to
SIS Is for bbs., and $ls to $40 Is for kegs per
quintal, whilst the quotations of the "Prce Current
are fifty cents Per quintal below those rates. sup
pose will be safer to consider the latter authority
as the more correct know it derives its informa.
tion respecting this article from of the parties in
charge of the stores whence the daily sales are made
The stock is Gl5 tierces and bbls. and l23O kegs.
BUTTER-C Continues scarce and in active demand.
| CHEEsE-A cargo from Rotterdam, round cheese
and patagrass, was realized at rate not disclosed,
and another cargo from the port, of same quail
tiles, at s2S per quintal and afterwards again sold
among the dealers-the round Cheese at $29 and the
patagrass at s32 rs per quintal Another cargo
from the port had previously been sold "to ar.
rive" at $2S per quintal.
HAMs-Scarce and in good demand % bbls., ex
steamship Grenada, from New Orleans, sold Oath ult
at SIS so, and As bbs., ex Tallulah from New Or.
leans, on 26th ult. at SIS per quntal.
BEEF-l5 bbls., ex Tallulah, sold 9th ult. at $l2
each.
CLEAR PoRK-Is in good demand s boxes, ez
Tallulah, sold 2eth ult at $l7, and 10 boxes from
Philadelphia on the lst inst. at SIS per quinta.
rals per arrobe Country growth is worth from S tc
81 rials per arrobe.
PorAroEs.-Recent arrivals having been smaller
Smith, from Charleston, realized on the 29th ut
So so per bbl, and l5O bbls., ex Topeka, from New
York, 30th ut., sold at rate not made public.
ONIoNs-Have also improved a little; 10 bbls., ez
G. T. Smith, from Charleston, sold Goth ult at So sc
each, and 5000 punches, ex Topeka, from New York
on 30th ult., at a rate not made public.
CANDLES OF ali descriptions are scarce auI
wanted.
FLouR-2oO bbls. from New Orleans realized
$l1 so per Dbl.
YELLOW PINE-1s in good demand %, ,0S2 feet
ex G. T. Smith, from Charleston, sold 9th ult at $50
per thousand feet, and the cargo of bark Sam Shep
herd, from Pensacola, rather inferior and badly as
sorted, at $32 so per thousand feet.
EMPTY HHDs.-very dull. Last sales at 50 %
each. Sugar and Molasses hogsheads in very limited
demand.
Hoors-R. l. very dull Long at $45, Short at 49,
per thousand. -. u...-
FRElGHTs - Coastwise have slightly improved
while the demand has been quite equal to the usua
course of business for the period of the year. To th
United States two vessels were taken up in the earl
paft ol ihst week AT ioc anu St5 per nOX ana 10
ward the close of the week three or four others
ST. per box. To the British Channel for orders rate
may be considered firm, at from e. l2s Cd. Il
E3 2s. Sd.
ExcHASGEs-Rule high and firm quote Sterlin,
10 to l6 per cent premium New Orleans (short
CT to per cent. premium New York, etc. (6O da
bills) to 81 per cent. premium American Gold
worth to per cent. premium Mexican Doubloon
II to IL per cent. premium Mexican Dollars on shi
board to per cent premium. As ever,
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