New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-07-11
cornERc1AL coRREspoNDENcE.

Special to the New Orleans CRESCENT
HAVANA, July 8, 1859.
Messrs. Editors: The recently received favorable
intelligence from Europe, and the improved feeling
in the United States, has caused sudden and large
advance Of from to l rial per arrobe for Clayed
Sugars. This advance has been too sudden and too
great, fear, to be permanent, especially when we
bear in mind the very large stocks on hand and the
immense product Of the year. Considerable parcels,
however, changed hands upon the basis OF s to st
rails per arrobe for D. s. No. IL. The stocks here
and at Matanzas are estimated at about 100000
boxes, against 900, 900 at this period last year.
MoLAssrs-Is dull at 81 rails for Cayed, and ~ 10
rails for Muscovado per key Of So gallons.
LARp-The rates of this article have fuctuateo
during the week from SIS rs to $40 rs for bbls and
tierces and SIS so to $l9 so for kegs per quintal
The market closed yesterday, tending downWards, at
slsfor bbls and terces and $40 to $40 rs for kegs
mar ouintal. Stock on hand 1884 bbls. and terces
End 1881 kegs, including that on board the Re-
public.
BurrER-stock from New York, Philadelphia and
New Orleans very large, and the W. Butcher, from
the latter city has 500 kegs on board. No sales re-
ported since my last adVices
CHsEsE-s in better demand. 100 from New
Orleans, per Empire City, sold at rates not dis.
closed.
HAns-Americanr in fair demand. The following
sales have been reported this week 18th ult., IA
tierces, from store at 81 per quntal same day, Is
bbls. rather inferior, ex A. A. Chapman, from New
Orleans, at $l2 so per quintal July l, Is bbs. ex
steamer Commerce, from Baltimore, at SIS per quin
tai and on July O. II bbla from store, at $l4 per
quintal.
Bknr.-On the 7sth ult., IS bbls., ex 4. A. Chap
man, sold At SIS each.
CLEAR PoRK-IA fair demand. Various parcels
(Northsra) sold through the wesk at from $ls to
$40 per qaintal
PorAroEs-still very abundant. 80 bbls. Eastern
sold, on the LIST inst, At rate not made public.
yellow P1sE-Scarce and wanted. The cargo Of
the Martha Post from Mobile, sold on the 27th ult
at $31 Is per N. feet.
R1cE-In good demand. 2l4 hhds, ex steamer
Isabel, sold on the 9th nit at l44 rails per arrobe
l4a rails has again been offered and refused for the
| cargo of the Bermuda, (stored,) 400 hhds.
| FRE1aHTs-Have not yet recovered the inactivity
| of the last two weeks. Matters, however, look
brighter, and expect rather active market during
| the next two weeks The following are the engage
ments Of American vessels during the past two days
Ship Sea Lion 5000 boxes capacity, to load here fol
Falmouth, ETC., at Ats. Sd. per tun bark Osprey
1000 boxes capacity, to load at Matanzas for Fal
| mouth, etc. at els Cd. ship Hannah Croker, 340C
boxes capacity to load for New York, at 81 per box
i bark Whistng Wind, 1900 boxes capacity, to load
for Falmouth, ETC., at COS. per tun
ExCHANGEs-Du and tend downward. quote
Sterling Is to l6s per cent. premium. New Orleans
Short, to per cent. premium, almost without de
mand New York, Boston and Philadelphia 60 day
bills, Al to 6 per cent. premium.
As ever, ETC.,