New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-06
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Special to the New Orleans Crescent,l
HAVANA, Sept. 2, 1859.
MeSsrs. Editors During the last two or three
days there has been little activity manifested
in Clayed Sugars, although holders have continued
firm upon the basis of "a to rias per arrobe for D. s.
No. II, at which rates considerable parcels have
changed hands. The Sugars now in stock are nearly
all of damp or inferior description, and it seems
almost impossible, taking in view the stringent state
of the money market, and the usual facilities for OBJ.
tanning money being almost entirely withheld, that
the above quoted rates can be long maintained more
particularly the stock hand here and at Matan
exceeds that held at this period last year by
nearly or quite S., 900 boxes.
In MUscovADo SUGARS and MoLAssEs have not
heard Of single transaction except SO hhds. of the
latter taken for Valparaiso, at rate not disclosed
since my last advices.
LARD.-EXcept some 200 or 800 tierces, the stock
of this article at present on hand is soft Rates,
however, for that which have advanced, say to $ls
to $40 for terces and bbs and $40 to $40 for kegs
per quintal. The stock is computed at about 1900
tierces and from 500 to 1000 kegs.
BUTTER.-There is an improved demand for good
common kinds of this article, consequent upon the
condition of the larger quantity of the Lard now in
stock Is kegs Dutch, realized on the 25th, brought
$23 per quintal, and l53 kegs Goshen, ex Quaker
City, on the 9th ult., $26 so per quinal. Unless
the arrivals the lst inst from New York. four or
five in number, have some of the latter description
on board, the market is entirely bare Of it.
CHEESE enjoys a fair demand, and is scarce. 8
boxes of Island produce, from Port Principe, sold on
the 9th ult. at s22 per quntal.
HAMS are in better demand, the stock being quite
small. 81 bbs., ex Allan A. Chapman, from New
Orleans sold on the 26th ult at SIT so per quntal
and II bbs. from Boston, on the lst ins at SIS SO
per quintal. =.m..
| BEEF is in full supply. 1876 bbls ex Allan A.
Chapman sold on the 26th ult at $40 62t each, and
| 10 bbls., ex Quaker City, from New York, on the
9th ult., at rate not disclosed.
| CLEAR PORK is in good demand. Unless the re.
cent arrivals from New York have any on board
there is not any in first hands, 80 boxes, ex Quaker
| City, from New York, sold on 26th ut. at SIS pei
| quintal.
| PoTAToEs very abundant, but the rates of Ameri
can are well sustained. 200 bbls., ex Quaker City
sold on the 26th ult at 81 so EACH and ESQ bbs ex
same ship, same day. on private terms, as were also
1000 bbls., ex Albertson, from New York, on the
3lst ut., and 1899 bbs., ex John Benson, from New
| York, lst inst.
CORN, of Island growth, is in very full supply
200 sacks, ex Quaker City, from New York, sold or
the 9th ult. at rate not made public.
| TALLow.-American continues scarce and in gooi
| demand The want of stock has alone prevented
| sales.
BEANS enjoy a fair demand. A parcel of Egg
Beans, ex Quaker City, from New York, sold on tht
9th ult at 81 625 per arrobe.
9ELLow PINE is still very scarce. We have beer
without arrivals for some time, and there is not any
| in first hands.
FREIGHTs.-Vessels of small capacity, to LOAF
Sugars for Europe at 52s 3D. to Cos per tun are be
ginning to be wanted. Coastwse there is not any
thing doing doing.
EXCHANGES very dull. Iquote Sterling IL to Il
per cent. premium New Orleans, (short) to pc
cent. premium; New York, etc., eco day bills) 8 t
per cent. premium. As ever, -