New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-05-21
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Business in our general market during the past |
week has been altogether Of a moderate character,
Cotton having been still more depressed by the adv
ces from Europe, which announced the actual COM
mencement Of war, and the same operating to
advance the pretensions of holders Of Breadstufs
and Provisions which have found but few buyers at
the high rates claimed. In Tobacco Sugar and Mo-
lasses, moderate business has been done. Freights
have been dull without any material alteration in the
| rates.
Advices from Europe have been received during the
week by the steamers Borussia Nova Scotian Arago,
Vigo and Canada, the last bringing Liverpool dates
to the It'll inst They report the Cotton and Money
markets greatly affected by the condition Of political
affairs on the Continent, a further decline of Hold.
| having taken place in the former during the week,
the sales amounting to about 20 900 bales, including
1900 for speculation and 1000 for Export. Quotations
were nominal at I'D for Fair Orleans and 6sd. for
Middling Orleans. The stock on hand was stated at
40s 900 bales, including $4,000 American.
CoTToN. The market has worn an extremely
dull and unsettled appearance during the past week.
under the influence Of still more unfavorabe accounts
from Europe, with considerably lower offers on the
part of several buyers; most of the holders have
Withdrawn their stocks from the market. The sales
ofthe week have reached barely IL 200 bales compr
sing LOO on Saturday, none on Monday 1900 on
Tuesday, 5000 on Wednesday, 1900 on Thursday,
and $500 yesterday. The offers of buyers have mostly
ranged at about 1OAe@llc for Mddling, but most of
the business has been done at the latter price, the
closing rates for that grade being l02@l1c. " b.
srATENzEr OF COTTON.
Stock on hand LIST September bsles sO44s
Received yesterday o2
l.76o7s5
ExPosd SINCE sssri., .lsT so sost
burnt. llIoU l,6o5c5
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TOBACCO. The market has been quiet during
the past week, the demand being confined chiefly to
limited parcels of the finer qualities and the sales
have reached barely 500 hhds: OF those some $50
hhds. have been sold private terms, and the resi-
due follows: Is hhds. Lugs at &C., II admitted at
q, 16 at II, u at 81, l at O. IA at %, "a Mason
county at l0c., and II bids Stems at 1Ac U b.
We hear of no material alteration in prices and re-
| peat our last quotations.
| STATEMENT OF TOBACCO.
Stock on hand ls September. 1853 .hhds 2soI4
neceiNeu
74sa
EE1 1posd ,' ssts,Gs; EaM
Stock on hnnd not cleared 1856
SUGAR. The demand has been only moderate,
with an easy market for buyers during the greater
part of the week. The sales have embraced some
5000 hhds. mostly at the range of our quotations as
follows:
QUOTATIONS FOR LOUISIANA SUGAR.
%s + mi; dis4ss az s1sss
Weeks receipts, 3015 hhds.-Exports, 49,
MoLAssEs. During the greater part of the week
the market has been dull with dropping tendency
| in prices, and the sales have been confined to
about 5000 bbls at range of 2s@3lc. for
| Choice. We heard occasionally of some half bbs.
selling at 34@s6c u gallon according to quality.
Weeks receipts, A53-ESports, Ia
FLOUR. The foreign advices bringing the intel
ligence of the actual commencement of war in Eu-
rope had their effect the market by causing hold
ers to ask still further advance, but with light
ceipts and limited number of buyers the sales
up to Thursday evening were limited to about 1000
to 5000 bbls the market opening at 81 2o@s7 %
for Superine, and closing at about 81 70@$7 rs for
Superine IS 90 for Fancy, and So 25@9 so 9 Dbl for
Extra and Choice Extra brands. Yesterday the mar
ket dull and Dropping the only sale reported be-
ing 100 bbls. super6ne at 81 62a % Dbl.
Weeks receipts, 59l6 bbls-Exports, 3006.
WHEAT. =. The supply has been very light, and
during the week nothing of any consequence has
been doing.
Corn. Il. The demand has been active, and prices
are steady, and up to yesterday morning we have
noticed sales of 5000 sacks at 90c.@$1 05 for Ordi
nary to Good Mixed, and 81 05@sl 10 for Good
Yellow and White. Yesterday about 5000 sacks were
sold, including 1900 Mixed and Ordinary Yellow at
95, 90, and 9sc, 400 sacks at 95c.@$1 O5, 80
White at 81 O71, and 100 at 81 10 D bushel.
Weeks receipts, 1892 sacks-Exports, 1920.
OATS. About 5000 sacks have been disposed of
during the week at range of 6S@75c. u bushel, for
Good to Prime lots of ST. Louis
Weeks receipts 4676 sacks-Exports, l00
BRAN. . Our quotations range from 81 65@s1 10
10 100 ID. for Good to Prime lots
HAY. Western has been selling at 500 00@$2s5 SO
per tun and Thursday fiat boat load of Western
was sold at S2S 90.
PORK. q. The market was active during the early
part of the week, and up to Thursday evening we
heard of some 5000 bills. sold, mostly at SO OO@
$40 so and SO is for Mess, and SO 90 for NJ. o.,
but during the latter part the market dull with
a dropping tendency Yesterday 200 bbls Mess were
sold at $ls so " bb1., the market closing dull and
dropping and prices nominal.
Weeks receipts 2l7O bbls-Exports, 666.
BACON. There has been a still further advance
in prices this week, and lOO0@l2OO casks were sold
mostly at &c. for Shoulders 10 for Ribbed Sides and
l1a01llS % ID for Clear Sides.
Weeks receipts, 359 cks and tcs-Exports, 242t.
GREEN MEATS. The market has been firm, but
nothing of any Importance has been done during the
week until yesterday when we noticed sales of 2O0
600 lbs. at -, and 80 casks Shoulders at 7c U d.
We quote Shoulders at 6l@7c., Hams at 74@sc., and
Sides at s4@s9c. % ID.
BEEF. :. Our quotations are nominal at $l4 600
SIS 90 and GIG 90 % Dbl for extra and tavorte
brands of Prime Mess and Mess
Weeks receipts 50 bbls. and tcs-Exports, SO.
BUTTER AND CHEESE. old Western Butter is
quoted at 9@Dl0c. and new at lS@20c. Cheese has
sold at l203l4c % ID according to quality, with the
market nearly bare.
LARD. i. The demand has been moderate, and
prices have advanced with sales of l500@lSO0 hbls
and tcs at ll@ll4c. for No. l, and 1ls@ll4c for
Prime, few hundred kegs selling at l22@l3c. % 1b.