New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-08-22
VOLUME XII.
ment. Would IT were otherwise but as ills not, we
ought to try to make the best OF bad bargain.
% Half A loaf ia better than no bread"
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New Orleans crescsnt.l

specisl to the New Orleans Crescentl
HAVANA, August ls, 1859.
Messrs. Editors: Holders Of clayed Sugars have
continued stiff In their pretensons since the date Of
my last advices per Empire City, the 9th insta mt,
and money being excessively stringent there has
been very little doing. D. s. No. IL continues to be
held firm at q to rias per arrobe and other numbers
upon that basis. The stock is estimated at about'
between this and Matanzas 100000 boxes-l10,o 900
boxes more than was in stock at this season last
year.
MoLAssEs-Very dull. -Four or five cargoes have
been shipped at Matanzas and Cardenas, for New Or
leans, at 81 rias for clayed and rias for Muscoyado
per keg of 81 gallons. In this market there has
been very little doing in this sweet.
LARD-Has continued firm at my last quotations
say $17 Is to SIS for barrels and $40 for kegs per
quintal The stock does not exceed 1900 terces and
barrels and 600 kegs. The Allan A. Chapman's az
rival is hourly looked for with 700 ierces and barrels
and 500 kegs.
TOBACCO LEAr-Is held at high rates, to which, in
some few instances, manufacturers have been co E.
PEELED TO accede, though generally such has not bee
the case. The asking rates for first, seconds and
thirds vuelta Abo is $lOO to $l4O for fourths, $50
to 500 for ths $50 to $50 for sixths, etc., etc.,
$40 to $50 per quinta There is not any other kind
| of leaf tobacco in stock.
C1GAns-Orders are received to an unusual ly
limited extent, and some occasions lower rates are
accepted. The following are the ruling rates: Re.
galias inferior to superior, $50 to $780, Londres in
feror to superior, $l4 to $50; Mar Comune, in.
ferior to superior, $l2 to $25 Fine Plantation and
Brens, inferior to SUPERIOR $l7 to s45 Principe and
Country inferior to superior So to sl2 per thou sand
CHEWING ToBAcco--l2 boxes from Cenfuegos
sold on the 18th instant at sls per quintal.
BUTTER-snpsrior (Goshen) wanted inferior til
abundant and dull. No sales reported this week.
CHEEsE-No sales reported this week; must refel
to my last advices respects this and all other al
tices in the provision line. ~
PorAruEs-very abundant and dull. No sales re
ported thiN week.
4 OSIoSs--,l62 bbls. sold on the 18th instant, e.
Quaker City from New York, at 81 80 each.
R1oE-Rather abundant, though as the consump
ton is large, present rates will probably be hfm !
maintained The sales of American reported sine
nv last advices are 25 casks from store on l3th
22O hhds ex Elite from Charleston, and 5S hhds. iroh
store on 18th inst, for all of which l34 reals pc
arrobe we're obtained.
cory-Both A uerican and country growth
abundant and dull
YEL1ow PINE is eytremely scarce, and in good d.
mand at from s3l to $32 80 per 1000 feet for steal
sawed All cooperage stock is abundant and dull.
FRE1GHrs continue very dull Coastwise, there
literally nothing doing. The following quotation
| may be considered as quite nominal: Sugars, 70
per box, So per hhd., and 81 50 per ITO gallons M
lasses To Europe, there is also very little doing
from 4os to 55s per tun, according to size and fla
of vessel, neutral and small sized craft having IL
preference. Shippers appear to have some doubts
the continuance Of the peace in Europe.
EXCHANGES very stiff Iquote sterling IA to 10 ps
cent premium; New York eco day bis), 8 to pt
j cent. premium; New Orleans, have not heard (
. single transaction upon which to base quotatio
=. o~ar *.*