New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-02-17
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HAvASA. Feb. IL, 1850
| Ed Gesoeat-D During the past week the arrivals
Of Clayed Sugars in town have Continued quite
moderate; the demand has continued active ana
have heard OF considerable transactions at an adj
vance of rial per arrobe higher than my last auo
tatons say upon the basis of ten rails per arroba
for D. g. No. II. Two contracts were reported
last weekone Of 1000 boxes, crops Of two estates.
at s22 IS per box Of IS arrobes not, with $40 900
cash advance; the second, a crop Of one estate.
about 1000 boxes and 800 hhds. Mnscovado. Il
s22 so per box of 16 arrobes net for the Clayed
and "A iials per arrobe for the MuscoYado. With
out any cash advance.
These two contracts, it is anticipated. will pro-
dnce great influence over future operations. From
me unfayorable state Of the weather since the COM
mencement of the grinding season, planters tain
Of falling off in the crop and It is probable such
will be the case, unless there should be q steady
continuance Of fine weather, and NOT too early
appearance of the spring rains. The stocks here
and at Matanzas are estimated at about $4,000
boxes against 900 boxes at this season last year.
Mnscovadoes are also in good demand some 100
hhds superior grain sold at 81 rails per arrobe, to
be delivered at Cardenas, and 200 hhds. common
grocery sold here at . rails per arrobe. The stock
at Matanzas is about 1000 boxes.
MoLAssEs- Continues to arrive slowly, and finds
ready sale at A rails for Giayed, and 81 and 5x
rails for Musccvado per key Of 81 gallons.
LARD-Recent large arrivals have tended to de-
press rates to sl6 rs to $7 for bbs. and tierces.
and same rate for kegs. Stock quite large.
BUTTER Very dull, and difficult Of sale, except
at exceeding low rates. Stock in store very large
CHEESE Abandant and dull
HAAs-4u bbls ex Cahawba, from New Orleans.
sold on the LIST inst at sls and 50 bbls from Bati
more sold at SIG so also, bhls. yellow covered,
| from store, sold on the l1th instant at SIG per
| quintal.
| CLEAR PoRK-Abundant; 20 boxes from Phila-
delphia sold on the 9th inst at SIG per quintal
BEEF-Abundant. No sales reported since my
last advices.
PoTAroEs-Iarge parcels Of Northern and East
sold during last week at 50 Is to IS 50 per Dbl
osIoNs-Are not very abundant. Last sale, 9th
inst, was Eastern, at 81 50 per barrel and $40 so
per 100 bushels.
GAsDLEs-Rates are declining composition from
New York sold at sss per quintaI
TALLow-25s bhls. from New Orleans sold, it ii
said, at 81 25 to $l4 so per quntal
ToBAoco--With more favorable adyiees from the
Fuelte Abaio, belieye 1 may promise, If not an
abundant crop, one Of frstrats quality From the
Partero districts the 2dyces are favorable good
crop is expected. have not heard of any trans
sections within q month indicating any change in
rates. The exports this year are much smaller
than they were last year up to this period.
SuGAR--The market is much depressed. and
without more favorable advicea from abroad there
is little probability of any improvement
RIcE-Still abundant and declining; 214 half
hhds. per Isabel from Charleston and 20 from Phil
adelphia sold at l2a rlals per arrobe.
YELLow PNE-The demand Is quite limited. i
cargo from Pensacola sold at $50 per M.
SHOCKS Moasses, hhds. shocks, city made. soda
at 10 and 20 rails. Sugar do. dull at Is and ISL
rails Empty hhds., &c. Hoops-sh declining.
Of $40 long, in better demand, nt ISL.
BEANs--Rates are well sustained Egg beans
from New York and Philadelphia have sold at III
aud Ia rails per arrobe.
FREIGHTs-The demand has improved. 10 Brit
ish channel for orders, A to 49, to United States.
= per box, s. SO TO s. per hid. sugar "a to 81
per hid. molasses.
ExcHAseEs--De Declining. quote Sterling Is, to
Il premium; New Orleans tshort), 81 to 4 pre-
MUM; New York (eo day bills). II to u per cent.
premium. AS ever "A