New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-01-06
COMMERCIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to the New orleans orsseent.l

Special to the New Orleans Creseent.I
HAVANA, Jan. l. 1860,
I'd. C5'escent-A Although so brief a period has
elapsed since the date of my last advices vet am
in possession of some not altogether unimportant
intelligence respecting the clayed sugar market
Without further preface, have to inform won "a
the arrival in town of some small lots of new eran
sugars, altogether amounting to rather less than
one thousand boxes. No sales of any of tbase
have, however, been made. The stock of old cron
was reduced at the close of last week to ahont
10000 boxes, which were almost entirely in second
hands: nor were any operations of moment report.
ed in these since my last.
With the retIsal ,of fith weather, which arai,,
happily prevails, the larger proportion of the
estates have already, or will do so this week. com
mence grinding Arrivals, to any extent of new
crop cannot, however, be expected previous to the
first week Of next month. In addition to the re.
marks in my last adyices respecting contracts.
have only to add that in addition to the extrayaeant
pretensions Of planters very heavy cash al adyances
are generally required, and in addition to which
any assurance to the quality of the sugar TO he
delivered is generally refused, consequently only
the crops of estates of established reputation are
sought after by intending purchasers.
In Mnscoyado sugars contract is reported for
a crop of about 500 hhds to be received on The
estate near st. Juan delos Remedies at IA reals per
arrobe, with a cash advance of $4,000 As with
clayed sugars planters demand high rates and re-
fuse TO give any assurance as to the quality of the
produce, otherwise more extensive operations
would have taken place.
MoLAssEs- No sales have taken place, nor rates
fixed for the insignificant parcels of new crop that
have arrived in town. 1000 hlds first receints ~
new crop, clayed, at Matansas, have been engaged
at reals per keg: and two parcels Muscoyado
realized 81 and 81 reals per keg.
From Cardenas have not any advices of trans
actions.
LARp-lah have nothing TO add to my last advices
respecting this article. The market closed heavy
last week. with stock of 1900 terces and barrels.
and 5000 kegs.
BuTrER-40o kegs from Philadelphia have been
stored rather than accept the low rate offered for
them There are now in store about 1900 kegs
III various parcels, Goshen, from New York,
CHEEsE-American, of good quality, suited to
TINS market, would at present realize $40 0oM
10 so per quntal
HANs-The market is pretty well cleared off of
the large quantity of inferior Hams recently re-
ferred to, and a good article is in brisk demand,
with an almost bare market
CLEAR PoRK-Tlie stock is large. Five boxes
from Philadelphia sold 30th inst at tas understoo)
$ll 90 per quintal.
RIcE-Rates tend downwards. Last sales of
South Carolina and Georgia said to have been
made at LA and l3 reals per arrobe.
CoRN-No sales of American to advise. Country
growth Is worth reals per bushel
POTATOES are in good demand. fresh and
sound article would realiya 81 to "a sn NOR IN
UNIONS are becoming scarce and rates tend up.