New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-03-11
coMMERc1AL CORRESPONDENCE,
.o,eial to the New orleans ortseeut.1

Special to the New Orleans Crescent
HAVANA, March 7, 1861
Mr.. Editor Since my advices per Purser Ham
burger of the steamship Habana, of date I'd inst,
the Clayed Sugar market has exhibited consider
able activity; the transactions having been made
upon the basis OF 81 to 81 reals per arrobe for
good current quality D. s. No. H. whilst partcu-
larly bright parcels obtain / to real per arrobe
above that quotation. Sugars below No. IL have
been sold proportionately cheaper. Good Nos. 9to
10 at 81 to 81 reals per arrobe but Nos II to IA
have only been obtained at the above rates. Low
qualities and damp Sugars are quite drag, and
when sold are at rates named by the buyer. My
quotations, based ON actual transactions, are as
follows D. S. Nos. to 10, to 81 reals; Nos. IL
to u, to G2 reals; Nos. Is to IA, to y reals
Nos. Is to IT. II to reals; Nos. Is to 20, 81 to
10y reals. Whites, according to quality, 10 to l2a
reals per arrobe, f. o. b. The stock of clayed here
and at Matanzas is estimated at about 100 900 boxes
against lis 600 boxes this time last year. Musco-
| yadoes dull at Al to reals for refining and 81 to
81 reals for grocery descriptions. crop has been
Sold to be delivered at Sagua la Grande, at Liz
reals per arrobe, the quality to be from good re-
tinery to low grocery. The stock on hand here
and at Matanzas is upwards of $4,000 hhds. Dur
ing the month of February there arrived in this
market more than $50 900 boxes and 5000 hhds.,
more than double the quantity received during
same time last year. The shipments hence
and from Matanzas during February were 70 1854
boxes and S944 hhds. against 3S.622 boxes and
TAOS hhds. during same month last year. The
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To the United States Chat were) 1926 boxes and
6l20 hhds. to Great Britain, 2l,77S boxes and
1856 hhds. to North of Europe, S94l boxes and
lis hhds. to France, Asa boxes; to Spain and
the ports of the Mediterranean, 30,975 boxes and
20 hhds and 500 boxes to the river Platte.
From conversations with various mercantile
firms find an opinion prevails that if Mr.. Lincolns
Inauguration has gone OF quietly, there will be an
immediate advance in the rates of our principal
staple products.
MoLAssEs-Still nothing doing; dealers anxious
to realize, but intending purchasers refuse to ac-
cede to their pretensions. My quotations, based
on latest transactions of which have heard, are,
Ciayed reals and Muscovado reals per keg OF
LARD-sti declining; $50 bbls. are reported to
have been sold at SIG Is per quintal, yesterday
but that is single case, and cannot be taken as a
criterion. The daily sales for several days past
have been at SIT to SIT Is, and kegs at $40 per
quintal
York on the 4th inst, sold at $50 per quintal.
CHEEsE-12 Cheeses ex same ship, sold same
day (al round) at $l2, and 40 Cheeses (Chester)
ex same ship, next day at S2S per quintal.
HAMs-14 bbls. eX same ship, sold 9th inst. at
81 rs Is bbls. yellow covered out of store yes
terday at $l5 and 81 do. do. do. at SIG Is per qun
tall and Is bbls. ex. Gen. Miramon on 9Th inst. at
a rate not made public.
CLEAR PoRK-6 boxes out of store sold I'd inst.
at $40; boxes ex Mary Lucretia from New York
on 9Th inst. at same rate, and 10 boxes ex Evelne
from Phtladelphla yesterday, AT SlS per Qulntal-
SoAP-113 boxes yellow, ex Mary Lucretia from
New York, sold 4th inst. at 81 so, and 2t7 boxes
ex Evene from New York, on 5th at same rate.
BEANs--136 bbls. White, ex Randolph from Bos-
ton, sold I'd inst. at 81 % per arrobe.
PoTAToEs-Severa parcels Eastern have sold AT
about 81 per bbl., and 900 bbls. eX Gen. Mramon
Mt about same rate.
ONIeSs-Two parcels Eastern sold; one at IS
per Dbl, the other at rate not made public; also
10 boxes of strings, at $40 per 100 strings.
EORS-50O sacks Gen, MiramOn from New
Orleans sold at 564c, and $50 sacks eX Eveline
from Philadelphia, at 43 reals (nearly 60c.) per
arrobe, yesterday.
RIcE--75 hhis. and 20 half do, ex Hughlif
from Charleston yesterday at III reals per arrobe
No other sales American produce to advise.
As ever -