New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-11
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Special to the New Orleans cFssssnt.l

Special to the New Orleans cresssnt.l
HAVANA, Jan. Z, 1861.
mfr. Editor--since my adyices per Habana
of the 30th ult., although holders have at length
submitted TO reduction in their pretensions, and
although the new crop Sugars are coming forward
more freely <there being from eight to ten thou
sand boxes now in town, and some seven thousand
boxes at Matanzas,) yet no operations Of any ex-
tent have taken place. The following quotations
may therefore, be considered almost nominal:
DIS. Nos.5 to 10, 81 to r reals; Nos. IL to u,
r. to reals; Nos. 10 to H. St to s. reals; Nos
Is to II, 81 TO % reals Nos. 18 to 20, 10 to Ii
reals. Whites, according to quality, l05 to Is reals
per arrobe, t. o. b.
The crops Of two estates, the property of joint
stock agricultural society, are reported to have
been contracted for, on delivery, upon the follow
ing terms 16 900 to is, 600 boxes Derosne Clarified
Sugars at $24 per box, 10 per cent. Whites guar
anteed, and from 1000 to 5000 boxes, not Clarified
at sci per box, with 20 per cent. Whites, assort-
ed, and q small cash advance.
MuseoyADoEs-F Further sales are reported at 6
reals per arrobe for Fair Refining. have not
hea*a of any contracts having been closed,
although some are said to be in treaty, intending
purchasers not offering more than q to reals
per arrobe for good current qualities whilst PLAINLY
ers refuse as yet to accept those rates.
MoLAssBs-The demand for England continues
good at reals for Clayed, and reals for Mus
covado per key of 81 gallons
LARD has again to be reported with rates tend
ing upwards barrels and tierees are worth to-day
$40, with only moderate stock, and kegs, which
are abundant at SIT per quintal.
BuTTER-Tn good demand. Last sale, I'd instant,
10 kegs Philadelphia, from store, at $40 per
quintal.
GHEEsE-In full supply; ~ Cheeses, from the
United State, sold out of store, Sd instant, all
round, at So per quintal.
CoRN-American is in good demand.
BEEF-25 bbs from PHILADELPHIA IS so
each.
HAMs-Yery abundant; 26 bbls. and 2 hhds.
sold out Of store, 4th inst, at SIG so per quinta
PeRK-In good demand. No sales reported
for want Of stock.
CLEAR PoRK-scarce and wanted two boxes
Of Philadelphia out of store, sold ron the I'd inst
10 boxes Philadelphia, ex Quaker City, from New
York, on the Sd, and Z boxes Philadelphia, on the
4th inst, all at SIT per quintal.
BEASs--1n better supply. Sales sc hhs. White,
ex Madeira, from Boston, and 70 bbls. White, ex
Louisa, from New York. on the 4th inst, at 81 81
per arrobe.
y CASDLES--Z5 BOXES GoHlpoSftioli, lroln OHiteu
States sold out of store, on the I'd inst, at $25 per
quintal. Sales Of sundry parcels Composition,
from Liverpool and Antwerp, at s2S so to $50 per
quintal.
Soar American Yellow is wanted. 80 boxes,
out Of store, sold the I'd inst, and % boxes on
the Sd, at 81 5oper quintal.
PoTAToEs-In fair demand. Last sales, on the
9th inst, Northern and Eastern, at 50 so per Dbl.
Os1oss-335 bbls. and 10000 punches, from New
York, sold on the 9th inst. at a rate not made
public.
APPLEs 1913 bills, ex Griffin, from Portland,
sold on the 5th inst. at s. Is each.
YELLOW PRE-The very large recent arrivals
have caused decline in rates Various cargoes
have been sold at $2T to s2s per M. feet. All coop
| erage stock very dull at low rates.
EXCHANGES Large amounts Of protested bills
| have been returned from the North, and conse-
| quentIy specie has had to be RENTED in place of
| them. Exchanges are now heavy. Sterling, l23
/ to 134 per cent. prem. New Orleans {shnrD II
per cent. prem; New York, etc., $50 day bls) 4
! to per cent. prem.
FREIGHTs Molasses freights to Europe are still
rather active, although very few American vessels
have been taken up. The following rates rule
IoBritish Channel per orders, Sos TO T5s per ton
TO United States, nothing doing
i Assyer. ~