New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-21

superine and extra -four is limited and in good
request, and commands 2j01j0c. per Dbl over last
weeks prices, but the lower grades are abundant
for the demand. Corn is active with an advance
Of zoe. per bushel during .the week. Oats are
firm with an advance of &c. per bushel. Bran and
Hay are stiff with moderate demand. The move
ment and condition Of market can be better
understood by referring to the subjoined par
ticulars, viz:
FLoUR-The market opened this week at about
our last weeks quotations, since when time tlere
has been an advance of SOC. u Dbl. lor supelAne,
With moderate demand chiefly OF local charac-
| ter. For the low grades prices range at about
orr last weekly quotations. The transactions for
the week amount to s27S bbs., at the following
| rates. rood choice extra Sl3 50@14; extra $l3;
low extra 50 25; choice superfine S. %, and SUI
perfpe ss0as so ~ Dbl. The market to-day is
| ouet but firm, with sales of 1900 bbls. in the fol
lowing order viz: 100 bbls. choice extra at Sl4 50
200 extra at s13; 100 do. at So Is; 100 superfne
at So IS 200 do. at So so: 200 do. at s.; 100 un-
branded do. at 81 75 100 fine at 81 50, and 100
low common at 81 so y Dbl. The receipts for the
week are l6, ATS bbls., and the exports G4lO bbs.
CoRN-There has been quite active inquiry
during the week at sitter prices than those re-
ported on Monday and Tuesday, since which time
this market has been steadily advancing. There
is little or no corn now on the levee, and that in
store ia mostly damaged. Some 10, 400 sacks have
been sold during the week. the closing rates being
81 0O@Sl 05 for yellow and mixed, and 81 10 33
bushel for white. The market to-day has been
quite active, with slight reduction in prices. The
sales amount to $3.50 sacks, as follows 1900 sacks
white at 81 O5 100 at 81 10, 500 do at 81 05, $50
yellow mixed at 81 05 and 900 white at 81 o..
Some few sacks were sold in retail parcels at
81 07l61Sl 10 u bushe. at auction oday 5000
sacks damaged corn were sold at prices ranging
from Gle. to loo. z bushel. The receipts for the
week p 2}3 sacks, and the exports $3.50 sacks.
! OATs-Prices since our last weekly statement
| have been firm, with moderate demand During
the week - 800 sacks disposed Of at 5lNg
| SAC. + bushel, the latter being the closing rate.
| To-day 1900 changed hands at the above closing
| quotation, sic, in the following different lots:
1900 300 and 200 sacks. The receipts for the week
| amount to 50lt sacks, and the exports to 1851
! sacks.
| BRAH-The movement during the week has
| been moderate, and disclosed increasing irmness.
3O67 sacks have changed hands at last weeks clos
| ing rates, viz: 81 10 u 100 D.. the market to-day
has been quiet with an advance of sc. u 100 b.
The sales comprise 500 sacks at 81 20 T. 100 ID, IN
two different lots, viz: 800 and 200 sacks. The re-
ceipts for the week comprise 5449 each, and eX-
ports $50 sacks
HAY-The market is firm, with but little inquiry.
Offerings, however, readily command S20@2S 80
Il ton for Prime Western. The sales for the week
amount to $50 bales, at the above quotations. To-
day 100 bales were sold at SIS and boat load at
500 so q ton. The receipts for the week include
1927 bales, and exports G55 bales.
PRovIsIoNs-The demand for the week has been
mostly for retail parcels, but prices continued
firm. We have heard Of one or two round lots OF
Pork being disposed of, and also of some move
ments in Bacon and Lard, which are more fully
noticed in the following
PoRK-The market is quiet and prices are firm
During the week 200 bbls. of even weight Mess
have changed hands at SIS q Dbl. To-day another
lot of 600 bbls. sold at SIS u bbl The weeks re-
ceipts comprise 1855 bbls., and exports 593 bbls.
BAcoN-There have been some inquiries for
shoulders in small way. We continue to quote
as follows Shoulders at 13@l3Ic., ribbed sides
at 1Gc., clear sides at 1G4@l7e., smoked hams at
lSc., and sugar cured do. at 2223c. T. Ii. Friday
lot Of lis casks clear sides sold at 1G4c., and 20
casks Of shoulders at l3c. Il ID. The receipts for
the week comprise 10 tierces, and exports SO
| tierces.
LAKD-The market has been quiet, with no sales
of any consequence. We still continue to quote
lS3@l9c. in tierces for prime, and 2lc. in kegs.
To-day 100 terces were sold at 1s5c. T. ID. The
receipts for the week comprise 1919 tierces and 1G4
kegs i777ssss
Il SJNDRIEs-Good Northern and Western Butters
scarce and in request. We quote Goshen at G00l6jc.
generally incning to the outside figures, and dairy
lots at Coo. q H.; Northern and Western Cheese
at 24c.; English dairy at &c. Soap at l00ljc. and
Starch at GGfl2C. ~ II.
@SrAR CANDLEs-Thessmark is quiet, with very
little inquiry. We quote light weight at 1S4@lg4c.
F aud full weight 24c. u b.. The sales this week
amount to go boxes light weight at the above
WuIsKY-The market is dull and depressed with
no sales Of any magnitude. We still continue 10
quote rectfed 81 25@S2 81 per gallon. The
receipts for the week comprise 80 bbls., and
exports 1913 bbls.
SALr-There is a very fair demand for Salt and
itreadily commands 81 50 per bushel by the cargo.
Five caEgos have lately been sold at the above
prices.
BAGGNG-The demand for this article is active.
We heard of sale to-day of 700 bales at 2G@21c.
per yard.
out the week for Rio, at prices which exhibit no
alteration since our report of last Saturday. and we
continue to quote fair at 2OG2otc, good fair to
prime at 2o5@204c., and prime at 2lc., gold duty
paid. The transactions of the week comprise some
! 1900 sacks, which were disposed Of as follows
200 at 20lc, gold duty paid, 800 at 203 do. do, 80
at 233c, currency, for Sknnings "a at 24c., do do.
ia at 22c. do. do, 2l9 on private terms and the
balance of the cargo of the William and Anna,
consisting of 1872 bags also private terms. The
stock in first hands this evening includes Sl75
sacks. Total imports since the close of the war,
40.l77 sacks. Dealers are supplying the trade at
245@l27c. y H.. currency, for ordinary to prime
f FRE1GHTs-There is moderate demand at firm
prices to foreign ports. while that for domestic
. continues very dull. We republish previous quo
tations Cotton by steam to New York is taken at
5@fc. and to Boston at &c. U b., and by sail to
both of the above ports at &c; by steam to Liver.
pool at ID, and by sail at. 7.l6@Sd.; to Havre by
sail l40l2c. "a 1b. Therefis no Flour going for
ward to New York or to Europe, and we therefore
omit quotations for that article, as they are only
calculated to mslead parties interested. Two
ships were taken up for Havre to-day at l3d T.
; b. for cotton.
Liverpool Market.