New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-18
Commercial e9nteIIigente.

rRrsnysT OFFICE No "a CAMP STREET,
Thursday Evening, May II, ls6B, |
Cyorr0N-The market has been very firm to-day.
Offerings, especially Of the better qualities were
light throughout, and all descriptions we're held at
decidedly higher figures. The demand was at no
time active OF general however, and transactions
have been restricted to $500 bales, which were
taken by seven buyers. The quotations this even
ing are 27M29c for ordinary, 3l@32c. for good
ordinary, 338}5a for low middIing and 36037c. for
middlinr Some few grumblers have asserted that
our quotations yesterday, which we now repeat,
were too high, but on being informed that we
could refer them to cash buyers for all that they
could offer at our figures, they very candidy &C
knowledged that they had not carefully noted the
recent improved movement Of the market,
STATEMENT or COTTON.
Stock on hand Sept lst l865-baes. no 8i259
RsSsty ID 324-6go 566
1885
Exported since yesterday. 9a .
Exported previously 90
Stock on hand aud on shipboard III
The exports are for Hayre exclusively.
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs-The receipts from the
coast since yesterday comprise % hhds. Sugar.
No Molasses. The supply of foreign production is
large, while that of Louisiana is only moderate,
and the demand is of the most limited character,
and there is not enough doing to establish quota
tons. Prices asked are llB@l2Bc. for common
to good common, I33@l45c. for fair to fully fair,
Isle for prime and lGe. for clarified There
were sales to-day of 30 hhds in lots as follows IL
hhds strictly prime at l54c., 10 yellow clarified at
1910, and 10 light clarified at Ice. - b. Cuba
Sugar is retailing at 139@l44c for Nos. II and ID
There is no movement in Molasses whatever, anc
we omit quotations in the absence OF sales,
NE tha trFlp
grades in the market. Prices are very firm ant
buyers are holding back for decline, but holder
are unwilling to make any concessions whatever
The sales to-day comprise 500 bills, IN the follow
ing order: 100 choice extra at $l4 100 extra a
$l3 so, 100 good extra at $ll SO, $50 superfine
$40, 200 do. at SO, and 100 extra at Sl2 u Dbl.
CoRN-The supply on hand is moderate and tn
demand continues fair while prices remain fri
with an upward tendency, and there is no dspos
ton manifested on the part of buyers to purchas
heavily at the advanced prices. The transaction
for the day embrace 5000 Sacks of which 400, 81
and 1000 white at 81, 5000 white and yellow
75c., 500 white at 95c. and 600 white mixed at IS
" bushel. ..-z. .-.s
oArs-The supply on hand is light, with We
good demand partly for shipment and partly I
speculation, bnt prices are very irregular Y
notice sales to-day of 2050 sacks, in the follow
order, viz 200 at 54c., 1000 and 287 at 53c.,
at 524c. 1913 at &c., and 14O and 100 at soc,
bushel.
BRAN-The supply on hand is light, but
demand is limited and chiefly of local charact
Prices remain unchanged The sales to-day W
confined to $50 sacks in two lots of $50 at 81
and 800 in secondhand bags at 81 Is 48 100 lbs.
EHAY-We have nothing new to note in
market; the supply of prime Western is go
but with little or no demand, and prices are 10
ing down. We, however, quote it at s2O@s2.
ton for ordinary to prime Western.
BACoN-Is still in active retail demand,
prices are very firm. Transactions to-day G
prise so tierces clear sides, at 100. 70 ID. We
peat our quotations, as follows; Shoulders Ii
49,, sugar cured Hams at 25@27c. u ID.
PoRK-There is but little of this article rem
ing in first hands, which is very firmly held,
the high prices as now asked, has caused spec
tors to pause, but there is still a good retail
mand at $33 5O@$34 % ID for mess.
LARD Continues in fair retail demand, "
prices have advanced about &c. % Id. The S
comprise 80 terces prime at 23c, y b. We q
itat 249o. in kegs.
BAGGNG-Is still very firm with an upward
dency, but there is but very little now offel
We nohce sale to-day of 100 bales on pri
terms. Dealers are supplying the demand fol