New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-08-18
aew 0snus gag CrssesHt Saturday tau sugnst 49, 1865.

readily obtaining l9@lssc. for shoulders, 2l}c.
for ribbed sides, 223c for clear ribbed, 233c. for
clear sides, 26}e. for sugar-cured Hams, and 81
@27bc. D ID, for fancy brands The weeks
receipts comprise 33s casks, II terces and 10
boxes. Cleared, 80 casks. .....
LARD-Has been quiet throughout, although
prices have been steadier and firmer. The bush
ness has been almost wholly confined to a retail
trade at 223c. for prime, in tierces, and 24c for
kegs There have, however, been sales of l4O
terces and 100 kegs at the above quotations. The
weeks receipts comprise 1879 tierces and 200 kegs,
and the exports 65 kegs.
WHIsKY-Has been in fair retail demand at
81 25@2 So for good Western rectfed. There
were also sales of so bbls. of Western at 81 %,
and 20 bbls. do. at 50 20 % gallon. The weeks
receipts amount to % bills, and the exports 1888
bbls. .
INDIA BAGd1NG-The market opened firm at an
advance of &c. y yard on last weeks closing
rates. The demand has been very active and the
stock light The total sales for the week ran up 93I
bales at 80, S93@4Oc. y yard. There have been
no sales of magnitude to-day, but prices close
firm with an upward tendency. Dealers are sell
ing at sec. in rolls and Ale. y yard for bales.
| BALE RoPE-Has been in fair demand through
out, and prices have remained unchanged. The
weeks sales include l14S bales at lS3DlSac. % To-
There have been no sales of round lots to-day.
Dealers are supplying the demand for the coun'
try at 19c. D Ii.
| GUNNY BAGs-Are very scarce, and in moderate
request. The market opened very quiet, but
owing to an increased demand, prices have ad
yanced fully &c apiece. The weeks sales in
clude 100 bales at 264, 273t92sc. apiece. There
were sales to-day not included in the above, Of
| los bales at SOC. apiece. Dealers are now asking
3l@32c. apiece.
Salts in fair supply and demand, and prices
are firm at 81 9O@$2 for Liverpool coarse, and
| $2@s2 05 for fine from store. 1t is held by the
cargo at 81 759$l so.
| NAVAL STORES The stock of Rosin is light ant
demand fair, at 50 50 for common, $4 for No. 2
and 81 for No. l. Pitch is selling at IS q Dbl.
Tar at 50 50, and Spirits Of Turpentine at $4,000
q gallon.
suNDRIEs-Eggs are selling at 5@12c. q dozen
Potatoes at 81 75@sS % Dbl, Onions at s4@s4 81
| % bbl., Apples at $5@s6 so q bbl., aud chick
ems at $12@sl3 . dozen.
WooI-Is in fair supply but dull at 14@l7c. 70
berry, 1s@2Oc. for inferior, and 23@25c. fo
washed.
HoPs-Are scarce and dull at 80@85c. for Bel
gian, and 75e, % ID for American,
MATHS in limited supply, but dull at 81 so fol
Western and 81 9O@$2 for Canada.
BUTTER AND CHEEsE--Butter is in fair supply
but dull, at 25@S5c. for Western, and 43@45c. i
ID for Northern Cheese, at l59l8o. for Western
and 2lc. % Id for English dairy lots.
STAR CANDLEs-Continue in fair retail demand
at 2Oo for II o.. 22c for 10 or, and Csc " ID fol
full weight. There were sales to-day of a mixed
lot 500 boxes shaefer's at zoe. for IL OF. and Csc
| for full weight. --
CoFFEEZThe stock on hand is very light, the
demand fair, and prices are firm. The total sales
for the week from first hands include 43I sacks Al
i1S46319c. gold duty paid We, however. qoute i
at 190l94c. "a ID for fair to prime, gold duty paid
| Total direct imports since the war, 4,O55; drec
arriyals since July LIST, none received via Mobile
| 100 sacks. Total stock now in first hands, 26E
sacks. The demand for the country has beer
lqnite actige, and owing to the advance prices il
| gold, dealers have advanced their rates accord
Iingly. They are now obtaining 253O28c. for or
binary to prime in currency. me s-s-F
Il FREIGHTs-The rate by steamer to Liverpool il
/ I'd. for cotton, at which figure the Fire Queen il
now loading. Rate by ssilto Liverpools ID. u ID,
and to HaYre 14c ID ID. for cotton. By steame
Ito New York and Boston it is 30lc. % To-, ant
by sail 309.16c. f8 Il. for cotton Two ship
have within q few days been entered 70
I Liverpool at our quotations.
STILL ANOTHER BALE OF New COTTON
MessTs. Hogan q Patton, commission merchants
inform US that they have this day received tn
| first bale of this years Cotton crop from tn
Yazoo valley. It is from the plantation of Capt
| r. G.. Johnson on the Yazoo river, and is repre-
scented to be Of very fine staple.