New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-10-13

throughout has been very quiet and the only sales
reported are 10 and 10 hhds! of yellow clarified
sugar at &c.,, 80 hhds low fair Cuba on private
terms and 100 boxes Cuba at about l23c. per 1b.
In jobbing way, there has been but very light
business doing at 114@l23c, for common, 100
l4c for fair, 14l@154c. for fully fair, 1870. for
prime, Ice. for choice, 1550l6c. for yellow
clarified, and 17c. for white do. In Molasses the
only sale reported is lot of 20 hhds. prime
muscovado at CSC. per gallon, but it is quoted by
the cargo at $4,000. per gallon. The imports for
the week comprise 18O hhds 20 tierces and 80 bbls
of molasses No sugar. The exports are 70 hhds.
of sugar and 46 bbls of moasses
ToBACCo-The market has been exceedingly
quiet throughout the week. Buyers for foreign
account have evinced but little anxiety to realize
while those for the local trade have been lod Sg
around very cautiously, with no disposition to pur-
chase, except to fill immediate orders The only
sales reported are few hogsheads for the city
trade for baling purposes, at full previous prices
The stock on hand is very small, but what little
there is here is firmly held at 3a@6c. for low re-
fused, light and heavy; 69@7c. for common leaf /;
7a168c. for fair do. 83@lOc. for good do. lO@l2c
for fine do, and l3@l4c, for choice selections
Lots for baling are held at 2O@25c. % Ii. The
664 hhds., of which $50 were for Spain.
FLoUR-The receipts of this article during the
past week have been very fair, but two thirds of
the amount received was for shipment to the
Northern markets, The supply here is very small
and hardly equal for the demand, especially for
the lover grades, for which there is very fair
inquiry, both to the trade and for shipment.
Owing to the high prices asked for wheat in the
West, but very little Flouris ground. Prices here
have ruled very firm, with an advance of 25@50c
93 Dbl. on the lower grades, while the better
qualities remain as they were at the close of our
last weekly review The weeks sales comprise
540O bbls. at l2@l3 50 for superfine, Sl2 5O0l3
for low extra, $I3 50@14 for double extra, and
$l4 25@l4 rs for treble do; some small lots of
choice family have sold as high as $l6@l7 79 bbI.
hQt they were of favorite brands. The sales to-
day include 700 bbls., of which so very choice
extra at SIS so; 100 do. on private terms; 100
treble extra at $l4 50 so double extra at $l3 so ;
rs do at s13 25; 100 superne at S12 374 so do. at
$l3 25, and $50 damaged at ST 50 The market
closed very firm, with still further upward ten
dency. The week . receipts comprise 2O,064 bbls.
two.thirds of which were for shipment and the
exports Ii ,235 barrels.
CoRE-The receipts of this article have been
very light. The demand, however, has been only
moderate, and what sales were made were almost
exclusively from store, while prices have been
very firm with an advance of &c. % bushel all
round. The weeks sales comprise 800 sacks,
at 92b@95c for white and white mixed and $50
9Oc. for yellow and yellow mixed. The market
to-day has continued quiet and prices firm.
Sales comprise 5000 sacks, in lots as follows viz
500 white at 95c, 300 and 200 prime yellow at &c.,
1000 ordinary white mixed at 923c., and 1000 yell
low mixed at 923c. % busheI
The weeks receipts have been very light and
amount to only 265 sacks, and the exports 1870
sacks.
OATs-The market opened very firm, at last
weeks closing rates. The demand, however, has
been only moderate, but owing to the rcity hold
became more stringentin their prices and asked
and, in some instances, obtained an advance of
| &c. f8 bushel The sales have nearly all been
made from store, and amount to 6450 sacks, at SO
54 and 55c. V bushel The transactions to-day
have been confined to 0sacks at 55c., 200 at Sac
and 253 ordinary at 53c. % bUshel.
The weeks receipts have been very light, aud
for the past five days none has arrived at all
the total amount is 1872 sacks, and the exports
1900 sacks.
BRAN-Has been very scarce throughout, the
demand moderate, but holders have been enabled
to realize an advance of about zoe. 43 l00 The
weeks sales comprise 2500 sacks at 81 20, 81 25
81 80 and 81 40 fB 100 TBS. The only sale to-day
was 200 sacks at 81 40 % 100 lbs. The weeks
receipts only sum up 331 sacks, and the exports
100 sacks.
HAY-Has been quiet throughout. The supply
on hand is fair but mostly in store, while prices
have remained unchanged. The previous sales
during the week comprise 400 bales at $25 for
ordinary and $27@S28 for prime Ohio River. To
day the market has exhibited considerable &C.
tiyity, and sales sum up 600 bales of which 100
inferior St. Louis at $40, 200 and 100 prime Ohio
River at $28, and 140 Bath at $31 % ton. The
weeks receipts comprise 596 bales, and the ex
ports So bales
PoRK-There has been fair demand noticeable
for this article during the past week. but it has
been confined entirely to our local trade. Prices
however, have undergone no material change
The weeks sales comprise $50, $50 and 100 bbls
at s35. and 15O at $34 SO u bbl In retail way
there has been very fair business done at $35 25
y Dbl. To-day there were sales of 200 bbls
heavy mess at $35 48 Dbl. The weeks receipts
comprise 2724 bbls, and the exports 1855 bbls
BACoN-The market opened very quiet at las
decided improvement in the demand, though
prices have undergone no material change, ex
cept for shoulders, which are in light supply
The weeks sales comprise 70 casks Of shoulders
and sides, at l74@1s4c. for shoulders, zoe. fol
ribbed sides, and 2O@2lc. 43 ID. for clear sides
and 20 tierces sugar-cured hams at 263c. fB tb
The weeks receipts comprise 300 casks and AIT
tierces, and the exports 40 casks.
LARD-The market opened very quiet ani
dropping, but later, owing to an improvement il
the demand both for the local trade and fol
export, prices became firmer and more regular
The weeks sales comprise 800 tierces at 1910
1870 70 b., and 500 kegs at 2o4@21c. u Ii. Deal
ers have been selling at l9c for tierces and 22@
223c % ID for kegs. The weeks receipts com
prise 9Ol tierces and 1888 kegs, and the export
equal to 2465 kegs.
STAR CANDLEs-Have in been active demand
throughout, while prices remained firm. The pre-
Vious sales comprise 900 boxes at zoe. for II OF.
2lc. for 13 or, 22c. for IA or, and 25c. for full
,, weight To-day there were sales of 200 boxes a
25e. for full weight, and 2l3c. for u or, an ad
4 vance of &c. since yesterday,
INDIA BAGGNG-There has been some lttl