The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-19
COTTON STATEMENT.


Exported previously
Stock on hand and on shiDbO.rd this IS Sos
The exports this evening include lis bales for
Boston. les bales for New York. 1880 bales for
ST. Petersburg and 34l2 bales for Havre.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-There were no receipts,
and consequently no business done in domestic
productions to-day, except at retail so hhds.
Cuba Molasses sold to-day on private terms. In
foreign Sugars prices are too irregular for accur-
ate quotations. Cuba Molasses is quoted nominAlly
at 47615sc. q gallon. In Louisiana Sugar a retail
business is doing at Is 41l54c. for prime, l6 l63c.
for yellow clarified and l7Gl74c y D. for white.
FLoUR-The market is quiet and dull. Prices,
however, are nOminally unchanged. We still
quote superfne AT 50 rs II Dbl. Sales to-day are
1850 bbls of which 600 bbls. superfne, single and
double extra, and 100, $50. 230 and 300 bbls.
treble do private terms, and so bbls. choice at
SIS 25 a Dbl.
CoRN-The unfavorable weather to day pre-
vented heavy operations. The supply on the
landing is light, and. with moderate demand,
prices remain steady. Sales to-day are 4l97
sacks as follows: 254, 400 and 500 white at
81 Oh 500 sacks in lots at 81 0l0l OF, 800
sacks white at 81 OF, and 500 sacks do. at 81 o..
Yesterday morning., not previously reported,
a lot of 943 sacks white sold at 81 OIL d bushe
OATs-Are held at use. u bushel. There were
no sales reported today.
BRAN-There were no sales to-day. We still
quote 81 IS u 100 bbls from the landing.
HAY-The market, owing principally to I'M
We heard of no sales, but still quote Sl9GH 50
for fair TO choice Ohio river.
PoRK-There is a better feeling In the mar
ket to-day, although no quotable change in
prices. The stock on hand, already heavy, IS
being enlarged by liberal receipts. which,
with the limited demand for consump-
ton, tends 10 destroy the confidence Of
buyers; but the continued favorable advices
from the West, quoting great irmntss in the mar
kets there, although they have not created much
animation here, yet have given much tone to our
market, and prices rule decidedly trmer. Sales
TO day are GOO bbls., of which 100 bbs. private
terms, 400 bbls. mess at s27 Is, and 100 bbs. do.
at S27 so ~ Dbl.
BAcoN-ibe market ia dull, with scarcely a
nominal inquiry from buyers. Prices are too uu-
settled for accurate quotations, but we quote
nominally, as approximating figures, l330l3lc.
for shoulders and l74@lSc. for clear sides. Sales
to-day are 60 terces hams, Of which so tierces
heated at lS4c. and 10 uerces choice at l95c. Il
pound.
LARD-There is more inquiry to-day and firmer
feeling in the market. Sales are 2S5 tierce5 and
100 kegs as follows 200 tierces prime on private
terms; rs and 10 tierces do. at TO-, and Is and
rs kegs do. at Isle. Il ID.
FREIaHTs-No change Of any moment 10
notice. Offerings of cotton coastwise are light
and freights foreign are depressed. Wequote: BY
steam to Liverpool 9-l6@sd. for cotton, l64d. for
corn, COS. tobacco. Liverpool by sail, TO NIL
up British and American, !. and for con-
sgnments, O. for cotton, 94lOd. for corn,
and AOs. for tobacco. To New York by ST A.
err, &c. for cotton, lSc. for corn, Csc. for Hour,
New York by sail, &c. for cotton, l5c. for corn
and CSC for -four. TO Boston by steam, lie. for
by SAN. &C. for cotton, l5c. for corn and Csc.
for -four. To Bremen by sail, cotton nominal
and 4Os. for tobacco. To Havre by sail, &c.
for cotton.