The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-09
aommsrrtaI 5nteIJigentR.
gRksoEEr OFFICE, 10. - GAIT sTEzEY,
Saturday Evening, Feb 8, 1863.

Saturday Evening, Feb. s. 1855.
CoTToN-The movement in the market to-day
has disclosed still further advance 10 every grade
Of tie staple. Advices from Liverpool and New
York have been Of an upward character through.
ont in Cotton, whilst the movement in Gold aud
Foreign Exchange also indicated a steady upward
tendency. IL is hardly necessary to say that our
market has been, in the language of factors
booming from tue opening to the close of bust
ness hut reduced TO realities, we have to report
another irregular advance of l614c u 10. upon al
classiticstions. The aggregate Gales to-day
amounted 30 a fraction over 1000 bales DESPITE
the fact of the very heavy recent operations in
the leading staple, and the question Is constant
propounded where so much Cotton comes from?
The estimate OF the amount on and going on ship
board is 65 eco bales. The tOtal nominal stock at
this port is only 9,547 bales and, of course the
amount exposed for actual sale on the 1T Of
factors and spectators cannot therefore b. very
heavy. The closing quotations this evening ruled
az follows, viz: Ordinary l55Ml63; good Ordi-
nary l7l@I72e.; low middling lsl8lS4o. mid
ding ls46gl9c.; strict middng l94Gl9tc.; and
good mlddling 2O0-c.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand Sept ls67................... 1881
Hsoeived previously 459j2-t2olSO
ls5 Us
Exported since Yesterday S5T ~ ~.
Stock shlpbOad this svennE....., 995I7
The exports this evening include 1910 bales for
Liverpool, 800 DdltS lot New oThs 900 DtlCS q
Boston, and III bales for Philadelphia.
sUGAE-The receipts to day embrace 225 hhis
which were readily sold at full prices. The de-
mand continues active and prices rule firm al
the following at quotations, viz:
Inferior.... C n Fully Fail. ...ls,islt = D.
Scod Gon C Cboic. ass sia~
Good Fair. 49,. $50. WhIS @ iiS,.s
MoLAssEs-The market is active under this
heading but the light receipts restrict operations
The receipts to day, 2l0 bills, were sold at S0G
SIC. for fermenting and SOC. for reboiled.
FLoUR-The market is quiet and prices remain
unchanged. Holders are Offering freely but buy
ers operate cautiously. lhe stock Is light, espe'
ciay in the higher grades, and operations for the
day have been mostly in jobbing way. Sales
reported are $50 bbls. OF which 300 aud 100 bbs.
treble extra on private terms, 100 and $50 double
extra at Sll aud 100 do. At Sll l2t Il Dbl.
CoRN-Ihe supply on the landing has been ex-
hausted, while that by the steamer Continental
has not been landed. The demand continues ac-
tive and prices are tending upward. The sales
to-day owing to the light offering supply. are con-
fined TO 100 sacks whlte from the landing, aud 200
sacks yellow from store, at 81 05 y busnel, and
800 sacks white at 81 024 Il bushel.
OArs-The market is quiet. The offering sup.
ply is light and the demand is moderate; prices,
however, rule firm, and sales were made Of 2jJ
sacks sc S5c. q bushel.
BRAN-we have no change TO notice under this
heacing. The market remains quiet with mode
rate inquiry and sales were effected at 81 IS T.
100 lbs.
HAY-The supply Of Western is fair, while that
Of the choice grades Is light. The demand is only
moderate, and sales to day amount to 260 bales,
Of which 2l0 bales Of prime Ohio river at s23 and
80 bales inferior at S2l II ton.
PORK-There is a better feeling ia the market
to-day, but with the light offerings operations are
limited. The sales to-day are principally for the
trade and in q jobbng way. There was lot Of
geo bbls. TO arrive, sold at S2j = bbl. II is held
firmly on the landing, and from stores at s2j 60 .
Dbl, and retailing st t25 75426 = Dbl.
BAcON-Con,inues in good demand, but owing
TO the light supply, prices are tending upward.
Saes to-day are 20 casks clear sides AZ l4c., and
10 casks do. at Age. - n. Shoulders are held at
lac, and sales we're made of casks at that fig
ure clear ribbe sides at l3ic, and clear sides IA
0l43o q ID.
LARD-Is in good request but scarce. The mar.
ket is very firm az full prices. Sales 10 tierces 81
lac. Il held firmly at in tierces, and l6ic.
Z n in kegs.
RIoT-Saies to-day IS tierces at lie; held at
1 &c. y n.
FKkIGHTs.-There is very active demand for
room, both foreign and cOastwise aud offerings Of
freight are plenty, bus with a scarcity of tOnuage
In port rates rule higher and irmer than noticed
in eur laet. We now quote for New York by
steamer lc for cotton, SOC. u bbl. for flour,
zoe. y bushel for corn, 81 q hid for sugar and 81
% bb. for moIssses. BY steam for Boston l L.
for cotton, 81 for four SOC. for corn, so for
sug or and 50 4 Dbl. for mo.Ssses. LiverpOol-Dy