The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-13
Commercial 3nttuiQenfe.
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amounted to only $500 bales. and the market
closed weak at the subjoined figures, which, as
inside rates yesterday, have become the extreme
outside quotations this evening, VIZ Ordmsry
-@22tc., middling -@23c., and strict middling
-@2Slc.
stock hand September l. is6s............. SOS
Reesi-sa s,nss YESTERDAY ......-....-.. sxS ,,a
Exported today. ASS
Exoortsd previously. .......-Soao1 2s.S20
stock on hand and on shpbosrd. .lI7g7
Exports to-day we're divided as follows, viz /:
50 bales for Brszos and 227s bales for New YORK.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-fhe receipts to-day
comprised 46s hhds. Sugar and 99s bbls Molasses.
The sales of Molasses embraced all Of the re.
ceip,s and stock in first hands. $50 hhds OF
Sugsr were sold at the following figures, which
are 10. better on ell grades since yesterday 10.
ferior 736s3c.; common si@9lc.; fair to good
fair lO5GlOic.; fully fair l0{@ll2c.; prime l240
l2lc.; choice PACIFIC; seconds lot@iic:; cen
rrlfpsal l23@l3c.;. yellow clarified i24gl &c.;
white DO. lSa@l4sc. Molasses-inferior 40@45c.;
common 45G50c.; fair 50G55c.; prime 5596Oc.;
choice 60Q65c. rfr
FLouR-Owing to combinations via kilograms
of yesterday as TO the closing OF navsa ion 10 the
upper rivers this market has been very animated
to-day, and all grades have advanced from 25c.
to 3isc. u Dbl. Sales to-day 100 bbls. fine at
Sc rs 500 do 900. 100. so, so and 1907 IS $50
90; lUO DO 80 6Z4, ano quoteo ~ 20 zoDo oz3.
superfDe-loO ami 200 bbls. at 81; 100 and 600
DO. 81 rs; rs do. 81 l23 $50 do. t7G7 2s 200 do.
at 81 50-we know of 81 rs and 81 $50 being re-
fused for this grade; market quoted at 81 $50
z so. so bbls. single extra at 81 III. Double
extrs-7O0 and so bbls. at 81 %; 1000. 100, so,
200 200 and 800 bbls. at 81 so; 1000 and 200 do.
at 81 62A-$7 37a was refused for 500 bills. now
quoted at 81 5097 ga. Treble extra-l00 low
treble extra at 81 rs lle0 bbls. sold at 81 rs;
$50 do. at se-market quotation 81 IS and up
ward Choce-200 at 50; so at $40; on its
merits, 800 on private terms. Yesterday evening
500 double extra sold at 81 30. We quote market
25@374c. higher than yesterday. with an upward
ieDdency. Receipts to-day 6l2s.
CoRN-Recepts today 2s3 sacks. Market very
stiff at former quotations, viz 7sGS0c. for white;
sO@s5c. for yellow. Sales to-day 200 sacks
mixed at III; 1900, 1000 and 1900 do. white at
77Ac. 200 and 200 white at $780,, and 800 and
$50 yellow at s5c.
BRAN-we note an advance to-day Of 20625c.
% 100 lbs. Market now quoted at 81 409l As q
100 lbs. Sales to-day $50, 60, IS and so sacks &C
81 40. Receipts ITO sacks.
OATs-Our quotations (viz: Csc. % bushel,) of
yesterday, has not only been fully sustained but
been refused to day. showing decided improve
ment. Sales to-day 1900. 200 and 1900 at ESQ.,;
Csc. was refused for 1000 sacks. We now quote
market price at CSC. and upwards. 1000 sacks
| sold last night at 64c.
BAY-MaIket Hrm with an upward tendency.
| Holders are not anxious to sell. Our yesterdays
| quotations are fully sustained. Sales $50 bales
| river S24. ., e,
PorK-Msrket very stiff quotations Of yester.
day fully sustained. 100 bbls. sold at $2S, 49, loo.
| l75 and rs at s27 so. Market quoted at s27 500
| s2S. Retail and jobblng at SIS so. Receipts to-
| day s04 bbls.
BAcoN-Market steady; prices firm with an up
| ward tendency. sales of shoulders 10 hhds. at
&c.,, 10 hhds at 12lc.; 10 casks green sold the
levee at llAe. We now quote shoulders at 1910
l31c., clear ribbed sides ls4c., clear sides l93c.
| 10 tierces breakfast bacon sold at lsc.
| LARD-Market firm at l70l7tc. for tierce; key
| 1s@ls9c. $50 kegs sold at l7Glec.. 10 tierces
and 50 casks at l73c. Receipts IL tierces and us
kegs.
| decided improvement in the price of Western. sd-
vancDg from 81 05 to 81 1901 Is. Although the
fully sustained in the market to-day, but the latter
| figure is now quoted az the inside price. The
| market today has been quite animated, and nu-
Derous sales are reported at 81 Is and upwards.
We now quote market at 81 150t l7t.
FREIGRTs-The amount OF foreign tonnage IA
port is fair, but the demand cannot yet be rgarded
as better than moderate, while rates continue
irregular, and masters of unengsged vessels are
holding for higher prices. We would refer to the
following as a fair index of the movement, VIE !:
Cotton by steam to Liverpool Id. % b., by sail
9l6@l932d.; f2 los. y hid. for Tobacco; As u Dbl.
for Flour and I'D. u bushel for Corn; Oil Cake
at 35s. ~ ton Cotton by sail to Havre 3-l6lllc
q ID. Cotton to Bremen &c. Cotton by steam to
New York E6lc. S5fb.; Tobacco $40 . hid; Flour
SOC. d Dbl. +; Corn 2O62lc. % bushel. Cotton by
steam to Boston ltc.; Flour S5c: u Dbl; Corn zoe.
~ bnshel. Cotton by steam to Philadelphia 1c. %
ID; Flour SOC. d Dbl. Through rates TO Hamburg
by steam via New York It'd. for Cotton. Cotton
by steam TO Bremen I'D. Cotton by sail to Bos-
ton 10. Molasses by steam to New York 81.
Sugar by do. to do. Sc.
WEEKLY NEW ORLEANS QUOTATIONS OF HIDES
Ero.-The following are Messrs. Hay Il Mehle's
quotations for hides, etc., in this city for the past
| week:
Steer hides, city slaughter, over IS bs., u n. Q
steer hides. city slaughter. 20 to "a bs., - h.,
9@9lc.; steer hides, city slaughter, under 20
Ms, 9Ac.; COW hides, city slaughter, as they
run, 9tc. " b.; kips, city slaughter, 20 10 "a
fbs., ISc. y D.; kips city slaughter, rs to 80
fbs l06l2c.; calf skins city slaughter, each 81 so
so country hides. flint, 20 to rs Ms. ls@l9c.
H.; country hides flint. damaged half price bees
wax, prime yellow, 35c. u D.; OK horns, each,
&c.; tallow. l0@llc. % b.
Our market is pretty well supplied with green
sailed and the demand weak and falling Off Dry
drag heavily, and buyers are tmid, evidently an
tcipating a further decline.