The New Orleans crescent., 1868-09-06
The exports were divided as follows: 40 for
New York and for Liverpool.

New York and for Liverpool.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-We have very little
change TO note in the market for either of the ar
ticles under this heading. There was consider.
able demand to-day in q retail way for Sugar; but
operations generally were of restricted charac-
ter, and sales too limited 10 be worthy of report.
ing. Rates have not undergone any perceptible
change, and we continue to quote Cuba box su-
gar, Nos. IL to IA. 124@l32c., Muscovado l240
l33c.. Porto Rico l44Dl4ac., aud Louisiana prime
to choice l43Gl64c. Molasses continues dull
without any movement, in excess of few barrels
for local trade. Louisiana choice reboiled Nc
lssses Is retailing at S5c., and Cuba Molasses at
45G50 y gallon.
,FLoUR-0perations in this market were of a
moderate character to-day, and do not disclose
any change in rates from those governing the
markets yesterday. Buyers appear TO exercise
considerable caution 10 their purchases which they
restrict to small lots for actual necessities and evil
dently await further decline in rates before par
iicipating freely In the at present very amDe
offerings of all grades. Sales to-day embrace 1900
bbls., OF which 100 were superfne at 81; $50 low
treble at So; 100 choice treble at $40; $50 choice
extra al Sll so, and 800 superine and 300 treble
extra upon private terms We quote superine at
SOL 25, single extra 81 25@7 so. double extra
ssGs q, low treble s. 5099, choice treble 50 500
10, and choice family sll@l3 so.
CORN-The market was quiet but firm. Trans.
actions to day embrace 1900 sacks at full previous
rstes, viz: 100 sacks new creole at 95c., 200
mixed at 81 O6, 400 white mixed at 81 O7, $50
gchV" miAeu az 81 Oi2, SUI Wnlto 81 81 IL, and
l60 choice white at 81 Is D bushel.
OATs-Were in light demand. We note sales of
$50 sacks in lots at Csc. u bushel
BRAN-ln the sbsence of any offerings upon the
leyee we have no sales of this article 10 report
today. The last sales were at 81 80 y 100 lbs.
HAYS in limited supply, while the demand
continues to be restricted TO a retail business
We note sales of 800 bales of New York at $40
and so bales choice Western at $24.
PoBK-The market is dull and business confined
to few retail lots at s3l for mess, which we
quote $50 l5G3l, according to quality.
BAcoN-Extreme dullness was the prevailing
feature OF this portion of the provision market
to day. casks clear sides were sold at lsc. and
70 tierces sugar cured hams at 20c. % n. We
quote shoulders l4@l4lc., clear ribbed sides 17M
l7t clear sides ls@ls4c., and sugar cured hams
Z0@2lc. Rfb.
LARD-We have no improvement to note in the
movement of this article. Business continues
only in retail way, while rates are uniformly
firm and unchanged. We repeat previous quota
tons, viz: Choice in tierces l9@l94c., aad in
kegs 22@22sc. y h.
FREIsHTs-rhe freight movement still dis
closes very heavy and steady falling of. The
tonnage in port on foreign and domestic ac-
count is reduced to the summer standard, while
the demands for freight room indicate cores
poDding or perhaps greater abatement. We now
quote nominally cotton TO Liverpool by steam
@l6Gtd.; BY sail, cotton, 7-l6d.; tobacco 35s;
-four As; London I'd. for cotton, 37s. Sd. for to-
bacco. To New York by steam and sail &c. for
cotton. l4Gl5c. for corn, 60075c for -four, and IS
for tobacco. To Boston by sail iGIe. for cotton,
l5Gl7c. for corn and 659T0c. for dour. To Bre.
men by sail, lGlc. for cotton, and S5s. for TO-
bacco. To Havre by sail, lfc. for cotton, and
sl2 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam Ic.
for cotton. To Boston, steam, lc. for cotton.
aour S0c.. grain lie.