The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-04


The total sales of the week have been restricted
to III hhds., of which hid. sold at H.. 80 do. at
1890, ~ do. at l35c., IL and 80 hhds. at
l4c., 70 do. at H4c., do. at l5c., 20 do.
at l63c., do. at 2lc., and rs do. African, upon
private terms. The receipts during the week en-
braeed 62S hhds.; exports during the same time
were SO hhds. -
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market for both
these articles during the past week has been ex.
ceediDgly dull Offerings of Louisiana have been
light throughout, while the supply of the i'm
ported articles has been more than ample to meet
the demand, which has been of a very restricted
character for all descriptions. Prices however
have undergone no material alteration at any
time, and The market closes quiet but steady, at
our quotations. The sales for the week foot M
only 253 hhds., lis bbls. aud $50 boxes, of which
300 boxes No. IL and - were sold at l21I3c. so
boxes IL and IA, l349l3ac., 100 boxes Is aud 20,
l449l53c. The 253 hhds. and lis bbls of Sugar
were sold at figures that have been withheld.
The receipts OF Louisiana Sugar were hid: I'M
ported do. $50 bids, so bbis. and 5I3 boxes.
Inc receipts Of Louisiana Molasses were bills;
imported do. US hhds., 81 tierces and 235 bbIs
Exports were l6 hhds Louisiana Sugar and 20
bbls. Louisiana MOasses. We quote Louisiana
sugar, fair to prime, at l3A61l5Ac., Cuba do. No.
~ 70 w. AZ lzoDl53c. 81 n, Louisiana M0asses
az Soc, and Cuba DO. at 456o53c. q gallon. IN =
FLoUR-During the early portion of the week
was very dull and quiet and the market quite de-
pressed, 10 consequence of which prices we're nom
lnslly reduced on all grades, without causing much
IMPROVEMENT tu SAFES. lnere mas been better
inquiry abroad during the last two days, and deaf
ers are more sanguine in their preteusiens. sales
during the week amounted TO 1900 bbs. Receipt
were IA, ~ bbls., and exports 1881 bbs. We
give the following the closing quotations of the
me rket, viz Superfine s71725 single extra 81 rs,
double extra ss61s rs, treble extra IS 5000, and
choice -four sl00Il3.
CORN-The demand has been moderate. with few
GALES Of any magnitude. One lot Of 5000 bushels
yellow mixed, disposed Of Monday last. at goo.
Prices have been reduced fully b cent. on all
grades OF corn. Since our last weekly report
% 926 sacks were received, Il. $50 were Sold and
1916 were exported. The market closes dull and
quiet at the following figures White aud yellow
mixed 873190c, white csc. rrf
0ATs-The demand for Oats has been very hQht
throughout the entire week. decrease OF Sc. ~
busbel has not enhanced sales, which amount to
1850 sacks against 7225 received. The exports
sum up 500 sacks, and the market closes dali and
quiet at zoe. 81 bushel for round and re. for
small lots.
BRAH-This article has met with few buyers,
though prices have undergone further reduction
from those Of last week Of fully zoe. y 100 Ms.
Receipts embrace 3455 sacks, sales $500 sacks
and exports 100 sacks. The ruling rates at the
close Of the market we're 81 0241l 05.
HAY-The light stock on hand at the commence
ment of the week has not been increased by any
arrivals of moment, and though quiet. the market
closes very firm. $50 bales were the receiots this
week. Sales were 400 bales and exports liz
bales. We quote $2l@72 % ton for large lots.
PoRK-We have but few transactions to note in