The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-06
COTTON STATEMENT.

Inc exports we're exclusively for Liverpool.
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs-The market cont nues
quiet There was some little inquiry for Sugar ia
jobbing way, but buyers do not evince any dis
position 10 meet the increased rates which holders
have generally advanced, in consequence of the
rise in gold. We quote Cuba Sugar, grocery
grades n+glS{c.; Louisiana Sugar, prime to
S5c., and Cuba Molasses 42@45c. q gallon.
FLoUR-The market has been very quiet, and
We we're unable to learn of any transaction of
importance. Business has been confined entirely
to local retail demand. There was considerable
inquiry for the lower grades of -four, but the Of
ferlngs were too light in quantity to meet the
views OF purchasers. superfne and single and
double extra are very scarce, and rates for these
grades continue to advance as the stock becomes
exhausted. We quote superfne IS so, double
extra So; treble extra $96lO so, and choice four
$ll@l3 so ~ Dbl.
CoRN-There is very little grain of any kind up
on the levee, and offerings, throughout, have been
OF very restricted character. The only transac-
tons IN Corn that we could CLEAN were sales of
800 sacks yellow mixed at &C., and 200 do. do. at
Soc. u bushel. Rates continue firm and are nomi.
naly the same as previously, which we repeat
viz: Mixed corn 90G95c., white mixed 81 020
81 O3 and choice white corn 81 05 y bushel.
OATS-Are quiet and dull. We could not hear
of any transactions today in this portion of the
grain market. The offerings at the landing were
too slight to merit the attention Of purchasers,
The last sales reported were at coo. % bushel for
new and 65c. for old.
BRAS-The only transaction was lot of LEO
sacks st 81 80 ~ 100 lbs.
HAY-There is none at the landing. Choice
western is very scarce, and Is retailing from
store at s2S@26 y ton. Ordinasys Ohio river $40
Qs22 is asked.
PORK-The market continues quiet bat firm 100
and % bbls. mess were sold at $50 50030 rs.
The steady rise in gold during the last few DAYS
has bad tendency towards advancing rates
throughout the provision market, and holders
No firm in bafr
as gold advances. We hear that an offer of $50 so
was rejected by a leading firm for a round lot of
pork on the landing, the holder preferring to store
Than sell under advanced figures. We quote mess
$50 75Q3l 70, according to quality.
BAcoN-There was some little inquiry, but
transactions did not disclose anything in excess
OF jobbing and retail business of local
character. 5 casks OF shoulders at l3lc., and 10
sales under notice. We continue to quote
shoulders l34@l3lc.; clear ribbed sides 161Gl6lc.,
and clear sides l74@l73c. u b. Sugar. cured
hams 2O@2Osc., and inferior hams lS@l9c.
LARD-The only transactions in the article I'M.
der this heading thst.we could CLEAN were I27
tierces prime at Isle, and tierces at lgc.
Holders are very firm in their views, and the
majority Of them are asking the outside figures of
the quotations We give below. The stock of
strictly choice lard has been very much reduced
and the supply is only moderate for this season Of
the year. We quote choice lard in tierces lS30
l9c., aud in kegs 20G20ac. y h.
fREIGHTs-Ihe freight movement still dis
closes very heavy and steady falling of. The
tonnage In port on foreign and domestic &C.
count Il reduced to the summer standard, while
the demands for freight room Indicate a cores
ponding or perhaps greater abatement We now
quote nominally cotton 10 Liverpool by steam,
. lGGid.; by sail, cotton. lied; tobacco $751;
1our As; LONDON I'd. for cotton, 37s. Cd. for to.
bacco. To New York by steam and sail ic. for
cotton, l41l c.for corn, 60075c. for -four, and So
Tor tobacco. TO Boston BY sail lGLc for cotton,
l5@l7c. for corn and 65@70c. for -four. To Bre.
men by sail, l0lc. for cotton, and 35s. for to.
bacco. To Hayre by sail, llc. for cotton, and
tl2 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lc.
1our Soc, grain lie.