The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-29

Stock hand and shtpooard--nnos .....<SOl
The sales for the week foot up so hhds., viz: Y
at lie; at l34c at 1910. 80 at &C.. at l7sc.;
at lSc.; and at zoe. The total receipts for the
week were only AS hhds., being the lghtcst of any
week during the season. while the exports have
been comparatively light apdsnclude 2S3 hhds.,
30 Of which went to France and 254 to New York.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market for Sugar
has been quiet throughout the week, with very
little demend IN excess OF retail business. Ia
Molasses We hear OF no movement whatever and
no inquiry prevailing in the market. Rates for
the former article have continued firm without any
nominal chsnge, and we repeat previous quota
tons Cuba box Sugar, Nos. IL and Ia. l290l3lc.;
MnscovadO l250ll34c.; Porto Rico l440l4to., aud
Louisiana Sugar, prime TO choice l449l69c: Y %.
Louisiana choice rebOiled M0asses 6)c. aud Cuoa
do 45G150c. q gallon. The total sales OF the week
we're l0l hhds. and 500 boxes of Sugar, viz:
so hbds. Porto Rico at l44Ql4tc, Is bids. Musco
vsdo upon private terms, So hhds. Louisiana at
l3@l4{e., and SEQ boxes 10 several losts at liza
l2sc for Nos. IL aud II, l3l@l32c. for Nos ID AID
IA, and l4{9l6c. for Mes. Is 10 20. Receipts
we're l66 hbds. and SIS boxes Cuba sugar. and q
bids. p ties. and Sc bbls. Cuba Molasses. Elk
port ed-36 hbds. Sugar for Texas.
FLoUR-Hss continued duh from the opening to
the close Of the week under review. with dc
cline during the time of Use. to 81 % Dbl. on the
lower grades. The offering supply was during
the preceding week very moderate, and EN-
brsced but q small stock OF super6ne and single
and double extra. but the advent OF the week
under review brought TO our lduuluB s6Fcfdi
barge cargoes which embraced very liberal ship
ments Of all grades, and the assortment through
out is now much larger than for some time pre-
yiously. In view Of these heavy receipts and q
knowledge of further shipments on the way
bither, added to the fact of scarcity OF vessels
in port to freight, buyers have evinced very little
disposition to operate TO Any extent, and the mar
| ket closes dull and quiet. without any transac.
tons in round lots that indicate the ruling rates Of
| the market, and we therefore quote nomlpally
superfne s717 %. single extra 81 2507 90.
| double extra ssGS so, low treble IS $685. choice
| treble So 5e@lO, and choice family sll9l3 So
| Receipts for the week are "a 500 bbls., against
| 7O55 sold. Exports are 1922. Of which 1000 were
fer Boston, 600 for Texas, 81 for Florida All FOL
Havana, 1876 for Matanzas, and Is for Vers
| Cruz.
CoRx-Operations in this branch of the grair
| market have been of q very moderate character
| throughout the week. While the light oherini
| stock has not been increased to any extent by Ar
| rivals in same time, rates have been governed
more by the supply than the de nand, for bette
| prices have, owing the scarcity, been CLEANED
for lower grades than choicer kinds OF corn. Their
is new very little demand from the rural district
for Corn, as the crops have matured and ar
gathered, and transactions are confined to loca
requirements and expectation. The marke
closes quiet with only light offerings on the land
ing, and we quote mixed and white corn at SIC