The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-15

MoLAsSEs-The market opened Saturday,
the Ssh instant finn, with good demand and
light Offering. Monday the prices advanced, bat
as the week closes we notice weakness. The
receipts have been light throughout, and opera
tons we're mostly confined TO the trade aud 70
supply speculative demand. Sales for the week
en- hrsced l7l7 bbls. Those of to-day were made
at 7U0sOc. for fern enting and SIC. for reboiled.
WESTERN Produce AND PROyIsIONs-B business
generally under this heading opened on Saturday
with better feeling. Holders under advices o
suspension Of navigation on the upper rivers, were
irm in their views while buyers generally we're
looking around quite freely. Supplies OF every
character were only moderate. Later in the
week the arrival Of several boats from the West
with an addition TO the supplies, together With an
anticipation of the early resumption OF navigation,
gave more easness 10 the market, aud az the close
Vt the week the market is quiet but firm. Flour
opened quiet and with manifest disposition On
the part of holders to sell, yet they were tirm in
their views. AS the week advanced purchasers
evinced greater caution in operating aud transtc-
tions were confined principsly to the trade ADD TO
supply the retail demand; aud az the close Vt the
week there was evidence Of weakness in the
market. The supply has been light through
out, and the inquiry both for shipment and for
the country has been only moderate, and as AK
ing rates were above the views OF holders opera.
tons were impeded. Corn opened with an active
demand, aud with light Offering supply holders
were enabled TO obtain an advance in prices. As
the week advanced. however, there were heavy
receipts. and as the asking rates were above the
views Of purchasers for shipment, sales were
restricted. Under concessions on the part of
holders. however, a considerable amount was
taken, and at the close of the week further con-
cessions were demanded which holders refused to
make, and the mark closed inactive. Ia Oats
the market has been inactive throughout With =
fair supply and only moderate demand prices de-
cned from l02c. Il bUshel. Bran has been
quiet with but little demand; prices, however,
have remained unchanged. Hay has been 10 light
supply, exceptOf Western, which has been ample.
The demand has been confined almost entirely to
the trade, and prices reman firm at full previous
figures.
PRoyIsIoNs-The stock under this heading is
| light. The market opened firm on Saturday, and
throughout the week prices indicated an up ward
tendency. The stock being held By few parties,
ensbed them 20 obtain their prices ia which they
we're aided by advices of the suspension Of navi
CATION in the upper rivers. Towards the close Of
| the week, however, purchasers anticipating an
| early resumption of navigation operated more
cautiously. Mess Pork is in active jobbing demand
| at full prices. Bacon has been scarce and In good
request, but operations were restricted. Lard IS
in good request at an advance Of 3G4c. over sales
| of last Saturday.
For detailed particular Of the operations OF the
week, both in provisions and produce, we refer 10
| the following:
| FLOUR-Transactions for the week have been
confined to G3SS bbls, Of which $50 were IN
| branded at 50 so II bbl, 2l0 were tine at 50 62k
| az IS = bbl.: 955 were superine at $40 256
| 10 go, $40 506l0 623 and $40 IS = boil; 767
were single extra al $40 50GlO G74 e Dbl; 1851
we're double extra at sllGll l2l aud gil 2j \
| Dbl: 937 were treble extra at sll IS. sl2 2j.
sl2 SO and sl4 so = Dbl; and SIS were choice at