The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-30
Commercial tgntsIligeatr.

CRESCENT OFFICE, No. % OAxP srREEr,l
Saturday Evening August ~. 1868 }
CorToN-There has been little or no movement
in this market today. In fact, the Offering sup
ply is of too limited q character to offer induce
nents to buyers to come forward. The total
sales reported sum up only 10 bales. New crop
is held at 27@27tc. for low middling and 2St02s3c.
for middliug. Holders ask 2640-c. for low md
ding old and -02sc. for middliDg do, but others
refuse to accept these figures. Buyers offer 80.
less.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand Sept l. ls67................. 1850
s ssesysS s s1aSs Ssss
Made up rom pckipgs samples ,s. and md. Cotton otto.
September l. 1856. eSl3-o6Ax7S
- 49, -- ss0,lss
Exported since yesterday fsS
Exported e1SlSS-os61o
s,o.s q, s.,d and ON .hipbo.rd Isa
The exports were exclusively for New York.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market for Sugar
was quiet to day. with very little inquiry in excess
of q local retail demand, and we repeat previous
quotations. viz Cuba box Sugar, Nos. IL to IA,
i2l@l3Ac.; Muscovado l2s0l3tc.; Porto Rico l4l
GLIDE. and Louisiana Sugar, prime to choice,
l4l@l64c. % n. There is No market for holssses:
but we quote nominally Louisiana choice reboiled
$780, and Cuba do. 45@50c. u gallon.
FLouR-We have no improvements note Ia the
market under this heading. There was very little
inquiry to-day, aud buyers evidently await the ad-
vent oil announcer 1nODtn DelOTo OpeIhunB W
extent, as dealers do not seem inclined, under the
depressed state of affairs existing throughout the
Market to make further concessions. Sales to-
day embrace 766 bbls. treble extra and choice
Flour at rates which have been withheld. We
contnue TO quote nominslly superfne $7C07 rs,
single extra 81 25@7 so. double extra sS0S so,
low treble IS 50G9 choice treble 50 5s0lO, and
choice family sll4l3 so.
CoRN-C Continues quiet but firm at previous
rates. Sales to-day were s36 sacks, of which I'll
N NH rcd sold AT 81 OLA 100
white, 200 mixed. 276 yellow and 90 sacks white
mixed at 81 10.
OATs-Tbe only transactions were 26O sacks, In
lots, at Csc. II bushel-s slight improvement on
BRAS-we note sales Of 500 sacks, in lots, ct
81 20 y 100 lbs. Co.,.
HAY~The market is quiet Sales to-day were
472 bales 122 and 200 Of which sold at $24 and 30
and 100 bales at t26.
PoRK-Is dull and quiet We do, not hear Of any
transactions to-day outside of few retail sales.
We repeat previous figures, viz: in round lots
$50 so and $3l at retail.
BAcoN-Is in very little request to-day. Sales
we're confined to retail lots at full previous prices
which we repeat as follows, viz: Shoulders l4Cg
I4lc. clear ribbed sides l7c.. and clear sides II,
Glsc. y b. Sugar cured hams are held at zoo
2lc. ~ ID.
LAsD-The market is quiet but firm. We quote
choice, in tierces. l94@lsao.; and in kegs, 22G
22sc. is demanded, owing to the scarcity oil th'
latter. - .
FREIeHrs-The freight movement still dis
closes a very heavy and steady falling of. The
tonnage in port on foreign and domestic &C
the ass ie To ,as
ponding or perhaps greater abatement. We now
quote nominally cotton TO Liverpool By steam
| 9.i6@id.; by sail, cotton, 7.I6d.; tobacco 35s.
-four a.; LONDON I'D. for cotton, 37s. Sd: for to
bacco. To New York by steam and sail 3c. TO.
cotton, l41l5c. for corn, 60075c. for -four and $
for tobacco. To Boston BY sail 29Ic. for cotton
| men by sail, E@lc. for cotton, and 35s- for to
hacco. To HsVre by sail. Ito. for cotton, an'
| sl2 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lie
| Tor cotton. To Boston,. steam, lc. for cotton
| aour Snc Grain l7c.