The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-06
Commercial Sntsllissnre.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. % CAnP STREET,
Sal urday Evening, Dec. 5. 1863.

Saturday Evening. Dec. 5. 1868.
CoTToN Advices from Liverpool and New
York today have indicated still further de-
cline in the leading staple. while rates
OF foreign bills we're firmly maintained throughout
IN this city and quotations of Gold exhibited very
marked advance. The latter, doubtless tended
to uphold the price OF Cotton here, and with
materially reduced Offering supply most factors
have been disposed to exact higher prices. The
demand has been of a very restricted character
from the opening to the close of business, how
ever, and the total sales aggregated only $500
bales at slightly easier but not quotably lower
figures than those of yesterday, which we repeat
as follows, viz: Ordinary 20s@2lc., good ordinary
2l}@22c.. low middling 22l@22lc. middling 22}
@2Sc., and strict middling 23l@-c.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand September l. l.lSss.............. sses
Received since yesteross .....-............ 3535
heeeived previousy y.................Slzs2 SO 3l6BI
s,ooa
I~poseo pre'iousv.'........... ...s.zi5ll9 zo,ltO
Stock on hand and on ,hipboard. .IOssez
The exports to-day were divided as follows.
viz: 4c5 bales for Philadelphia, 450 for Barcelona
and 2ls6 bales for New York. ~
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs- market this morning
was quite brisk. Sales comprised all held in first
hands, together with arrivals to-day. Prices are
very much frmer for all grades. In many cases
higher figures were obtained than could have been
realized yesterday, although the market is not
quoably higher. The receipts to-day were small,
Aolasses. Total sales to-day amounted to 500
hhds. Sugar and 1900 bbls. molasses, as follows.
inferior 7Gl3c. common SGStc.; fair S3195c.:
good fair 9s@l0lc; fully fair loa@ll4c.; prime
ll}@ll4c.: choice l2Gl24c yellow clarified l20
l2lc., and white do. l3@19lc. kolasses, in.
ferior 423@45c.; common 45@50c.; fair 50155c.;
prime 55@6ec.; choice 62ic.
CoRN-We have no change to report in this
market. A fair business IS doing at aoout same
rates as last reported. Stock in first hands is
light. Sales to-day amount to 1000 sacks, of
which 1000 sacks Western white at 7Sc.: $50 do.
at 77sc; 100 do. at &c.. $50 do at s5c; 200 sacks
choice Louisiana at &C., and 200 yellow at 92Ic.
FLoUR-Ths market continues without change.
The higher grades continue inactive, while the
lower qualities in very good demand, especially
for super6ne and double extra, Of which the
stock is very light. The sales to-day comprise
1850 bbls. Of which so were fine at SO, 100 SUPER
fine at sc rs, 800 double extra at ST. $50 choice on
private terms, $50 treble extra at 81 so, and 400
treble extra at IS so.
oArs-Tbe market is a trine frmer. owing, un-
doubtedly, to the light stock on hand. We note
Gales to- day of $50 sacks at 26c. and $50 sacks
at 63c.
BRAN-Market quiet. Sales to-day 235 sacks
at unchanged prices. The market price continues
at 81 20 u 100 lbs.
HAY-A fine business has been done today.
without any material change in prices. Among
sales we note 800 st. Louis at s2l 800 strictly
choice Ohio river at $2i02i3. and 800 prime Ohio
river at 2SG233c. Choice IS very firm. Inferior
refused.
PORK This market seems to have awakened
from its lethargy OF the past fortnight II Is very
Hos %aeh sasS Ier h ~ Rss s tsFpSug eF gwsrd We
New is held at $25025 so, old s25 5OQ2s.
BAcoN-This market also has taken an active
turn. Prices have decidedly improved, owing 70
the lightness Of stock on hand. One prominent
merchant informed us he did not think there were
% casks clear rib in the city. Among sales to-
dayswe note 10 casks clear rib sides at &c., 10 do
do. at l5sc., SO tierces hams. (sugar cured) at
prices ranging from l5Gl53c. Shoulders are
quoted at l2tc., clear sides 1s211l9c. clear NIB
sides l55@l64c., rib 14(1l4@c.
LARD-The market is frmer. Prime tierce ia
quoted at l6@l73c., keg 16aGl7c.
FREIGHTs-The amount OF foreign tonnage
in port is fair, but the demand cannot
yet be regarded as better than moderate, while
rates continue irregular, and masters OF unen-
gagged vessels are holding for higher prices. We
would refer 10 the following as fair index of the
movement. viz Cotton by steam to Liverpool Id.
y d by sail s-l6d; CO los. " hid. for tobacco
4s. y bbl. for -four, and l0ad. 7s bushel
for corn, oil cake at S5s. % ton. Cotton by safl
to Havre, 316Gllc. Pfb. Cotton TO Bremen llc.
y ID. Cotton by steam TO New York, k2ic.
u B.: tobacco $40 y hbd.; -four SOC. % bbl.;
corn 2002lc. F bushel. Cotton by steam TO Bos-
ton tc.; -four SIC. y bb corn 20c y bushel. Cot
ton by steam to Philadelphia 1c. y fb -four s0c y
bbl. Through rates to Hamburg by steam via
New York, 3-l6d. for Cotton. Cotton by steam
to Bremen I'D. Cotton by sail to Boston &c. Mo-
lasses by steam to New York 81; sugar by do. to
do, IS. Ir