The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-30


Exports to-day were exclusively for Boston.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market for Sugar
continues active in q jobbing and retail way for
good grocery grades of Cuba, with good demand
for new Louisiana. The stock of former is some
what scarce while receipts from interior are still
light and find ready purchasers at fair prices;
while we continue to quote, viz Common llc.,
good common to fair ll}0l3c., yelowclarjied
l44@l53c. % b. Good grocery grades of Cuba
Sugar are held firmly at l2s0l33c. " b.
FLoUR-The market is dull and depressed. Re-
cent receipts have augmented to some extent the
Offering stock of lower grades, and prices have
declined. Sales to-day embrace $40 barrels; OF
which so and $50 were single extra at 81, 100
treble at IS so, 100 medium do. at 50, and 300
choice extra at $40 IS. We quote superdne
So IS, single extra 81, double extra 81 l2s9sI
rs. low treble 50 75@s rs, medium to choice do.
s. 5000 So and choice extra $l09l2 y Dbl.
CoRE-There was very little done IN this por-
ton of the grain market to-day. The stock on
landing was light and comprised only small offer
ings Of new Louisiana which were disposed OF at
sacks new Louisiana mixed at ST. rs do. at 81 02t,
rs do. 81 05, and 100 and 200 sacks choice old
white from store at 81 10 % bushel
OATs-The stock on landing is light. The only
transaction under notice was sale of 100 sacks at
&c. u bushel, an advance of &c. on yesterdays
rates.
BRAN-The levee Is bare of any offerings. job
bing lots from store are sold at 81 20 % 100 b.
HAY-There is none on landing. Prime and
choice Western are retailing from store at $50 u
ton.
PoRK-The market is quiet but firm. No trans
action worthy of notice. Mess 10 round lots Is
held at $50 so, and retailing at $33.
BAcoN-ls quiet but firm. The stock is light
and in few hands. The only sale under notice was
8 casks of shoulders at 144c. We quote shoulders
144Gl43c., clear ribbed sides l740l74c., clear
sides ls@@ls3c. These quotations are for strictly
choice meats, and outside figures are exacted only
in q retail way.
LARD-Is quiet. There is light jobbing de-
mand only and 'es are unchanged. Prime In
tierces l93@20c., a. d in kegs 2l4022c. u d.
FRErGHTs-The amount of foreign tonnage
in port has increased, and the demand
cannot be regarded as better than moder-
ate. Rates also are irregular, and it is
difficult, il not impossible, to obtain reliable quota
tions especially by sailing vessels. As approx
mating figures, however, we would refer to the
following for the guidance of interested parties,
having had ample assurances that the prices set
down have been recently paid and are still ex-
acted to the respective places included, viz: :
Cotton by steam to Liverpool Id. y b by sail
9.16d; f2 los. % hid. for tobacco; As.
. Dbl. for -four, and 9s@l0ad. y bushel
for corn. Cotton by sail TO Havre, lfc. y
b., nominal. Cotton to Bremen, 1lc. % ID.
Cotton by steam to New York, lc. % D.; to-
bacco $40 % hhd.; -four S5c. 70 bbl; corn
20@21c. % bushel. Cotton by steam to Boston,
lic.; -four 81 % bbl.; zoe. % bushel. Cotton
by steam to Philadelphia. L. % H.. -four 81 % Dbl.
Cotton by steam to Hamburg I'D.