The New Orleans crescent., 1868-12-20

the condition Of the market at the close Of basir
ness this evening: Ordinary 2lAQ-,; ID ordinary
22{@223c loW middDg 224G23c; middiing 2sl
@2sc :SS and strict middng aS@c The aSo,s
pared with yesterdays quotations OF &c. y b.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l. 1858. seoc
kscsived slnce yesseross s.....-............ $3.50
392 $40
Exported TO day. 10 100
Exported prsviously........... .......z5.l 22ll7
Stock on hand and shipboard. .l20 AS
Exports to-day were divided as follows: 2709
for New York, 52s4 bales for HAvre and s7l3 bales
for Liverpool. .H ,fu f.N
euaAR AND MoLAssss-The receipts TODAY
amounted to ll60 hhds. sugar and SOLE bbls mo-
lasses. Owing to the large supplies both the
above have declined. We have TO quote Sugar
4@3c. q b. and Molafses 305c. % gallon lower.
The demand to-day has also been less and por.
ton Of the receipts remain unsold. About 900
hhds. sugar and 2200 bbls. moasses were sold at
the following figures: 6ugar-Inferior 7l08fc;
common s2@9lc.; fair 9l@l02c.; fully fair IL
lltc.; prime l2@l2lc;; choice i2l9i23c:; CEN
white do. l3l@14ic. Mossses-Inferior 45@50c..
common 50@55c., fair 55060c., prime 60062tc.,
choice 624@65c. Receipts Of imported sugar
2l50 boxes from Havana. Exports, 1000 boxes
FLoUR-we have to report very unsteady
market to-day. The same brands have brought
widely different prices-generally concessions on
our figures OF yesterday have been made by hold.
ers. euperfne has had most call, and the figures
Of yesterday were sustained. Sales to-day foot
up 2ll4 bbls., of which 100 were fine at Sc, 81,
100 and so at IS l24. so and so at IS IS, and 70
bbls in lots, t6I60, 100 superfne 700, 100 andsSO
do at 81 10, l00 las, so, So so, so and so do. at
81 49, 160 do. at 81 Is, 100 do. at 81 90 so do at
81 25, 100, 200, 25, $50 and 100 double extra at
81 25 rs. so and IS do. ct 81 so. rs treble extra
at 81 625, ITO low treble extra at IS so, loo
Ala zlAt-A
Fine is jobbing at Sc So, superfne at 81 so. We
now quote market as follows: Fine Sc 25l6 374,
superfne 81 1907 rs, single extra 81 l2t, double
extra 81 25@7 so, treble extra 81 so aud upwards,
typographical error the sales for the week in our
last were set down 1000 instead of 20 900 bbls.
CoRN-We report this corn market quiet. The
stock on hand in first hands Is light. The receipts
to make prices trife easier, though We cannot
quote any change in fgures- The open weather
will tend to keep prices as low as they are at
present. Receipts TO day 10, 1853 sacks. Sales to-
day 1910 sacks Of white, 1900 white Western AMI
so Louisiana sold at s0c. 300 choice white at s2c.
800 yellow at 81 and so choice Louisiana yellow at
soc. We now quote white Western at s0c., and
yellow at $50. % bushel. Our sales for the week
in yesterdays issue should have been 26, ,326 in
stead of 1906 sacks, as reported.
OAIs-We have TO quote this market as dull,
and prices having downward tendency, although
we have not to change the quotations Of yester-
day, yet holders are more willing to make conces-
sions. Total sales to day foot up 40 sacks; 400
Of which sold in three lots at 65c, $50 at g. and
220 sacks at CSC. Receipts to-day l756 sacks. No
exports. L
BRAN-Msrket quiet; quotations are unchanged.
so sacks sold today at 81 40. We now quote
market at 81 40 70 100 lbs. -sla
HAY-The market is overssocked with inferior
Hay, which can be bought at low figures. while
is entirely bare OF prime and choice qualities.
Fair is in moderate supply and demand. Total
coIo holo all ~lt Il
without inspection, sold to-day at $40; 100 bales
of the same sold at $2l. Fair EasI ern retais at
s26 so. Receipts to-day Ill bales. Exports none.
PoRK-The activity which we have reported
and prices have continued to increase. To-dsy,
owing to dispatches from the West an advance
has taken place of fully 50@75c. u bb'., and we
now quote ruling market rate at $29029 Is for
round lots, and $29 25Q29 so for retail and Job
biDg, with an upward tendency. We report sales
to-day of As and 90 terees at $2s 75; 100 and so
do: at t2s. Total 243 bbls. Receipts to-day 2Jl4
bbls. NO exports. .ftt 80,
LARD The demand has been very good to day
and our last quotations have been fully sustained.
Sales since our last report foot up to IS tierces
and 440 kegs, of which Is terces sold at lS3c; so
do at l6c; zoo kegs at private terms 100 do. at
ls{c 40 and 100 do. at l9c. Receipts to-day foot
up IL tierces and 1872 kegs. Market quotations
firm at lsQlssc for tIerce. and lSa(Gl9c for keg.
BAcoN-But q light supply on hand. Continued
small receipts and fair demand serve to sustain
prices, which are unchanged. We have to report
a. s,eo q ~ ;s - sei eS snVu.s ~ io4ytSzy
~. Sieai az saes loso. isII Ies.n sno gopoing
Ssnn,s SauT - pes uose =. unusImen,ioneo ngures:
Snoeiosls e. is2c no sloes I.tc clear rlo 1899
c,saf s,aes iSec sugar Guree MANS Io,gloc Tor
o,o, io Lew iss'@loc' casks Oh latter sold to-day
o. n15oc M.
IN IN. cALI Ts nave no ceange 70 report
~ naa,;r,a ..ss CO. ino ~ uemsso ~ iar anu prices
NV T. vsrv I;shs atu vh;ch ,apS LOVE e sup
fSs onivy saas ha.e seto' ~ ~ aeeP nsu.e, uP;
casks shoulders At I2c. and A casks do a. I9le
Thew are retailing at I2i0I2,c. ~
WHIsKY-Tbe demand Il auite 0ood. whereas
the supply ia yery light: the advance of the week
is fully maintained. Some so bbis. western rec.
tilted sold TO-DAY At Al I76ai 20 which :is onoted
as market rates. Baw is quoted at 81 i0af IaS
at W hch sales were made TODAY Dat. Bour hon
is quoted at 81 3O0l 321. At which ID bbls. we're
sold to day. 'A-'""'''
CANpLEs-I4 or. sold to.dav At 9oc. 10 n.
SALT-Tbere Ia GOOD demand for both coarss
and fine. and large sales have been efiected
at the quoted rates. Bv the carro sl s0SaI SO
y sack. viz: coarse from warehouse sl 9o6al az
fine from do s2 I567f2 90. coarse from store s9G
. o5: fpe from DO "a 25Sa2 40. Turks Island 30
0e0c. 70 bushel. w
60 n
- Ooffhs-Ine W1rket n steaoy ana nrm az iuh
PREVIOUS Idtes. we queue Idlr TO prime l441UlIc.