The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-22
Commercial cyntslligenfe.
CRxscKsr OFFICE. No. - CAnP srsKEf
Monday Evening, Dec 81, 1858.

Monday Evening. Dec q. 1853
CoTToN-With heavy aggregate sales of the
leading staple for the week ending Friday eve.
ming. The 18th inst, operations on Saturday, the
FIRST business doy of tho present week, to tho
extent of 1900 bales. and material falling off in
receipts all round, it is hardly necessary to say
that the offering supply has been Of very restrict.
ed character to-day. There was but little il any
abatement noticeable in the demand, however,
and as sdvices from Liverpool and New York con.
tinued favorable, while rates Of gold and exchange
generally ruled in favor Of sellers, the tendency
Of prices throughout has continued in favor Of
holders. The total movement for the day footed n
1880 bales and the market closed stiff at the sub.
joined revised quotations, which show further
advance of 1@lc. u ID. viz Ordinary 2l}122c.,
good ordinary 224@221c.. low middling 23o234c
middling 23a@23}c.. and strict middliDg 23}@-c.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand September l. 1865. $3.50
Received since Saturday. LAS
4oo.Oeo
Exported previously. ....."2i2ll7 Z2ll7
Stock on hand and on shipboard. liz, 973
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-We report renewed
activity in this market to-day. Although the re-
ceipts were comparatively large, yet the figures
of Saturday were generally maintained, while
prime and choice Sugars brought our outside
quotations. Nearly all the supplies were sold to.
day. much better feeling exists to day, and
we quote markets firm as follows: Sugar-Infe.
TUT f4kc4C., COmmOu o4tUJ4C., J1VDlU4c.
fully fair lll@ll2c.; prime l20l23c.; choice l2i
@l22c.; seconds l0Gllc.; centrifusa ll@l2c.;
yellow clarified l3@l3tc.; white do. l3l0l44c.
Molasses-lnferior 45@50c., common 50055c.,
fair 55@60c., prime 60@62tc., choice 62t@65c.
Receipts to-day Gil bids, S9S cases and 10 bbls
Sugar; 1881 bbls. Molssses. Exports l749 boxes
Sugar for st. Louis, 1928 bbs. Molasses for New
York.
FLorR-we report fair market to-day for all
grades. 1t opened easy this morning, but as the
fav ad ms " tn nm
favorable river reports. The river is getting quite
low. The Mohawk and bsrges are said to be
aground above Vicksburg. We report market
this evening very firm. Sales to-day foot up 1000
bbs., Of which &c. l00 100, 100, los and "a bbs.
fine solo at Sc l2a 100 and 100 do. do. at Sc rs
so do. do at Sc so 100 and 76 superfne at 81 124
100 do. at 81 Is rs do. 81 20; 60 bbls. single
extra private terms 100 double extra, 81 37A
200 do: 81 40; 100 do. private terms so treble
go on its merits 81 IS 100 treble extra SO rs us
d. e "a 0e fG0lSs g. g. g. if 1Hp IS s.
ports l475 bbls. We now quote market as fol-
lows: Fine, Sc 25@6 so single extra, 81 l2t;
double extra, 81 l2&057 so; treble extra 81 so
and upwards; choice 50 and upwards.
CoRN-There has been fair market to-day.
The stock on hand is light, particularly so Of
prime and choice, which readily command our
outside figures. At the aforementioned quota.
tons we report market firm. The sales to-day
have amounted to 5t56 sacks, as follows: $50
sacks wet at 75c, 500 soft at &c., $500 at 7Sc.,
900 at 79c., 100 $50 and 300 at s0c., 100 yellow at
s5c. Receipts to-day 3467 sacks. Exports 1859
sacks. We now quote white Western choice at
s0c., yellow s5c.
OGTs-Are in very light supply and fair de.
mand. The market is irmer to-day in conse-
ouence, and the ruling market rate is again CSC.
Should further supplies not soon arrive We may
EXPECT higher figures. The sales to-day foot up
900 sacks, as follows: $50 sacks second hand at
623c, $50 at &C.. and 400 at Csc. No receipts to-
day. Exports 200 sacks to Galveston.
BRAN-W We report q firm, steady market, with
lQht supply. Sales to-day l50 sacks at 81 40,
which is ruling market rate. No receipts or ex.
ports to- day.
HAY-The market Is still bare of choice, and
there 10 but little prime in first hands ordinary
and fair is in moderate supply and demand, while
inferior il plenty aEd dull. Market rates are e2l
022 for inferior, ordinary to fair $23025. Sales
to dav POI bales Al bales very ordinary Ohio
river sold at ST. 200 bses ordinary to fair t24 so
prime 500. Receipts to-day l466 bales, Of which
i2l0 were Eastern. No exports. Eastern 10
worth s26@27 so per ton.
PoRK-Although we have few sales TO report to-
day, we report the market firm. still with an up
ward tendency. The receipts were large to-day,
but % the supply was very light previous to their
arrival, We do mot think they will tend 10 depress
prices. Among sales today We note 100 bbls.
mess Of $40. We now quote market for round
lots s2g029 So retail and jobbing ct $40 50029 IS.
Receipts to-day 22s2 bbls. exports 20 bbls. for
BAcoN-Owipg to light stocks, We have only
salee in q retail and jobbDg way TO report 10
tierces clear rib sold at ls40l9c., 10 do. clear
sides l92c. We report the market very nrm A.