The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-16
geEntrrnaI c5ntsIIilents.
gkEsCEET OFTIcE No. "a OA-Y sfAaEF. 1
katurda, Evening, Feb. Is 1888

COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock o. Lsne SEPT lss7................- ~, 1854
ecsiysd preyiossy $50 656-45i6G
Tl,50a
L1persd sincs yesterdsy... 42t3 -
Exported previc SooUol-5oO5JA
stock On hssd and on siDbOsrd iris
The exports this evening include 3l2 bales for
Boston. GA bales for New York, 1889 bales for
Bremen and 2572 bales for Liverpool.
SUGAR-The receipts to-day embrace $50 hhds.
The market i quiet ard dull and purchasers re-
fuse TO operate unless At reduced figures. The
sales to-day amount 20 lis hhds., but prices are
irregular and unset tiled that we omit quotations.
MOLAssEs-Sales to-day indicate a downward
tendency in prices. The receipts Foot up 1853
bbls., and the sAles are merely nominal.
FLOUB-There has been a fair jObbDg demand
end good retail trade, but buyers for shipment
refuse TO operate except uuder concessions.
Prices exhibit downward tendency, While the
whole tenor Of the market indicates marked weak
ness. Sales to-day embrace 1922 bills, Of which
leo fine 81 double extra and 300 choice treble eX-
ira on private terms, IS do. common at $S so, 76
DO. enc at s., 100, 235 and ia DO superne al SO,
$50 bbs. do. al $40 70 and 20 bbls. low treble ex-
TIA at $ll %.
CoRN-Tbe market is dali and dropping. Buyers
demand q reduction in asking rates which holders
refuse 20 make, and they are storing for better
prices. Sales to-day foot up 1880 sacks. as fol.
lows l427 sacks on private terms, 1000 and
$500 sacks white at 95c., 800 sacks do. az 96c.,
y
Since closing the above hear of 4 sale of 1900
sacks at SIC. and Of other larger amounts at
less figure.
OATs-The market is quiet but firm. 400 sacks
sold to-day at SAC. - bushei.
BRAN-Tbe market is inactive but prices rule
firm at 81 So 4 100 lbs.
HAY-The market Is dull and prices unchanged
We quote Western at 81 506l23. and Ohio river
OF s23 50024 80 y ton.
PCEK-The supply is light and transactions are
confined 10 the trade and 10 supply retail de-
mand. Sales 10 day amount to IS bbls. In jobbing
lots at SIS 50 Il bbl. Il is now quoted in round
lots at s25Q25 %, and at retail S25 25425 so Z
Dbl.
BACON-Is scarce and in good demand, while
prices are firm, with an upward tendency. Sales
to-day is casks clear sides at 43c casks do. at
14lc.. and IL tierces sUgaT.CuTed hams az l64c. q
u. We new quote clear sides 430l4}c., aud
sugar.cured hams at l6lGl7c.; and retailing &c.
higher T. n.
LARD-Prime is in light supply and good de.
mard. Sales to-day 20 tierces AZ l5c. y 10: held
on retail at sc. in tierces, and l68l6lc. u b. in
Kegs.
FRTIGuT.-There is q very active demand for
ROOM both foreign and cOastwise. and offerings Of
freight are plenty, but with q scarcity Of tonnage
in port. Rates rule higher and frmer than noticed
In our last. We now quote for New York by
stesmer &c. for cotton. 90c. Y bbl. for flour.
zoe. L bushel Tor corn, g. Z hid. for sugar, aud 81
u bbl. for mOlasses. By steam for Boston ! TO-.
for cotton, 81 for -four, SOC. for corn, $40 for
sug ~ and t3 y Dbl for molasses. Sail 20 Liver
pool EGll led. for cotton and by steam "a. By
lsil 10 Hsvre liGl 7-lGc. for cotton. Cotton by
sail 10 New York and Boston lGDlic.