The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-11
Commercial sSntflllqenre.

CRESCENT OFFICE, No. ~ CAxy srRxrf.l
L Thursday Evening. q &c. 10. 1853
CorroN-Despite the lowering and unfavorable
condition of the weather to day there has been
fair and at times an active inquiry noticeable Tor
the leading staple. The Offering supply was OF
restricted character throughout, and with con.
tinued favorable advices from the European and
Northern markets prices were very firmly main
tanned. In fact, holders uniformly exacted still
higher figures, and the total sales which footed
up 5000 bales. exhibit further general advance
of lc q H., as will be seen by the following re.
yised quotations. viz Ordinary 2ltc.@-. good
ordinary 22@22Ic., low middlng z2t1224c.,
midding 23G234c., and strict middliDg 2S40-c.
COTTON STATEMENT. t
Stock on September I. ls6s......:s;...-. $500
Received snce YESTERDAY ........--.. ,,ssss .,,oos
Exported since yesterday. ~, a, zen
Exported previously. ......''<|of' A1o,'o'
Stock on hand and shIpboard. .li9ss2
Exports to-day were exclusively for Bremen.
SuGAR AND MoLAssEs-0n account of the storm
the market has been rather quiet to-day. Very
little has been done. especially In sugar. We
have no sales of the latter to report-none worthy
of note having been made on the levee. Receipts
amount to AIS hhds. of Louisiana and ll42 boxes
of imported sugar. Receipts OF molasses ll5o
bbls domestic and A hhds. imported. Notwith-
standing the weather the molasses market has
been aciive-saes comprising nearly all the re-
ceipte. We have to note an advance In choice OF
2G3c. We now quote maraet In sugar as FOL.
lows: Inferior 7@sc., common &c.. fair to good
fair lO6lO5c., fully fair l0aG11tc &c., prime ID
I2Ic, choice l2@124c.. l0@l04 seconds. 120l2ic.
for centrifugal, 12a@l3c. yellow clarified, 1910
l33c for white clarified. Molasses We quote at /:
Inferior 4a@45c., common 45G5Oc., far oOc1o6c.,
prime 6666Oc., choice 60@65c. sales were made
To- day Of choice at CSC. and yesterday at SIC.
FLouR-The market has been materially affected
by the storm, but little in the usual line having
been done, whereas the sales for shipment are
MI o&cAx ntnfo natl a vi vat Az.
| rived the market Is unchanged. Lower grades are
still in best request, while the supply Is still light
We report sales since our last Of 1900 bbls., OF
| which 1000 were sold by one firm. for shipment,
on private terms, 100 hne at 80 20 eV supreme AZ
| ira ct 81 so. We quote ut same prices as per our
| last issue-steady and firm. Receipts to-day 4l6
| bbls.
| No business of moment has been done TO DAY.
| We have no change to note 10 our report OF yes.
terday. We quote Western 7sGSOc., yellow 81
BnAx-Nothing has been done to-day. No
change in markets to report. Figures unaltered
OArs-We are pleased TO report decided
| change for the better in this article. The mar
ket has considerably advanced, with an upward
tendency. We now quote market price at Soc, a.
| which they are now held. We have to repor
sales today Of 1900 bags at &C. and 1000 do at CSC
HAY-we have heard of no sales to day. storm
preventing. We quote market as unchanged. sup
Div light Choice Ohio river $23025, good s22@
23. st. Louis t2l922. =,
PoRK-The Improvement In this market still
continues. Prices are firm with an upward tend
ency. We note sales to-day Of rs bbls. new mes
AT S27. and 20 do. do. at $27 Is. Round lots 0
rump at SIS. Mess retails at s27 SCOTT IS.
BicoN-we quote this market unchanged from
our last report. Clear sides are IN great request
there are none in the market. Clear rib also hav
good call. Breakfast Bacon brings lSc. Greei
shoulders llc.; retail at lac. ESQ tierces ham
sold to-day up TO 143c.; so having been sold a
that price. Clear SIDES are quoted at l9tc.; clea
rib, l7ac.
LARD-Nothing doing to- day. We quote maj
ket at 163@l7c.; key, l7@l74c. Retails at
tierce ,fl7Gl7kc.; keg, 17A9lSc.