The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-04

Stock hsnd Sept L. ls67-hhds l9
Received previously SIS 1856
l655
Exported since the 9th ...............'.'..'- 9
Broken ID for bsinS and city consamDton... s725
Stock on hand and on shipbOard-bhds 95i
SUGAR-Supplies and receipts during the past
week have Deen barely sufficient to meet the
demand, which for the medium and choice grades
has been fairly active. The inquiry has been
about equally divided between buyers for neigh
| boring points and the Western markets, and
prices have ruled firm with an advance Of fully
&c. u 10. The lower grades have been to great
degree neglected, although prices disclose no ma
terial alteration, but have remained steady
throughout. Sales were made early in the week
at ll@lllc. for far, but the market closes to-day
firm at lll@ll} &c. for low fair. Operations for
the week embrace - hhds., and we now quote
the market finn at the following rates:
Inferior... go ne. b Fully Fair ..l216sls c q b.
Ssiri ssIisis. X iss cla5d giiss.
The weeks receipts embrace 1927 bids, and
the exports $50 hhds.
MoLAssEs-Hss been IN active demand during
the week under review. Receipts, however,
owing probably 70 the fact that the holidays are
generally observed by ell plantation hands, have
been of rather a limited character, but prices
disclosed 10 variation Of any kind. Sales for the
week embrace 1900 bbs., and the market closes
finn follows: 400l5e. for inferior, 306l3jc. for
common, 6C062le. for fair, 6jG573c. for fer
menting, 6S0177c. for prime and strictly do, and
sic. q gallon for choice. The weeks receipts
embrace 1929 bbls., and the eXpor's S22 bbls.
Imported, lG6 bids, SO terces and % bbls.
WESTERN PRoDUCE-The general markets dur
ing the past week have ruled dull and heavy.
Merchants have, however, Seemed but little dis
posed TO enter into any new business, but were
generally busy in making out their annual state
ments and accounts and settling no old business,
and in most instances the past calendar year has
not proven as profitable as could have been
wished but notwithstanding, our merchants, moth
ing daunted, are looking forward with cOnsidera
| bic confidence, believing the coming year cannot
| be less remunerative than the one just passed.
| Receipts of all kinds, owing to the renewal of
navigation on the upper rivers, show heavy in
crease over the past three or four weeks. In our
| remarks we must omit -four as receipts have been.
when the rivers were at the lowest point much
| heavier. The -four market has ruled decidedly
dull and heavy during the entire week now under
review ; as it was the closing week of the year,
and IS yet too soon for merchants to again get
under full Roadway, but little business was anti
| cipated. There are, however, several orders for
| shipment, but at lower figures than holders
| seemed willing at first to accept, although
as the week advanced, they were more
| disposed TO meet the market, and sales
were made at materially reduced figures
The demand by the trade mas been of eX
tremely limited character, as dealers generally
| have been well supplied and confidently expect
ing lower prices and heavier receipts have pur-
entirely bare OF supplies on the landing. The de-
mand however was of an extremely limited char
acter and pr ces barely sustained. There is quite
aheayy demand for export, at CSC. tDsl u bushel,
| aud were receipts OF any magnitude and prices
| within the views Of buyers, a heavy trade would
| be done in this line. AS the week closed arrivals
| from the West became more lively, and holders.
in order to realize, were forced to decline Of 10
| ole. u bushel, the market closing with mod.
crate inquiry for shipment at 95c.0lSl u bushel
| for all grades. Oats have ruled dull and heavy
| throughout the entire week. Receipts during the
| past two or three days have been quite liberal,
| and with nOimproyement whatever in the demlDd
prices declined lOc. IL bushel on the opening
| rates. In Bran only limited jobbing trade HIS
| been done, but prices steady throughout. Hay
has ruled dull and prices declined s2G3 y ton.
PRovIsIoNs-The market for all articles COM
| prised under this heading has been very dull !;
transactions have been principally in a retail way
and prices unsettled and declining throughout
| Receipts of mess pork have been considerably
heavier than for some time previous, and prices,
| owing TO the extremely limited demand and low
rates at other markets, have declined fully s. ID
| Dbl. Heavy old mess sells at higher rates than
| the new packing lately received, aud Is IN more
request. Smoked meats of all descriptions have
| ruled dull and heavy with decline for the week
Of gily lc. u b., the market closing very inactive
| and with a further downward tendency. Lard has
| ruled dull and heavy. There have been receipts Of
| several small lots of tlerce, which have been
freely offered but without success, except at ma
terally reduced rates, and we notice a decline for
the week Of fully lc. u h. Bulk meats have been
in moderate jobbing demand, but prices declined
| from 3@4c. u b.
| FLoUR-Ssles for the week embrace 1925 bbis.,
of which l4lO at auction, of all grades at sl3 700
| sl4 Is for fine to choice, 33S fine. at private
ssle, at Sc 75QS %, 755 superine at 81 so, 574
| @9 %, $40 single extra at 81 1903 so, 2tCJ
double extra at sl0l9 so, 5000 treble and choice
al $40 5O9l2 so for low treble and sl39l3 Is for
| choice, although some very favOrite brands have
! sold as high as Sl4 5O0l5 IL Dbl. To-day opera
| tons were confined principally TO the sale of dam
| aged at auction and the sniy transactions we
learned Of at private sale $50 bills. of which
800 and IS treble extra at gil I5 100 do at $40 3d.
IS do. at Sll Is, 100 choice at $l4 Is and 100 do.
| at sl4 Is u Dbl. The weeks receipts comprise
| IL III bills. and the exports 1863 bbis.
| Corn Sales reported during the week embrace
10 900 sacks, at 81 10, 81 074 81 G5, Sl6095o. q
| bushe'. To-day we noticed very active demand
for export. but at reduced figures aud sales were
made OF l20C0 sacks, in lots, at @sl bushel,
and some few lots in poor order, at 924c. bushel.
| The weeks receipts comprise 33929 sacks, aud
| the exports GA sacks.
| OATs-Sales for the week embrace 5000 sacks
| at IS, so, 20 and 73c. u bushel, To-day there
| was quite an active demand but at low prices,
| and sales were made Of $500 and 1000 sacks at
T3c., 400 at 75c., and 200 at Tic. y Jushel. The
weeks receipts comprise s2O6 sacks, and the ex'
| ports $40 sacks.
| BRAN--The only sales reported embrace only
| 500 sacks az S28l %. To-day we learned of
| sales Of only 100 sacks at 81 % u 100 lbs. The
weeks receipts comprise $50 sacks, and the
| exports none.
| hAY-Sales reported embrace only AS bales a,
| $25 for Western prairie, S27Gb29 for choice Ohio
| river. TIC day there were sales of 60 bales prime
| Western at $50 Ga do. at SIS Sc, and leo do. at
| S2S e. ton. The weeks receipts comprise 1924
| bales, and the exports so bales.
PoRK-Sales reported during the week en-.
brace 500 bbls., at s22 50022 II Dbl. for old. To.
day offerings were few, but with no buyers and
| prices still unsettled. We quote uOminally new
mess at s2l so and old at s22 o Dbl. for lots, and
| johbirg at S23023 so Il bbl
| BACoN-Sales reported comprise l24 casks
shoulders at 9@9lc., and 40 tierces hams at $50
| lSc q 70. To day only limited jobbing trade
| was done at 9}0l0c. for shoulders, l21Gl3c. for
clear rib sides l4@l44c. for clear sides, and II
| 6l9c. y n. for hams. Bulk meats are dull at
sl619c. ~ n. for shoulders. The weeks receipts
| comprised 395 casks and 6j7 tierces, and the eX.
| ports so casks and 20 tierces.
| 4 LARD-Sales for the week embrace 200 tierces
| at l4@l3c.. and 200 kegs at l3l0l4le. Il 10. To-
dsy the only sales reported were 80 and 50 tierces
| al l3c. = 10, and we now quote tieTces at l3c.
and kegs at l35@l4c. II ID. The weeks receipts