The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-04
Commercial ynteuigenre.
CRESCENT OFFICE, No. % CAnp sfRxx1
Thursday Evening, 4 &c. 3. 1864

CRESCENT OFFICE, No. ~ CAnp STREET,
TrH Thursday Evening. Lee. 8. 1868 3
.CoTToH-Owing to almost incessant rains and
to continued unfavorable advces from Liverpool
and New York, the movement in the leading sta
pie to-day has been restricted to $500 at irregular
and easier prices. The offering supply was ample
TO meet al. or binary requirements, but most buy
refused to purchase new lists or lists that they
had not previously examined In favorable weather.
In the present unsettled condition of the market
the following are the only quotations that could
be obtained from factors and buyers, viz: Low
middlng % lG229c., middng 2230 c., and strict
middllDg -Q2S3c. s.r- ~ 1ci'
COTTON srArExEyr. FL. n'
STOCK on hand September s~e
Received prsyoasy. 2as So s,el
Exported since YESTERDAYS. ................ 0o
Exported previousiy........... ......2665s D6.6s2
Stock hand and shpbosrd 6ss
SUGAR AND MoLAssEB-The total receipts to
day. are 1000 hhds. of Sugar and 1000 bbls of Mo-
lasses. Owing to the storm. little or no business
has been done. A few small sales of Molasses are
reported, and those at slightly reduced prices.
prices of yesterday, which we repeat: Sugar. in
1eIior. 7@73c.: common. S0S2c.; fair. 9!c.; good
fair. l04c.; fully lair IL fair l2c.; yellow clarified,
12@l24c.; white clarified, l33@l3lc. Molasses,
inferior 42@45c.; common 45G50c.; good &c.,
prime 5S@60c., and choice 60166c. - -
FLouR-This market has been at q complete
stand still to day, owing undoubtedly to the rainy
weather which prevented removals. The only sales
we have to report so bbs. of superfne at Sc So
with more to sell at same price. falling of Of zoe.
on yesterdays price, and rs bbls. double extra at
$725. But as We do not consider the market
changed, we quote the prices per our last issue
Fine Sc, superine Sc 56@6 rs, single extra 81,
double extra 81 l23@7 rs, treble extra 81 7501s
rs choice 5000 so, choice family $40 so. $50 4
CoRN-No market, owing to the storm which
prevented operations on the levee. The stock on
hand is not large, but prices remain about the
same. We quote new Western at 75@s0c.
OATs-we have not been able to hear of any
sales, and dealers report no change in price,
which is &c. % bushel. - ~. .--
BRaS-ws quote the same as yesterday, 81 20
u 100 lbs. r..t ffs....- 10 tf'r - 4
HAY-Nothibg doing. Ohio river sells at s2la
%. St. Louis at t22023. RS. .rf n .cr =
PoRK-The market continues firm and prices
steady. New mess at SIS and old mess at $40 %
Dbl. We have no important sales to report.
BACoN-But few sales are reported and those
are very small. The market Is dull though prices
rule about the same. Shoulders at l2c. clear
ribbed sides l5tc.; and clear sides at lslc y ID.
LARD-No change to report in this market.
The stock of prime old is low. Tierce sells at l6
@l6sc. Keg 164@l7c. 'I
A.sryvLs-Costinestals and City of Alton. from
st. Louis j. h. Garrett with bsrges, from Wheel
ing and Legal Tender, from Louisville. 80 III !,
FREreHrs-The amount Of foreign tonnage
In port Is far, but the demand can
not yet be regarded as better than moderate.
Rates continue irregular, but az approxima-
ting figures We would refer to the following, viz :
Cotton by steam to Liverpool Id y n By sail
9-l6d; e. los. D hid. for tobacco; As.
u Dbl. for -four, and 10ld. y bushel
for corn, oil cake at 35s. y ton. Cotton BY sail
to Havre, l3.l6@llc. y b. Cotton TO Bremen. ltc.
b b. Cotton by steam to New York, E0ic.
- D.; tobacco SO y hid; -four SOC. ~ DBL:
corn 2o@2lc. y bushel. Cotton By steam to Bos.
ION, &C.; flour s5c Dbl; corn Zoe. bushel. Cot
Dbl. Through rates to Hamburg, by steam, via
New York, l3-l6d. for Cotton. Cotton by steam
to Bremen I'd. Cotton BY sail to Boston 10. Mo-
lasses by steam to New York 80; sugar by do. to
do