The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-26
Commercial Sntelli9enre.
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Tuesday Evening August IS, 1868 :
CoTroS-There was fair inquiry for ,his s,aole
to-day, but prices still unsettled and irregular
Offerings are extremely light aud with but fe ex.
oeptoDs we're undesirable. The early Liverpool
and New York dispatches disclosed no improve
ment in these markets but the closing advces fro
New York represented q moderate demand but at
lower prices There are several orders to be
6lled but unless the new crop comes in more freely
but little business will be done. Trsossetionslto-dsy
embrace l35 bales Ct prices general ran ,ging as
follows: 25025fc. Tor gooi ordinary, (oid1 &c,
for low mddling, do, and 2s46129c. for middling
do, while sales of the new crop are made at
2Sc. for low middlinE, and 2)c. for midlIing.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on h.na sept l. 1857 ,,,,.,..,.,.,,., MEs
Received since yes erday... ...."............ 81
Msdr M from pickipgs samples and Cotton WYNN
received In sacks AID balet here since
September l. tslS-s0,85
$3.50
Exported previously 7sl5S-S7s 1873
ssooi on Aa.d and on shIDbo.rd iSs7
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs-The market for Sugar
continues comparatively quiet. Transactions to-
day were confined to q jObbing and retail busi-
ness, without any inquiry for round lots. Mo-
lasses is quiet and dull without any demand what
ever. In the absence of any sales to report indi-
catlng ruling rates, we continue to quote Cuba
Sugar, grocery grades, l2l0I32c.; luisi Ins
Sugar. prime to choice, l4l9l6lo. D d Louisi-
a
45G5Oc. u gallon.
FLOUR Continues dull and in very little demand
In excess of light jobbing and retail trade The
market Is very Irregular, and In the absence of
any transactions In round lots, and while holders
dlner 10 their views, particularly regarding lower
grades, which, owing to their scarcity, have ruled
very high in this market during the past fortnight
1t is almost impossible to furnish rates which are
uniform with the views OF holders. The only
sales under notice were rs so and 200 bbls. super
me a. u 70 we quote nominslly s1perdne 81 Is
al 80, single extr' tsGS Is, double extra 50 so
@S 76, low treble 1903 Is, good treble 80 700
$40 70, and choice extra sll 5O9l4.
CoBS-Was quiet but firm at previous rates.
Sales embrace l42l sacks; of which 300 mixed in
lots and SEQ white mixed sold at 81 O5; 2sO white
and 40 yellow mixed At 81 10 per bushel
OATs-The only transactions under this head.
ing we're sales OF 500 sacks at exc. and 100 do at
624c. per hushel.
BRAS-Wss in only moderate demand rates
continue firm with an advancing tendency as the
supply becomes diminished. Sales to-day embrace
6lS sacks; zoe Of which sold at 81 Is 200 400
and AIS Al 81 l73; and 100 sacks at 81 20 per 100
lbs.
HAT-wss quiet but firm at full previous rates.
We note sales Of ~ bales ordinary at s2l so and
$50 bales choice western at s26826 SO per ton.
We quote choice in lots at $26.
PoRK-Continues dull and quiet, Mess, In round
lots. Is Offering at $50 so and sSl by retail.
BACoN-Is quiet but firm. We quote shoulders
I4Gi4t; clear ribbed sides lie. and clear
sides lii9lsc. per h.; sugar cured hams 2Oal2c.
per ID.
LARD-We have 10 transactions under this head.
ing TO report TO day. The market. however, is
firm We quote choice in tierces 1910 l9ic., and
in kegs 22c. per 10.
FRkIGHrs-rhe freight movement still dis.
closes very heavy and steady falling of. The
tonnage IN port on foreign and domestic &C.
count is reduced to the summer standard while
the demands tor freight room indicate a CORES
Derh0De
quote nominally cotton to Liverpool by steam,
9l64td.; by sail, cotton, lied; tobacco 35s;
-four As; London I'd. for cotton, 37s. Sd. for to-
oscco. To New York by steam and sail 10. for
cotton. l49l6c. for corn, 60175c. for four and s.
for tobacco. To Boston by sail laEc. for cotton.
lbGl7c. Tor corn and 65670c. for 1our. To Bre.
men BY sail, l@lc. for cotton, and SIS. for to-
bacco. To Hsvre BY sail. Ito. for cotton, aud
Sl2 for tobacco. TO Philadelphia, by steam, lc.
1Our Soc. grain lie. '