The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-28


Exported previously So2oa-c624
Stock on h.ad and on .hpbo.rd Ls,I
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-We have little or no /
Improvement TO notice under this heading. There /
has been little retail business done in Sugar but
the market has continued comparatively quiet to- |
day. We noticed sales, not previously reported, |
of so boxes Cuba Sugar at Ia, and 40 hhds. Cuba
Sugar at &C.; and continue TO quote Cuba Sugar,
fair TO prime, at l2@l34c., Cuba white Sugar |
l4l@le4c:. Louisiana sugar, prime to choice: at
l51l53c. n D., Louisiana choice Moasses at $780,,
and Cuba Molasses 45Q50c. u gallon.
FLouR-There has been but little animation
noticeable in the Flour market to-day. There
has been very fair demand for the lower grades
and for choice old wheat Flour, but owing to the
scarcity of these grades in the market the slight
offerings have been neglected throughout, and
buyers seem to hold off in anticipation of better
supplies and purchase only for pressing exigen-
cies. The only sales under our notice were 400
bbls., viz 20 superfne at 81 rs 100 double extra
at 50 rs treble extra at So; 100 do. do at 50 SO,
and so bbls. choice Flour at $l3 so. We quote
supeTfne at 81 75@S, double extra IS 7599, treble
extra s9QI0 so, and choice Flour $ll6l3 so
Y Dbl.
CoRN-There has been considerable inquiry to-
day for the choicer grades of corn, the supply OF
which Just now in the market 10 OF very re-
stricted character and in consequence OF the
small stock on hand holders generally are very
firm in their views, while some few are holding
their stocks out OF the market in anticipation OF
| an advance 10 rates. The sales to-day embrace
| 1850 sacks of which so, 100 and 1000 mixed sold
at eOc.. 80 yellow at 81 200 and 45O white
| mixed at 81 O23, and 100 white mixed at 81 03.
HAY-The stock OF prime Hay conunuei 70 De
| very light, while the demand does not exhibit
anything in excess Of retail or joObing business
We continue to quote Hay in jobbing ots at s2''
| and $22 so at retail.
| OArs-The market continues very quiet. The
demand is restricted to small lots of very choice
Oats and we note sales of 430 sacks, viz: 100 and
| 200 sacks at 75c., and 100 sacks at 77te.
BRAN-With very light stock on hand, the
Il far tran
/ tons of any moment. $50 sacks were disposed of
to-day upon the following terms, viz 200 sacks at
81 As, and ESQ sacks at 81 so D 100 Ms.
| PoRK-Is very quiet and movements restricted
TO a retail business. We hear of sales OF 100 bols
in lots at 500 62il29 70, and so bbls. at $50 %.
| BACON Continues to be confined TO retsil and
jobbng demand. We note sales OF casks shoul.
ders at l3lc., casks clear ribbed sides at 1885,.
and casks clear sides at l74c.; and continue to
quote shoulders at l34Gl3ac, clear ribbed sides
at l6t@l63c., and clear sides at l744l7Ac: q d.
LARD-Continues very quiet but hrm. we near
of q sale Of 100 kegs prime Lard at 1910, and
quote prime in tierces at lSGls3c., and in kegs at
l9Q20c. q D.
FREIeHTs-The 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 WINE
the demands for freight room indicate cores
pondiDg or perhaps greater abatement We now
| quote nomnally cotton to Liverpool by steam,
9-l6(6sd.; by sail, cotton, 7.l6d.; tobacco Sos;
flour As; L0nGOn So 1Or cOttOn, ots. ou. Loh W
bscco To New York by steam and sail &c. for
cotton l4al5c. for corn, 60@75c. for flour, and IS
for tobacco. To Boston by sail 2Gic. for cotton,
l5Gl7c. for corn and 65@7Oc. for -four. TO Bre'
men by sail, I@lc. for cotton and 35s. for TO-
bscco. To Havre by sail. lsc. for cotton, and
$l2 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lc
for cotton. To Boston, steam, lie. for cotton
-four sOc., grain l1c. r.
PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF SCGAR.-Tht
anne xed interesting statistics have been furnished
the New York Journal Of Commerce by its Havans
correspondent, in a letter dated the llth inst:
Senior Ramon de la Sagrs, the well known CORE
spondent of the Disrio de la Marina, furnishes
| some interesting statistics relative to sugar. Int
estimates, given in kiogrammes, were carefully
, | made up by Mr.. bureau from data obtained during
the late exposition in Paris. Some OF these re
D Suits reduced to pounds are as follows: In 1866
| the total product of sugar from cane was 3,l59
424 $40 MS, Of which Cuba produced for expor
: / 2O5 s55 ECO lbs. The total product in Europe
0 | sugar from the beet was 490, 3l3 500 Bs., 479
9 | 24S,s26 DIS. of which was from AL factories o
q | France and the remainder from Germany, Russia
) | Austria Belgium, Poland and Holland. Durin
o the same year the quantity of sugar consumed
!. the world was 305 sos, 1868 Ms, of which Grea
Britain and herIcolonies used 1928 020 3Sz and To
v limited States SS4 000, 900 rbs.
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