The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-04
Commercial sSntelliqenre.


Thursday Evening Sept 8, 1868
C0TToS-The steady rains of the last fe W days
begin 70 excite spprehensio for the rowing
crop. Offerings in our market show q gradual
increase, and the demand discloses q steady i'm
provement. Sales to-day amounted to 702 bales
at yesterdays figures, the latter having been up
held by the condition of the weather against the
nnfsvorsble tenor Of telegraphic adviees from
New York. We repeat 264263c. for low mid.
ding and &c. for mddling-all new crop.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l. 1858. 1865
Keel 60 nnes y-stsrdA' ...-.............;l4o
beceiSea previously .......--.....-........46o SOS
Stock hand and on shipbOsrd
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-we have no change to
note In the market for either of the articles under
this heading. Business in the former continues to
be confined to jobbing and retail lots. while
Molssses remains without any demand whatever.
In the absence OF any transactions disclosing rul
ing rates. we continue to quote Cuba box Sugar,
Nos. IL to IA, l24@l33c., Porto Rico l4t0l44c.,
Muscovado l ls@l34c., and louisiana Sugar, prime
to choice l42Qll64c % ID. For Molasses the ask
ing rates are, Louisiana choice reboiled s5c., and
cuba do. 45@5oc. o gallon.
FLoUR-There was considerable inquiry to day
for round lots for shipment, and as the somewhat
liberal stock becomes reduced to the usual stan
dard, holders generally do not evince any dsposi.
ton to reduce their rates. particularly for the
lower grades, which are somewhat sitter though
not quotably higher than yesterday. Sales foot
up 1900 bbs. Of which 100 were fine at Sc Is, 100
supei6ne (unsound) at Sc. 200 and 1000 treble ex.
ira and 800 choice, and 100 upon private terms,
and 100 choice upon private terms. Owing TO the
continued unsettled condition of the market it is
impossible for us to give reliable quotations and
present the following asmerely the spproximat ng
ri'es, viz: Superfne s717 rs, single extra 81 asa
so, double extra So 25G6 So low treble IS 50M
9, choice treble 50 s09l0. and choice family SIG
CoRN-0wing to the unfayorable condition of
the weather to day for outdoor transactions, ope-
ratiOns throughout the grain market have been of
very restricted character, and sales Of corn en-
brace only sis sacks, of which ll5 were new infe
rior at Soc 300 mixed at 81 073, and 100 white at
81 10 " bushel.
OATs-The stock is light and prices firm; 100
sacks were disposed of early in the day at Csc.
BRAN-There is only moderate stock in ware
house, while offerings on the landing are very
light. We note a sale of so sacks bran, and 200
sacks ship stuff at 81 30 ~ 100 lbs.
HAY-Continues In very little demand. We
quote choice Western $24@26, and Creole $1,000
y ton.
PoRK-There was noticeable Improvement in
the demand to day for this article In iobbing aud
retail way, without disclosing any inquiry for
round lots; so aud so bbls. mess were sold at
$50 so and we quote mess $50 50@Sl, according
to quality.
BACoN-Continues quiet but firm. We note sale
Of IL casks clear ribbed sides at l74c.. and quote
shSuldeTs i la@4se clear ribbed sides l1ado
are retailing at 2002lc. % b.
LARD-We do not hear of any transactions in
this article of sufficient importance to report.
The market is quiet but firm at previous rates,
which we repesi. viz: Choice lard in tierces 100
l9ac., and kegs 22@224c. y ID.
FREIGHTs-fhe 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 for freight room indicate CORES
poDding or perhaps greater abatement. We now
quote Dominally cotton TO Liverpool by steam,
9-l6@td.; by sail, cotton. 7-l6d.; tobacco $751;;
-four As; London I'd. for cotton, 37s. Sd. for to-
bscco. To New York by steam and sail &c. TO.
cotton, l4Gl5c. for corn. 60G75c. for four and s.
for tobacco. To Boston by sail l0Ec. for cotton,
men by sail, J@lc. for cotton, and $685. for to-
bscco. To Hsvre by sail. Ito. for cotton, and
sl5 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lie.
for cotton. To Boston. steam, lc. for cotton,
-four S0c.. grain lie.