The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-03
Commercial c5nttuisente.
cErscEsr o.rIc.. No. " oAr, s.s.,s. J,

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CoTroY-The suspension Of business at Liver.
pool on account Of the holidays still tends to
check operations at New York and in this mar.
ket. The ii A. NJ. dispatch reported the staple at
New York quiet and steady at yesterdays prices,
while the IL NJ telegram represented that mar ket
dull and prices nominal, bat at the same time dis
closed general decline of &c. y ID. in the &C.
companyiDg quotations The movement here has
been OF restricted character throughout. The
total sales reached HOO bales, but one buyer took
over three fourths of the aggregate purchases.
Prices have been firm from the opening to the
close of business, and uniformly inclined to the
outside figures in our previous report, but as no
actual advance has trsnspired, We would repeat
yesterdays quotations as follows viz Good Or
binary 27@21sc.. Low Middling 2S02s3c., and
MiddliDg 29@29a.
COTTON srArzxMr.
Stock hand Sept l. ls61................... Hsy
Seccived nnee yesterday. go
csecsyed previously. Gas 726-6fs ss
S650i
Exported since yesterday ............... .... "a
Exported previously 6i6,65-5F, Ill
s,.., ., ..,s .nA .n .A,0A.... -.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-There is no improve
nent OF any kind 70 refer to under the above
heading. sugar Is in light supply aud limited de-
maud az l2i@l54c. u b. for grocery grades of
Cuba, lac. q ID. for fair Louisiana, l5f3l5Ac.
for prime do, l6Gl6Ic. for yellow clarided, and
l6i@l7c. for white. Molssses is still dull but we
have heard Of sales Of $50 hhds Cuba at 4S152kc.
u gallon.
FLoUR-The wholesale movement in Flour has
become almost wholly suspended, but there is
very noticeable Improvement in the jobbing trade,
without, however. any material alteration in
prices. Sales today comprised 1900 bbls treble
extra at 50 IS; $50 superdDe az s. so; 100 do. at
IS rs; $50 double extra az 50 So 100 treble extra
at $40 20; so choice extra at SIS Is, and $50 do.
on private terms.
Corn Offerings are in excess of the demand
Int
changed, and transactions to-day included only
5000 sacks--of which 1900 mixed at 81 05, 500
white at 81 O7l and 1000 white at 81 10 D bushel.
OArs-No change to notice. Sales 500 sacks
at sO61Slc. y bushel.
BRAS-450 sacks sold at 81 so y 100 lbs. =
Hay Market dull. Sales nominal at s2OGS2l
a. ton for prime Ohio.
PoRK-The demand is very light, and with only
moderate supply, prices are maintained. Sales
since our last $50 bbls Mess at s29Rs29 Is. II
is retailing at $40 IS q Dbl.
BAcOE-The supply is fair. but the inquiry con.
f'nues restricted, aud prices are still quite IN
a tiled. Transactions since our last comprised
onl some trifing lots at lac. for shoulders, lie.
for ibped sides and lsc. q n. for clear sides.
L.A'D-DemAnd and supply unchanged. Sales
to, day rs, 60 and &c tierces at l9l@l93c. q ID.
Asking rate zoe.
FnKIap rs-No change OF any moment 10
notice. o. ferings of cotton coastWise are light.
Freights foa eign are rather frmer. The number
of vessels a a the berth gradually diminishing
has induced masters 70 demand higher rates.
We quote: BY steam to Liverpool ID. for
cotton, l6Sd. f.1r corn, Sos: for tobacco. Liv-
erpool by sail, to ill up British and American,
7.isd-- for cotton. s99d. for corn, sos. for
tobacco 10 Liverpool and SIS. to London. To
New York by steamer :. lc. for cotton, lsc. for
corn. and e5c. for -four. Nnd s. for tobacco. New
York by sai &C. for cotto q, l5c for corn and 65c.
for four To Boston BY Team nr Nc; iOr co..oo'
lsc- for corn and &c., for Ous. e ee ~ sa'
To Bremen by sail, cotton nc NINA and sos. Tor
tobacco. To Havre by sail. ISL, &C. Tor cotton