The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-22
Stock On hand and on shipbOard. ....

SUGAR AND MOLAssEs-Movements in the Sugar
market continue TO be OF very limited character,
and do not disclose any business whatever outside
of light jobbing and retail demand, while rates
have not undergone any perceptbe change; and
we continue 20 quote Cuba Sugar Nos. II 20 Ia,
I2l1l34c. Porto Rico lSlGl44c.; and Louisiana,
prime TO choice, l4lGl6sc. IL b.
FLoUR-The market was comparatively quiet
to-day, though transact tons disclose considerable
business in q jobbing and retail way, with very
little inquiry for round lots. Rates have generally
ruled uniform with those of Saturday last, which
we repeat below. Sales today embrace some
1000 bbls, of which 100 were superfne at 81 l23
so double extra at s. l24; so do. at IS Is las
on its merits at So Is; 50 and $50 low treble at
IS so; 100 medium do. at $9 IS choice at $l2
and 1000 good treble. 20 and Ito choice extra
upon private terms. We quote superhne 81 l23
az rs, single extra 81 50G7 rs; double extra
Ss@s Is low treble S. 5009; medium TO choice
treble 50 50@ll, and choice extra Flour sllG
Is so.
CoRN-The grain market continued dull through
Ont the day, with very little demand and few
transactions in any kind of produce. Operations
in corn were of very limited character and the
only quotsble sale that we could CLEAN was 100
sacks mixed, in poor order at 81; and continue
to quote good mixed to choice white 81 O5 per
bushel.
OATs-were dull, though rates are unchanged.
We note sales of $50 sacks at CSC. per bushel.
BRAN-Was in very little request and offerings
generally neglected. The only sale we heard Of
was 200 sacks at 81 273c. per 100 lbs.
HAY-The only transaction under this heading
was q sale of 40 bales Ohio river at S24 per ton.
PoRK-DUllness continues 90 be the prevailing
feature Of this market. Business to-day was con
fined to retail lots at t3l for mess. which we
quote $50 1921, according to quantity.
BAcoN-Was dull, with very few transactions
even in O retail way. Holders. in view OF recsnt
advIces from the West, have reduced their rates
without causing any Improvement in the demand,
and we now quote shoulders l9l0l4c.; clear rib
bed sides l6i9l7c.; clear sides l74Gloo.; and
sugar cured hams 2092lc. per 10.
LARD-We have very little change to note IN
the market under this heading. We quote prime
in tierces at l9i@2oc., and in kegs at 22922 &C.,
and note sale of 10 tierces prime at zoe. d ID.
FREIGHTs-The freight movement still dis
closes a very heavy and steady falling Oh. The
tonnage in port on foreign and domestic &C
count is reduced to the summer standard, while
the demands for freight room indicate cores
bonding or perhaps greater abatement. We now
quote nominally cotton to Liverpool by steam,
9.l60sd.; by sail, cotton, 7.l6d.; tobacco $685.;
aour As; London I'd. for cotton, 37s Sd: for to-
bacco. To New York by steam and sail 10. for
cotton l41l5c. for corn, 60075c. for -four, and 81
for tobacco. To Boston by sail i9sc. for cotton
l5@l7c. for corn and 65G70c. for 1our. To Bre
men by sail, I9lc. for cotton, and S5s. for TO-
bacco. To Havre by sail, 10. for cotton, and
sl2 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lc
| for cotton. To Boston, steam, lc. for cotton
-four Soc. grain l7c.