The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-02

was quiet aud unchanged. There was q moderate
demand for this article in jobbing and retail
way, but we did not hear Of any quotable trans.
acions-wbie In Molasses we could not hear of
any movement whatever. Rates for the former
are unchanged, and We quote Cuba box Sugar,
Nos. IL TO IA l24@l3Ac.; Porto Rico l4i0l4Ac.,
Muscovado 123G135c.; and Louisiana Sag Ar, prime
TO choice, l44@l64c. - d. Louisiana choice re-
boiled holasses, $50. and CUBA do. 4505oc. D
gallon. s.'..l
FLouR-was in little request outside Of local
retail demand. Buyers are holding off in antici-
patton of further concessions. while receivers and
dealers are uniformly firm at rates which we give
below. Sales to-day were 900 bbls, Of which 100
supeIfine at 81; loo double extra at IS SO; 100
low treble at So rs; $50 treble at $40 Is; 100
choice at $ll; and so do. at Sill so. We quote
supeIfne s7@ 81 rs. single extra 81 25@7 so,
double extra s. 25@s so, low treble IS 5000,
choice treble 50 5e0l0, and choice family SIG
SIS so.
CoRs-There was moderate business done on
the landing to-day in this article. Sales do not
disclose any perceptble change In the rates,
though prices, which continue to be governed by
the supply, are somewhat irregular for the scsrcer
grades.
OATs-ws have very little change to note in
the market under this heading. The demand to-
day was light and business confined to sales OF
GAO sacks, $50 Of which were sold at SAC. and $50
at Csc. q bushel.
BRAS-was only in moderate demand. Rates
do not disclose any falling of though somewhat
irregular. sales to-day loot up 9O0 SACKS, VIZ
200 at 81 Is. 100 at 81 III, and 800 at 81 20. We
also note sale at a late hour yesterday of 1900
sscks.at 81 l7A % 100 MS.
HAY-We have not heard of any transactions
in this article. We quote choice Western nomin-
ally at s24, and ordinary Creole sl9020 u ton.
PORK-The movements of this article continue
Of q restricted character and disclose very little
demand 10 excess of local retail business. We
qaote mess nomnally at $50 25030 so for round
ioi % eos n So N, r,,ssiy
shoulders 141l44c.. clear ribbed sides I701l74c..
clear sides lsGlS4c., and sugar cured hams zoo
22c. y b.
LARD-There was only a moderate retail busi-
done to-day in the article under this healing.
We continue to quote choice in tierces l940l9tc.,
and in kegs 22@223c. % n.
FREIGHTs-fhe freight movement still dis
closes a very heavy and steady falling off, The
tonnage in port On foreign and domestic &C.
count is reduced to the summer standard, while
the demands for freight room indicate a cores
poDdiDg or perhaps greater abatement. We now
quote nominaly cotton TO Liverpool by steam,
9-I6@id.; by sail, cotton. 7-l6d.; tobacco 35s. /;
-four As; London ID. for cotton, SIS. Cd. for to-
bacco. To New York by steam and sail &c. 70.
cotton, l41l5c. for corn, 60G75c. for four and s.
for tobacco. To Boston by sail l0Ec. for cotton,
l5@l7c. for corn and 65@70c. for four To Bre-
men by sail, 5@lc. for cotton, and 35s. for to-
bacco. To Hsvre by sail, tic. for cotton, and
$40 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lc.
for cotton. To Boston. steam, lc. for cotton,
-four 60c.. grain l7c. .r-