The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-31

INFERIOR. re &c n. Fully Fsir...ls4 sls1sG D
Good Fair ias a M SiiS. '.rd I Issss
MOLAssEs-The receipts to-day amount to 100
bbls.. showing falling of from the receipts Of
the previous days this week. There was fair
inquiry and the sales Included all the receipts at
tie following quotations, viz 5O@55c for Inferior
60@65c. for common, 7O975c. for fair, 600S0c.
for fermenting, prime S04S23c., and reboied at
728@s0c. u gallon.
FLOUR-The market to day exhibits consider.
able buoysncy. The supply of ell grades il only
moderate, and prices exhibit a further advance
OF 25c " Dbl The demand is almost entirely
confined TO the trade and owing to the enhanced
views Of holders, buyers operate cautiously
Sales to-day are cOnseq emily confined to 1900
bbls., of which 200 unbranded at 50 IS $50
bbls. do. at 50 S74 $50, SO, 200 and $50 choice
on private terms 100 bbls. and 200 bbls. super
hne At $40 Is 100 bbs. on its merits at tl0 so !;
100 and 200 bbs. double extra at tlI so treble
extra at sl4 IS 80 and so and 100 bbls. choice
at els so n bbl.
CoRN-There is no supply in first hands on the
landing, while the Offering from store is limited
There IL fair inquiry and advance In prices OF
&c. u bushel. Sales day amounted 10 $500
sacks as follows 600 white aud yellow at 81 05 I;
900 sacks white at OIL I; 1000 sacks do. at 81 go
white and yellow at 81, and 800 yellow at 81 05
& hushel.
OArs-The market is inactive but steady at
previous prices. There is only q jobbing demand,
l76 sacks at S3c. b bushel, sold yesterday, bur
not reported, leo and ll9 sacks At s4c., 400 and
$50 sacks at s4c., and 800 sacks at S5c. q bushel
BRAS-Ony limited jobbing trade is doing at
81 S5@l 80 u 100 fbs. We report sales of 800
sacks at 81 80 y 100 lbs.
HAY-The market is quiet but steady. Tlerei
fair supply Offering, but the inquiry has been of
n limited character. There were sales reported
of ITO bales prime Ohio river at S2l q ton.
PORK-We noticed a still further improvement
In the movement in this article to-day. Supplies
are light, and receipts limited, while what lit
there Is Offering is in the hands OF one or two re.
ceivers, who are firm at still further advance of
81 20Gl so e Dbl. The inquiry is entirely BIZ
the trade, but as the market is now controlled by
n few, buyers are forced TO nav asking
prices. Yesterday, not reported, there were sales
of 200 bbls. mess at s23 % and to-day there were
sales Of GOO bbls., of which 100 at s23 u.s. 100 to
arrive at 500 IS, 800 ct s2l IS so, IS and % Al
$24 so, and % bbls. at t24 IS y Dbl. We now
quote s25@25 IS q bbl
BACON-There is quite an active jobbing trade
noticeable to-day, and prices, owing to the re
duced supply and favorable weather for holders
show a further upward tendency. We still quote
jobbibg at l0l@llc. for shoulders. lSc. for clear
rib sides, 134@l4c. for clear sides, and hams at
12A0l6c. ~ 10. Sales 10 tcs hams at Ice.
LARD-Is in good jobbing demand, and prices
frm and looking up. We quote terces lSaGl4c.,
and kegs l546l6c. y 10.
GREEN hEArs-A lot Of 10 and casks green
Shoulders SOLD at 94c. y b.
FRklGHTs-There Is a very active demand for
room, both foreign and coastwise and offerings Of
freight are plenty, but with scarcity Of tonnage
in port rates rule higher and frmer than noticed
in our last. We now quote for New York by
steamer l@llc. for cotton, 81 q Dbl. for -four,
Csc T. sack for corn, $40 3 hid. for sugar aud s3
- Dbl for molasses. By sail lDltc. for cotton.
81 for FOUR Csc. for corn, IS z hid. for sugar aad