The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-21
COTTON STATEMENT.
A.. 1877


s.ock on hand and on shipbosrd 50 6s3
The exports this evening include 200 bales for
Barcelona and 1886 bales for Liverpool.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The receipts since Sat
urday are confined TO hhds Sugar and bbls.
Molssses There is but small retail business
doing in Sugar at l54@l5Ac. for prime, l640l6tc.
for yellow clarified, and l7Gl74c. for white. In
foreign Sugars there is some little movement, but
at prices too irregular for accurate quotanons
Cuba Moasses is quoted at 4I05Sc. ~ gallon.
FLouR-The market is quiet and dali, aud
prices are very irregular. Superfne is quoted
nominally at s909 l2t u bbl., nearly all on the
landing having been sold within the range Of
those quotations. There was a fair demand for
double extra at $40 70 u bbl., but holders gen.
orally were asking higher rates. Sales to-day are
1878 bbls., Of which 500 bbs. superdne and dou-
BILE extra and 100 bbls. treble extra on private
terms, 26 bbls. unbranded at S IS, $50 bbs. dou-
beextra at $40 25 100 and 100 bbs. do. at $40 3I5
so bbIs do. at SO ga IS bbls. treble extra at
sl2 GA. 100 bbls. do. at sl3 IS, 100 bbs. choice
at sl4 Is, 25 bbls. do at sl4 so, and 50 bbls. do
at SIS u Dbl.
CoRN-The receipts since Saturday have been
liberal, but with only moderate demand opera
tions have been restricted. Prices, however; re-
main unchanged. Sales to-day are 5000 sacks, OF
which 5000 white aud mixed at 81 oil, 400, 200 and
1000 sacks white at 81 OF, and 400 sacks do. at
81 03 b bushel.
OArs-The receipts are heavy, and with lin.
tied demand prices have declined Sales to-day
are $50 sacks, Of which 40, $50 and 200 sacks at
use. u bushel.
BRAN-The market is quiet at our former quo
tations, viz; 81 IS y 100 lbs. We heard OF no
sales to-day,
HAY-We have no change to notice. There
are several sales pending, but the particulars have
not vet transpired. We still quote Sl992l 80 Il
ton for fair 10 choice Ohio River.
PoRK-There Is little better feeling in the
market to day, but there has not been enough
done to establish quotations. Sales to day are 800
bbls., of which 200 even weight at $2I, so over
weight at $27 so, and so bbls. do. at SIS y Dbl.
BACoN-There is a better feeling in the mar
ket to-day, but no quOtabe change in prices.
Sales are 80 casks aud Is tierces, Of which 10
casks clear sides at IL and 20 casks do. at lSc
y n, and Is tierces sugar-cpred hams at l93c
q n.
prices remain firm. Sales to-day are so usrces a.
Isle, and Is kegs at l9c. z ID.
fREIGHTs- No change OF any moment 4
notice. Offerings Of cotton coastwlse are hgh
and freights foreign are depressed. Wequote; b.
steam 10 Liverpool 9-l6Gld. for cotton, 1919. 10
corn, COS. tobacco. Liverpool by sail, TO III
up British and American, J.. and Tor con
sgnments, o for cotton, 90lOd. for cora
and 4Os for tobacco. To New York BY steam
er, &c. for cotton, lSc. for corn, csc. for houi
New York by sail, &c. for cotton, l5c. for cor
and Csc. for -four. To Boston by steam, lc. 10
cotton, lsc. for corn and 90c. for -four. B0sto
by sail, lc. for cotton, l5c- for corn aud 65C
for -four. To Bremen by sail, cotton nomius
and 40s. for tobacco. To Hsyre by sail, &C.
for cotton.