The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-10-20

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SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market for Sugar
continues active in g obbing and retail way, and
rates are firm without any noticeable change.
We quote Cuba box Sugar 12@l33c.; Cuba hogs.
head 1l}0l3c.; yellow clarified l540l53c., and
white do. l6@l6Ac. y h. We have very little
movement to note in Molasses. There Is some in
quiry, but no transactions beyond few retail
lots of choice city reboiled.
New SUGAR-We notice the arrival to.day Of
three hogsheads of new sugar, per steamer Nina
SHINES, from the plantation of Duncan F. Kenner,
and consigned to the house of Messrs. Milliken
q Bringer, of this city.
FLoUR-The market was dull and quiet to-day,
with very little animation except in jobbng
way. Rates for superfne have advanced as the
stock is scarce, otherwise the market has not I'm.
dergone any change since Saturday. Sales to-
day embrace 1850 bbls., Of which $50 were com.
mon at IS Is so fine at Sc 200 superine In lots
Of so at 81 Ia SO single extra at 81; 90 do. at
81 Ia; so and rs double extra at 81 rs; so low
treble at IS l2a 100 do. at IS rs; So so and 100
do. ct IS so; 500 medium do. at 50 rs, and 130,
on its merits, upon private terms.
CoRs-Was In very little demand to-day. Of.
ferings on landing were light and business con-
fined to few small lots embracing 720 sacks, of
which l25 were new inferior at S5c. so sacks do.
at 90c.; leo new Creole at $lGsl 02t.; l60 mixed
at 81; lbs choice old white, at 81 05; so do. at
81 OF and so at 81 10 per bushel.
OATs-The market IL dull, and, with light Of
feripgs, prices have declined. We note sales OF
$50 sacks at &C.; and 100 and 100 at 600. per
bushel.
BRAN-was in very little request. We note sales
of 800 sacks from landing at 81 Ia o 100 h.
HAY-The demand continues to be confined to
jobbing lots at unchanged prices. We note sales
from landing of 200 bales prime Ohio river at $26;
so bales choice St. Louis at s27; and 200 bales or.
binary Ohio river from warehouse at $2l per
ton.
PoRK-With q noticeable improvement in the
demand. prices have again advanced 25c. per Dbl.
and the market closed frmer at s32 so for mess in
I'D Ar1 ~ tail w
so, 100 and 400 bbls. mess at $50 so.
BAcoN-There was q fair business done to-
day in iobbing way and we note sales Of 20 casks
shoulders at lstc., 10 and 10 casks clear ribbed
h. The market closed with an advance of {c. all
around on retail prices. We now quote shoulders
1sa@l4c.; clear ribbed sides l63@l7c.; clear sides
17f@lsc and sugar-cured hams i9G2lc. y ID.
LARD-The market is quiet but firm, at previous
rates, which We repeat viz: Prime in tierces l9i
@20c., and In kegs 2l{@22c. q b.
WHIsKY-We note sales of SO bbls. common
Western rectifed, In lots, at 81 IS o gallon.
Of foreign tonnage In port is light. and the demand
cannot be regarded as better than moderate to
any point Rates also are irregular, and II s diff
cult, II not impossible, to obtain reliable quota
iions. especially BY sailing vessels; As approx.
following for the guidance Of interested parties,
having had ample assurances that the prices set
down have been recently paid and are still ex-
acted 10 the respective places included, viz:
s,l6@i; e. l0s. D hhd. for tobacco; As.
Dbl for -four, and ssGi03d. . bushel
ier corn a Cotton By san to Havre, 7.lsc. .
IStc. y h. Cotton by steam to New York. lie. a
NJ; tobacco $40 y HID; -four s5c. q bbl.; corn
1lc. D bushel. Cotton by steam TO Boston la
flour q DBL corn zoe. . bushel. Cotton By
No sail on the berth for New York or Res,on
Rates nominally l@ltc. respectively for cotton.