The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-31
gOmmsrrial Sniflliaents.
CRESCENT OPTICS, No. % OLzT sSK1xs,
Thursday Evening. JnlY 30 ls6a

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Thursday Evening July 3d. 1863 !
CoTToN-The tone of the adyices from Liver.
pool and New York this morning would in.
dictate that the lowest depth had been reached,
bot business in our market continues at a stand.
still nevertheless. Offerings of any classification
cannot be regarded ss much better than nominal,
and the extent of the inquiry may be inferred
from the total ssles, which barely reached bales
TO two purchasers. There are no quotations for
the staple this evening.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand Sept l, Is67................... 1855
Secsved since yesterday. ...."..........; 0n
Made up from pickings samples and Cotton
received in sacks aLd baled here since
september l. b5lo-obl,4O
s7s 2ss
Exported .67e 1884
B.oct on h..d and on shiDSO.rd 2OO
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market continues
quiet We do not hear of any transactions out
side OF retail business. There is considerable
inquiry for Cuba Sugar, but purchasers eyince
little disposition to invest at ruling figures. We
continue to quote Cuba box Sugar grocery grades
l2Gl3sc.; Cuba white Sugar l43@l64c.; Louisiana
Sugar. prime TO choice, and very scarce. at $50
l53c. 81 ID. Louisiana MOlasses, choice reboiled
Sc, and Cuba Molssses 45@5Oc. y gallon.
FLOUR-Ihe market has been dull and quiet
throughout the day. Holders continue firm with
their rates, however, aud there is no material va
ration from yesterdays prices. The sales were
80; 300 treble extra at s9 200 treble extra at slO
so treble extra at SO %; so choice at SI So and
80 do. at $l3. We continue TO report superfne at
IS; double extra at IS 1905 treble extra at 500
10 so, and choice Flour $ll@l4 y barrel.
CoRE-There has been but little inquiry through
this portion of the grain market. The offerings,
excepting for choice grades of white Corn, have
been utterly neglected, while transactions have
eeen confined to narrow limits. Some 500 sacks
changed hands upon the following terms: 100
mixed Corn at 90c.; 325 white mixed. from ware
house, at CSC; 100 and 266 sacks white Corn at
81 O5. We also hear of a sale on yesterday, and
not previously reported by us, of 1000 sacks of
yellow Corn, In two equal lots, at 81.
OATs-The only transaction under our notice
was one lot Of 1000 sacks upon terms which have
been withheld. We quote choice Oats at
74@75c.
Bran There has been only moderate business
done 10 the article under this heading. Rates
have had a downward tendency within the last
two days, and have declined from loo. to l5c. y
100 fbs since Tuesday last We note sales to-day
81 40. " y ~ '1N ~ '1'A' ~
HAY-There is very little in the market and
operations are Of a very limited character. Prime
Western Hay is jObbing at s22 so. and retailing
at s23 u ton.
very light to-day. We hear of several jobbing
lots at $50 So and few retail lots at s3l Dealers
generally continue firm with their advanced rates,
and are uniform with rates for retail lots. We are
aoNicCu VI 81 OucE VI tOV lOT OOU DDlSs mess nav
ing been refused by leading provision frm to.
day. We quote mess in q jobbing way $50 so
and $50 7513l, at retail.
BACOS-The market continues quiet We note
saes of 10 and casks shoulders at l3lc., and
casks clear ribbed sides at l64c. We quote
shoulders l34Gl34c,; clear ribbed sides I6ic.
and clear sides l7ic. Choice sugar-cured hams
are retailing at Gle. and inferior do. l9c. % h.
LARD-There has been considerable inquiry
but transactions have disclosed little 10 excess Of
. lobbing and retail business. We noted sale Of
100 Kegs at zoe. We quote prime lard in tierces
leGGls4c.; in kegs l9.G2Oc. Z n.
FRklGnfs-The freight movement still dis.
closes very heavy and steady falling of. The
tonnage IN port on foreign and domestic &C.
count is reduced to the summer standard, while
the demands for freight room indicate q cores
ponding or perhaps greater abatement We now
quote nominsly cotton to Liverpool by steam,
9.l66fd.; by sail, cotton. lied; tobacco ass:
-four As; London I'd. for cotton, SIS. Sd. for TO,
bacco. To New York by steam and sail &c. for
cotton, l4Gl5c. for corn. 60G75c. for -four and IS
for tobacco. To Boston by sail iGEc. for cotton,
15@l7c. for corn and 65970c. for -four. To Bre.
men by sail, !@lo. for cotton, and 35s. for to.
bscco. To Hsvre by sail, Ito. for cotton, and
sl2 for tobacco. To Philadelphia, by steam, lc.
for cotton. To Boston, steam, lc. for cotton,
-four soc., grain lie.