The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-26
Commercial SntfIligentt.
Crescent OTFIc q. NO. % CIry grrusy, I,
Monday Evening. NAV 25 1872

Monday Evening, May IS 1853.
CoTToS-There has been no movement of ex.
citing interest reported In the Cotton market TO.
day. Advices from Liverpool indicated light sales
at easier but not quotably lower rates, while New
York dispatches exhibited q general decline of
&c. ~ ID. The demand In this market has been
OF a restricted character throughout and Sstur.
days prices were generally asked. but as factors
finally agreed to make concessions, sales of 900
bales were effected mostly towards the close of
business, at about the same decline as was sub.
mitted 10 in the New York market. We now
quote good ordinary 2646l27c.; low middiing 27B
for the day were divided among four purchasers.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand Sept l. ls6L.................. l6S5s
Received since Saturday.. ................. b93
66Il5O
Exported since Saturday. .................... 900
Exported previously. ,lsO-6 $50
s.Oci on hand and on saiDbOard 9717O
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-There were receipts
from the coast this morning of barrels ferment-
ing Moasses and half bbls. The seven barrels
sold at Coo. ID gallon. We are again without any
sales of Cuba Molasses TO report. 1t is quoted
by the cargo at 4s@55c. u gallon. The market
for Sugar continues dull, but the stock on hand is
light andprices are firm. Grocery grades of Cuba
Sugar are quoted at l2@l3c. ~ h. Louisiana
sugar is retailing at l4sc. q n. for fair l5I0l5Sc
for prime, l6@l64c. for yellow clarified, and l6A
0l7c. for white.
ARRIVALS FROM THE wEsr-The steamers
Strader, from Cincinnati. and Belle Lee, from
Louisville have arrived since our review Of Satur
day.
with q good stock on hand prices are still lower.
Some holders who desired to realize to-day were
compelled TO submit to further material decline
in prices. There were sales Of 1870 barrels of
which 800 double extra at 50 12A, 100 do. at So So
100 on its merits at 50 co. 325 treble extra at &c.
$50 choice extra at sl2 U.s. 500 do sl2 S7, 100 do.
at sl3 so q bbl., and As at sl4 373 D Dbl.
CoRS-1s in fair demand, the receipts are light
and prices are frmer and fuller than on Saturday.
There were sales TO. day Of $3.50 sacks, of which
$50 and 200 mixed at 81 o., HOO mixed at 81 o.
al 05, 200 and 400 mixed at 81 074, ESQ, 500 and
500 white at 81 10 y bushel.
OATs-Are in limited demand. Sales to day
$50 sacks, of which 100 and $50 at SOc., 100, 100
and 100 at SEE. u bushel.
BRAH-lO0 sacks sold at 81 so q 100 lbs.
HAY-5O bales prime Ohio river sold at $2l q
ton.
Day SALTED MEAT-A lot Of 10 casks shoulders
sold on the spot at l44c. Il D., and one OF 10
casks TO arrive on private terms.
PORK The market is very dull. Mess is retail.
ing ct $40 5000 y Dbl. lot Of 100 bbls. sold
at s2s so u Dbl.
BAcoS-ony a limited retail business is doing
at l4@l4lc. q b. for shoulders IL to. for cearr6
sides, and ls@lsAc. for clear sides. A lot of so
casks shoulders sold at lac. u n.
LARD-The supply in kegs is light, while that In
tierees is fair. Prices are unchanged and we still
quote leAc. for prime in tierces aud 2Ol62lc. y
h. for kegs. 100 kegs sold today at 203c., and
so at 2lc. b h.
Pic PoRE-A lot of 30 half bbls. sold to-day at
$l3 Is q half Dbl.
BUTTER-ls in active demand, and receipts are
disposed Of as soon as landed. To-day GO tubs
good Western sold at 50655c., aud co packages
of choice Western sold in small lots at COO. q 10.
The market is entirely bare of Northern.
Cow PEAs-5O sacks sold this morning at 81 so
q bushel.
CHKEsE-l0o boxes Western factory Cheese
sold at lie. q ID.
sALr-50O sacks Liverpool coarse in warehouse
sold at 81 80 q bushel.