The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-01
TOBACCO STATEMENT

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Exported sfneeJuly 2i..................-...".
Broken uD for bsng city consumption SIS -l2 ss2
Stock on hand and on .hiDbOard-hhds ....... .57li
The total sales for the week were Sc hhds., of
which hhds. were sold at &c., s at l0l, at llc.,
IL at lAc., l6 at l23c., "a at 10, at l43c., and
bhds. at l75e. y h. The receipts during same
time were 2l0 hhds., and exports confined to
hhds. only, for New York.
SUGAR AND MOLAssEs-Transaction during the
week Just closed have been of a restricted char
acter, and embraced only a retail business in
kugar. while Molasses has continued exceedingly
quiet end dull. Holders, with oDly q moderate
stock in first hands, are very firm in their views,
I and look fora good deal of animation during the
coming month in the movement of back Sugar
and Molasses. There will, no doubt, be very
brisk demand made upon our provision market by
our friends in the rural districts during the ensu
ing month, and Sugar will I'll larger share of
their requirements. Sales for the week embrace
80 hbds. and 343 boxes of Cuba Sugar. Receipts
81 embrace S25 hhds. of Cuba Sugar and Fl hhds.
and bbls of Cuba Molasses. We quote Cuba
Sugar, fair to prime, l2@l34c.; Cuba white Sugar
14S0l64c.; Louisiana Sugar, very scarce, is
retailing, prime to choice, l50l53c. ~ b. Lou
isiana choice reboiled Moasses is also very scarce
at s5c., and Cuba Molasses very dull at 40945c.
% gallon, according to quality. -
FLoUR-During the early portion of the week
under review, the market was very quiet, with
very little demand in excess of a jobbing bust
became reduced to very low standard, there was
considerable animation, and on Tuesday transac.
tons were on larger scale than for some time
previously, but the demand has since declined and
the market closed very dull and quiet The offer.
iDgs of superfne, double extra and choice old
wheat flour have been of a very limited charac-
ter throughout, and rates have towards the clos.
ing days of the week become somewhat frmer.
with an advance of 25e. d Dbl. on the lower and
scsrcer grades. Receipts during the week were
ll,7OO Sales foot up 400, and exports ll77
OF which 245 were for Florida aud 932 for Texas.
We give the following as nominally the closing
quotations OF the market: Superine s. 1898;
double extra S. 5000 treble extra 5000 so,
and choice $ll@l3 80 70 Dbl.
CoRN-With a very moderate stock of the
better grades on bandfor operations, transactions
have been of a very uniform character through
out the week, and rates, from the beginning to
the close Of the market, have undergone very
little. il any, change. The receipts have been
very light and show great falling off from those
OF any previous week during the season. The
market closes quiet and firm at rates appended
below. Total receipts for the week 6746 sacks,
against 1890 sold. The exports foot MP 30lS
sacks of which 500 were for New York, TAG for
Texas. and l402 for Florida. We quote mixed
corn 9Oc.; yellow 95c.; white mixed $l9l 03;
and choice white 81 05 q bushe.
0ATs-The demand has been very light, and
prices have been ruling downward as the week
closed, with decline of SC. u bushel from rates
ruling at the opening of the week. The market
were 1888 sacks. Sales 2l05 sacks. Exports 26S
sacks. 205 Of which were for Texas aud IS sacks
for Florida.
BRAS-Receipts have been somewhat liberal
for this season Of the year, while the demand has
fallen ed considerably, and in consequence rates
have, during the last three days steadily de-
clned and the market closes very dull and irregu-
81 lar at 81 IS ~ loo lbs. Receipts for the week
were 1888 sacks. Sales were 1925 sacks and ex
ports only so sacks for Florida.
HAY-Transsctions during the week lust closed
have been confined TO very narrow limits. The
very light stock Of prime Hay ON hand at the
opening has not been augmented by arrivals from
the West, but has gradually been taken up by
buyers until the close of the week, leaving the
market entirely bare Of anything but ordinary
Hay, which is seldom sought for and Is invery little
request. We quote Western In jobbng lots at
81 so, and in q retail way s23 y ton. Receipts
during the week were 435 bales. Sales were 70j
bales, and go bales exported to Texas.
PoRK-The week opened very quiet with few
transactions outside Of q retail demand. As the
week advanced there was 9 noticeable improve
ment IN the market and considerable inquiry for
round lots, and holders under advices from the
west ana an increased freight tariff BY steamers,
become suddenly more firm in their vie VS. and I'D.
vanced their rates fully 81 per bbl.: which ad-
vance, they aver, was q Necessary and recauion-
airy step from the fact that Pork. which had been
sold at previous rates, could not be replaced in
ths market under the advanced figures. The
market closed quiet and firm at the following
sA'es Mess Pork in Q iobbing way $50 so, and