The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-16

Sock hand and shipboard this evening 81 a6.
The experts this evening include 20 bales for
Boston and 1865 bales for Havre.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The receipts to-day
were confined to 10 hhds. Sugar. The market Is
inactive for want of supplies. and prices are
nominally unchanged. Molasses is quoted at 750
s5c. u gallon for Louisiana plantation reboiled.
and 47@5Sc. u gallon for Cuoa. Louisiana Sugars
are held at l50l53c. for prime, l69l6ac. for yer
low clarified, aud l7Ql7{c. for white. There
were sales today of lao hhds. Cuba Sugars;
terms not nansDired. 81. airs 4 4
FIoUR-There Is little or nothing doing In the
market under this heading to-day. but no quotsbIe
variation In prices. Sales are limited to 1894
bills, of which so, 30 and leo bbls double extra
and ia. $50 and 200 bbls. treble do. on priv ate
terms; $50 bbls. double extra at $40 90; so bbIs
on its merits at SO so; SO and so bbls. double
extra at $40 IS; 100 bbls- treble extra at SIS; so,
100 and 100 bbls- choice at sl4, and 100 bbls
choice extra at $l4 so u Dbl.
CoRN-There is no change to report under this
heading. The supply il light, and prices remain
firm at yesterdays rates. Sales are 500 sacks,
Of which $50 inferior at 81; 100 and 400 sacks
white at 81 03; 1000 sacks in lots at 81 O3, and
$500 sacks in lots at 81 oS@l o5 D bushel.
OATs-The market Is quiet and unchanged.
Sales are confined to 200 sacks at ESQ. q bushel.
BRAs-Remains quiet and steady. Sales to-day
$50 sacks from the landing at 81 IS y 100 MS.
HAY-There was less inquiry to-day, but no
change in prices. We have no sales to report.
Xnototonr oic tioVt@A " u tou iof lar W C1olCt
Ohio river. t.lf..I
PRovfsIoNs-There is almost perfect stagna-
ton in all articles comprised under this heading
Buyers are timid and show disposition to
operate at any price, while holders are yet conf
dent in their views, and in many cases have with
drawn their stocks from the market in prefer ence
to accepting present offering rates. Mess pork is
quoted nominsly at s27 so % bbl., although the
highest offer to-day tor a round lot was s27.
Shoulders are held at l33QlS}c.. clear rib sides
1890, and clear sides at 172GlSc. % n. In Lard
there is no movement OF notice, yet there is more
steadiDess in rates. which are nominally un-
changed, viz: prime in tierces at l83c.. aud in
kegs at Ice. y b sales to-day are confined to 20
terces at ls3c. u ID.
HAMs-There we're sales to-day of 10 tierces
sugarcured at l9tc. " D.. sun ,ra,s r1r4
WRlsKY-Sales today are 10 bbls. Bourbon at
&c 70 ~ gallon. io 40 alA n uHfA.-
FREI6HTs-No change of any moment 70
notice. Offerings Of cotton coastwise are light
and freights foreign are depressed. Wequote: By
steam to Liverpool 9-l6Gsd. for cotton, 1870. for
corn, Cos. tobacco. Liverpool by sail, to fill
up British and American, I. and for con-
signments, q for cotton, 9@l0d. for corn
and 40s,. for tobacco. To New York by steam
err, &c. for cotton. lsc. for corn, csc. for flour.
New York by sail, &c. for cotton, loo. for corn
and Csc. for -four. To Boston BY steam, lc. for
cotton. 1Sc. for corn and 90c. for -four. Boston
by sail, &c. for cotton, l5c. for corn and CSC.
for -four. To Bremen by sail. cotton nominal
and 40s. for tobacco, To Havre by sail, l0-c.
for cotton. i---.i' e tft1fe ti-i