The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-03

Receipts since Friday, SO hhds. Exports &c hhds
Ssles-ll hhds., new leaf at an average of 1885,;
So do. do. low medium to good to city trade, at an
average of lie.
BANUFAcrURED ToBAcco-Is in moderate sup.
ply. the demand, particularly for the lower
Grades is good. Trade, however, has been con-
fined TO retail and jobhing. In Wholesale. bust
ness is quiet. We now quote market as follows !:
Common unsound, 40050; do. sound, 5000 (;
medium Bs. bright 575G65 good do. lbs. 651e0 (;
extra No. d. bright S5@sl; half lbs. bright
65@sO; do. dark $1,000; No. IS and los
6O@70; navy lbs. 55966; navy lbs. 6507O
fancy, natural, twist, cake, ETC., 759$l ; chewing
is quoted at 50@sl Is.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The receipts since our
last have been very light, offering little induce
ment 10 buyers for sxport. In consequence prices
have become easier, though not quotably lower.
Continued unfavorable Cuban news, denoting q
short supply serves to keep prices up; and should
the troubles of that island longer continue still
higher prices may be looked for. We now quote
market as follows, viz specialization ola
lO3c., common l29@l3c., fair 13!@l33c., fully
fair l64c, prime l54Gl5lc., choice l64c., yellow
clarified l70l7ac., white do. l7l6ls4c. Molasses:
Inferior 6OGe5c., common 6s076c., fair 76079c,
prime S0GS2c., choice S36S34c. Receipts the
past four days 1913 hhds. Louisiana Sugar, SO
bids, IA hslsi: 1927 boxes Cuba Sugar; 1861 bbls
bbls. Eolasses. Sales 800 hhds. Sugar, 300 bbls.
Molssses. These markets were very much de-
pressed to-day. and the sales were limited at
falling OH of 4q3c. on the above quotations for
Sugars. In MOasses prices were decidedly easier
and transactions light.
FLoUR-Has been in fair demand. The lower
grades, which are in light supply, have been more
active and prices are frmer. The better grades
are in good supply and moderate request We
now quote market as follows: Fine, IS rs: au-
perfne, Sc 250-; Xxx, SIC; Xxx, 81 3740
:; choice, 500. Receipts for past four days
3402 bbls. Exports 3l97 bbls. Sales 1915 bbis.
The market Is very quiet today, but prices re.
viz: leo fine at IS IS, rs superfne at Sc Is, $50
do. Sc 37A, $50 Xxx Sc co. 500, 200, 100 aud so do.
at 81. rs do. 81 IS, so xxx 81 rs. 100 choice at
IS 25, so do. ct SO rs, 300 and 200 do. at 80 so.
CoRN-The receipts have been large. The de.
mand has been good for shipment as well as local
trade. Prices are unchanged. We now quote
choice white Western at sOGS2c. per bushel, yell
low do. s0@s2c. Receipts past four dsys IL 287
sacks; exports do. 652f sacks sales do. 81, $50
sseke. The supply on the levee is becoming light
and the demand continues good at full prices
To-dsy's operations amount to 5000 sacks IS
follows, viz $500, $780, 1000, 700 and 500 sacks
Western white at soc.
OATs-Hsye been in very light supply. The
demand has been good and prices have improved.
The market is now quoted at soc. - bushel. Re-
ceipts past four days 752 sacks. Exports Is
sacks. Sales 1850 sacks. The stock continues
light with only moderate demand. 266 sacks
sold to day at soc. y bushel.
BRAN-The demand has been only moderate.
The supply continues light, however, and prices
have undergone no change. We now quote
market at 81 is y 100 lbs. Receipts since Friday
253 sacks. Exports - sacks. Sales 2l00 sacks.
The market to-day remains unchanged. Sales Of