The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-31

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Saturday Eveninx. Ian 20 1899

month, or covering of past short sales. The 6rst
intelligence from New York tended also to sllsy
excitement as to trans Atlantic movements. But
buyers here went 10 freely, nevertheless, and as
factors svsiled of the intimstion of buoysncy at
Liverpool, rates rapidly advanced till net iu-
provement OF fully sQ3c. per pound was uniform
y realized. AT the same Time, the demand show
ed steady increase, and total sales of 1000
bales were effected, mostly at the Improvement
referred to above. We have revised our figures
and wonld now quote good ordinary at 25B61261c
low middling 26l@27c, and middling 275@-
The principal purchases to day were for the
Liverpool market.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September i. 1855. 500
Receved snce esterdss .....-........... AGA
ksceved previously. SIS 49S
57.s4
Exported to-day. S2l2
Exoofteo pfeVousy......... -.......4ooo1S Aooo9l
Stock on hand and on shpboard lss 275
Exports to-day were exclusively for New York.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market has been
active to-day and all receipts have been sold at
full prices. Market now quoted: SPECIALIZATION
7s@9c common l0@l09c., fair 9@l2c., fully fair
l2s@l24c., prime &c.,, choice l3lGl33c., yellow
clarified 142Gll5c., white do. l5zC1l6c MOlasses-
Inferior 55@57c., common 57G60c.. fair 6006Sc.,
prime 65@6Sc., strictly do 6s@70c. Receipts
to-day, 9l2 hhds. Sugar, 1866 bbls Molasses. Ex-
ports, 800 bbls. -Molssses- -s.'--
FLoUR-The market ia unchanged and prices
are quoted about the same as follows: Fine IS 50
as IS; superane Sc 5O@6 623; Xxx SO; XXX
$50; choice 500. Sales to-day. s. bbs. on
i pet e IS So l7s fine At a6 .;
100 X at Sc IS 800, 200 100 200 and 30
at 81; 300, zoo. 100 and so bbls. do. at 81 l23 !;
200 on its merits and 100 xxx at 81 so; 200
choice at 49,: 100 do. So Is; 100 do. at $40. Re
ceipts to-day 1904 bbls. Exports, $40 bbls.
CORN-Supply landed being light, but little has
been done to-day. The following sales are
ported: 1000, 200 and $50 white Western 49,, $50
do; 76c., 400 white and yellow, 7sc., 200 choice
yellow Soc, 200 white and yellow, green, zoe.
White Western is now quoted at 49,, yellow $50
SOC. Receipts to-day 1853 sacks. Exports 1890
sacks.
OATs-Contnus dull, but steady. at zoe. y
busbel. 200 and 200 sold to day at zoe.
BRAN-MaIket dull prices unsteady. 22S and
1872 sacks sold to-day on private terms. Market
quoted at 81 l2a@l Is.
HAYS in moderate demand. There Is no
choice now in market. If our merchants succeed
in having the odious inspection law, passed by the
Legislature last session. repealed. thereby reno
wing the additional charges. shippers will be more
inclined to send to this market, thereby increasing
supplies, and Offering inducements to purchasers
for export. 240 bales prime Ohio river sold to-
day at s24, 200 fair dc. at s23 So Receipts to-day
1900 bales.
PoRK-Owing to this being the close of the
week and month, operations have been limited to-
day. Prices are a little easier, though not quo
tally changed. We were favored by the contents
of Louisville dispatches this evening. which re-
port marking higher, with good feeling"
Prices may still further advance on the opening
Of the month. Market quoted at $33. Receipts
to day 59S bbls. Exports 10 bbls. 100 bbls. sold
to-day.
BAcoN-is quiet and prices are Unchanged
casks clear sides sold to-day at l9c. Market
quoted at l5A@l52c. for shoulders. clear rib sides
lS3@lsic., clear sides l9@l94c., new hams
20@2lc.; 80 tierces sold to day at 1910. Break
fast bacon 173@l9c. Receipts to day 100 casks
and As tierces. Exports "a casks and 40 tierces.
LARp-Sales inactive but firm at unchanged
figures. Tierce is quoted at 2O3Q2lc., keg 22t0
23c. Receipts to-day $50 kegs.
q DRY SALT NEATs-Are firm. but quiet.
casks shoulders sold to-day ct l44c. Market now
quoted az follows: Shoulders 14@l44c., hams
l45@l4lc., rib sides l63@l62c., clear sides
l71@l74c.
FREIGHTs-Tbe market to Liverpool continues
duh and without much interest, owing to the high
prices demanded here for the leading staple,
thereby leaving no margin between this and the
former port for shipments. We hear of a con.
siderable amount of grain heing refused by sail
vessels at loo. u bushel for Liverpool, which was
the rate few days back. We now quite 90 fOi-
By Steam-Cot.on to Liverpool l@1l-l6d.:
to Hamburg llc; to Bremen &c (; New York
ll@l l6; to Boston lic; to Philadelphia l4c;
molasses to New York 81 1908: sugar
IS D hid; to Boston 50 o Dbl; -four to New York
-; TO Boston = % Dbl; pork and beef to North
ern ports s2@2 IS y terce; corn DO. 2O02Sc b
bushel.
BY ssil-Cottou to Liverpool 7.l66l5 SD; to
Havre lc; to Bremen lIc; to New York lc; to
Boston lc; to Philadelphia lIc; corn to Liver.
pool lid, to Northern ports l5c. % bushel. To-
bacco 10 Liverpool 40s % hid; -four to Liverpool
IS Cd % Dbl; pork and beef to Northern ports
50 25 b Dbl; oil cake to Liverpool 32s 6d@35s per
ton.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-The only sale on
change night was 100 bbls. Mess Pork, at
$32 SO u bbl., cash.
WEEKLY QUOTATIONS OF HIDES. Erc.-Our
quotations represent the price at first hands in
our own and the butchers watts. Expenses taking
out, weighing, bunding, drayage free on board
and commission have to be added:
Steer hides, city slaughter, over IS Ds.. % n. 81
aloe steer hides city slaughter 20 to 81 fbs., 5fb,
94dl0c.; steer hides, city slaughter, under 10
Bs., 1O@l0ac.; COW hides, city slaughter, as they
run, 940lOc. ~ b.. kips city slaughter, 20 10 "a
fbs. 13@l4c. % D.; kips city slaughter, rs TO 30
ibs., l2@l3c.; calf skins. each, 81 rs !;
country hides, flint, 20 to Is ibs.. 10000. u b.
country hides, flint, damaged, half price bees
wax, prime yellow, 3s@4Oc. % b.; OK horns,
each, 6@l0c.; tallow. l0@l2c. u b.
The sales and ressles for the week run some
thing over 10000 hides. and the market is quick
and active at our quotations. OF city slaughter
there is only small stock on hand and prices are
inclined to advance. HAY d MEHLE
New Orleans, Jan. 80, 1869.