The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-24

Receipts since Friday 1873 hhds. and bales
exports so hhds. Sales-5 hhds. new, medium to
good leaf, averaging l0c. IN ...e..- i.-s- q,
MANUFACTURED ToBAcco-This msrkethas been
only moderately active. The supply In first hands
is light and the demand has been confined to the
local trade. We quote: ..,f ~
Common unsound 40(050, do. sound -@60, me-
dunn lbs. bright 6O@75, good do. ID. 700S0, extra
No. ID. bright s5@sl, half MS. bright 60@So.
S dark S7O S1 NJ. % o Js sscg
twist. cake, ETC., 75@$l; fne-cut chewing Is
quoted ct s0@1 %. ssatss tsra
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-We note an active
market for both of these articles. The demand
for Sugar has improved and sales were more ex-
tended at full rates. Late Cuban advicee note an
advance In all Sugars, with q still upward ten
dency. Our market has correspondingly improved
in frmness, but there has been no quotable ad-
vance. In Molasses there has been an active de-
msnd, the receipts being nearly oil sold imme-
diately on arrival. Prices continue firm. We
quote the Sugar market a. follows: Inferior so
&c., common i20l24c., fair 13@-c., fully do.
l320-c., prime l40-c., choice l4{0l44c. Mo-
lasses--common and fermenting, 60D65c. (; fair
to prime, 65@s5c;; choice 1slg7c. Receipts
gar SIS hhds., 1898 boxes Cuba do; $50 bbls.
Louisiana Molasses; $40 hhds., rs tcs., So bbs
Cuba do. Exports 122 hhds-, 20 bsls:. snsaf ;
bbIs. Molasses. Market active. with sales Of 800
bids. Sugar and 20 bbls. Holasses to-day at full
prices. Prices continue very 6rm. > p.
FLoUR-The large receipts Of late have com.
pletely unsettled the market for this article. The
demand has been only moderate and transactions
limited. Prices have weakened, and We note q
decline of 25950c. per Dbl. from last Saturdays
figures. We quote the market nominally as
follows. Fine at --@t5 so. superfne at --0f5 IS,
Xxx at $60--,X xxx at Sc 500. choice 81 $50.
Receipts past four days. Is ,4ss bbls. Exports
65l3 bbs. Sales 7256 bbls. The market con-
tinues dull, with very little demand, and prices
are lower. Sales of l450 barrels today, as fol-
lows: 100 superfne at 50 IS, so Xxx ct IS 90, loo
and 100 do. st Sc, 100 do. at IS l24, zoo do. at
So rs, so xxx at Sc SO, 200 do. at Sc IS, 100 do.
at 81 25 100 on its merit ct 81 100 choice ct IS So
200 do. at $40, so do. at Sill 20. sIfls II
CoRx-Receipts of this article for the past four
days have been quite liberal, while the demand
has been good both for export and local trade.
The supply continues fair and prices are I'M
changed. We quote % follows: 770s0c. for
white Western bushel; =9s23e. for yellow do.
Receipts since Friday I9,l34 sacks. Exports
IL 5sl sacks. Sales 13,772 sacks. The market
has been active to-day, and some 6230 sacks were
sold ct rates showing an easier tendency, IS fol.
lows: $50 mixed ct &c.,; 400 and $50 white and
mixed at TO-; $50 white st 770773c; $500 and
1900 do. ct 7s@-c.; $50 yellow ct 62}c.
OATs-The market has been quite animated
during the semi-veek under revisw and opera
tons were more extended. but ct rates showing
still further decline. Receipts have been good
with fair supply on the landing. We quote the
market ct 63@65c. y busheI. Receipts past four
days SOFA sacks. Exporn 500 sscts. Sales 500
sales Of $3.50 sacks q follow: 800 sacks 81 ESQ.,.
1000 DO. In lots OF &C., 800 and $50 DO. ct $50.
Prices have downward tendency.
BRAS-Continues 10 light demand and prices
have undergone no change. The supply u good.
We quote the market 1t 81 Is y 100 Ne. Receipts
since Friday, ssl sacks. Exports 600 sacks. Sales