The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-07
Commercial cJnteaisenre.
CRxscKs, orrIcx, No. ~ OAEr srRssl,
Saturday Evesing. March 8. 1859


$3.50 bales, but the market closed firm at yester-
days quotations. which we repeat, with an un-
mistsksble tendency TO the outside figures, viz:
Ordinary 25@262c.. good ordinary 26l@26ac. low
midding 274@27ac., middling 2S{@2S3c. and
strict middling 29c.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock hand September /. 1865. scs
5000 since eserdss...........'... ooe a.,
hsceiveo previously SoIS
sTs9
Exported to-dsy..:... .................... 1924
Shipped !, o''i Mobile per Mobile Price 'O'
shipped up the Mississippi Ais 5Ssss
stock hand March 9th 1853. .i3s977
Exports to-day were divided as follows: 2OS
bales for Rouen, 1924 for New York, 1900 for Bre-
men, 3453 for Liverpool and 4539 for Boston.
PROMPT MovEMENT.-The ship Governor-Gen.
ersl Captain Clifford, which was cleared to day
for Liverpool, by George Il. Shute. Esq, took on
bosrd 3453 bales Of cotton Ia the past fourteen
wo king days. This shows commendable dispatch
that Is bsrd to beat at any Southern or Nor shern
port.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-These markets cor tinue
dull and ins ctve. Transactions in Sugar were in
such limited lots and prices unsettled as ~ pre-
vent our giving bona fde quotations The; sub
joined figures are about the state df the
market could possibly be derived. We quote
nomiually: SURar-Iuferior s30193c., common liz
@ll4c. fair l24@l2}c., folly air Is 10 l4c, prime
l4@@gl4ac., choice l42@l5}c.. yellow clarified
continues large. Molasses-No operations OF con-
sequence to note. Prices rule as follows: Com.
mon and fermeniing 60@65c., fair 10 prime 700
15c., choice -C17Sc. Receipts 22S hhds., A bbls.
Sugar and 2O4 bbis. Molssses. Exports 10 boxes
CUBA Sugar.
FLoUB-R Receipts have been liberal to-day.
The market continues dull, with only a moderate
demand. The sales embraced 1910 bbls. as fol-
lows: 200 fine at IS rs: l20 superfne at SIS 373:
100 X at So so; 800 Xxx at Sc 70 so do. (favorite
brandy at 81 rs $50 and loo XXX at 81 25; 100,
loo and 100 do. at 81 So 200 choice do. at $50;
so choice extra at 50; 100 choice at s'l Wenow
line -@s6 37a; Xxx OF; xxx s74-7A;
choice $50. Receipts l2457 bbls. Exports
500 bbls.
CoRN-The market is in good supply, with lib
eral receipts. Prices continue firm bat the demand
is only fair. To-day's sales sum mp 1853 sscks
as follows: 600 White in poor order at 49,; 1000,
$50 500 and 500 Prime White at 79c.. 500, ESQ., $50
and 100 do, at SOC; 100 Yellow at SOC. We still
quote White Western at 7S@s0s.; Yellow do
1850. Receipts 10, las sacks; exports 1909
sacks
Ars-ContiDue quiet. The demand il light and
prices are unchanged. Sales of COO SKIS to-day as
follows: S25; 100, 100 and rs sacks at SOC. Re-
ceipts 1908 SKIS.
BRAN--Is in light request. and prices have
undergone no change. 100 sacks sold to-day st
81 Is % loo lbs.
HAY--ls in fair demand and prices continue
firm. To-dsy's sales embraced - bales as fol-
lows: 100 inferior at SGT. 100 and so prime at
$40, 100 and so choice at $50 u ton. We quote
ordinary Ohio river at $3.50, fair $2S, prime to
choice s29@30. Receipts As bales.
PORK-This market continues dull and droop-
ing. The advance obtained In the early part OF
the week seems to have been entirely lost, with a
still downward tendency. Sales of 300 bbls. are
reported to-day as follows: 100 mess at $32. 200
do. at $3l rs. We now quote the market $32G1
81 80 for mess; retailing at about s3S. Receipts
IL bbls.
DRY SALT MEATs-The demand is light aud con.
fined TO retail business Sales at auction to-day
OF 1870 COO lbs. at 3lc. % n. for heads S1s5c for
jows l2sc. for shoulders l2EMl3c. for hams:
l3!Ql3sc. for rib sides.
BACoS-This market continues quiet with only
light retail demand We notice a slight decline.
Sales of 10 casks shoulders at l4c., and so boxes
breakfast Bacon at zoo. We now quote the mar
ket as follows: l40l44c. for shoulders, --0l74c.
for clear rib sides. ana I74l7lc. for clear Sides
breakfast Bacon 2O@2lc. Receipts 20 hhds.
casks rs tierces l04 boxes.
LARD-Remains quiet and only light jobbing
business doing at l9@l94 for tierce and 2l@22
for prime to choice keg. Receipts, ll3 tierces,
429 kegs. $50 cases.
wHIsKY-Continues dull and depressed. The
market is overstocked with only light retail
demand. Sales of 20 barrels of Louisiana to-day
a. CSC. We still quote Western Recti6ed 9250a
975c. Southern 90@95c.; Bourbon 81 900.
Receipts. 926 barrels. Exports, 10 barrels.
RYF-we notice sale Of 100 sacks to-day at
$40 per bushel.
FREIGHTs-There has been no improvement in
the offerings for foreign or domestic ports. worthy
OF notice since our last edition, and index of
the market. we now quote as follows:
By Stesm-Cotton to Liverpool a.; to Ham,
burg lie; to Blemen ltc. to New York &c.;
to Boston lc.; to Philsdelphia To-; mo-
lasses to New York 81 90; sugar 90 q
bid; to Boston So u Dbl; dour to New YORK
&c.; TO Boston : " Dbl; pork and beef 10 New
York 81 so for bbIs. and tierces 81; corn do. 180
zoe. ~ bnshel.
By ssi-Cotton to Liverpool 1924; to
Havre 1c; to Bremen 1c; TO New York nomiAal; to
Boston lc; to Philsdelphis ltc; corn to LIVER
pool l03d., to Northern ports l5c. % bushel.
Wheat in bulk to Liverpool. 10d. To-
bacco to Liverpool 40s. " hid -four TO Liver
pool Sc Sd " Dbl; pork and beef to NORTHERN
ports = y Dbl; oil cake TO Liverpool 32s 6h035s
per ton.
MERCHANTS ExCHANGE.-The sales on Change
to night were 100 bbls mess pork at s3I so 10 Dbl
LUnBER-The country demand has been very
good and the supply is becoming light. Prices
are very firm. The following are the wholesale
prices at the Old and New Basins: