The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-01
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Exports to-day were divided as follows, viz !:
2650 bales for Pillau, 23OO bales for Bremen, and
3055 for Liverpool. .r-
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-we have no change to
report IN this market oday; nearly all receipts
were sold atabout the same figures as yesterday.
The receipts to-day were light. comprising only
6sl hhds. Sugar, and 1856 bbs. Molasses. Exports
to-day 322 hbds. Sugar, and sos bbls. Molasses to
New York. We now quote market as follows,
viz: Sugsr-Inferior s0slc.. common 9@lOc.,
fair l0@llc., fully fair llt@l2c., prime l2t@
l2ic., choice l23Gl3c., yellow clarified l3l0
1885,, white do. l4@l4tc. Molasses-Inferior IS
@52c., common 52@56c., fair 5SQ6lc., prime
62I65c., choice 66@67c.
FLoUR-ls very firm but dull in fact there is
but little of the grades now in request TO operate
on. We have but few sales to report to-day, and
these are only small lots 100 and IS bbls. treble
extra sold at IS % so bbIs. double extra at 81 IS;
$50 bbls. fine at S. 1895 s73. Our quotations OF
yesterday are unchanged and are as follows !:
Fine Sc 1901; superfne (nominally) 81 so; sin.
gle extra 81 623; double extra 81 759s; treble
extra IS $50, choice 50 so and upwards. Re-
ceipts to-day 100 bbls. No exports. NJ
CoRN-Is light in first hands. Prices firm for
choice white Western at 49,, and S0990c. for
yellow. Owing to this being the closing day of
the month and year but little has been done. We
have sales of 200 sacks white Western at $780,, 22s
green do. at 75c., 500 inferior do. at 7lc., $50
inferior and green at zoe. Receipts to-day 10. 234
sacks. No exports.
OATs-None in first hands on Levee. Selling
hear of sales of 800 sacks Ohio river at CSC.
BRAN-ls quiet at unchanged figures. Supply
light. 100 sacks sold at 81 40.
HAY-Is firm at s27 90 for prime Ohio river.
Fair s26 90; ordinary s25 co.; inferior s23G24 90.
so bales fair Ohio river sold to-day at s26 90. No
receipts or exports.
PoRK-Prime mess is held at 500. Nothing of
import has been done today on the spot 200
bbls. buyers option so days to arrive sold at
500 Is. We report market firm. Receipts 400
bbls. No exports.
BLcoN-Is steady and firm at the following
quotations Shoulders l4Gl44c., rib l74c., clear
rib sides ls33lslc., clear sides 1888 breakfast
bacon l7Ql9c.. hams (sugar cured) Ice. for old.
2O@2lc. for new. Receipts today tierces,
LARD-Continues steady at ls@ls1c. for fierce
and l9@l93c. for keg. Supply light. Receipts
to day, rs tierces, SIS kegs.
Day SALT MEArs-Are in light supply and firm;
a fair jobbipg trade doing st shoulders l2c.,
hams l53@l4Ac., sides l63c. 10 casks s.des sold
to-day at l63c.
CORN MEAL-Is lower and dull; round lots are
quoted at 50 IS, jobbing at 81.
EGGs-0win 10 heavy receipts, are lower and
are now quoted at s4OQ4l per barrel and 45c. per
dozen packed in oats. -.f
wHrsKY-Is unsteady. Sales of small lots were
made to. day at 81 Is. However. the market is
generally quoted at 81 l5Gl i7Bc.; 20 bbls.
proof spirits sold to-day at 81 Is. High wines
81 l0@l l23. G. and L. Bourbon at 81 IS y gallon.
Receipts 396 bbls.
FREIGHTs-The amount of foreign tonnage IN
portis fair, but the demand cannot yet be regarded
as better than moderate, while rates continue
irregular, and masters OF unengaged vessels are
holding for higher prices. We would refer to the
following IS fair index of the movement, VIZ:
Cotton by steam to Liverpool Id. = D.. by sail
9.l6d. for filing up vessels, while 1884 is the
rate for consgnments; e los. II hid. for Tobacco;
Is. y bbl for Flour and l20lSd. u bushel for Corn;
Oil Cake at 35s. x ton. Cotton by sail to Havre
j 3-l6e.@llc. u d. Cotton to Bremen &c. Cotton