The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-04

recovering from its previous apathetic CONDITION.
sales of 275O bales were effected at rather frmer
figures for the better descriptions, and slightly
easier rates for some of the lower grades. With
the remark that offerings Of all classications
continued exceedingly res ricted throughout,
however, we would now quote prices nomnally !
as follows, viz Ordinary 250253c., good ordinary
26@263c., low middling 27Q27lc., middling ESQ
2S{c. and strict middling 2st0-c. IDA '-1o
COTTON STATEMENT.
s.sss o. hand September l. is:s ass
Rs0sived previously. .....ts3sh ssh95
ssl.@3
s.Dsrtsa s0dsy. sac 1 12s
shippss 70 Mobile. per Mobile Price 4
Slipped up S' lie Mississippi Ais slss
Stock on hand and On shipbOad. 24es
Exports to-day were divided as follows: rs
bales for Boston and l04 do. for New York.
SUGAR AND MoLAssKs-Thsre has been moth
ing doing in the Sugar market. Holders refuse to
make the concessions demanded of them by buy.
ers and withdrew their stocks from the market.
We quote the market nominally as follows, viz:
6ugar-Inferior 93@l03c.. common l23Gl3c., fair
choice Nalsic: yellow CARRIED i70l1So., white
do. 1730ls4c. Molasses-Receiptsu were small and
sold readily on arrival at the following quotations
6O665c. for common fermenting, 75477c. for
prime. Receipts 123 hhds Louisians Sugar,
bbls. Louisiana Molasses, 455 hhds., So tierces,
| bbls. Cuba do. Exports 10 hhds. Sugar. 40 bbls.
Moasses, and 100 boxes Cuba Sugar to Louisville
| and Cairo. r.
F1ouR-The demand has been only moderate:
The lower grades continue in light supply, and
| prices have somewhat improved. To.dsy's trans.
actions amount to 1878 bbs., as follows, yiz: 200
and 40 fine at IS rs; so superfne at Sc As; 80 do.
Sc 374; so do. ct Sc so; 100 at s6 629; so do.
ct Sc rs; $40, $780, 1OO 49, 65 and 40 Xxx at 81; ia
do. at 81 l22; rs do. at 81 rs; 81 XXX at s.. We
| quote market as follows, VIZ: Fine S. IS su-
perfne Sc s7s@-; x Sc 62s@-; Xxx SO;
| xxx 81 37a@5; choice 500. Receipts l96
CoRN-Continues in good demand, and the mar.
ket has been quite active to-day. Sales embraced
$3.50 sacks as follows 100 inferior at &c., 600 or
white at $780,, $500 white and mixed at 79c., 450
white at &c., 200 choice do. at soc. We still quote
white Western -@s0c., yellow -@s2c. Receipts
6252 sacks. Exports 2939 sacks.
OATs-The levee is bare with but q moderate
demand. 200 sacks, to arrive, sold TO day at SOC.
| Exports II sacks.
BRAN-This market remains quiet. The supply
is ample and prices continue firm. loo sacks sold
today at 81 Is b 100 lbs.
Hays dull and unchanged. The supply is
| light and there is not much demand. We still
| quote ordinary at s26 fair $3.50; prime to
choice sSO@3l. Receipts 476 bales Exports IL
bales.
| PoRK-Remans inactive. II is held ct $34, but
sells at that figure only in jobbng way. Sales
to-day of 10 bbls. as follows: so ION the leyee)
| and Is mess at $33 rs, and rs do. 1874. Receipts
225 bbs. Exports IS bbls.
BACoN-The market continues firm, but only Q
| retail business doing. 10 casks clear sides sold
to-day at lslc. We quote shoulders at -0l54c..
clear rib sides -@l72c. clear sides 1885,, break
fast bacon 2l@2l3c. Receipts 10 hhds, IA casks,
rs tierces, l box. Exports 20 casks. rs tierces.
| LARD-The supply continues fair. Prices are
firm with but a moderate demand; 50 kegs choice
go and 25) sold to-day at 22c. We quote fierce
l9l@l93c., keg 2l3@22c. Receipts l fierce and
82segs. Exports 100 kegs.
WH1sKY-Remains dull and depressed. Prices
are steadily declining, with but light demand.
Stock continues heavy. Sales 20 bbls. Louisiana
to-day at 974c u gallon. We quote Western rec.
tilted 95c.@ Southern csc @sl; Bourbon 81 so
"a Receipts 40 bbls. Exports 56 bbls.
CORN MEAL-This market has been more active.
Prices are very irm with good demand; supply
moderate. We now quote choice kiln dried at "a 90
| from landing, 81 rs in lots and "a so by retail
from store Sales to-day 40 bbls. at 81 IS, 80 10.
RYs~Has been selling at from 81 65@l 20 9
bushel.
SPIRITS TURPENrINk-The supply is light and in
| good demand. The last sales were Csc. - gallon
RosN-The stock is very light and the demand
good for small lots. We quote pale 81 so, No.
50 so, No. 50 50@2 IS. No common In market
Pale No. ia scarce and in good demand.
TAR-Is very dull at 81 rs for small packages,
but there ia good shipping demand for 40 gallon
| bbls. at IS.
PIrcH-Is in fair supply and in light demand
at So IS y Dbl.
Lms-fs in fair supply. Thomaston and Rock
land, in small lots command 81 25G2 90 b Dbl.
Cape Lime 81 20, Western 81 ~ bbl
VMBGAR-We quote best cider l8G20c. Mar
ket well supplied and no demand. Grape q
IISssEe Oil 1891 20 o gallon; retailing al
81 IS.
BAGGNG-Market quiet, little or no demand
price unchsnged We now quote India Bagginl
In round lots 23@234c.; and retailing at 24c. IL
bales and &c. in rolls Holders now ask higher
with little or no retail demand as orders for thi
crop are rapidly falling of. Kentucky Baggnt
il IN light demand at 224Q23c. for power loom
SiuNNY BAGs-The stock on hand Is very ligh
| aud in good demand. and none in first hands, AM
prices rule from 20@20ac. for round lots and 2ltc
| at retail. .o
EGGs-Market well supplied and dull at 10000
| q doz., and $l7QlS y bbl., packed in oats.
, BALE RoPE-ls only in light retail demand
!, and the supply is ample. II is held at SIC. 10
round lots and Sc. b D. at retail, for choic
, | machine. "A,
CorToN SKKD Oils in fair supply, but witt
only moderate demand at $lQl 05 for refined an
soc. % gallon for crude.
FRuIT-Malaga Lemons are selling at s. 5Og4
!, box. Nav Rsisns, for boxes 50 s00s3 80; half do
AZ 25d$2 35: quarter do. 81 259sl So. Cltrol
!, 34c. Il D., Prunes l5c.; Currants HGl5c. y d..
new Dates &c.,; Almonds &c.; Pecsns l5Gl7c.
= CANDLEs-Market rates are : IL OF. lI{c.; l
OF. FAC.
. Soar Palm soap Is quoted ct 797}c. y ID.
SALr-Demandl light for Liverpool. supply ample
prices unchanged. Coarse 81 95Q2; hne " 700
ale. Large lots from warehouse l0c. less. RAJ
tory filed fine l5c. B sack higher. Turks lsian
o nominal at 40 @ SOC. . bushel, +