The New Orleans crescent., 1869-02-12

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COTTON srArnmr.
Stock on hand September l. 1869. ss6s
Ssssi,sd since yssteroas. as..".....-'..4 81
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Exportsd to-day. sy.:;:...............".'...';5 go
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Shipped to Mobile. per Mobile Price
shipped up the Mississippi sss $1,000
Stock hand and shipboszd Il3 s2
Exports to-day were divided as follows. viz !:
1896 for Philadelphia and 6944 bales for Liver.
pool.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-There were receipts this
half bbls. Molasses. The demand was very active
Psoss sSss
ollie. fair lls@l2sc., fully fair l2l@i3c., prime
lS}@l33c.. choice lSl@l4c., yellow clarified l4i
@l45c., white do. l5a0l5yc. % fb.; Fermenting
Molasses 60@6lc.. fair 65@66c.. prime 67@69c.,
strictly prime 67@ 70c., choice 72c. % gallon.
about yesterdays prices. Superfne is quoted at
$6 373@6 so; double extra 81 $50; xxx 81 373
as; choice IS 50@l1 % Dbl. The sales embrace
$500 bbls., of which 200 superfne. and $40 choice
extra on private terms so superine at IS s24. 40
and so do. of Sc 75 100 fine at So rs; loo and l25
double extra at 81 so fs5 treble do. at 81 rs 100
double extra and 100 on its merits on private
terms 100 super6ne at Sc so; 125 and 200 double
bbl. % = q ID ~ = '.
CoRN--Is in request, but the supply isvery light
and prices exhibit an upward tendency. Sales
to-day 5000 sacks orprivate turns; 800 white at
75c. u buell.; 700 at 74c. and 800 green at zoe. %
bush. t-
OArs-The market is very firm. so and 200
sacks st. Louis sold at 75c. % bush.
BRAN--Is scarce. 100 sacks sold at 81 20 a
100 lbs.
HAY-Is in light supply and good local demand.
100 and ESQ bales prime Western sold at s24 %
ton, which is the jobbing price. Wholesale
quoted 81 less.
PORK market appears to have been sud.
denly unsettled to-day without any calm or fall
ing of IN the demand or gradual weakness or de.
cline in prices. Some holders at once offered to
sell small lots of mess at s35 % bbl and under,
which brought the market to stand still. lot
of 300 bbls. sold at s34 so, while one of 100 bbls
sold at s35 so % bbl. We cannot give correct
quotations, the movement not being heavy enough
LARD-A lot of SO kegs pressed sold at 221c. y
b. Kegs are quoted at 22A@22le., tiercss at
z0a@2o4c. q d.
FRsIGHTs-Since our last edition the market for
Great Britain has been somewhat strengthened by
the large sales of Cotton on Saturday last, and un-
engaged vessels are asking I'd. for Liverpool,
which we hear has been paid in several instances
for consgnments. The demand for room to
Havre has also shown signs of improvement, but
domestic freights are still dull. As an index. we
quote the market as follows, viz: @ iN
By Steam-Cotton to Liverpool 3D.; to Ham,
burg ltc.; to Bremen lsc.; New York 1tc.;
to Boston &c.; to Philadelphia 1lc.; mo-
lasses to New York 81 so; sugar IS q
:; to Boston % bbl; pork and beef to Northern
ports $202 IS y tierce; corn do. zoe. Ssbushel.
By sail-Cotton to Liverpool 3D.; to Havre
ll-led. lc; to Bremen lic; to New York lc; to
Boston ; ic; to q Philadelphia lIc; corn to Liver.
bscco to Liverpool 40s . hid -four to Liverpool
Sc cd % bbl pork and beef to Northern ports So rs
% Dbl; oil cake TO Liverpool 32s 6d035s per ton.
MERCHANTS ExoHAsGE.-The sales on Change
to night were: Is casks ID. s. shoulders at l4ac.
% 10, so bbls. fine -four at s. IS u bbl., so and
100 bbls. mess pork S34 20 % bbL. 500 bbls. do.
ss ssS, 100 bbls. do. buyers option, Is days. at
WEEKLY QUOTATIONS OF HIDES, Erc.-Our
our own and the butchers vats. Expenses taking
out, weighing, bundling, drayage free on board
and commission have to be added:
Steer hides, city slaughter, over IS Ds.. % D.,
lo4c.; cow hides, city slaughter. as they run,
logl0sc. % b.: kips, city slaughter, 20 TO "a
bs., l3@l4c. - d.; kips city slaughter, 25 to 80
bs., l1@l2c.; calf skins, each, 81 so;
country hides, flint, 20 to % bs.. l9@2lc. u b.;
country hides, flint, damaged, half price bees.
wax, prime yellow. Ss@4oc. % B.; OK horns,
each, s9llc.; tallow. 1l112c. % b.
The market Is nearly bare Of green salted
stock, and prices are frmer. 1000 heavy steers,
500 medium weights and 1900 light have been
placed al l00llc. Dry flint and dry salted are
quick atlSCGzlo. r IL rtr rr..
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF GRAIs.-A curl.
Gus story is told to us of car load of gran which
q few weeks ago was to be sent from town in
Illinois TO Newton, Mass. The car was loaded
probably with five or six hundred bushels Of
orrla and ad ou .r<.
lead. and sent on its way. Upon entering each
new road on the route, the car was examined as
usual by The proper agent and report made that
IL was all Iight-that IL was found to be properly
sealed, and so far as could be seen outside per.
fecty safe and sound. This report was made by
each agent on the route, and all was supposed to
be in accordance with 1t. But when the car
reached Newton and the leaden seal was broken
70 release the golden corn, not peck was to be
'ound In the car II was utterly empty. Inquiry
of course. was Immediately set on foot over the
whole route, and IL was found as above stated that
he car entered upon the various roads on the route
AL right" and it began TO be believed that no
,orn had been put into the car as alleged. This
part Of the inquiry being entered upon, it was
proved to the entire satisfaction of all parties In.
er ested, that the car was regularly loaded and
ealed up as stated. No breakage or leakage
vas TO be found In the car, and TO this day, we
emains unaccounted for. We do not know that |
{ has been decided which party is to pay the |
Hill Aurora.
COMPROMISE MADE IN WHISKY CASE, AND /
HEN REPUDIATED.- United States VS.. twenty /
arrels OF highwines, etc.-The claimants in this /
ase are Messrs. Babcock & Mcguire, of Rock |
sland. II would appear from the pleadings that /
uring the year 1867 the claimants were proprie.
ors of distillery at Rock Island, aud that their
Establishment was seized, the proprietors being /
ned upon their bonds given to the government /
or the payment of taxes. We state the pleas in
be following narrative of the case : Pending the |
roceedpgs negotiations were entered into be- |
ween Babcock & Mcguire (the claimants) and |
be commissioner of internal revenue, through |
acksOn GrimshaW collector Of the fourth collec- |