The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-17
Commercial SnteHigeats.
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CoTroN-There has been less animation in the
| market to-day owing to o slight reaction at New
| York. The Offering supply was of very res
tricted character throughout. however, and the
| total sales aggregated only 5000 bales. We have
slightly altered our figures to conform to the
changes in rates to-day and would now quote as
follows, viz Ordinary 25@253c., good ordinary
26@26ac.. low middng 27@273c., middling $50
2S3c., and strict middling nominal.
| COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock hand September l. 1868. $500
Rsss svS since yes srdas
Exported todsy. .;........................5 -
Exported previously.......... .......SSSlS 3s90o4
Stock hand and shpboard Jan is 1862 ~ 4s2
Exports to-day were divided as follows, viz :
| HOO bales for Providence. r. l., 2556 bales for
Liverpool and 2S0i bales for New York.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-Have been very active
to-day, and receipts comprising SOP hhds., ll9l
bbls. Molasses. All of which were sold. Sugar
sold at outside figures of yesterdays quotations
Molasses is unchanged. Market now quoted as
follows: Sugar. inferior sa@93c. common lOI
@l0lc; fair lll@l2c.; fully do. 1241l2tc.; prime
l23@l3c.; choice l36l3fc.; seconds ll@il4c.;
yellow clarified 14@l44c.; white do. l5Ml55c.
Molasses, inferior 55G57c.; common $4,000; fair
62@65c.; prime 66@6Sc.; choice (nominsllyl 70Ga
72c. Exports to-day IA hhds. Sugar, 1869 bbls.
Molasses.
FLoUR-The market has been generally dull TO-.
day. Some sales of low grades were made on
evee, but at reduced figures. The following are the
sales as reported: Ill bbls. mixed on private
terms 1900 bbs. Of fine, superfne aud double
extra on basis of SC for fine. Sc S7t for superfDe
and 81 80 for double extra 100 fire at Sc so, sOe
l00 100. 100 and l00superfne at ST. $50 do private
terms; 40 do, bad order, at Sc so; so 81 so;
so do. 81 IS; $50 XXX IS 623; so choice $40;
200 choice XXX $40 70. In all $3.50 bbs. Re.
ceipts to-day 4740 bbls. Exports 635 bbs. We
now quote market as follows: Fine Sc 1906 so;
superfne s7@7 rs; 81 S73; Xxx 81 500;
xxx $50, choice 800.
CoRN-Thc offerings OF choice were very light
to-day. The supply on landing during market
hours to-day was not heavy. Prices are firm
though unchanged. The following sales were made
to-day: 80 sacks La. white at 75c.. l55 do. white
Western 77c, 200 ordinary do. &c.,. 100 white
&c.,, 25O yellow 79c. We now quote white West
ern corn at 77@7sc.; yellow, S00S3. Receipts
to day $3.50 sacks. Exports 1907 sacks.
OATs-Tbe supply on market to- day was in the
hands of but oneor two dealers. Prices are firm
at ESQ.,, 100 sacks in lots sold at ESQ., Market quiet
Receipts to-day 2245 sacks. Exports $50 sacks.
BRAN-Continues very dull and depressed. Sup
ply ample. Market quoted at 81 Is b 100 lbs.
200 sacks sold to day at 81 10. Receipts to-day
1896 sacks. Exports 200 sacks, for Havana.
HAYS quiet. but firm at s26 for prime, $25
for fair, s2S@A for ordinary. Sales to-day so
prime Ohio river at 500, 200 fair do at s25. Re-
ceipts to-day 400 bales. Exports so bales, for
Havana. Or
PoRK-Prlces dropping. This market is at a
complete stand STILL Nothing whatever has been
= fo;r hns;nass hos han do,a ~ 400 solSao *
For ro,nd Iots martst nnotaS no1insSIv =, ss0 40
Some 200 bbls. have been sold by retail 20 bbls.
R.covN Ia oniet az npcbangsJ s1nra. ahor,d
ers are verv scarce other snnnlias iigbt Sbonld.
ers are quoted at l4a@l4lc., clear rib lsG1lsIc;
solo AT above fguTes New hams are in GOOD va.
quest at 2la22c.; old dull at l41l7c. Breakfast
Bacon l76al9c Receipts to-day LAG tierces. 1877
casks. Exports tierce.
LARp-Is also dull, nominally quoted at l9M
I98c, for fierce and 2O1G2l for key. No sales Of
round lots reported and tierces sold at l9Ic.
Receipts to-day 23s tierces, barrel.
WHIsKY-Is very unsettled. Prices are lower
and dropping. rs barrels Louisiana sold to-day at
81 O5, so and rs do. Western recti6ed at 81. Re-
ceipts to-day 429 barrels. 1851
FREIGHrs-The general dullness reported In our
last edition in foreign freighs still continues while
for coastwise ports we notice an Improvement in
the amount of offerings particularly in the way of
steam room to New York, of which we hear there Is