The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-28
Commercial 5nteuiqenfs.
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Saturday Evening. FEB. ~. l90o. y


Liverpool and New York to-day the market has
assumed renewed frmness despite further
heavy decline in rates OF Gold and Foreign Ex-
change. Offerings were very light throughout.
however. and with only q moderste demand At
pest esles were restricted to 1850 bales at 40
10. q h. Improvement on the lower grades, and
full previous figures for the better descriptions
We now quote Ordinary 256253c.. good ordinary
2s3@26lc.. low middling 274@27ac.. middlng rs
02s4c. and strict mddling nominal. The total
falling of in receipts at all the ports last week as
well ss still further heavy decrease here to-day
mater lilly tended to strengthen our market.
COTTON s1ArDmf.
stock o. hand September l. ls6s......-.:::... sSsS
Received prsvoasy. G6.2l2 6TooS
5000
Exported so.csy:;;:.. .................... .s seq
exported preuousu's...'s...s'. .........ozoO'z
ssl,s62
Shipped to Mobile. per Mobile Price
shipped M Ii. nis,sippi xiss $3.50,
ss.eh on hand and On shDbsard. .ls7ssl
SUGAR AND MoLAssKs-There have been few Of.
ferings by first hands to-day, consequently no
Gales are reported OF moment. Prices are hrm
though rot quotsbly higher. The following are
the closing quotations for the day, week and
month. SPECIALIZATION 990loac.. common l2s@
l3c., fair lS4@lS3c.. fully fair l6lc:. prime l5s9
l53c choice l6lc, yellow clarified lT9l7ac., white
do. l72@lslc. Molasses-Inferior 60965c., CON-
mon 6s@74c., fair G7sc.. prime soGSlc., choice
s33c Receipts to day 29 bhds. Louisiana Sugar.
10 bble. Louisiana Molasses. Imports 90 hhds., IL
bbls. and 1927 boxes.
FLouR-The market has been quiet to-day.
Owing to this being the close Of the week and
month. and all orders being filed. buyers have
absiained from purchasing Prices have still
further advanced, and the market Is now quoted
at S. 50@5 IS fer fine; Sc Is for superine
SO S7a@7 l2A for Xxx; 81 $50 for XXX
500 for choice. The supply is now good.
Sales to-day "a bbls. fine IS 50 rs do. S. IS; $50.
nm nrl g. 81 .xI
Xxx. private terms 60 XXX 81 20; las do. 81 As;
$50 do. 81 90; 100 do. IS; SO do. IS 374; so
choice ell; rs do. $ll rs; 100 do. sl2; $50 do.
private term. Exports to day 20s5 bbls.
the last business day Of the month, the market
has been quiet. The already large supply has
been further added to and prices have still futher
declined. Choice white Western is now quoted at
7SGls0c. Sales to-day 500 and 700 white, 78c.;
1000, 400 and 100 do. Soc; 700 do. 7s0s0c. Re-
ceipts to day 1887 sacks. Exports $50 sacks.
OATs-Continue in very light supply and prices
have further advanced to soc. D bushel; 200 and
1874 sacks sod to-day from levee at SOC. Receipts
to-day 40 acks. Exports, % sacks.
BRAS-This market is without any material
change. and we continue to quote market at 81 Is
y 100 lbs. $50, 200 ard l50 sacks sold from land.
ing TO day at 81 Is . 100 lbs.
Hay Continues firm and steady; demand very
good supply only moderate. Sales to-day 800
and $50 choice Ohio river at s3l, so prime do. at
$50. Exports today 7S bales.
PORK-As usual on the last of the month the
demand has been slack. Prices are frmer, how
ever. and prices seem to have an upward tendency.
co bbls sold yesterday, not reported, on private
terms; $50 and so bbs. sold to-day AZ s33 80. Re-
tail at $33 1904. We now quote market az
sS3 so. Receipts to-day 324 bbls. Exports 500
bbls.
BAcoN-The jobbing and retail trade has been
moderately active to day. and prices havo ad.
vanced. Shoulders are nov quoted at l5c., clear
rib sides l7t@l7 &C., clear sides lS0lstc. Sales
10 Ia akc tauld at 40 Az
clear rib sides at 17sc. do. clear sides l7ic.,
do. do. I7Ic. Receipts to-day 63 casks aud Sc
tierces.
LARD-Hes been quiet to-day. The stock is very
large. and prices have still further declined. We
heard CT large sales having been made yesterday.
but could not learn particulars. 26 tierces sold
to-day ct l9lc. The market is now quoted at l9f
@l9lo. for tierce. 2l3@22c. for key. Receipts to-
day l3l tierces and SO kegs.
WHIsKY-Little OF nothing has been done 10.
day. The very large supply, ss well as a falling
of In the demand, have caused prices 10 become
easier. We now quote W. r. 9S@sl (wholesael,
Southern 95@sl, Bourbon 81 6004 Receipts to-
day las bthf. Exports Is bbls
MISS BEIF--Extra me ss is quoted at sl56l6 %
bbl, plantation do. at 81
FREIGnTs--The market to all foreign, well
most domestic ports, remains dull and inactive, as
regards cotton offerings. owing to the small sales
for the past three days. while in grain we hear Of
two vessels taken yesterday for wheat in bulk 10
Liverpool at l0c. q bushel. We now quote as fol-
lows:
By steam-Cotton to Liverpool 3D.: to Ham.
burg llc.; to Bremen lic. /; to New York &c. !;
to Boston l4c.; to Philadelphia l. DO; mo.
lasses 10 New York 81 90; sugar So b
hid; to Boston Sc . BIOL; -four to New York
=; TO Boston - y bb,; pork and beef to New
YORK 81 so for bbls and tierces 81 corn do. zoe. b
bushel.
By sail-Cottor to Liverpool l5-32d to
Hsvre lc; to Bremen lc; 10 New York nominal; 10
Boston lc; TO Philadelphia Ito; corn TO Liver.
pool l0d., TO Northern ports i5c. " bushel. To-
bsccc 70 Liverpool 40s. " had; -four TO Liver
pool So Cd Is Dbl; pork and beef to Northern
ports = . Dbl; oil cake to Liverpool S2s edG3Ss
per ton.
WEEKLY QUOTATIONS OF HIDHs, ETC.-0ur
quotations represent the price at first hands in
our own and the butchers watts. Expenses taking
out, weighing, bundling, dreyage free on board
and commission have to be added. New Orleans,
Feb. a. 1869:
Steer hides, city slaughter, over IS ibs., u n,
&c.,; steer hides, city slaughter. 20 TO "a bs q b.,
loNl04c. steer hides, city slaughter, under 70 ibs,
run, l0ac. o h.; kips, city slaughter, 20 to 70
fbs., 13tl4c. % ib; kips city slaughter, Is to 80
Bs., l2@l3c.; calf skins. each, 81 so;
country hides, flint, 20 to rs u.s.. 2O02lc. u n;
country hides, flint, damaged. half price bees
wax, prime yellow. 40c. u b.; OK horns,
each. s@l0c. tallow. 1l3lltc. % ID. Heavy
weights of green sailed hang fire, and prices are
O little easier. Medium and light stock are active
and are inclined to 90 still higher. The shipments
Baltimore, 10 900 to New York and IL, 900 TO Bos-
ton. HAY d MERLE.
MERCHANTS ExCHAsGY-The sales on Change
tonight were 10 and 20 casks clear sides at l3c.
d h., so casks shoulders at l6c. ~ b., so bbls.
mess pork at $33 so y Dbl.