The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-04
Gomtnterrial c9ntelligente.
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Wednesday Evening. Feb 7, is69.
COTToN-This has been by far the mckt active
day OF the season 10 cotton circles Adyices
from Liverpool and New York were often unu-
sualy encouraging character throughput, and
while factors steadily enhanced their prizes. buy
ers uniformly met the market. The supply at the
opening OF business was light but as sstes ad-
vanced offerings increased, and with AM exceed.
ingy urgent inquiry from the opening tothe close
OF business, sales of l7l50 bales were e,fected at
en- average advance Of 403c. u ID. on yel.erday's
figures: Operations were principally taf Liver
pool, bnt Northern and continental European
purchasers participated to a limited extent.
Having revised our figures: we woiM now
quote good ordinary 263927c., low t.sIddnng
273@274c., and middling 2s4@-. I.
COTTON sTArEMKNT IL.
Stock hand September l. 1865. $685.
RsosEsd pIsVioaalS. Ssss27
597ass
Exported prsviOasly........... .....44isoS gs
Stock on hand and on snDbOard 10 90
Exports to-day were divided as folloW4, viz
1888 bales for Boston, and 1912 bales fos Provi-
dence, r. |.
SUGAR AND MoLAssgs-The market to. tay has
been moderately active. ALI receipts haveAold &C
full prices. The receipts of Molasses are Mailing
oil, showing that we have got the better part Of
the crop in. Prices rule about the same, viz
sugar-inferior s9@94c., common 9a@l0ia., fair
l03@llc., fully fair ll40l2c., prime l2r'0l3c
choice l34@l33c., yellow clarified l43i6lsic.,
white do. l5a@l5lc. Molasses : Interior 55faj7c.'
common 5s@60c., fair 6OG6Sc., prime 6,,0Gsc.,
choice 6S6l70c.
FLouR-We have no change to report in this
market Prices are about the same. StocS very
large, with heavy daily receipts. The f,flowing
are present market quotations Fine S. 5dfl5 IS,
superfine So 37s@6 so, double extra s7s treble
extra 81 500, choice 500, Sales to-day %
bbs. fine at IS so, 100, 100 and 100 on its merits
at $6 Is, 100 superine at Sc 37k, so do kt Sc go.
So, 100 and 100 do. at Sc 40, 76 do. at 81 IS, 80
Xat$7 12s 100 on its merits at Sc ISL 200 and
so Xxx at 81 25. $50 XXX at 81 374, 100 superfine
at Sc so. 400 NIX at 81 80, 400 do. on private
terms, 100 super and unbranded on private ter.as,
400 choice on private terms, IL XXX at So 75,
800 xxx at 81 IS.
CoRN-Continues moderately active prices re-
main about the same, viz: 7Sc. for choice white
and yellow. Large quantities of green or soft
core on the market, which bring from 506l75c.
Sales today 100, 100, 300 and 600 sacks AZ 7Sc.,
500 sacks at zee. 10000 sacks not reported sold
yesterday at 76c.
OATs-Are in very moderate demand. There is
no surplus on the market, but this Is NOR. owing
TO very light receipts than sales and removals.
They are quoted at zoe. Sales 1000 sacks Ia lots
OF st. Louis, at zoe.
HAY-ls unchanged. $50 bales prime Ohio river
sold to-day st s24.
BRAN Very little doing; supply only moderate;
prices unchanged, viz 81 l2tUl 10 % 100 lbs.
so sacks sold to-day at 81 Is.
PoRK-Ths market has received an inIpetus
from the transactions on change last evening,
were DOUght
one party; the market has been more active to-
day and prices are firmer. Standard messaa now
quoted at s33 " Dbl. Sales to-day 100, lOe 100.
from levee, and 300 bbs., from store. at So; 20
yesterday and 40 to-day brought 1872 IS.
BAooN--Is very firm but quiet, the only sale re-
ported Is 20 tierces hams at zoe. We now Suote
as follows: Shoulders l540l54c., clear rib sides
1870 s3c.. clear sides l94Gl9tc., hams 20Q20lc.
LARD-Hss been quite active and il very firm
at unchanged figures. Sales so and AZ tiecces at
203c.. 100 kegs at 23c. Market now qusted at
203G2lc. for tierce aud 229g23c. for keg.
Day SALT MEATs-Are 6rmer though nkt quo,
tably higher. Yesterday. not reported 75 a0Ofbs.
sold at 1910. for shoulders, l55c. for. sides.
10 day l4c. was refused for large lot of xhouli-
ers casks sold at 1916. Market now quted at
i44c; for shoulders, l64c for rib sides, I74fl7lc.
for clear sides.
HrsKY-Market still glutted and irregular.
l35 bbls. Southern sold at Csc.
FREIGHTs-The market, under the inc,eased
amount OF stuff offered during the past three days.
10 Liverpool has stfsned, and we would nos
quote l5-32d. as the ruling rate Of the day, while
3D. 10 demanded for conslgnments. The move
ment cOastwise has not been so strong, and rates
by steam have settled down TO ic. TO NewiYOrk.
AS en- index we now quote as follows:
By Steam-Cotton TO Liverpool ll-16,1ld:
70 Hamburg ltc; to Bremen llc New York
Il to Boston l1c; to Philadelphia &C.;
molassss to New York 50 1905: sugar
:; TO Boston u Dbl; pork and beef to Northern
ports s2G2 70 70 fierce; corn 60. 2O023c 10 baSheL
By sail - Cotton to Liverpool Is 32d to
Hsvre 1c; to Bremen 1lc; to New York lc; to
Boston lie; to Philadelphia lie; corn to Giyer-
pool lid, TO Northern ports l5c. % bushels To-
Dacco to Liverpool 40s u hid; -four to LivetpooI
Is Cd % Dbl; pork and beef to Northern ports W %
Dbl; oil cake TO Liverpool s2s 6d@35s pei ton.
MERCHANTS ExcHANGE.-The sales on 'change
% night were so bbls. mess pork at $50 % per
,bl.; 30 bbls. do. at s33 so per DBL; 10 tierces
,lan sugar cured hams at 193c D 10; IS kegsiard
i 22ic: y ~; so bbls. superfne -four at IS 70 o
DBL; "a casks green shoulders at lac. D h.
Cattle Market.