The New Orleans crescent., 1869-03-12
Commercial .SnteIiqenfe.
CBxscxsv OFFICE. No. d CAnr slr11s.
Thursday Evening. March ii. l862

CBEscEHv OFHIcn, No. d CAnr efn1uR
CoTroN-The market has been almost at stand
still throughout to-day. Offerings were very Light
from the opening TO the close of business, and
under continued diecouraging sdvices from Liver'
pool and New York, the demand has been at NO
time much better than nominal. Rates have
further declined fully to. % d. and the total sales
which amounted to only 1000 bales, were mostly
our figures and would now quote as follows. viz:
Ordinary 24s@264c.; good ordinary 253@26c.;
low middling 26i@27c.; middling 27l@2so.; and
strict middling nominal.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand sep,embsr l. 1853 $50
Received since YESTERDAY. SZ9
Received prevousiy y..................1ulsOS IVzo4
N5,soo
Exported since yesterday. sses
Shipped 70 Mobile. per Mobile Price
shipped ges sT'i up the Mississippi sss 5I
stock on hand and on sbipboard lh 1862 lssos
Exports to-day were exclusively for Liver
pool.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The sugar market has
been extremely dull and inactive to-day. There
has been only limited inquiry and we hear OF
some $50 hogshesds being sold at yesterdays
rates. We quote the market nominslly as follows:
Interior S309Ac.; common l2Gl24c.; fair l240
lSc. fully do. l4t@l4ac.; prime 43Gl44c;; choice
-1154c.; yellow clarified l6D-c.; white do.
l7@i7lc MolassesN Operations in this article
were fair and the receipts, which were moderate,
were nearly all disposed Of at full figures. We
quote common and fermenting 60@65c.; fair TO
prime 65@75c. Receipts. l25 hogshesds barrels
Louisiana sugar, 81 hogshesds lls5 boxes Cuba
do; 22l barrels Louisiana molasses. Exports 3
hogsheads sbarrels sugar; barrels molasses.
FLouR-This market was quite active to-day.
The supply In general continues fair but the lower
grades are scarce and especially in demand atfgll
prices. Sales embraced 444s bbls. as follows so
fine OF S. 20 so superfne at S6 rs 200 do. At
$6 373 200 Xxx, 800 and l60 xxx and 200 choife
IN N
do. at Sc 65 200 do. ats6 20 so Xxx at 81 200,
$50 and 100 xxx at 81 $50 do. az 81 20; 100 do.
at 81 20; rs choice do. at 50; l60 and 81 on IFS
merits at 81 $50 do. at 81 20 100 do. at 81 25;
100 choice $40 rs so do. (s fsvorite bsnd) AZ
sll. We quote the market as follows: Fine 80
IS IS; superfne Sc 25@6 37s; Xxx s6 6239e 75.;
Xxx SO; choice $50. Receipts ll44 bbls.
Exports 1889 bbls.
CoRN-1here has been an active demand to.
day, and the light stock on the levee was all sold,
while the supplies in store are extremely small.
Prices have improved In consequence, and we
note an advance Of 2G5c. u bushel. To-days
sales embraced 34s4 sacks, AZ follows; Loo white
at sOc., l25 do. at S24c., 500 choice do. in store
at S5c., 1909 white P. T., 1000 sacks do. in the
elevator at 7Sc. and IL 900 bushels in bulk az do.
at zoe. We quote white Western SO0S23c.. yell
low S2ac. Receipts l445 sacks. Exports 9l7O
sacks.
OATs-The market displayed more animation to-
day, but prices have weakened, and we note de-
cline of l@2c. - bushel. The demand has been
sod as follows: 400. $50, 3I9, 800, $50, as, 2I5,
25S, 100. l34, l33 l19 and rs sacks at 7sc., and
200, in lots and 100 sacks at 76c. We quote the
market at 75676c. % bushel. Receipts 1913
sacks. Exports 500 sacks
BRAN-Is dullland inactive. 100 sacks sold TO-
day at sl:l5 70 100 lbs.
HAY-The market has been more active, with
fair inquiry at yesterdays rates. Sales OF 5Z5
bales were made rs follows: zoo choice Ono
river at $2S $50 and rs prime do. at s27 100 fair
do. at s26 % ton. We quote ordinary Ohio river
-@s25. fair do -@S26, prime to choice s27D2S
D ION.
PoRK-The market has been more animated to-
day. A few buyers came forward and operations
were more liberal. Prices continue firm With
better demand. Sales Of EGO bbls. were made as
follows: 100 and 100 bbls. mess at SS2. aud so
rump at $24 so. 1t is retailing at s32 50033. Re-
ceipts 10 bbls. Exports bbls.
BAcoN-The market has frmer tone TO day.
but we hear of no large sales, as holders are IN
willing to sell at the present rates and are holding
off in favor of rise. There has been falr de-
mand, but below the views of sellers. 25 casks
clear rib sides sold on P I. to-day, and 10 casks
green shoulders at l3c. We quote shoulders y To
lac, clear rib sides -0l7ac., clear sides l7sc0
| l73c., breakfast 2o@2lc. Receipts 80 casks
| LARD-Dull and inactive. Retailing at l9@l9ac.
| for tierce and 2l022c. for keg. Receipts bbs.
| wHpKY-Very little inquiry for this article,
follows: 25 w. r. at 90c., so do. 925c. We quote
W. R. 90G9l3c.; Southern 90995c.; Bourbon
| 81 5O6-. Receipts 75 bDls. Exports 10 bbis.
| Com MEAL-The market has been more active
with fair inquiry but prices have declined on ac.
| count of large receipts. Sales to day on the evee
| of $50 bbIs. as follows: 800 K. d. at So 62t and
so do. at So rs % bbl.
FREIGHTs-The market has been quite dull and
languid generally to oil ports since our last edi-
| ton, and as an index of present ruling rates we
| quote ss follows viz:
BY Steam-Cotton to Liverpool 3D.; to 'Eam-
burg ltc.; to Bremen ltc. to New York 10. (;
| to Boston lc.; to Philadelphia 10. mo-
lasses to New York 81 50 sugar 81 D
hid; to Boston s9 - bbl; -four to New York
| 75c. TO Boston - % Dbl; pork and beef to New
York 81 for bbs. and tierces 81 so; corn do. lbc.
/ 59 bushel.
| BY sail-Cotton TO Liverpool l5-32d; TO
/ Havre 1c; to Bremen 1c; 10 New York nominsl; to
| Boston lc; to Philadelphia lsc; corn to Hver-
| pool l03d., to Northern ports l5c. % bushel.
| Wheat in bulk to Liverpool. l0d. To-
bacco to Liverpool 40s. % hid; flour TO Liver
| pool 3s Cd 7B bbl pork and beef TO NoJthern
ports - % bbl; oil cake TO Liverpool S2s 6dsD35s
/ per ton.
/ MERCHANTS ExcHANGE.-No sales on Change
| tonight
LuMBER-The country demand has been,sery
good and the supply is becoming light. Prices
are very firm. The following are the Wholesale
| prices at the Old and New Basins:
Seantlng-Per Celf