The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-04-15

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Shipped up he Mississippi Ais sszIH8
stsck en- hand and shipbosrd .l06754
Exports to-day were exclusively for Liverpool.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-These markets have been
only moderately active to-day. The demand for
Sugar has been limited. and sales foot up only $50
hhds. at prices showing no material variation from
yesterdays figures, as follows: Common 102c.,
The supply is fair, and market closes firm. Mo-
lssses continues In light supply and moderate de-
mand. Prices are firm, bat unchanged. Sales
embraced 200 barrels, ct 25@30c. for poor and
thin, soc. for common, $50. for good fermentng.
and 60@65c. for prime. Receipts 1879 barrels
Louisiana Sugar, IL hhds., barrels, 1867 boxes
Cuba do; 43 barrels Louisiana Mossses, 459 hhds.
and Sc tierces Cuba do. Exports 338 hhds. and
sos boxes Cuba Sugar to st. Louis.
FLoUR-This market has shown but little ANNA.
ton to-day. The demand has been only fair, but,
IN consequence Of the reduced stock on hand and
continued Light receipts prices are smsr Sales
so X at IS, 800 Xxx Sc s7s 400 Xxx at IS 40; $50,
leo, 100 ard so do at IS so; 175 xxx 81, so do.
at 81 76 500 choice at &c. 700 do ct 50 rs, 800 do.
at 50 so, 500 do. at $40; 400 xxx and 600 choice
on P. I. We quote the market Is follows Fine
1906 rs, superfine IS e7a@-. K at SEQ, Xxx at
Sc 4e@6 so. Xxx at Sc s7s@-, choice s90Il.
Receipts 20 bbs.; exports 1870 bbls.
CoRN-The supply on the landing Is light, with
q good demand both for shipment and local trade.
Prices continue firm with an upward tendency.
Sales embraced 1921 sacks a. follows: $50 infe.
rior white st 74c.; 5000 and 500 prime white at
77c.; 1900, Sol and $50 do. at $780,; 400 yellow
(second hand sacks) at Soc; 400 do. do. at 85c.;
leo yellow mixed at SIC. We quote white Wes-
ternyat 77G78c.; yellow do. $500. Receipts 6700
sacks. Exports 1850 sacks.
OArs-Continue in light supply and prices have
improved. There has been fair demand with
sales of 1000 sacks as follows: 100 sacks at TO-;
500 choice q. 74c.; 100 do. at TOO. We quote the
market at 74(175c. .,.-.-...
BRAs-OwiDg to the scarcity Of this article. We
note further improvement of Sc. y 100 lbs.
price we quote the market.
HAY-Market very quiet to-day with little or no
demand. Prices continue unchanged. Nosales
far do. -@26c.; prime do SIC 5O@27c.; choice
do. t27 50@2S. Receipts l67 bales.
PoRK-Market exceedingly dull and depressed.
Very little demand except in light iobbing or
is held al $50 in round lots with no sales reported;
retailing at $50 25@S2 so y barrel. Receipts
l26 barrels.
B1coN-Msrket quiet with prices having an
easier tendency. Demand only moderate. Sup
ply continues fair. Business mostly confined TO
retailing. Sales Of 10 casks Of clear rib sides at
lie. and 10 do. clear sides at l73c. We quote
shoulders at l4c.; clear rib sides lido. and clear
sides at l7tc. y D ct retail. Exports 20 casks.
DRY SALT hEATs-Continue IN moderate de-
mand at unchanged prices. Sales Of 81 casks rib
sides on private terms. Shoulders are jobbng at
l3c. and sides at l5c. y d.
LARD-Continues quiet, with only light retain
business doing. Prices unchanged. fierce ia
quoted at lsQI9c.; key 2o02lc. y d. Is in quail
ty Receipts "a tierces.
WHIsKY-Msrket only moderately active, with
light jobbing trade being done. Prices have un-
dergone no change. Sales Of low. r. at &c., and
rs do. at s73c. We quote W. r. 500, Southern
sO@sdc.. Bourbon nominal. Receipts 10 bbs. !;
exports go bbls.
CoRN MEAL-C Continues in fair supply and mod.
crate request. Sales Of 100 bbIs. today on the
levee at IS rs. We quote No. brand X. ID. So so
on the levee. 60 % from store. Other brands, not
Flax BAGaINa-The demand for this article q
quite active, and readily commands 23124c.
RosIS-The new crop has began to arrive, the
better qualities Of which command ready sale at
the following quotations: Virgin dip s606, No.
1904, No. ft2 SO. and No. 8 81 Is.
FREIGHrs-The general freighting business con-
tinues depressed with scarcely an encouraging in
dication OF improvement Ia the immediate future,
owing TO the reduction Of our export trade and an
excess Of tonnage In port, above present require
ments. We now quote as follows:
By Stesm-Cotton 10 Liverpool direct lied.
via Mobile 7.l6d. to Hamburg TO-; to Bremen
ltc.; to New York s1sc.; 70 Boston &C.. to
Philadelphia {c. F; molasses to New York 81 so:
sugar IS u hid; TO Boston So y bbl.; -four TO New
York 75c.; TO Boston ~ Dbl; pork and beef to New
York 81 for bbls; and rerces 81 so; corn TO New
By sail-Cotton to Liverpool 9.32d.; to Ia 10
&c.; to Bremen Co.; to New York nominal; TO Boz
ton 81 y bale; to Philadelphia &C.; corn to Liver
pool 3d., TO Northern ports 16c. y bushel.
Wheat In bulk od to 10 Liverpool; SD; To-
don s2s. Cd. v hid; Tobacco to Bremen 27s. 3D.;
Flour TO Liverpool So. y bbl.; pork and beef TO
Northern ports 20 bbl.; oil cake TO Liverpool
27s. Cd. q ton.
LUMBER AND BUILDING MArERIAL-Ths coun-
try demand has been very good and the supply