The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-18

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SUGAR AND MoLAssxs-These markets. on &C.
count of the rain which prevailed during business
hours have been quiet to-day only portion Oh
the receipts wei sold at about yesterday ngures'
We now quote market as follows: sngsr AN
1870, fully fair l40l44c.. prime lilGi5c. choice
l56dl5lc., yellow clarified l5S9l6lc., white do.
lC56l7c. q b. Molasses- Interior 6OG65c.. com
mon 6s@flc., fair 72@74c;; prime ISgISc:.;
bids. Louisiana Sugar, 200 boxes Cuba Sugar, 270
bbls Louisiana Molasses. EXPORTS % hhas and
so bbls. Louisiana Sugar and ii bbls. Molasses.
FLOUR-This market Is at stand still only
700 bbls are reported sold. The supply Is fair
prices are unchanged. We now quote market as
follows Fine, s. 50t15 IS superfne, SIS $40
SC SO; Xxx, 81 l23G7 rs; treble, 5! 6OD-;
choice 800. Sales TO day zoo foe, - % !; 90
do, Sc; zoo superine, IS S7t loo do; 70 %;
receipts to-day; exports 2ll0 bols.
CoRN-But little has been done today. partly
owing TO The storm. The supply is too light TO
induce operations. Prices are uncnangs , Inc
ern soc. for yellow. Sales 10 day 200 sacks IN
ferior white 7Sc. 500 and 800 choice do. SOC. No
| receipts to-day. Exports 1885 sacks. 80.
oAIs,NotbiDg doing to-day W Hne ma msIS Oao,s
| choice st. Louis 73c. The supply Is light; no
receipts or exports to-day.
BRlS-Has also been quiet; only 100 sacks at
| 81 Is are reported. The market is unchanged at
| 81 Is % 100 lbs. 1r.
HAY-Is very active, and prices are very firm at
soe 200 eiooo Ohio liver SIS o. fOo prime
do, $50 90; we now quote choice OHIO river nom
inai, prime do. $50 90; fair do, $2S 90; Ordinary
| do.,- Qs26 90. go
PoRK-Continues inactive prices, however, are
steady sS4 Is o bbl.; so bbls. sold at that price
to-day The supply is good. Receipts to- day,
1872 bbls; exports, 70 bbls. 49,.
| BAcoS-Hss been quiet-only small sales are
reported; these denote no change In prices. The
supply Is fair. We now quote market as follows {;
Shoulders l5ac.; clear rib sides lstc; clear sides
Ice. Breakfast Bacon Is moderately active at 2lc.
New sugsr-cured Hams are quoted at 2oA92lc.
Receipts to day IL hhds. Exports IL hhds. and 20
terces.
LARp-Is also quiet az unchanged figures.
Tierces ia quoted at 2O4@2lc., key 22t0l2lc.
Receipts to-day 40 tierces, $50 kegs, 100 cases.
Exports 90 tierces, 100 kegs.
Day SALT MEArs-asve been In only retail de-
mapd at unchanged figures. The supply is fair.
We now quote Shoulders, 140l4lc., clear rib
sides l61l63c., clear sides l64Gl7c.
WHIsXY-Has been quiet. Market continues
overstocked with but light demand. Prices are
Va so1rboe 81 sS 1.seu
81 25@l so y gallon. Receipts today 1869 bbls.
Exports 40 bbls.
FREIGHrs-The market for foreign ports has
been quiet since our last, although rates continne
firm, 15-32d. for filing up vessels and a. for con
signments being the current figures to Liverpool
Domestic freights contInueidnll. As an index, we
quote as follows:
By Steam-Cotton to Liverpool 3D.; to Ham
burg ltc; to Bremen ltc.; to New York 5c.
to Boston llc.; 70 Philadelphia l4c. |; mo.
lasses to New York 81 90; sugar So b
hid: TO Boston SO % Dbl; flour to New YORK
| =: 10 Boston = ~ Dbl pork and beef to New
YORK 81 so for bbls and fierce 81; corn do. zoe.
bushel.
By saiI-Cottop to Liverpool 15-32d.@ld.; "a
Hayre lie; to Bremen lie; to New York noDinsl; tc
Boston lc; to Philadelphia lIc; corn 70 Liver
pool lid, 10 Northern ports l5c. u bushel. To
bscco TO Liverpool 40s q hsd flour to Liverpool
IS Sd q Dbl; pork and beef 10 Northern ports :
q Dbl; oil cake TO Liverpool 32s 6dG35s per ton
MERCHANTS ExcH ANGB.-The sales on Change
tonight were 46 Dbls. Louisiana Whisky az 9Itc
per gallon, 100 bbs. Mess Pork, and l2O bbls
Whisky on private terms.
IRE Law OF CoRSERs.-The Chicago Repuoli
can Of recent date, In its financial article says
The decision Of Judge Gary. of the Saperio
Court. rendered on Saturday last In the case O
John f. Humphrey & Co. vs.. W. 8. Waller. wa
the subject of considerable conversation OF
,ChanQe to-day. For the benefit Of those OF on
, readers who are not acquainted with the facts o
, the case. we may state that 10 the early part o
November last, Humphrey q Co., commlssio
| merchants. received Q verbal order from w.
, Waller Who is said TO be real estate dealer, y
! | sell for him 5000 bushels of corn, seller tn
. | month. which the pl,intif did, ct 742 cents pc
. bushel. The defendant, finding that be could no
al this contract except ct decided loss lhe hsv
J ing sold "short W owing 10 the simple TACT tina