The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-23

euaAa AND MoLAssIs-Chsse markets have |
shown more animation to-day. With an active
inquiry the sales of Sugar amounted to $50 hhds.
ct full prices. The market closes hrm. We quote
- folIows: Inferior $685., common l?@i2tc,
i1ic.. yellow CHARMED ' Isl White DO iss0-c
us bbis. crushed Sugar were sold ct Isle. Mo-
lasses-The demand for this article has been
quite active today, and some 40 ooIs. wers
fermeDting, 65G75c for fair to prime, and 1900.
for choice. Receipts 354 hhds., bbls louisiana
Sugar, 400 hbds., 4240 boxes Cuba do; $50 bills
Louisiana Molasses, $50 hhds., rs tcs., ~ bbls.
Cuba do. Exports LIZ bids. Sugar. no pon'
FIous-This market continues unsettled. Buy
ers are holding back In anticipation Of lower
figures, while holders for the most part, refuse to
make any concessions Of note. The supply CON
tipues large. We quote the market nominally IS
follows. Fine at -G1s5 so. superfne at -@s5 IS,
Xxx at &60-,XXX at IS 500, choice ct IS QUO
= sales embraced 400 bbls. as follows: On Satar-
day (not previously reported) HOO bills. on It's
merits at 81 90. To-day rs bbls fine at IS so. $50
and 200 Xxx at Sc, 500 and 100 do ats6 Ia 200 do
At IS u.s. Use do at Sc u.s. 100 do. at IS So Is xxx
at Sc S. 100 do ct 81. 100 do. at rs, 400. 800.
81 so and 40 bbls. choice on p t. zoo do at 80 90,
800 do at 50 rs. Receipts, ls, 2ss bbs. Exports,
Coss-This market has been only moderately
| active to-day. The supply continues good and
as follows 1900 and 200 white at $780,; 500, 100
/ and 100 do. at 79c.; $50 do ct s0c.; 100 yellow
at s23c.; 100 red at no. We quote white western
| 7s@s0c, yellow -@S23c. Receipts IL ,4Ol axis.
oars-Ccntnue in good supply, with but mod
| crate demand. and $50 sks: were sold today at
eth further decline follows: $50 and 200 sks
at CSC. We quote the market at-@6sc. y bushel.
| Receipts SOFA SKIS. Exports 800 SKIS.
BRAN Continues quiet and in light demand at
unchanged prices. Sales of ESQ sacks to-day at
81 Is % 100 lbs. Receipts $50 sacks. Exports
HxYMThis market has peen quses to-day, with
but q light inquiry, and sales Of only 800 bales as
follows: 100 prime at SIG so, 100 do. at sz1, LOO
| choice at $2S. The supply continues good We
g qTme ao a. s2s Sos7 choice d. at SIS Re.
| ceipts Isl bales. Exports $50 bales.
PoRK-This market has been only moderately
active to-day. Mess is held at s33 25@33 90 In
round lots. 1t is retailing at sSS Iog54, &c supply
| is fair and prices are firm. Sales OF 100 bbls
extra heavy mess to-day at 1913 80. Receipts 67e
| bbs.
BAcoN-We note quiet and inactive marke,
for this article. There has been little or no In
quiry and we hear of no sales. Prices continue
trm. We quote shoulders at l42c.; clear ribbed
sides ct l72c.; clear sides 1SGle4c breakfast
is in good supply and is quoted at l9c. Receipti
hhds., liz cks.. 290 tees, iol boxes.
Dry SALT MEATs-In light demand and price
have undergone no material change. IL cask
| Green Shoulders sold to-day at 1910.
, LARp-Continues dull and depressed with but Z
, | light demand. The supply cOnunues Boou. D
kegs were sold today at 2Oac. We quote tierc
| ls4al9c., keg 20@2lc., case 2lsc. Receipts u
tierces 3l9 kegs. Exports 20 tierces.
RYE-We notice q sale Of $50 sacks Rye on IN
, levee at 81 20 . bushel.
FREIGHrs-Have been dull since our last revie'
of the Market very little cotton Offering to go FOL
ward to either foreign or coastwise ports, an
, | therefore rates are little better than nomina
} As en- approximation Of figures paid, we quote 9
: follows, viz:
, By Stesm-Cotton to Liverpool 3G9-l6d.;
I Hamburg lic.; to Bremen ltc.; TO New York 10.
0 to Boston 1c.; TO Philadelphia lc. mC
/: Iasses 10 New York 81 so; sugar S.
hid; to Boston SO u bbl; -four to New Yor
Q 75c.: to Boston u Dbl; pork and beef to Ne
d York 81 for bbls. and terces 81 SO; corn do. l5
Q By saiI-Cotton to Liverpool 7.16@s.d; to Havl
:. sc,: to Bremen lc.; TO New York nominal;
Il Boston lc; TO Philadelphia tic; corn to Live
v | pool load, TO Northern ports l6c. ~ busht
e | Wheat in bulk TO Liverpool. lOd. I
K | bacco TO Liverpool 40s. % hid; -four to Live
pool 80 Sd % Dbl; pork and beef to Northe
a ports - y Dbl; oil cake to Liverpool S2s 6d@S
1t per ton.
MERCHANTS ExcHASGx.-No sales on chan
. tonight.
2 LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL-The cou
u trv demand has been very good and the supp
ia light Prices are very firm. The following
20 the wholesale prices at the Old and New Basin