The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-05
Commercial 9ntslligenres
oRrsoHs- orsIcs. No. "a Oar 81

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Thursday Evesing. Feb 4. rtsS 4
CoTToN-The market has been buoyansS sdsy
under the exciting news from Liverpool as3 sew
York. Offering supplies were light anc setng
prices were materially enhanced, but the dse nd
throughout was active and general, neverts - u.s.
and sales OF IL $50 bales effected &C TAR
Their irregular improvement of folly 3G}Ssc ID.
Rates of gold and foreign exchange exhtsissa a
downward tendency, however, but notwitz Sfpd-
ing buyers went on, and the aggregate salessS ead
doubtless have been even heavier had the ~ tlnt
Of cotton on sale been materially increase a cthe
ruling quotations at the closing of business:a Sttay
were: Ordinary 269027c. good ordinars%s,fD
27ac.. low middlng 2s@2s3c., and midd:'hg z9l
Q29c. ., "
COTTON STATEMENT. e. Z;
stock hand September l. 1865. 1850
5scsi-sd since ye. isroas ...--'..-'. oa 90 foi ass
heceived preVlousy
sS9s9SI
s1porssS prssiou.s .sns
Stock on hand and on .hiDOo.rd. SIS
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-Have been verEsssctive
to day, and all supplies have been sold sG:iuller
prices. Although prices are not quotably GO oged
the market is now quoted at sugsr--lnfs9or 3
cole. common l04@l0}c.. fair ll@llleSsiuIty
isir l24lLl25c., prime l220l34c., choiceSl &C.,
yellow clarified l43@l5c., white do. ldSSt &c.
Moasses- Inferior 550b57c., common 60Q6N. fair
choice 7l072c. Receipts to-day 657 hhds,sugsr.
74s bbls. molssses. Exports Is boxes sugys, 6if
bbls. molasses.
FLoUR-Tbe market is much frmer Thssow@
grades have advanced l24G237tc q Dbl, Bzsd lie
offerings have become light. sales to-day NO aud
60 bbls fine IS so, 100 do. s. 624 100 sesSerfae
IS 80, 100 do. Sc As, SO fine S. IS, 100 sUferhne
Sc ga, so do. Sc SO. so 81. $50. 800, ~ $50
and 100 Xxx 81 rs, 100 do. 81 l2A. 100 do. sS7'a0
175 xxx So, 100 DO. IS rs, 500 DO: ss@s y 100
do. sll IS. We now quote Fine $ 50g.5 Is,
superfDe Sc 5O06 IS, K So 9O37, Xxx 20 ESQ
81 973, xxx $50, CHOICE 500. RsSeipts
to-day bbls. Exports S7I-bbls.
CoRS-The Offering supply OF choice y very
light; that on hand Is mostly ordinary. TnS mar
Eat il now quoted at 76c. Sales to-day Hc0 aud
100 sacks wb To 76c.. 1000 green 70c., 60S white
75c., 400 ordinary yellow 72c. Expors $50
sacks. -
OATs-Are in light supply; demand fair. Prices
unchanged. Market quoted at zoe. 700: sacks
sold to-day at 70c.; so white at 72ac.
BRAS-The market is quiet bat unchanged
81 Is y 100 lbs. Is ruling market rate; 209 Sacks
sold to-day at 81 10. F. "
HAYS in fair demand; prices unchanged.
viz Choice s25@26. prime s24G25, fair 81 900
s24. ordinary -Os22. GOO bales fair Ohls. river
sold to-day at $2y50; 100 bales prime at $50,
PoRK-Has advanced SOC. D Dbl. Market pow
quoted at $33 5O034, with an upward tendesey.
1t is held at s34. sales day $50, 100, lee and
50 bbls. at 1873 so. se .fiI y =
BAcoN-Is frmer though not quotsbly changed.
Shoulders are now quoted at 63c., RIB sides lSklD
Isle clear sides l991l94c., new sugar cured hams
zoe. Sales TO day is casks shoulders l5AcS, 8
casks clear rib sides Isle, do. clear sides p9c.
Receipts to day so hhds. and 8 tierces. i
LABD-ls very firm and more active at former
quotations. viz 2e3@2Ic. for tierce, 23c for keg
Sales to-day GA and 40 erces at 20tc. 100 sgd 100
kegs at 22lc., 200 steam rendered at 223c, $50 at
PIT. fnI 'rrl 3 l8re.s-.ir ffl .3r..S
DRY SALT MEATs--Are very firm but quiet.
Market quotations are : Shoulders l4Gl44c., rib
sides 16@l63c., clear sides l7Gl73e..
WHsKY-ls still irregular, but has Timer