The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-01-07
COTTON STATEMENT.

Stock hand and shpbosrd, jan s, 1869 1888
Exports to day were exclusively for Liverpool.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-This market continues
very active. All receipts and supplies In first
of yesterday of 4Q4c. % ID. for Sugar and lC92c.
% gallon for Molasses. We now quote Sugar
as follows: Inferior s3@9c.; common, 931l0lc. !;
fair, l2e.; fully fair, l23c. choice, l3c. yellow
53@56c. for inferior common, 56@60c.; fair, 62
@6Gc. prime, 67Q70c. there was no strictly
choice in market to-day; the best sold was extra
prime at zoe. Receipts to-day ITO hhds. sugar,
2707 bbls molassee. No exports.
FLcuR-Has been more active to-day, especially
the lower grades, of which the market is quite
bare; prices have been rather irregular. Gener.
ally quotations Of yesterday were ruling rates.
Sales Of TO day reported as follows: 100, 100, 100
and SO bbls fine at Sc 75 and 40 ST. $50 and 100
superfne at 81 62a, IS and 20 do. at 81 so; 100
double extra at 81 65, 500 do. at 81 6517 20, 400
and 20 do. at 81 20, 100 do. at 81 624, 200 100
and 20 do. at 81 rs; 100 treble do. at IS s74. so
do. at IS. 400 do. at private terms; 200 and 200
choice do. at private terms, zoo do. at Sll, 326
do. at sl2 25; In ALL 1850 barrels sold on,change
last evening. not reported, so bbis. unbranded at
So rs, 100 do. double extra at 81 10. We now
quote market as follows, fine So 1901; superfne
81 50@7 GA single extra 81 624 double extra
81 1907 so; treble do. So $50; choice sl0@-.
Receipts since our last 1894 barrels Exports ego
for Galveston.
CoRN-Is generally dull. The stock on levee is
foot up 6250 sacks as follows 500 green, 75c.
1000 white, at &c.,. 259 mixed second hand casks
&c.,. 1900 and 65 sacks, at Tc. 1900 white, pri.
vate terms 100 yellow, at soc. 1900 white, at
76@77c. lis Louisiana. at 7sc; We now quote
market at 76@77c. Receipts to-day and yesterday
afternoon not reported, 5907 sacks. Exports 40l5
sacks TO Liverpool, 200 to Galveston.
OATs-Are very dull and lower-no prime Oats
on levee. 100 choice 81. Louis from store sold at
CSC. 400 Ohio river last evening not reported,
&c. 400 choice Ohio river, private terms. We
now quote market at Csc. No receipts or ex-
ports.
BRAH-Is very dull. No sales to-day reported.
Market quoted at 81 S7tGl 40 D 100 Ds. IFS
HAY-Continues quiet. There is bat little on
levee to operate on. 300 bales prime Ohio River
sold to-day at s26 ~ ton. Eastern Is retailing
from store at s2s@2s so % ton. Market quoted
as follows: Prime Ohio River, s26027; fair do,
$25 ordinary, s23024. barge load arrived
yesterday-quantity not yet reported
PoRK-The excitement Of yesterday seems to
have died out for to-day the marke is very quiet
and but few sales are reported however, those
made were at full figures, and holders are firm In
their demands. We now quote the market at 500
50G30. The majority Of dealers are holding at
$50. Sales TO day reported as follows: 100 Ibis.
at $780, loo do. (overweight) $50, rs and Is do. at
500 50 100 do. 500 %. Receipts to day l27 bbls.
No exports. Sold last evening, not reported, IS
and as bbls. (standard) at s29 so. and 100 old
mss at s29 so. $50
BAcoS-Continues steady and firm as follows:
Shoulders 1436143c.; rib 49,; clear rib sides 16k
(Dls2c.; clear sides I93c.; and casks shoulders
sold to-day at 1l4c. do. c. r. sides at lSAc.
Breakfast bacon 17@l9c. Hams, sugar cured,
canyased, new, 20Q2lc.; old. l60l64c. Recsi is
to-day lis hhds., % casks, p tierces, 10 bbls.,
boxes and Is packages. No exports.
LARD-There is fair demand market little
easier than yesterday. fierce is quoted az 1916,
keg l91 020c. Sales to-day 100 tierces prime at
ieic., 1s9 common kegs on private terms 200 do.
do. do, so and Is do. al l9ic. Receipts us
tierces and 100 kegs.
DRY SALT MEATs : Are unchanged. Supply
light. Shoulders are quoted at l2c., rib l4tc.,
sides l62@l6lc. -,
WHIsKY-Market easy and quiet. Prices I'M
changed. Market quoted atSl 10 &, gallon. Raw
spirits 81 10. Is bbls. Bourbon sold at 81 so q
gallon. Receipts 734 bbls. No exports.
Com MEALS bbls sold to day at 50 81 q
bbi.-retsiling at 81. f--..
Dbl. Of 80 dozen in oats. Sic. u doz., aud s25G
20 u bbl.-fetailing at 35140c. .,.
FRErGHTs-The amount Of disengaged tonnage
in port has, within the past few days, been cons,d
erably reduced. and captains Of vessels are noid,
ing for higher rates. which may be reached snoula
the large sales OF Cotton for foreign exports con-
tinue. The demand for coastwise ports mas Deen