The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1855-03-24

3 NEW ORLEANS MdRKETS.

{ I..L SATURDAY hlORNISG, AIlrCn II.
We have bud another quiet week in the general
market since the date Of our Inst review the supplies
Of nearly all descriptions Of Produce having been
very limited The stock Of Cotton has been much
reduced and prices have continued firm In Tobacco
very little has been done. Sugar and Moasses have
been dull, and the rates have fallen OF Flour and
Grain have been dull. Provisions of nearly all de-
scriptions have improved in price. treights have
been dull. without any material alteration. Ex-
changes have hecnin request ut improved rates. -.
The Cotton market opened on Saturday With good
denand, and although factors were asking fa prices
the sales OF the day reached $500 bales The inquiry
tied, only about 1000 bales were disposed Of and OH
Tuesday barely $500 bales changed hands, prices
manning firm, and the grades above Middling com
manding an advance On Wednesday about 1000
bales were sold, and on Thursday, with in active de-
mand the transactions reached 1000 bales, all at full
prices. Yesterdays sales embraced $500, making
the total business of the week 2650O bales, the mar
ket closing ut the range Of our quotations, which are
dinary sa74, Middling 74as3, Good Miadpg, 9aas},
MiddIing Fair l0al04, Good Fair - Good and Fine
=. Bales OH hand Sept. Il 2G,67s received since,
1914, AZ; total, 921 ,Oo5. Exported, s3G 6l2. On
b"cco during the past week has been very limited,
owing to the reduced stock sale and the high rates
insisted upon by holders. The principal sales that
we have heard Of were l6 hhds. mostly Refused, at
round We quote Factory Lugs 5gae, Planters do.
64a6a, Leaf Inferior to Common 6aa7, Fair 7la7a,
Fine iaasl, Choice and Selections s!ae. Hhds on
hand Sept l, 237l2; received since, ii i'll total,
| "a S23. Exported, 2s,640. On hand not cleared,
6274,... The market for Suga, has been dull and
dropping through the greater part OF the week, and,
though the receipts have been light prices have de-
clined talc The sales of the week, including 1900
hhds taken yesterday do not exceed $500 hhds the
market at the range of the following reduced quota
tons: inferior to Common Sa3s, Fair to Fully Fair
33a49 Prime and Choice Has Clarified and Refined
4ta7a. Weeks receipts, 2447 hhts; exports, 2g9l
hhds. These has been only limited demand for
Moinsses during the past week, aud the rates have
slightly fallen off, The sales up to Thursday evening
reached barely 4G00 bbls at 4alsc for Inferior Fer
menting to tair, and lSal9c for Prime and Choice
Yesterday about 1000 bpls were sold at l7alee for
Fermenting to Choice lots. Weeks receipts, 1853
bbls exports, 67S2 bbls With light receipts the
Flour market has been rather firm during most of
the week, and the sales up to Thursday evening were
limited to some 5000 bbs. at l2aaso VA for Ohio
and St Louis Superfne, and 75aSl0 so for Fancy
and extra brands. Yesterday about 200 bbs were
sold Mt 25ass 37s for Superline. Weeks receipts,
4456 hbls exports, 1882 The supply of Corn
fell OIL daGc per bushel Up to yesterday morning,
Is 900 sacks sold, mostly at range Of s0as6c
for ordinary to prime lots, the bulk Of the transac
tions being at S3as5c per bushel. Yesterday some
small lots were disposed Of at s4as5c per bushel'
Weeks receipts, 21 524 sacks EXPORTS 407G sacks.
Oats have been lower, with sales Of some 5000 sacks,
the opening rates being 63aG7c and the closing ones
55a6Oc per bushel for Ohio and st. Louis. Weeks
receipts, 4b34 SACKS exports, 35fl.A,.. isrnh mas
sold at S5asl 95, mostly at 81 80 per 100 We
quote Hay ut Is 50aS2l per tun for Northern and
} Western. The receipts of Pork have been light
aud holders have lattery put up their rates to vi for
Mess at which rate we noticed sales on Thursday o.
240 bbls State Inspection and 10 Uninspected though
yesterday 36D bbis were sold, without inspection al
SD rs. Weeks receipts 3O77 bbls exports, 9735
bbis. With limited supply of Bacon the rates
have advanced to 7aa7sc for Ribbed Sdos and 63a6l
for Shoulders. Hams have sold slowly at S9allc fol
D Plain and Bagged to Extra and Choice Sugas.eurcd
Weeks receipts, SIT casks exports, ll22 -. The
was 1900 lb. Hog-round at 64c The rates fo
Lard have ADVANCED with sales of 1000 bbls and tc
at 9a91c for Mol to Prime and 500 kegs at 95a0a,
I for ordinary to prime. Weeks receipts, l42l bbs
2o7 kegs exports, equal to 54,9l5 kegs, We quot,
Mess Eecf ut Il 25asl4 so per Dbl and 25as7 81
per half Dbl, and Prime at 10 5oasll per bb Week
receipts l2s bbls !; exports, 1869 bbls We quot
Western Batter ut l5a20c, and Cheese at l0allc.
Rice has been in fair request and we have notice.
sales of 200 or 800 tierces Carolina at 6la5Ac TIL
I Rectified, and 27la29c per gallon for Raw. fey
lots of Extra have been sold at 32c for Boyles Ros
and 35c for pexter's. Yesterday ITO bbs Raw wer
disposed of at 273e. Weeks receipts, sTs bbls (; e&
l., ports, 1916 Kentucky lsngging has sole in reta
parcels at l5al5ac, but large lot has been offered
,s dull at SasSc Gunny Hays have been held ger
orally at 9ic, with no sales of any moment, to ou
Is knowledge during the week i. There has been q
active demand for Coffee and prices have been trrI
The sales of the week embrace Id 900 bags Rio, at
II range of 9ial0tc for ordinary to prime the bulk
the transactions being at l0al0lc Yesterdays sale
included above, were about 2500 bags--aU0 interit
&C. and 1900 at 9aalOic Three cargoes embracin
n II ,s4l bags have arrived from Rio during the weei
making the direct imports eincs the lst m SspteInh,
~ 1884 hsgy. The stock % hand 'ss evening va