The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-17
Commercial.
NEH ORLEANS. Dec. 18th. l

the week in the cotton market. The
advance in Liverpool, and a favorable
reaction in New York, and other mar.
kets, caused an advance of from 3 to sc.
Quotations as follows: Ordinary 40 cents,
good ordinary, 43 to 44c., low middling
AZ to 48c., middling, soc. Most of the
cotton was Withdrawn or held above these
quotations. Stock on hand in New Or.
leans, September lst, 83239 bales receiv-
ed since, 313, ,865 bales cleared, 247 ,209
bales stock on hand and on shipboard,
| l46, ,895 bales.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-Supplies though
not large, sufficient for the demand
prices barely sustained. 600 barrels mo-
lasses sold at IS cents for fair, 80 cents for
prime, and 90 to 923 per gallon for choice,
small lot of strictly choice selling for
81 90 per gallon. Of sugar, $50 hhds sold
at 15c. for good common to fair; 15f
for fully fair l6 for prime, and 18c. for
yellow clarified.
WESTERN PRODUCE AND PROVISIONS
siderable activity in corn an trade in
produce of every kind rather brisk.
FLUoR-The market is quiet but steady
and firm, with good stock and fair local
demand. The sales to>day embrace 1000
bbls., of which 220 on private terms, so
and 100 fine at 81 25,270 superfne at
81 25, 300 at 81 so for fine and So so for
superfne, 50 and $50 supertine at 50 So,
100 fair extra at $40 so, 260 do. at $40 70,
80 and 200 good extra at $I1 25, 100 at
Sll so, 100 on its merits at Sl2, and so
choice do. at $l2 p bbl.
CoRN-There was very active demand
for the local trade, on speculation and for
shipment, and the salos reached fully
II 800 sacks, of which 2800 yellow mixed
at 9Oc, 200 yellow and 200 and 1858 yellow
and mixed at 95c., 555 white in bad order
and 657 yellow in good order at 81, 1000
prime yellow in lois at 81 O5, 25O, $4,000
and 250 white at 81 10, and 900 on pri>
vate terms.
HAT-The market is we'll supplied.
There were sales to-day of 700 bales New
York at $26, 300 Western at $29 and $50
at $50 p ton.
OATs-Are in good supply and demand
Some $500 sacks have been sold, of
which 200 and 100 at Soc, 525 amt 8O2
at SIC. and 250 and 275 at 58c. = barrel.
LARD-There is some demand for ex>
port, and orders to buy on foreign account
are here, but there is SO little in the mar.
ket that only very small lots can be had.
Some 80 kegs, 16 bbls., and 16 half bbls.
prime sold at 25c. + 10, and there were
small sales of fair at 23c. Z tb.
PoRK-The dealers have been supply>
ing the demand at $33 = bbl. for full
weight mess-an advance Of 81 on the
price paid yesterday.
BACoN-There is Only retail demand,
which is being supplied at l5c. p tb for
shoulders 18c. for ribbed sides, I98(G2Oc.
for clear do, and 25(035c. = fb for su-
gar cured. Shoulders and sides are plenty.
Hams are scarce.
WHlsLEY-Rectifed is retailin at 50 35
az 40 2 gallon.
BUTTER AND CHEEsE-Good Northern
Butter Is very scarce, and commands IS |
(G5Oc. e tb. Common Butter is plenty
and dull; SO is Cheese. Common Butter |
is selling at 25035c., and Cheese at Ola
pc. p ID.
TwINE-Dealers are suppling the de-
maud for being purposes at 28c. p fb.
GUeNY BAGs-Are selling at 30c apiece
for second hand, and 35c. new. There
are very few in the market. For the I
e'O -"0oAS' ~ AOA lax W SOOu
fair Rio
BALE RoPE-Dealers continue to supply
the.demand at 184c. 2 ID.
INDIA BAGGING The demand is sup
Piled at 3Oc. z yard in rolls, and 3Oc in
0ales. A lot of % bales India sold to
lealer at 32c. p yard
SALT.-A cargo of Liverpool, consisting
of 5l72 sacks coarse and 1905 sacks fine
old to dealer yesterday at 81 76 per
ack. There is good demand for the
country, which dealers are supplying at
- 1908 25 p sack for Liverpool course,
and S3 25a3 35 for fine ,
CoFFEE.-There are two cargoes receiv Z
ID direct from Rio in the market, which
re very firmly held-several offers to ,
uy have been made at figures approx 8
mating those asked by the sellers, and ]
ave been refused. There was a sale, to
dealer to-day, however, of 500 bags
rime Rio, part of the cargo of the
ark Hazleti1e, by Mr.. H I. Lonsdale,
roker, at 2lc. 2 ID. payable in gold
here is fair retail demand for the coun- !
", which the dealers ase supplying at
33c. In currency, ior ordinary, and 29a T
lc for fair to good fair. +
EsCULENTs-Are dull. Potatoes and {
mons are selling at 81 50a3 p bbl. !,