New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-15
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, March IA, 1888
CoTToN-Tho sales to-day amounted to
| IL 400 bales at an advance of c.@lc. q ID.
We now quote ordinary at 2l@2l9c.; good
ordinary at 22l023c.; low middling at 23t9
/ 232c.; middling at 24l@249c., and strict mid
ding at -925c.
In giving the above figures it should be
| added that they represent the market as it
ruled previously to the P. NJ. cables. at
| the close factors were asking Csc. for mid
ding, and corresponding rates for the lower
grades, but Mondays business must Diet erm-
Inc whether or not they will be able to es-
tablish this additional advance.
The market opened with manifestly bet.
ter feeling, more general inquiry, and stiff
fer prices, but it was not until later hour
( that the improvement noted above was
realized. The demand was unusually
spirited, and the competition.amoHg buyers
materially stimulated the upward tendency.
A large portion of the business is under
stood to have been for Great Britain, which
is indicated by ship having been taken up
| for Liverpool at 0-16d. with consignments
| and vessels in the berth realizing 9,l6@
l9-32d., while others continued to take at
the previous rate of 3D.. Sales were made at
P. NJ. at &c. more than the sellers had
asked at noon.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs - louisiana Only
AZ hhds sugar was received this morning.
No molasses, The supplies arc very light,
but the demand is only in a jobbing wav, at
9S@10c. u ID. for inferior sugar; l2@l2Ac
for common; l33c. for fair; l4@l4Ac. for fully
fair; lac. for prime; l6c. for choice; Ice
for yellow clarified; lie. for white, and IA
@l43c. for good seconds.
MoLAssEs-65c. u gallon for common
reboiled; SOC. for prime reboiled; 709S0c, for
refinery reboiled, and Sl@l 10 for golden
syrup.
ofCuba sugar sales are making in small
lots from store at 12{@l3lc. o ID. for Nos.
II and Is; l34@l4c. for No. II, and l549l6c
for Nos. Is and 20.
A cargo of 800 hhds. Cuba molasses sold
yesterday on private terms, and lot of so
hhds. muscoVado also on private terms.
Cuba molasses is quoted at 55@6Oc. % gal
lon as in quantity.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsT-The steamers
Richmond from Louisville, Argosy from
Cincinnati, and Ruth from st. Louis, have
asrived since our review OF yesterday.
FLoUR-As usual on Saturday the market
Is quiet but firm, and prices are unchanged.
The movement to-day is confined to small
lots, none exceeding 100 bills, at IS 70 %
Dbl for common, So so for fine, Sle@l0 %
for superfine, $40 so for double extra, Sll 50
OH rs for treble extra, and SIS 750l5 for
choice extra; 80 bbls. unbranded sold at
50 62s; so superfne at $40; so, mixed lot
at $ll l29; 100 on its merits at Sll rs, and
90 choice extra at Sl4 373.
CoRN-The market is quiet, but is very
firm. The supplies are fair, but they
are mostly under limit or for shipment.
Sales to-day $500 sacks, of which 500 mixed
at 95c.; 200 and 500 white at &c.; 500, 600,
and 5000 do, and l00yellow at 97Ac. % bu.
OATs-Are dull, and only some small sales
were made at Use. y bushel. 100 skis. sold
at 7sc., while SIS sold at TIC, reduction of
lc. 81 bushel.
BEAN-l5O SKIS. sold at 81 20 % 100 MS.
HAX-300 bales Ohio river sold at SIS
. ton.
GREEN MEAT-Shonlders are retailing at
llsc. q b. At wholesale, 80, 900 lbs. bulk
shoulders sold at 10e. % h.
PoRK-The market is very dull. Mess is
held on the landing at SIS . Dbl. without
selling, except in small way. 100 bbls.
sold in several lots at that price. It Is re.
falling ct &9E 9sn9z 20 % hi
BAcoE-We have again 10 note a very
duh market and still lower prices. Shout.
ders are retailing at Ito 1l3c.; clear sides
l6c.; ribbed sides 13Ac.; 10 casks shoulders
sold at llc.; le do. clear ribbed sides at
4lc., and 10 ribbed sides at 1870. sB b.
LARD-The market is extremely dull and
we quote noninally 1910. y h. for prime in
tterces, and l60l64c. in kegs.
BUrTER-A lot of 25 kegs good Western
sold to day at 35c. q b.
FREreHTs-Are unchanged.