New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-07-11
COMM RCIAL.

FRIDAY EVENING, July 10, lsaa.
CoTToN-Under the influence of discour.
aging accounts from New York the move.
ment has again been brought to almost a
complete standstill. The total amount of
sales reported to us summed up only %
bales. The offerings were limited, and there
was very little inquiry at any time through
out, buyers holding aloof IN anticipation of
a falling off from the present advanced
rates. In the absence of sufficient transac-
tons we are unable to give any strictly re
liable quotations, but submit the following
as the nearest approximation, say: good
ordinary 300303c; low middling 3l03l3c;
and middling 32lc. The weeks sales sum
up 1855 bales against 2204 last week. The
receipts proper, excluding arrivals from
Mobile, Florida, and Texas amount to 277
against 259 last week, showing an increase
Of 1s bales. The exports comprise 443 bales
for Philadelphia
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l, 1867 -. 1886
Arrived to-day. ........... $50
Arrived previously ........G SIP
Made up from waste and
damaged cotton, etc ..., e,0l9-G64, ISL
C80,O87
Cleared to-day ............. none
Cleared previously. ,G73, 1868, l49
Stock on hand and on shipboard 49,. 6,Sss
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The market for
Cuba sugar was quiet to-day, and without
any transaction Ct Importance to note, but
there was considerable inquiry. The job
bling and retail business IS gradually i'm
proving. Louisiana sugar is selling in a
small way at lSb9l5c % ID. Demarara sugar
is jobhing at l5@l54c for good, and l5B0
154c D ID for prime to choice. We note
sales mot previously reported) during the
past few days of l50 boxes Cuba No. IL and
Is at l201l3le; so boxes No. II and Is at
l35@l44c; l20 boxes No. Is and 20 at l44@
l5zc u b, all in jobbing and retail lots.
Cuba molasses is still dull, no sale of a large
lot having come within our notice for some
time past Weeks sales sugar, 420 boxes
and 100 hide; receipts hhds; exports 80
hhds; imported from Cuba COZ hhds and
1850 boxes. Weeks sales molasses, none;
receipts l6 bbls; exports 30 bbls; imported
from Cuaa 5S9 hhds, q tierces, and 100
bbls.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsF-Sinee our re.
view of yesterday the steamer Bismarck,
from st. Louis, has arrived.
FLouR-The market opened quiet this
morning, with a general stiffening in rates.
some holders having advanced superine
and double extra to 81 Is for the former
and So for the latter owing to the scarcity
of these grades; but these can scarcely be
considered the market prices vet. Choice
appeared 10 De somewhat nrmer, though il
is in limited demand. The sales foot IN
only 1900 bbls, of which 80 fine at ST.; 50
common at Sc; 100 superine at 81 S7l; 50
and so do at 81 so; so double extra at
So 623; 155 do at IS IS; 900 treble extra on
private terms; 100 do at IS s73; 100 do at
50 %; IS double extra at SIS 80, and 100
choice at Sll rs. The market closing firm
at the following quotations: Common So so
96; fine Sc 5O07; super6ne 81 so: double
extra So IS; treble 5000; choice $40 5O@
IS So Weeks sales 10, $50 bbls; receipts
1909; exports 1871.
ToBAcco-During the past week the mar
ket has been very quiet, though there has
Daen some inquiry, and IS several orders
have been received herd more activity is
expected at an early date. THE sales for the |
week were only 80 hhds Of leaf, of which
30 hhds at l0lc II ID; at 113c; 2 at l3c; !
and at l5c; also 60 hhds stems at l3c The
European demand seems TO be improving,
and we are Informed another vessel 'is about |
to be put on the berth probably for Bre-
men. The stock on hand and on shipboard |
numbers 5047 hhds. The receipts the past |
week 565; exports 100 hhds, exclusively TO |
Bremen. The total receipts since September !
], 1867, are l4,69s hhds against s0l5to the |
same date last year The total exports |
1889 hhds against Il, 202 the same time last |
year. Stock on hana at the commencement
nfH he. III 1. a