New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-12
CONFESSIONAL.


WEDNESDAY EVENING. March Il !
CoTToN-The sales to-day amou1tA
$500 bales at prices nearly in accom-
with the following quotations: ordiuars
@2lac.; good ordinary -@22Ac.; loV1
ding --@23ac.; middiing 24a24Bc.
middling nominal.
The market opened with manifesHsI
ter feeling, inspired by the telegram.
Liverpool and New York, and factor
induced to adhere with some tensd
yesterdays outside figures, but subsed1i
| ~ evinced disposition to meet thedea
more freely, particularly for mid
which was in better supply and M
| quest than the lower grades. The der
however, was confined to g very few bal
and the movement was without aRT
Hence the sales were confined to Ia
crate amount noted above.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs- Louisidnd-O'
hhds. sugar, and bbls. molassas Ta1
ceived this morning. The business dO
only in q jobbing way at loo. ~ b. ioiI
rlor sugar; 12c. for common; l3ac. iuF
14l@l4Ic. for fully fair; l5c. for prime
for choice; Ice. for yellow clarified, id
white, and l4@14lc. for seconds. Nod
70@s5c. % gallon for Louisiana reid
COO, for common not reboiled. Refined
boiled molasses commands T0@S5o.;e
syrup Sl@l 10 ID gallon.
OF the production of Cuba there
been considerable receipts during lid
few days, both of sugar and molassa|
sugar only jobbing business is doing
@133c. % ID. for brown; l4@15c. for u.
and 153@I6lc. 98 ID. for white. MOlss,
In good demand at 67A060c. 70 gallsa
Havana, and Csc. for Cienfuegos.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsr-The tox|
Shark with bRrges from st. Louis
rived since cur review of yesterday.
FLOUR-Holders appear to be littlsl
anxious to realize to-day, otherwiEl
market Is unchanged. The supple
light, andsdouble extra and the grad,
low, which are very scarce, are most
quest. The sales to-day comprise 2575I
rels, of which 100 and 1000 double ext
$40 80; 100 treble extra Sat $l2 50, and
at $I2 20; 100 unbranded at 50 rs; 100 d
fine at $40 rs; 100, 100, 200, 200. all
double extra at $40 80; SO treble e1tI
Sl2, 60-chcice at Sl4, and rs do. at sll
barrel.
CoRN-The supplies are light but The
ket is dull to-day, holders refusing to
ct present prices. The sales are eonhls
II, 900 sacks, Of which 1000 white at 81;
white at 81 or; 5000 Ia lots at 81 OIL;
100 yellow at 81 05; and 700 white ffoa
at 81 % bushel.
OATs-The market il quiet but frm
to-day 100 sacks, Of which 400 and
7ec.; so and 200 ut SOC. bushel.
BRAR-We note q firmer market
sales of 500 sacks, of which 100 at 81 "a
and 500 at 81 rs % 100 lbs.
HAY-There has been q slight ind
ment in the demand. Sales Of 1Tsg E
were made today, of which 1900
Ohio In one lot at SIS so; $50 at $ls,
small lot Of so bales at $40 70 ton.
PORK-Co Continues dun, and prices hATt
further declined soc. % Dbl. Sales
$50 bblss mess, of which so ct SIS u
100 at S26 q Dbl. II Is joobing at S2s;
mess at $2l 60@25; rump so 5002s
B2ooN-Is in fair supply, aud hold
pressing their stocks on the marki
atine considerable depression. 0nlIs
tail business ID done ct lac. 8 ID. flf
ders, I5c. for clear ribbed sides, III
for clear sides. A lot Of 10 there's
cured hams sold to-day at 1TAc. - b.
LARp-Is very dull. We have no
report but quote prime In tierces
kegs l6acs u b.