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


MoA04A EVENING. March 2. 1855.
CoTToN-The sales to-day amounted to
$500 bales at irregular prices, not requiring
any change in our quotations, which we
repeat as folOws Ordinary I73aIsJc,:
good ordinary l940leAc.: low middling 20l
92esc.; middling 2l@2l4, and strict mid
dlilg 2IE022.
The market opened with a good inquiry
but only limited amount Offering, aud fac.
tors asking about &c. mere 4ha8 Saturdays
figures; but after the receipt of the cable
accounts reporting decline OF Ia. at Liver
pool, they met the demand more freely.
Hence, while portion of the business was
atfnner rates, the bulk of the sales were at
previous prices. Offers refused in the morn.
ing were subsequently accepted.
SUaAR-The receipts since Saturday COM
prise rs hhds. The market il dull today,
but prices are unchanged. The sales are
confined to 100 hhds. We quote 2 bod con-
mon, 1Sse,; fair, ISf@l4c.5 good fair, Ia40
152csi yellow clarified, l60l6Sc; white,
1e59lTc., aud seconds, 1a3G0l45c. % b.
klonAssEs-The receipts since SATURDAY.
comprise l2S bbls. and IS halEbbls. The
demand is fair, and pretty much all the
supplies were sold at S5c. y gal. for prime.
and SOC. for cistern bottom.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsF-The arrivals
since our review Of Saturday COMPRISE the
steamers M0llie Able from Evansville, EN-
ma No. from Cincinnati, OOrnelia from
st. Louis, and Indiana from Louisville.
FLoUR-The market is somewhat unset
tied day, although the supplies are light.
Buyers are contending BORROWER prices. and
do AoE come TO teFms with holders. The
principal sales to-day are confined to is 600
barrels, OF which us treble and 500 choice
extra on private terms; so fine at So 60; i5a
superhne az $40 40; LOO double extra at SlI;
100 aupernne at $40 25, 100 do. at $40 40; 100
do. in tsze lata At $40 80. 2en aenble aytrl T.,
one lot st SO IS; 50 aud 20 do. at slI; 100
treble extra az $l2 rs and 50 choice extra
at SIA VI barrel.
CoRN--The market was dull during the
forenoon but subsequently, better feeling
was manifest and the salea to-day embraced
$4,000 sacks at previous prices say: 1900
white at pc; 500, 500, and 1000 white at
923c.; 200 and 500 1T sSe; 200 white at 92c. |.
1900, 200G, 5000, and 4e0g white at g25c.: Iff
yellow at 94c., S7s and 500 do. at csc. D
OIrs-rhc market Is dun and priees have
declined about &c. per basheL Sales to-day
20oJsacks, of which I60. Ohio prime second.
hand sncka, ut T5c.s SOC, 170, and 276 prirna
e bushel
BsAEss selling in small lots to the trade
~ 81 7Q@l vs. % loo pounds.
AAr-Prime Western Is selling in small
~ 70 ne trade e $1,000 q ton.
SkBHH AnAT--Shoulders are retailing at
Alte.i clear ribbed sides, I4c. % ID.
bAcoN--fheTe have been some receipts
since oatur9a4, aad \ retail business Is
doing at lSlQsisze. b b. for shouiders:
Na5QDie3er far ribbed aides, I60l63c. for
clear riD; l6gttl7c- for clear sides; and Issa
4aic. Tor sugar-cgred ha1ns. There we're
sales Of lsf slerces augar.cared heTns IN Iots,
say Ie, IN, 20, 20. and 30 kiercea al isc, - m
Hams are scarce and In request,
PoRK-There Il very little IN nmssrhf "a
bels. even weight mesa sold at S2T, and aoe
fail weight - 81 la 3 bhl. II is retailins
At &23 50 "a bhl
LAAp-1he supply Is yst light and prices
are tfn. ESQ tierce5 prime sold today. az
which 50 tlerceg g le3 &C.; 100 aud leo Al llc-
% n. a LOT Of IS kegs suid ut l7c., and II
80 at i73c. y d.
STOCKS, sEARcz I, 1868.
We extract the following from the clrou-
lar % 8essFa. Burke Clarke e TFepagnier-
fndia beggiug, $50 bales; Kentucky baR.
el1g, COS pieces; eanuybsga, sec balea; rope.
4IsI c0iles pork. 5s46 bbls.; lard, eis tlerces:
a@fa, aa keza; baeen, Sss casks; hams. sss
1ieIeea; coffee. 81 se8 bass; salt, Liverpool
81 4ti allEa. salt bulk zoos bushels.