New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-22
COM M EKCIAL.

THURSDAY. October ~ P. NJ
COTTON-The market opened this morning wit h
700 bales ON'
Prices about &c easier owing partly to the de.
pressing influence exercised the market for for.
elgn exchange by the decline gold at New York.
portion OF the business the basis of a. 20
heard also of sales of middng as low as 22ssc Yes.
terday transactions summed up 40J bales at an ir.
good ordinary at q low mdd 3hs at at s55e
middng at -@23c and strict middling at 123Se
new Louisiana is good and the receipts to-day. to-
gether with small quantity left previous sup.
lrfugal sugar at l4c, and hhds white clarified at
l5s4c y n Of molasses, Co barrels were sold, of
do at 81 bbls choice 81 10 and 10 at 81 Is y gal.
lon. Of Caba sugar and Inoasses. what little is left
hRRfVAIS From THE " PTvPSs p Steamer
Olive Branch, from st, Louis, has arrived since our
FLoUR-rhe market is dull and unchanged, with
only limited local business doing previous prices
supply, and prices for these grades are very firm
he sales 10 day are confined to 464 barrels of which
81 so and CA on il S merits at S. 90 ID Dbl
CURN-rhe market is firm, although there is
TO 30 bis Of Which 30 western see SeGe c 40
new white at 90c 100 new mixed at 81, aud loo old
oATS-Are quiet but frmer; 100 sacks sold to-day
at re, and ln9 at sc Z bushel
sold at that price.
HAY.rhere is none on the landing. Prime and
mands ul prices, 1t is quoted at Sz7 = ton. A lot
OF go bales Ohio river sold in store at go 2 ton.
bbs mess sold at So 30 p Dbl, but the stock is
mostly heid higher Mess Is retailing at $50 Z Dbl
BAHON-Advices from the West have depressed
the market and weakened prices. Only very limi-
ted retail business is doing at l4c y for shoulders
l1G tot clear ribbed -ides and lsc for clear Sides
LARD-The market is still devoid OF animation
Prime is retailing at zoe p ID in tierces and &c in
WHISSY-io bbls Western rectitied sold at 81 So
Q gallon BouI bon is still quoted at 81 7b@3 50 u
.SAIT-The demand for Liverpool salt for the inte-
rior IS good, and prices are firm. We quote 81 100
in large lots at warehouse 81 25a2 30 or coarse and
S26o@2 s. p sack for fine delivered IN this city
not reported of 2276s sacks coarse and 25i5 fine, WIS
Three cargoes ailoat, l96!6, sacks and 1850
from warehouse, 700I Of which was to 60 West, ali
on private terms, Turks Island is dull and nomi
CHEEsE--The market is only moderately sup
Piled and the demand is fair. Choice Western is
n; Northern cream and English DAIRY ls92Oc; skim
HIDE The market is dull, but prices nre un.
changed Wet city uehter are quoted at y}i@lsc
NJ do cslf skins 81 al % cash. dry sailed hides IS
le92Oc; Mexican dry do 2O92le . 70. Damaged half
are nominal Washed is quoted at 35@ac 3 b;
bury l29 2oc free Of burrs 2b@3lc p H.
BALE ROPE-The market is very dull Round
lots Of best machine made are held at SC q n.
tPEIGHTS-The condition of the freight market
iA9 nAueESOhe material Cuhnb0. Inc tonnage on
foreign account is still rather light, though suf.
Gent Tor the offerings. which moderate to all
foreign ports, with the exception of Havre and
doing all the business that direction. Rates are
hrm and unchanged, except to Havre, which are a
shade higher. We quote:
By steam-Cotton TO New York and Boston To-
to Philadelphia 14c, to Liverpool lie p n; tobacco
70 New York $40 Is hid; flour o Boston and Phila-
delphia 81 p bbl pork and beef to do 81 Is q Dbl;
to Liverpool in sacks od bnshe By sa the rates les
are sd for cotton to Liverpool; l2sS11sc for do to
hid.
BUTTER-The market is fairly supplied, the de-
mand being principally for choice grades Western
shen 45647c p H.