New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-07

MONDAY EVENING. January 6. 1903.

MONDAY EVENING. January 6, 1903,
CoTroN-The sales to-day amounted to
1900 bales, at an irregular decline Of 4g4c.
from the prices paid OnSaturday. We now
quote ordinary at l249l28c., good ordinary
If ISital3lc. low middllng at l44@l4ic.,
middling at l5@l5lc,, strict middling at log
&C, and good middling at l5l@l6c.
The market opened with moderate in
curry at about previous rates, but on the
receipt Of kilograms reporting a decline OF
3D. at Liverpool, and Ac. at New York,
factors gave way and, Notwithstanding the
Improvement in foreign exchange, met the
demand at ABOUT the above quotations. In
some cases, however, lower rates were ac-
cepted and we noticed &c. difference in the
figures reported for the same descriptions.
While we continue the wide margin be-
ty! en- good ordinary and low middling, II
is proper to state that some buyers quoted
the former at l31@l4c. The supply was
moderate; but the demand was less general
than last week, and hardly as active.
SUGAR-The receipts since Saturday are
confined to sol hhds. The demand is fair
at full previous prices, and the sales to-day
comprise pretty much all the receipts
at 730slc. % ID. for inferior; 94993c.
for common; l04@lle. for good common;
l2@l2lc. for fair; l2l@l25c. for good fair;
l38l3lc. for fully fair; 1870. for prime; llc.
for choice; l40l4Ac. for yellow clarified;
l5Ac. for white. and l23@lS9c. for seconds.
MoLAssEs-0nly 500 bbls. have been re.
ceived since Saturday. The demands good
at previods prices, and about all the receipts
we're sold. We quote 40c. - gallon. for in
ferior, 55c. for common, 65@e7ac. for
fermenting, 65@7Oc. for good 750779c. for
prime, and SOC. for choice.
FLoUR-The market continues very dull,
and the only sale worthy Of note to-day is q
lot of 800 bbls. choice extra on private
terms. A fair retail business is doing at
81 SOP Dbl. for fine, 50 IS FOR superfne, So so
for single extra, SO IS for do1ble extra,
$40 50Dl2 for treble extra, and $l3 500
IA 50 y Dbl. for choice extra.
CORN.-The Market is quiet but firm with
a fair demand. There were sales to-day OF
Ssl6 sacks, of which $50 mixed in poor
order at 90c. (; 200 and $500 prime white at
95c.; 455 at 92Ac; 500 white and yellow at
81; 944 white, 200 do, 1852 do, 500 yellow
mixed, and 400 white at csc. u bushel.
0ATs-Are DULL sales to-day 200 skis, OF
which 800 at Use. for inferior, and SOC. for
prime Western aud 400 at SOC. 30 bushel.
BRAR-The demand is fair, and there were
sales to-day of 526 sacks Of which so, 100
and ZIG at ST. 80, and $50 in lots at 81 50 Q
100 lbs.
HAY-western is selling in small lots tc
the trade at S25627 for Ohio river aud st
Louis. A lot of ITS bales Ohio river sold a
W, so at S27, and 225 prime st. Louis at $2'
. ton.
BAcos-The market is dull, and prices arc
still lower. Only q retail business is doing
at 999lc. 3 ID for shoulders; l29l2lc. fol
clear ribbed sides; 13@l3lc. for clear sides
and l502ec. for sugar-cured hams. 10 caski
shoulders sold in two lots at 9lc., and do
clear ribbed sides at l2c.
LARD-The supply is light, especially o
prime In tierees. We quote kegs at 1916
tierees 1870. u h. One hundred kegs sold il
one lot at l31cs and 100 in lots at the SAM
price.
PoRK-The market is very dull, and tn
only sale is 60 bbls. new mess on privat
terms. We quote mess at wholesale, nom
inaly S2l@l so - Dbl. 1t is retailing a
s22@22 50 b Dbl.