New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-21
COMMERCIAL.
TRIDAY EvENNe, March %,

FRIDAY EVENING, March %, 1868
CoTToN-The sales to-day we're confined
to 1000 bales at sitter prices. We now
quote ordinary at 2l@22c.; good ordinary
at 233234c.; low middling at 240-c. mid
ding at 245@-c.; and strict middling at
25c@-c.
Under light receipts and moderate stock
on sale factors advanced their pretensions
Halo, but as the figures asked were above
the limits of pending orders, the demand
was limited and the business restricted TO the
amOuntnoted above. The quotations given
are predicated on the days business, but
are too much above tho views of buyers to
elicit any active movement. Strict low
middling sold at 244c. In the absence of
competition the few purchasers in the
market had some advantage in OBJ
tanning the styles they specially wanted
The sales of the past three days sum up
1900 bales, making total for the week of
q, 500, against 20, $50 last week, and $1,000
the week before. The receipts proper for
the week Excluding the arrivals from No
bile, Florida, and Texas, which are en-
braced in their respective Statements
amount to 1895 bales, against %, 800 last
week, showing decrease Of 1924 bales
The receipts proper for the corresponding
week last year were a. $50 bales. the
weeks exports comprise %, 43l bales, EN-.
bracing l4,425 to Liverpool, 1883 to Havre,
1899 to Bremen. $50 to Barcelona, 100 to
AelotoAt @ADo w Wv NAA3 eNAA VII ~ A-AN
delphia.
FEEIGHrs-There has been very little
movement in the freight market during the
past few days. The offerings for both for
eign and coastwise ports are limited, but
With one or two exceptions, the rates are
unchanged. The rates are as follows, say
fer cotton by steam to New York and
Philadelphia le., - h; to Boston &c. flour 10
New York, Boston and Philadelphia &C.,,
g bbl: corn to New York 20c., - bushel.
to Boston &c. By sail, We quote a4D9-l6d.,
% hf0r cotton TO Liverpool, i11I3l-6c., TO
Hayre, lse., to Bremen, l@ic., to New
York, and &C., to Boston.
SUGAR AND MoLAssrs--L ouisidad--T
receipts this morning comprised 20 hhds.
sugar, 10 bbls., and SO halfbbls. molasees
Th8 demand is confined TO the local trade,
ana Is only in a jobbing way. Pretty much
all the supplies on the landing, including
seme lots leit over, were sold at l50l5lc.
]R for prime sugar, Ice. for yellow claEi-
fed, Tic. for white, and lfc. for seconds.
Good common is quoted at l2S, and fully
fair at 143c y Dbl. Of rnolasses the supplies
were sold at Csc. % gallon for some fair not
reboiIed; 63, 9Th and 75c for plantation
reboiled. City refinery reboiled commands
o6@e5c.; golden syrup $l@1 10 p gallon.
City cut l losf and Puiverized sugar com
OF the production of Cuba 800 boxes
sugar were sold in lots during the past two or
three days at l22@I34c. ID %. for Nos. y and
rs: If1G1l5c. for Nos. is and 16; 15@l63c.
for Nos. 10 and 20. M0lasses commands
54s@o0c- y gallon. A lot Of 100 hhds. sold
yesterday at SIG. q gallon. Weeks re
ceipta $40 hhda., Il bbls. sugar, and WI
hbls. m0lasses; imports from Cuba 205
lids, 1868 boxes sugar, 433 hhds., 70 tc6.,
aud bols.; exports 80 hdds. sugar.
f10uH-lhe receipts since yesterday 10y
the Pauline Carroll) afford some assortment
Z. 80. A. ~ "
which the market was bare The demand
Is coed for The trade and for shipment. The
stock on hand Is light. and prices are deeid-
eddy drmer thau they we're yesterday, al
though fair supplies are said to Be on the
way here. The salee to-day embraced 20e0
bbls., Of which d09 bbls extra on private
terme, 100 superhne s. SO, 100 do. at
SO 20; 100 do. st $40 81; 100 a SO 80; 100
double extra at $40 e4t 40. It SIC GA
Io0 treble extra at Si2 l5i 200 choice extra
~ e1t so. 100 at SIS; 100 aupe4ane as SO,
100 DO. at $40 %; 40 and 200 double extra
al SO ~; and 100 choice extra A 81 76 q
fhl Prices have remained shout The same
61Fin9 lho week, closing vita 90 upward
fefacacT Weeks sales e62s bis rseipss
% exports 3l5A
Cans lie market Is steady and ffHs y lii
oli4 1tf4fa supplies on the laad
Sales toa1l 500 Eacke, Of which 1UQlsWlllz
At sse 100 lto 800, $50, and 1900 do At y
u ouensH Prices have ruled during tn'
week ending tns evening at S5DSIc. 70
niEcd. 1uo HIa 4st Tor white sad yellow
Weeks eale9 lQlli SACKS; receipts so, bel
exports 81 197s
cans we note tsu frm market wit
aaies to-day e 400 satF< ot Which zoe az z
duIlH t.e Heet has tscN A1r l8c. {
hobsk Wesk asles 9qeQ sAe receipt
1893. exports 11t.
BRAN--S 500 sAo soils to-day 81 81 10 F lo