New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-09
COMMERCIAL.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, January g, 1868,
CorToN-The sales to-day amounted to
5000 bales, at easier prices, especially for
mixed lists. requiring a slight modification
of our quotations, as follows Ordinary 100
l2Ic.; good ordinary l3@l34c.; low middhng
at l446Dl4lc.; middling at l4}6l5c., strict
middling l540-, and good mlddling l54c.
The market opened with very good In.
uuiry, but only moderate supply on sale
and nothing to indicate any change in
prices, but at later hour, under the de-
pressing influence of the foreign news, fac
tors met the demand more freely, accepting
in many cases figures showing decline of
lc. This, however, was confined mostly to
the lower grades and mixed lists. Even
running lists of low middling and mid
ding we're scarce, or at least insufficient to
supply the demand, and consequently main.
tained their previous position. Had wider
scope been afforded to buyers the business
would no doubt have been on a more liberal
scale. The decline at Liverpool was par
TALLY maintained by the improvement in
foreign exchange.
sUGAR-The receipts this morning COM
prise 43l hhds. The demand has slackened,
and what with rainy weathf r very little was
done to-day. Only a few small lots were
sold. We repeat previous prices to-day, al
though they are very feeble and barely sus.
tanned. Inferior 74GS4c. % H.; common
9i@9lc.; good common l0l0llc; fair
l2@l2tc.; good fair l2l@l24c,; fully fair
ISGl3lc.; prime lSsc.; choice 14c.; yellow
clarified l4+@l43c.; white lbsc.; seconds
12t@lSAc. u ID.
MoLAssEs-The receipts this morning
comprise 355 bhls. Rainy weather has in.
terrupted operations on the landing to-day,
and the sales are consequently confined to
700 bbls, at 60c., 6lc., 65G724c. - gallon for
fermenting.
ARRIVALS PROM THE WEsT-The steamers
Westmoreland, from Cincinnati, and We'll
come. from st. Louis, have arrived since our
review Of yesterday.
FLOUR--The demand is only local, and the
market is duh at yesterdays prices. The
weather is cloudy and rainy, and unfavora-
BILE for business. The principal sales to-day
were 400 bills. choice extra on private
terms, and $50 fine at 81 so q Dbl. We
quote limited local business at 81 50 IA
DBL for fne; 50 for super6ne; 50 % for
single extra; 50 5000 75 for double extra;
SlO 5O@l2 for treble extra, and Sl3914 50
q Dbl for choice extra
CORN-Ye yesterday, not reported, 1000 sacks
yellow and white sold at 95c. a bushel
The market is steady and firm, with fair
demand. There were sales to-day of 1898
sacks, of which 30A inferior at 90c.; $50 and
1000 white at Csc. y bushel.
OATs-The market is quiet, but steady and
nrIn. 800 sacks sold to-day at SOC. - bushel.
BRAN-A lot Of $50 sacks sold at 81 30 d
lVg Bs showing no change in prices.
at $25 % ton.
PoRK-A lot of 100 bbls. old mess sold to.
Gay at 81 q Dbl. This is now the settled
market price. There were some sales yes
teiday under these figures, when, it is CON
eidered, the lowest price was reached. Mess
Is retailing at $22@22 so q Dbl.
LARD-The market is quiet at yesterdays
prices. The supplies are small, but the de.
mSnd is limited. We have no important
sales to report to-day, but quote prime in
'e1ces at l2sc.; kegs at l39c. u D.
BAooN-There is no demand at Wholesale
and only a jobbing or retail business is doing
atyg93c q ID. for shoulders; 120I24c. fol
clear ribbed sides; iS@13lc. for clear sides;
and 4Sgl9c. for sugar-cured hams.