New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-03-04
COMMERCIAL.

TUESDAY EVENING, March g. 1853.
CoTToN-The sales to-day amounted to
1900 bales at prices showing an average i'm
prOvement OF jc. We now quote ordinary
at Is@isic.; good ordinary at I9I@2Oc
low nIiddhng at 2O392O3c.; middling at 2l4
f2a aud strict middling at 225--c.
Tire market commenced with a scanty
supply utfering, which checked operations.
nere vas, however, very general inquiry,
and later in the day, new samples having
bees opened, and the demand receiving an
ecIire impulse from kilograms reporting an
eadFanCs of Id. at Liverpool, the movement
bsc1e quite spirited, resulting in the I'M
expectedly large business noted above. We
have PCT down the Improvement, at
1C., but many authorities reported it
at 46Rc., and quoted accordingly The sales
for the past three days sum up II 500 bales.
The receipts proper since Monday evening
Excluding the arrivals from Mobile,
Florida, and Texas, which are embraced in
their respective statements,) amount to
II, $50 bales, against 967T during the cor
responding period last week, showing an
increase Of 1903 bales. The exports com
prisJ IL 75s bales, embracing 1850 to Liver
pooh 1898 10 Havrc, 527 to Genoa, $50 TO
Vera Cruz, 2s TO New York, and ISL TO
Philadelphia.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-There were receipts
this morning of 81 hhds. sugar and l56 bbls.
mnlasses. The market is dull, and although
the supplies are light they sell very slowly
and prices are lower. We now quote good
common sugar lsc. y b.; fair l34@l33c.;
good fair l41I4sc.; fully fair 144e.; prime
1l2@I5c.; choice l5sc.; yellow clarified l6
(0l64c.; white 1910. % b. Prime molasses
SO0S2e. % gallon; reboiled 65@s0c. Yes
terday cargo of 200 hhds- mUscovado mo.
lasses sold ON private terms,
ARRIVALS FROM TIE WEsT-The steamers
Belle Lee, from Louisville and Lady Gay,
from st. Louis, have arrived since our
review OF Yesterday.
FSs,555R-iEssha market e inactive and nri.
ees are 25c. . Dbl. lower. Sales to-day 1914
bbls., Of which so, 100, 200, and 200 super
Ane at $40; 100 single extra at $40 Is; $50
double extra at $40 so; ITO do. at $40 rs; 40
treble extra on private terms; SO and so
unbranded az 50; 400 Cue at 5000 so; 40
superfine at $40; 80 double extra At $40 SO;
800 treble extra At $l2 Is, and 100 on its
merits At Sl3 50 % bbl.
CORN-The supply on the landing having
been mostly sold yesterday the market Is
hrmer and prices are fuller to-day. The
sales embrace IA 500 sacks, of which $50
ordinary mixed Ut Sizes 900 white in second
hand bags at 92ac.; 5000 white At 93c.; 200,
$50, and 800 whIte, aud 100 yellow, at SIC I;
200 white and yellow In lots. 500 yellow, and
1900 yellow At 95c.; 200 aud 1900 white ut
BIC; $50 white, 800 and 500 yellow, and
1000 white and yellow ~ Csc. ~ bushel.
0Ars-Holders are irmer in their views
today, and were hauling their supplies on
the landing int0 store rather than 70 20 on
at yesterdays inside figures. Sales la00
sacks, of which 70 and 100 at nc; l60 at
7787sc 100 e rec 500 al 76077c.; 70 and
100 ~ TIE b bushel.
BRAN-l06 sacks sold to-day at 81 70, and
200 at 81 IS y 100 lbs. A further improve.
ment
HAx-The market is dun and dropping.
Sales 40 bales prime Ohio river at SIS. and
100 at $40 % ton. A hoatlOad Of 1900 bales
choice sold on private terms.
PoHK-is scarce and In request lot of
50 bbls. mess sold At S21 ID Dbl. II Is re-
failing At Sg7 30 d Dbl.
BAc0E-rhe supplies are light, and only a
retail business doing In conseoaence 1t 81
elsie. g pound tor shoulders; I5ai5Ic.
for ribbed sides; lGdlslc. for clear rib; fs3
Gle for clear sides, aud l80183c. for an
sarcurcd hams.
LARD-The market Is quiet bnt frm with
q light stock on hand. Prime In tiefces, is
quoted at wholesale at l6l0l7u.; kegs I7n
153c. ~ b
tiEnEN MEAr-9houldcrs are iobhlnu AZ
lie; clear ribbed sidea atllc, IN.