New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-05-03
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING. May 2, 1858.
COTToN--With advices of a favorable reac.
ton in Liverpool and New York at hand
this morning our market opened with bet
ter feeling and for time factors felt conf
dent OF realizing satisfactory prices. The
demand also was of a more active and gen
eral character than for some days previous,
and the supply though not heavy indicated a
moderate increase. In the above condition
OF the market and under the influences re-
terred to some 1900 bales changed hands at
an average advance of lc 81 b over the offer
ing rates At the close of the previous week,
but as holders further enhanced their fig
ures business was checked and most pur.
Chasers withdrew. In the meantime late
! European and Northern dispatches were re-
ceived showing a falling off in the rates quo
ted in the morning and sales here toward
the close Df the day could not be effected
better than at &c decline on prices paid up
to the receipt of the latest news, and in con.
sequence the market closed unsettled at the
following approximating sales, viz: Good
ordinary 295c, low middling 3O5c, and
middling sole.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on haud Sept l. lss7-bsIss ........... I525s
Arrived to-day -......................,. lS6
Arrived previously. .............6 40,7l6
ton et4 ~ s23s-e45o2l
etO,N7
Cleared to-day. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. LOS
Cleared PREVIOUSLY COZ 5l3-6O3 Ils
stock Oh hand and on shipboard... So, $50
The clearances to-day embraced 256 bales
for New York and 949 for Malaga.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-There were receipts
this morning of hhds of sugar and Is b6ls
of moasaes from the coast. What little
Louisiana sugar is left in the market is re-
failing at l53c y gallon for prime; l6Ic for
yellow clarified aud l75c for white, and
Louisiana molasses at 7061S5c IL gallon.
There was speculative demand for Cuba
sugar today, and there were sales of $50
hhds and 80 tterces grocery grades on pri.
vate terms. Prices are too unsettled for
quotations. OF Cuba molasses lot of 300
bbls good sold at CSC u gallon. It is quoted
in hhds at 46@55c u gallon as to quality.
ARRIVALS from THE WEsF-There have
not been any arrivals since our review of
yesterday.
FLOUR The demand continues fair at
yesterdays prices, and the sales embrace
200 bbls, of which Is and so superfine at
50 373, 90 single extra at 50 rs, so and so
double extra at $40 25, 100 double extra
and 200 low treble extra at $40 so, 100 do
at $40 ", SAC treble extra on private terms,
and so choice extra at SIS rs. 100 superfine
at So So, 200 single extra at SO rs, 800 low
treble extra at $40 so, and so choice extra
at Sl4 So u barrel ..
CoRN--The demand is restricted by light
supplies. and the GALES TO day are confined
to 300 sacks, of which 500 mixed at 81 O3,
$50 and 1900 white at 81 o., l25 yellow
mixed 1T 81 O7s and 1000 yellow mixed at
81 O75 d bushel.
OATs--Y Yesterday, not previously reported,
1000 sacks sold at 75c 81 bushel. To-day
1915 sacks sold. of which 300 and 600 at
nc, and IFS at 7Sc % bushel. An advance
of 2@3d.
BAooN-The market is quiet to-day, but
prices are unchanged. Shoulders are retail
ing at l4le; clear ribbed sides lSci clear
sides l9c % Ii.
LARD-Prime in tierces is held at zoe;
kegs 2lc % Ii, but only retail sales we're
made at yet at these figures.
BRAN+-The market IL hrIner to-day, and
$50 sacks sold at ST 40 % 100 lbs.
HAY--Prime Western is scarce to-day,
and is jobbing at S22 % ton. There were
sales to-day Of 700 bales prime, of which
200 and 400 at S2l, and 100 at S22 ~ ton.
PoRK-We note good demand to-day,
although the market does not appear to be
as firm as it was yesterday. Sales to day
l450 bills, of which $50 b0ls rump pork at
SIS rs; 100 prime mess at S27; 100 thin mess
at S29; 2O9 do at $40 25; 400 and 500 mess
On " ivate terms. Mess is retailing to-day
at SS0dl30 so % Dbl. Yesterday we reported,
in error, sale of mess at $50. We are in
formed to-day that there were no large
transactions at over 500 Is % Dbl. Yester.
day, not previously reported, 500 bbls mess
sold at 500 so - bbl.