New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-12-26
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY, December &C. P. M.
CoTTON-There has been fair inquiry, and we
hear OF sales Of SO 10 600 bales
The market is firm, factors refusing to sell unless
at the outside hguIes of our quotations at the close
higher; The inquiry. appears to be mainly on the
part OF buyers for the North. The offerings are
SUGAR AND MoLASsEs-Ths receipts yes.
terday and to day comprise Q7 hhds sugar and 2s5s
supplies were sold at iui prices Interior sugar
s9s4e y h; common 9ss34c fair l09llHc: fully
seconds sF PRIME Rs tISd GaSsf ShtG
idt4Sl49sc O Id; Common molasses tiS6Oc; prime
ARRIVALS From E THE wEsT-The arrivals
rom the West since our review Of Thursday com
st Louis; Moie Able. from Cairo. Groesbeck from
CINCINNATI; and Louisville, from Louisville.
FLoUR-Doube ezdra an the grades below are
sea 'ce. They are in request. and command fill
Prlc's Treble and choice extra are in good supply
but comparatively neglected misk Iobbng trade
is doing at Sc % q Dbl for ns; 81 621s for superne;
snd 81 % for douole extra The PRINCIPAL sales en-
brace 800 ibis IF which 90 fine q. So 75 100 super
onoIoe extra GU private terms.
CORN-The receipts have been quite liberal since
day before yesterday and prices are little lower.
There sales to day Of H. GO sacks taken for ship
ment and for the trade, comprising G10 AMI l0IVO
q bGsheL " wv WV Ct '''' anu wv ''''" 81 wv
OAIs-There are none on the landing and the
stock IN store Is held higher The sales previously
BRAN-Oontinues dull at Acc p 100 lbs.
HAY-A lot of 200 bales ordinary Ohio river, un-
S2T.
PoRK-The market is dull and depressed Hold.
ers are asking SG9 per Dbl for without buyers
1t is retailing az S29 - p Dbl.
BACoN-rhe supply is light and there is very lit
tie doing. Shoulders command lac: clear rib sides
lsa9l554c; clear 1870; suGar-cured hams l7@lsc
LARD-Continues scarce: it is in request and
prices are very firm. Tlerce is quoted at ls3a9l9c;
DRY SALT MEAT-shoulders are retailing at
i215c p u.
WOOLr-The stock is very light and thers is more
inquiry for shipment We quote washed 30(135c p
b bury l29l5o Mexican l5sZ2c; Louisiana lsa2Io;
Texas one halt to three quarters merno 23925c: do
full clip 20@23c = %.
FREIGHIS-fhe market is without change.
Business to Liverpool is brisk but to Havre it is very
dull. To other foreign ports there is mos much de-
mand for room. The regular steamers for the north
are getting good cargoes at full prices. We quote -
BY steam Cotton to Liverpool Td, to Bremen
and Hamburg I'D; to New York l4c; to Boston
81 AZ 50 h hind; moasses TO New York and Boston
50 bbl flour to do soc. to Philadelphia s0c Dbl;
to New York and Boston 22923c q bnshel;
pork and beef to New York and Boston 50 q Dbl.
BY sai-Cotton to Liverpool 8. ca 10 $40; to Havre
! 316al]4e; to Bremen 3;l6c; to Boston 1l{c p D
corn to do lie: do to Liverpool l29l5d p busheL
OHEESE-The demand is fair and prices firm.
Wequote; Western reserve and factory, ls9l9o p
b; English dairy, &c., Inferior to fair Western 100
cream and English dairy, and l0@l2o for skim. so
boxes choice Western sold to-day at l9c f9 IL.
CORN MEAL-Round lots from the landing COM
mand 81 80 Dbl; 81 Is being the rate for small lots
from store The supply is fair.
RlCE-LouisiAnA rice is still in good demand and
Choice s]49sci prime 749sc; ordinary 7hss'4c