The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-10-13
New Orleans Market.

New Orleans Market.
CoTroN-The sales to-day summed
up $500 bales, mostly at a further adj
vance Of lie. We now quote Good Or
binary at 23a6244c., Low Middling at
244025c., and Middling at 254025ac.
The market opened with q very good
inquiry but only a limited supply, and
Notwithstanding discoursgeing tele-
grams from Liverpool, factors asking
higher prices. The movement conse-
quently exhibited but little spirit, but
at later hour an improvement in gold
and foreign exchange stimulated the
demand, and more samples being
opened, quite an active business was
done at prices showing the advance no.
ted above. In fact, Strict Low Mid
ding sold as high as 254c., but, on the
other hand, some small lots changed
at 244c.~ The decline in gold towards
the close was received too late to have
any apparent influence. Buyers for
Great Britain, Franco and the North
participated III the business.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. !, 1869 (bales) -77O
Arrived since last statement 3,410
Arrived previously. :. &c, 522-63. 932
J ''.'s y 64,7o2
Cleared to-day 80 -7,4e6
Cleared previously ..-- is, 98l-23,467
n I 9 -- :
Stock on hand and on shipboard Al ,235
To-day's exports embraced Sis bales
to Harve and ITO to Boston. 49,.
Receipts proper since Friday even
ing 6,29l bales, against 1868 CORES
ponding time last week, and since
September 1,5s,075 against 67,584 last
year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs--Ye sterday a
lot of 10 hhds. prime Sugar sold in
warehouse at l45c W ID. To-day ~
hhds. sold on the landing at l2f0l2ac
for fair, and 200 boxes Cuba centrifug-
al at 1440l4}c. y fb. Common Sugar
lis quoted at lie; fair ;120l24c;, fully
fair 1910; prime 140l44c.; choice 14l
014ac.; yellow clarified 144015c.;
white 160I7c. $4lt.
FLoUR-There is some inquiry to
day for superfine, which is compare.
lively scarce; otherwise the market il
dull and unchanged. The sales to-day
embrace 1900 bbls., of which 100 and
$50 bbls. on its merits at S5 80; 10(
choice extra on private terms; SO do
at 81 25; and rs do. at 81 874; 200
200 and 300 double extra ut IS 80; 1O(
do. and 100 on it's merits at $5 95; Isl
double extra at So; 60 on its merits al
Sc; 16O treble extra at sc Is; 100 treble
extra at Sc 20; 100 do. at Sc Is. su.
perfine is jobbing at 5,75; and bakers
mix commands s70s so ~ h..
a CoRN-Continues scarce and prices
have advanced. There were sales to-
day Of 900 sacks, of which 100 whit,
at 81 IA, 100 do. and 500 yellow at sl
20 ~ bushel, and $50 white in bad or
der at 81 Is. g5q
OArs-Are in light supply. They
are in good demand, and prices are RI
ling with further upward tendency
Sales to-day 5000 sacks, of which 80!
in store at sic; 500, $50 and 1000 sack
at TIC. and 276 at 623c. " bnshel. "a
BRAN-Continues scarce and firm
400 and 700 sacks sold at 81 20 ~ ion
ID.
HAY-Is in light supply and firmer
100 bales choice Western sold at $50 y
ton. ~ 7 B4 #
BAcoN-Continues scarce and in re
quest, and prices still higher. S cask
shoulders sold on the landing at ls4c
and IA do. to arrive at 175c. Shout
ders are jobbing in store at 18s0164c
clear rib sides 2l4c. clear sides 2l30
2I4c. sugar-curcd han.A oE' =, q, y
PoRK-Mcss is held at wholesale a
s34, and is retailing freely at "a so !
Dbl.
LARD-The market is quiet but firm
Tierces are quoted at l9#19ac. kegs
2002l4c. ~ ID, as in quantity and quail
ity. A lot of so tierces choice kettl
rendered sold to-day at l9c. 4Y ID.
Whiskey-With a light supply an
fair demand, the market is firm at 8
32s for rectifed, and 81 421 for spilits
Corn MEAI-50 bbls. sold from stor
at s5, and Is at $5 25 ~ Dbl.
BuTTER-Choice is in reqnest-an
scarce, but other kinds are dull an
plentiful. Choice Goshen is quoted a
I6047c. common Northern 35038,
choice Western at 2903lc. interior 9
| 026c. ~ fb.
|
w There is a scheme on foot to 81
cure Mr.. Jefferson, Davis a home j
Kentucky. The Paris Kentuckia
says oft: sst
"In a conversation in this place
few evenings ago among some Of til
friends of this distinguished man,
| was resolved that the sum of fit