The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-11-24
New Orleans Market.


CoTToN-Tbe sales to-day summed
up 500 bales, at further improvement
of &c. We now quote Ordinary at 223
023c., Good Ordinary at 234023ac.,
Low Middling at 23a@24c., Middling
at 249024sc., and Strict Middling at
241 &C.
There were several sales of Low
Middling at 23ac., but subsequently,
little or none was to be had under 225B I.
Some authorities accordingly quoted at
23s02l.
There were more buyers than sellers
of Strict Low Middling at 2ic., and in
some cases factors realized 24tc. The
ruling rates for Good Ordinary, inclu-
ding Strict, were 23s023t. The de-
mand was active and quite general,
twenty-one brokerage houses partici-
pating in the business. ,..,s.
| COTTON STATEMENT.
Silk on hid Sept. l, 1869, (bales) no
Ar'vd since last statement $3.50
Arrived previously. 43.35l-246,9 7l
247, 741
Cleared to-day 1888
Cleared previously -133, 3l9-136,3 O7
Silk on hand and on shipboard. Ill ,4l2
To-day's exports were to Havre. Re-
ceipts proper since Friday evening o.
OO7 bales, against %, 1872 corresponding
time last week, and since September
l., $780, 900 bales, against $751; Jig last
year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs- were
receipts this morning of 544 hhds. Su-
gar and 1879 bbls. Molasses. The de-
mand is fair but the tendency in prices
is still downward. About half of the
receipts of Sugar were landed and sold
at 91c. for common, ll@ll1c. for fair,
l2c. for fully fair, 1240l2Sc. for fully
fair to prime, 1lac. for poor centrifugal,
and 1910 1850. for choice yellow clari-
fed. Of Molasses the supplies were
pretty much all sold at SOC. for inte-
rior, 54059c. for common, 60064c. for
fair, 65665c. for prime, and zoe. for
choice. Some half bbls. prime brought
zoe. ~ gallon.
LOUISIANA R1cE-TLe stock is large
and demand only moderate. Prices,
however, are steadier at s0s4c. ~ ib
for choice 7@7dc. for prime to good
do, 6@62c. for ordinary to good.
FLoUR-The market is quiet but
firm. The sales to-day embrace $500
bbls., of which "a fine at 81 rs; 100
and 100 superfine at SIS l21; 100 do at
SIS Is; so and 100 superfne at SIS IS;
100 treble extra at Sc l24; 300 do at
Sc so; 300 do at Sc so; 200 choice ex-
ira at 81; 200 do at 81 IS; $50 do at
81 so; 100 do at 50; 326 do on private
terms; 100 and 100 double extra, and
ZIG on its merits at SIS IS; 1862 double
at SIS 80; 300 do at SIS IS; 1852 double
at SIS SO; 300 do at SIS 80; so double
and so on it's merits at SIS 95; 100 do at
SOL 80 , ,SS uvy,v at So e. 100 do at
So 25; 500 do at Sc 80; and 100 choice
extra at Sc 623 ~ Dbl.
CoRN-Continues in light supply and
prices are very firm. Some $500 sacks
were sold, of which $50 new mixed at
81, l0,450 yellow mixed at 81 l2a, 1875
$50 and $50 new white at 81 IS %
bushel, and 2l3 soft white at 81 90.
OATs-The supplies are light, but
prices are slightly easier to-day $500
sacks were sold, of which 1900 at &C.,
so, 300 and $50 at GO, 100 and 200 at
ga 4P bushel. e. .-s.-.,-s az
BRAN-Is scarce and frmer; fresh is
held 81 80 per 100 tb. ,.g
HAY-Is also scarce and frmer.-
Western is held at $35 per ton.
%PoRK-The stock is very much re-
duced and the market is decidedly firm
err mess is now held at $31 75932 per
bbl., and Is and SO bbls. sold at that.
lis retailing at s3s 25 per Dbl; some
obtain $32 so.
BACoN-Only retail or jobbing bus
mess is doing at 174@171c. for should
ers; 2Ofc. for clear rib sides; 2Oac. for
clear. Sugarzcured hams are scarce
and command 30c per ib. Tgt1fls-
SALT-The demand for Liverpool
Salt for the interior continues good
and prices are steady. The dealers
rates were still 50 Is and 2 80 per sack
for coarse, and 80 10 and 2 45 for fine.
When large lots are taken at ware
house by boats deduction for dray-
age is made. Turks Island, SIS and
SIZE. per bushel. xssss
THE LADY's FRIEND FOR DEcEM-
Berthe Christmas Number Of this
attractive monthly has two uncom-
monty beautiful steel engravings-
companion pictures, "The Departure"
and "The Return" More beautiful
engravings than these are seldom seen