New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-19
COMMERCIAL.

THURSDAY EVENING, August Is, 1870.
CoTTON-The sales to-day embraced S05
bales at prices requiring no change i'll our
quotations, which We repeat as follows: Low
ordinary G9l2e; ordinary IL q l212e. good
ordinary 14A a l4f, and l5c, low middling
161e a lie, middling liz &c, and strict
middling -0lSc.
High cOlored good ordinary sold at be,
strict good ordinary at l5c, a style between
strict good ordinary and low middling at
the same, barely low middling at Ice. strict
low middling at II and Ike, middling at
II l9c, strict middling at lSc, and good mid
ding to middling fair at lS7sc. Ten brokers
participated in the business, showing more
general demand than at any time before
this week Some brokers regarded the
market as sitter for the better qualities, but
others found no change from Yesterday.
We hear of considerable shipments, which
will further reduce the supply.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l. l86s-bales 10
Arrived since last statement....... 30
Arrived previously .................l,1 1876, 35I
Supplemental from samples and
waste, ETC.. S,JoI-l, L0l,9I9
l,2o5, 74s
Cleared to-day. .:.................. l082
Stock on hand and on shipboard-bales. 1884
TOday's exports were to Liverpool. Re
ceipts proper since Friday evening 6S3
bales, against 746 for the corresponding
September |, 1,l4O,l1 bales, against 1885,
III last year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-Only hhds sugar
and bbls molasses were received this morn
ing. The movement is only in a
ijobbing way, and we quote 1890 2
fb for common sugar, ia 01ll3c for
fair, 12ls for fully fair. be for prime,
1914 0l334c for yellow clarified, 140
144c for white. Cuba sugar is quoted
Plantation ferlnenting molasses is quoted
at 25035c v gallon, city refinery reboiled
50075c; syrup 81.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEST-The Mary
f. Forsyth, from st. Louis, has arrived since
our review of yesterday.
FLOUR-The market is dull. and prices
have weakened. All grades are in good
good supply, excepting treble extra, which
is comparatively scarce. Superiine is
quoted at s. 25; double extra at s. 6212;
treble extra at Sc 2506 6212; choice and
family extra at s. as 50 y barrel.
CORN-Continues dull, with prices ruling
with downward tendency, 6000 sacks were
sold to-day, however, of which $50 and 800
mixed and 600 white and white mixed at
90c; $50 white mixed and 300 yellow
mixed at 92c; 1900 white and yellow at 93c:
0UU Wnlte, 0UU Wn1tc mixed, anu lUUU white
and yellow mixed at 95c; 200 white at 81 l9c
U bushel.
OATs-Are also dull and dropping. About
5000 sacks were sold to-day, of which 700
inferior at 4S d49c, 200 ordinary at soc, $50
st. Louis at 52c, 260 at 53c, 500 at So a sac,
100 at SIC, and 1000 at 55c q bushel.
BRAN-Is dull and dropping. $50 sacks
sold at 95c, and 200 at 81 l2c T. 100 lbs.
HAY-250 bales prime st. Louis sold at
sos so, and 100 choice at $2S q ton.
PORK-Mess is held at wholesale at $31 25
a3l 50 y barrel. 1t is retailing at $3l IS
a. 80 so " barrel.
BREAKFAST BACON-Is scarce and prices
hrve advanced. 1t now commands Il 022c
" fb.
BACoN-Is very dull. Shoulders are quoted
at l512 a l534c, clear rib sides I80lSlac,
clear sides 19Ac, sugar-cnred hams IS a 26c
y tb.
LARD-50 tierces choice packers sold at
l71sc y tb. Refined is quoted at I724c, and
kegs at 1870 " fb.
DRY SALT MEATS quoted at wholesale
at 141sc, and is retailing at l5c y fb.