New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-03
COMMERCIAL.
TUESDAY EVENING, August 2.

TUESDAY EVENING, August ., 1870.
COTTON-The sales to-day embraced 600
bales at rather sitter prices, requiring some
modification of our quotations as follows
Inferior 713 &c; low ordinary 90101ac:
ordinary ii a12lsc: good ordinary l5A
q l5a4c; low middling l6l. lie; middling
1879 &C; strict middling ISd-c, and
higher grades nominal.
The market derived additional strength
from the favorable tenor OF the Liverpool
and New York kilograms, and buyers came
forward rather more freely, taking the
amount partly for France and Great Britain
and partly for the North. Ordinary sold at
l2c, low middling at lie, middling at l71s a
l7aac, and good middling to middling fair at
20c. The supply on sale was limited
The sales for the past three days sum up
1850 bales, and the receipts 500, embracing
Ii from other delivery ports, and 6SS proper
against sos proper during the corresponding
time last week, and PIG last year, and since
September l, lbs, 307 bales against 794,474
last year. The exports comprise 34S9 bales,
embracing 1899 to Boston and 1890 to New
York.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l. l369-bales 10
Arrived since last statement....... 219
Arrived previously ................1 Ie3025
supplemental from samples and
waste, ETC.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e562-l, 202, 867
Total. ..................:... 1,2o3.637
Cleared to-day. ................. none
Cleared previously. L 159 9l6-1159 GIG
Stock on hand and on shipboard-bales. 1921
Receipts proper since Friday evening 63S
bales against SO5 for the corresponding time
last week and ZIG last year, and since Sep
TENDER l, Lbs, 3O7 bales, against 794, 474 last
year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs- There were re-
n.,>A, l,.o 80
mOlasses. The market is firm, and the sup
plies sell readily at l02c y fb for com
mon, IL "a a II lsc for fair, l2Ac for fully fair,
13c for prime; 1874 a l3a4c for yellow clari-
fed; H014Ac for white. Cuba sugar is
quoted at l0a l2hc for yellow, 1878 q l3c
for white. Plantation fermenting mo-
lasses is quoted at 4O050c u gallon: city
refinery reboiled 5O075c; syrup 81. There
is no movement in Cuba molasses.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsT-The steamers
Tidal Wave and Carrie Converse, from Pitts
burg, and Virginia, from Louisville, have
arrived since our review Of yesterday.
FLoUR-Ihe market is dull and I'M
changed. The sales to-day are confined to
1900 bbls, of which 100 superfine at S. IS:
50 treble extra at Sc 121a; 300 do at So 25;
so treble extra at Sc Il; go choice extra
at So so; $50 and 500 treble extra on private
terms.
uc are
firm. 1900 sacks were sold to-day, of which
$50 damaged at zoe; $50 white, yellow and
mixed at 81 05; 200 and 500 white at 81 O71a;
100 choice white at 81 10 y bushel.
OATs-Appear to be in little better de-
mand, at unchanged prices. $500 sacks
were sold to-day, Of which 100 ordinary at
Sic; $50 St. Louis at Sc; 200 at 53c: lOO 100
and 500 at 55c; 400 at SEC; 400 Galena at
SOC; $50 and $50 do at Coo y bushel
Il, I'll - ~
HAY-Prime is selling to the trade at $24
PoRK-Is dull. Mess is held, at whole
sale, at $32 a 80 so y Dbl, and is jobbing at
these prices.
LARD-A lot of 30 tierces packers sold at
17lAc y Is. Kegs are quoted at 1872 a
Isaac; tierces at l707hc y tb.
BACON-Four casks clear rib sides sold at
lS4c; do clear sides at l914c; tierces
sugar cured hams at q 1ac y is. The mar
ket is firmer, and we quote shoulders at
l5hc; clear rib sides at Isaac; clear sides at
l91e a l9%4c; sugar cured hams at 26L2 a
p 1ac y tb.
BREAKFAST BACON-Western is jobbing at
10 a 191ac; Northern 1914 2Oc y ii.
DRY SALT MEATS scarce and shoulders
command 14le a l5c y tb.
TALLow-3O tierces Texas rendered sold
LSCt lS-IOtdtOtS dIt Selling on the |
landing at 81 5Oa3 " Dbl for Ohio, and 81 |
al IS for st. Louis. Onions are steady at |
81 v Dbl. Apples seas 50 p bbl. Louisi- |
ana krOut So v Dbl Cabbage $l20l5 y |
,rate.
POULTRY AND EGGs-Cliickens are selling |
IN the landing at 50 T. dozen for grown, |
md $4 for young, and turkeys at SIS ~ |
iozen. Eggs are dull at Il 20c T. dozen |
or Western Oh the levee.
SALT-The demand is active. We note |
ales of 1000, 500 and 800 sacks on private
arms. There are no cargoes afloat Offering.
? ...ers rates still 81 5O0l SIS for coarse,
md 81 6501 IS for fine Liverpool. When
aiken at warehouse in large lots by boats,
deduction is made for drayage. Turks
sland, genuine, is scarce and in request at
0c " bushel; other grades no demand.
'ocket salt, TBS, 10c; lbs. Sc
LOUISIANA Rock SALT-Receipts past
week 1900 sacks We quote Turks Island
,rade $l3 y ton; Liverpool grade, coarse,
il 40; fine, 81 60 q sack. Delivered at
srashear to Texas steamers " " ton less
han New Orleans prices.
BUTTER-ChOice is scarce and in fair de-
aand, but inferior grades are very dull.