The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-30
COMMERCIAL.

New Orleans, April IS, 1870,
CgrToN-The sales to-day we're confined
to 1870 bales at prices requiring no change in
our quotations, which We repeat as follows
Low Ordinary 153 a lG2c, ordinary l7s %
l9c., good ordinary 2Oa a Gle, low middling
2ll a 2lYc middling 23f @-c., strict mid
| dling-a223c.. and good middling % &C..
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The receipts this
morning were confined to l57 hhds. Sugar,
al bbls. and 13 half bbls. Molasses. The
| demand is good and prices se firm. About
300 hhds. sugar We're sold to-day. inferior y
"a &c., common 81 0ss9c., fair 81 "a 9Ac , good
fair 81 a 1Oic., fully fair l0a "a 104c., prime
II ~ lie, choice liz a 12c., seconds 81 "a
lOc.. yellow clarified II! ID 12c., white l24
"a 13c. OF Molasses about $50 bbls. were
sold. Common plantation reboiled 3:7O Tac
prime reboiled Zoe, Prime fermenting 70c.,
GOOD cistern bottom csc. per gallon.
FLoUR-Is dull and unchanged. Sales to-
day 9oOO bbls., of which so and 100 superfne
at S4 so, $50 treble extra at S. as, 50 do at
SIS so. so choice extra at 81 25, Is and IS
do. at IS. 25 do. at So IS, 200 single extra,
200 treble extra and 1000 bblS. on private
terms.
CoRN-Eein active demand, and with a
scarcity of prime, prices have asvanced: The
sales embrace 1855 sacks, of which 375 in
ferior ar35c., $50 do. at 81. 100 mixed at 81
025, 1000 white IN private terms. 1000 white
and $500 white mixed at 81 05, $50 white
at 81 O6, $50 and 200 white and 900 mixed
at 81 OF, 400 yellow at 81 %, 200 do at 81
10, 800 and 600 white at 81 10 ~ bushel.
OATs-Are in better dem,,qd, and prices
are frmer. Sales to-day 1000 $sHcks. of which
200 at 63c, 400 at 634c., 100 so etd $50 at Gao
~ bushel. 'po .
BRAN-Is in light supply, and prices have
advanced $50 sacks and sold at 81 as, and
so at 81 so ~ 100 ii.
HAY-Prime Western is selling to the
trade at $26 so and choice at 1927 a q so per
ton.
PoRk-Is quiet but very firm at $50 "a 30
IS ~ Dbl. formess. It is is retailing at $3.50
so }y Dbl. 4ybbls. mess sold at $50 and 1907
at $50 % ~ Dbl.
BACON-The market is firm at 1890. for
shoulders, 168 "a l6tc. for clear rib sides, III
ID 173c. for clear sides, and lSd % l9c. for
sugar-cured Hams 10 casks shoulders sold at
l2Bc., 5 and 5 do. clea. sides at l7dc., A clear rib
ata 1910, 20 tierces sugar-cured Hams at l9c.,
t and IS t'erces s"s'f-cnrsd Hams on Sriv"ts
DRY SALT MELr-fo,ooo ID rib sides sold
at 1890. 4Y tb.
CoFFEE-Messrs Small & Co. in Their week
ly circular of to-day say: Demand good at
quotations 100 bags sold to 90 West du-
ring the week. Stock in second hands re.
duced to about 1900 bags :stock in first
hands $500 bags. Sales Of the week 1000 bags
ex Riheman, {before arrival.) Prime 17a "a
l8c., p tp(gofd duty paid,) good II a 174c.,
fair 16s "a 16gc."
Corn MEAL-5O bb1s. choice Kindred
sold on the landing at 81 3, l16 at 81 80,
and so from store at Ss4 so d9 En,
STAR C~ANDLEs-The stock heavy and
there is little or no demand. Some holders
are offering round lots on the basis of II "a
l74c II 1b for Is OF.
BUTTER-Western is selling at IS a &c.
f9 ii and Northern at 80 "a 43c.. as in quail
ty. Choice Goshen is scarce. Other brands
are in good supply
Subtitle demand is fair and prices are
steady. The dealers are selling Liverpool
coarse at 81 so "a l IS and fine at 81 65 % l
20 ~ hushel. When large lots are taken at
warehouse by boats a deduction is made
for drayage. Turks Island 81 50 ~ ] IS y
bushel,