New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-18
COMM hRCIAL.

THURSDAY EVENING. March II, 1870.
Cor1oN-The sales to-day summed up
655O balesi at 4c advance during the fore
noon, aud an additional advance OF &c SUB
sequentlg. We quote low ordinary at l55G
l61c; ordinary at l7a@ls3c; good ordinary
NEEDING at 224@22ac; strict mlddling at
M23c, aud good middling,a at -0234c.
The demand was lively throughout the
dav, and although the supply was moderate
and poorly assorted, preventing some buyers
from finding the kinds wanted yet the lib
eral amount noted above changed hands at
the irregular advance stated. Ordinary
cold all the way from l7@l9c, but we noted
sales of strict towaId the close at 1870. 1t
was difficult to find good ordinary at the
close at zoe, or low middling at 2l4c but so
much was done at these figures that 1--WE adopt
them for our inside rates. list variouely
,r,,,r--ssad IS strict low middling and Liverpool
middling sold nj, 22c. Good mlddling sold
at 23c, but at the close none was to be had
under Csc.
STATEMENT OF corroT.
SOCK on hand september /. L969-bales. no
Arrived since last statement. 2,2h
Arrived prevlouey. s37.Sis-ss0,e $50
' Total .....,,,...,.,..,.,,.......... sn,ee8
Ct srsd today. i2es6
Cleared previously and burnt. I@''8-'zo-a
eL,cl on hand and on ahipboard-haes 26,35e
To-day's exports embraced 1885 bales
10 Liverpool; 5588 to Havre; 4lSt TO
Cronstadt, 536 to Vera Cruz, and SO to New
York. Receipts proper since Friday even
ing. IL SAC baIes, against 20, ago for the cor
responding time last week, and since septem'
], S92, 442 bales against 696, 6!2 last year.
SuGAR AND MoLAssEs-The recelpts inns
morning comprised 342 hhdB sugar, 132 Do
molasse and % half bbls do. The market
is dull for both sugar and molasses. Ihere
were sales of 400 hhds sugar, however, OF
the basis of 63@7Ic for inferior; 74@Sc FOL
common; Sc for low fair; 93010c tor gooo
fair; 1O2c for strictly fully fair; lI@ll4c ioI
prime; 12@124c for choice; sz@9c iol
seconds; l22c fer yellow clarified, and l34Cd
lac for white. Of molasses some rs bbl'
sold at 475c for good fermenting; 4Oc FOL
poor rebolled, and SOC for prime rebolied
Fermenting is quoted at 25@55c. ~ gallon
as in quality. City refinery {eDoiied IS sci
ling at 5O@7Oc; syrup Sl@l 10 y gallon.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEST The steamer
Nick Wall and Olive Branch. from 81
Louis. and Leonidas, from Cincinnati, have
arrived since our review of yesterday. :,
FLOUR The market continues very dull
for the lower grades, which are plentiful
while choice is scarce and firm. Fine Ii
Gnoted ct 81; superfne 81 379; double ex
ira S. 25@5 so; treble extra S6G6 so
choice extra So S73@7 30; family extri
ssMs so 40 Dbl. There were sales to day
however, OF 1000 bbls. of which 100 fine a
e.. 1oo and 100 superfine at 81 so; 100 on it
merits AZ "a 625; rs single extra at "a IS
100 dounle extra at IS 25; 100 do at SIS 374
mo and 100 and 500 double extra at 70 5u
100 loo e" loo aud 29O treble extra at Sc; 10
choice extra at Sc S7s; 200 treble ezra q
S6 ~. $50 aud 179 choice extra 81 -, ~
and ito do at 81 SO, 100 and 80 do at q o6 %
100 do at So; 100 do at IS 50; 400 ana SUI
superiine on private terms. somoni
aaies to-dav $3.50 sacks. of which 900 II
ferior at 70c; 500 aud 600 white at 81 %
b0o white and $500 white and yellow
81 OF; $50 do at 81 Oh e bushel:
OATs-Are in good supply. the deman