New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-29
COM NJ RKCIAL.

THURSDAY EVENING. April 2s. 1870
CoTToN-The sales to-day embraced $3.50
bales, prices being softer during the morn
ing, but hardening under the further ad.
vance in gold subsequently telegraphed. and
closing at the following quotations, which
are shade fuller than yesterday: Low
ordinary l54@l63c; ordinary l79@1S3c; good
ordinary 2O4@2Olc; low middling 2lb@2l9c;
middling -@224c; strict middling 221@
222c. and good mIddling -@23c.
The market opened with fair inquiry,
but buyers claiming concessions on account
of the decline reported at New York and
discouragiDg kilograms from Liverpool,
while the advance in gold and bills made
factors unwilling to grant any concessions.
Some sales, however, took place at rather
easier rates; but on the receipt Of later
kilograms reporting a further advance in
gold, prices hardened, and toward the close
were decidedly fuller than at an earlier
hour, corresponding with the quotations
above. They were also strengthened by
more competition among buyers. The ad-
vance in foreign exchange was about l u
cent, making a total improvement in the
past two days OF f} cent, which good deal
more than covers the decline in the staple
at Liverpool and New York.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand September l, le63-bales 10
Arrived since last statement. ...... 1850
Arrived previously. Ubo AU-l O56 SeO
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. I,ot7,e5o
Cleared previousy. als Fl s2s ss7
Stock on hand and on shipbosrd- 1913
To-day's exports embrace 1857 bales to
Liverpool, 1892 to Cronstadt and 27l to Vera
Cruz. Receipts proper since Friday evening
14673 bales against 1908 for the cores
ponding time last week, and 6598 bales last
year, and since Septemb Der /, l,01l, l0l bales
against 754, 1873 last year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The receipts since
the day before yesterday comprised 235 hhds
sugar, 81 bbls and Sc half bbls molasses.
The market is quiet but firm, with fair
demand on the basis of 65@Sc % b for in
ferior sugar; 8s@9c for common; 94@9kc
for fair; 94@l02c for good fair; 104@llc
for fully fair; l14@1l9c for prime; 114@12c
for choice; 940l0c for seconds; ll3@12dc
for yellow clarified; I24913c for white clari.
fed; 35@373c for common plantation re.
boiled molasses; zoe for prime plantation
reboiled; 75c for choice plantation reboiled;
zoe for prime fermentng; 50@75c for city
refinery reboiled, and ST. for syrup.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsT-The steamers
Argosy and Strader, from CINCINNATI Mo-
hawk and Grand Era, from St. Louis, and
Louisville, from Louisville, have arrived
since the day before yesterday.
FLoUR-The market continues very dull,
and the sales to-day are confined to 1000
bbls, of which 300 and 600 suDerfipe on
private ter ms; 100 supertine at 81 20; loo do |
at 81 rs, 100 On its merits at 81 so; 100 |
treble extra at S. 40; 100 do at IS so; 100 |
choice extra at Sc 40; l75 and 200 treble ex. |!
ira on private terms.
CoRN-Prlme is in light supply, it is in |
request, and prices have advanced. There /
were sales yesterday of $50 sacks, of which
500 fair white at 81 Oh; 20CO prime white at
81 10: 200 do at 81 IL, and 100 do at 81 12k.
To-day the sales are confined to 5000 sacks,
Of which 263 inferior at 97ac; 200 fair at
81 10; $50 white and 1900 yellow mixed at
81 10; 200 white at 81 l2s, 500 choice white
It ST. Is.
OATs-Are in light supply, with fair de-
nsnd and firm. Yesterday 500 sacks sold at
DC; to-day 300, 400 and 400 sacks sold ut
sc y bushel.