New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-09
definitely settled, we will cheerfully report
the facts.f
The only sale Of bonds reported ia $4,000
city seven per cents at 7e5.
COM M ERCIAL

COMMERCIAL
| FRIDAY EVENING. April g. 1870.
| Co1TON-The sales to-day summed up Zoo
bales at an advance of &c in the medium
qualities, and 404c in the higher grades.
| We now quote low ordinary at l59@l7c; or
| binary at le9l9c; good ordinary at 203@
2l4c; low m ddiing st 215@22c; middling al
| 225@-c; strict niidding at 224@23c, and
good middling at 23{@-c.
| The rain checked operations at the open.
| ing, but when the weather moderated, the
| movement became quite animated, and con
| tinued active Throughout the day, resulting
in the liberal sales noted shove. and at the
| advance shown by the quotations. Some
| authorities quoted low middling as high as
| 2l3GL22c, but the figures we have given &C
cord more nearly with the general view.
| The market Was stimulated by al advance
of s0{ y cent in foreign exchange, as well
! as by the encouraging kilograms from Liver
pool and New York. Yesterdays sales
amounted to $3.50 bales, instead Of $3.50, as
reported.
The ssles for the past three days sum up
| IS 500 bales. making an aggregate for the
| week OF 81 600 bales, against IS $50 last
week, and "a $50 the week before, and the
weeks receipts II, 032 bales, embracing 1915
| from other delivery ports and 10, 81 proper,
against II, 202 proper last week, and 974l
| last year. Receipts proper since September
1, 96l 704 bales. against T29, 1T last~year.
The weeks exports comprise 32lS3 bales,
embracing 1861 to Queenstown, for orders;
| 20, FOL to Havre; 1899 to Bremen: 4003 10
Barcelona; 1914 to Genoa; 27l0 to New
York. and 10 to Philadelphia.
sTArExsEr OF coTToy.
stock or hand September ]. lscs-oales. 10
arrived since last statement .-.. o4.5l5 ,o,oo,,
Arrived previously ........ ....le05, s59-lol3 c3
Total I.Olasu3
5ss-sS 0-as;o,,:, ss G50s,s 5.s
SOCK Oh hsnd and on saipbo.ro-bass -....l77, 25e
To-day's exports embrace $685. bales to
HaVre, 1900 to Barcelona, and $40 to New
York. Receipts proper since Friday even
ing 10 SIT bales against q 2Q2 last week, aud
since September !, 96l,1Q4 bales against
729 III last year. We have added 20 the
burnt 1875 for the waste in the 200 bales, fire.
damaged, received from the wreck OF the
Jefferson.
I SUGAR AND AoLAssEs-There were re-
ceipts this morning OF AS hbds sugar, $50
bbls molaSses. Rainy weather interrupted
the movement OF the landing to-day, and
very little business was done IN conse-
quence. The market is firm and IN.
changed, however, and We quote: Inferior
sugar 6}@14c; common S9S}c; fair Sil
Sc; good fair 93@l0c; fully fair l0l0l03c;
prime 1ll@llse; choice 1l{Gl2c; yell
low clarified 123@l23c; white ia
l81c g II. Molasses. 5o@55c y
gallon for fermenting; 525c for plan
tation rebOiled, ard 37@36c r Cubs reboil-
ed on plantation. City refinery reboiled
50965c; syrup 81 . gallon. Weeks sales,
sugar, HOO hhds; receipts 1895; exports 70
hhds, l29 bbls molasses. Sales molasses
300 bb!s; receipts 46s; exports 2l9. I'm.
ports from Cuba 50S hhds sugar.
ARRIVALS FROM TIE WEsT-There has
been no arrival from the West SINCE our
review Of yesterday.
FLoUR-Is dull and unchanged with q
good stock on hand. Common IS quoted At
So 25G3 rs; fine at 81; superine at 81 20;
single extra at 81 so: do1ble extra at 81 Is:
treble extra at s. 25G6 so; choice extra at
Sc 1907 so; family extra at 81 7509 q Dbl.
Owing to rainy weather the sales today
were confined to 900 bbls treble extra en-
private terms; l00 do at Sc 90, and Job lots at
the foregoing quotations. Weeks sales4
u, 1000 bbls; receipts, 81, $40; exports, g, 9Os.
CoRs-Rainy weather prevented move
ments on the landing to-day. The market.
however, is firm and prices are unchanged.
$50 sacks damaged sold st Zoe; LQQ and 500
white st 81 o.! Z bushe. Weeks sales,
6,lU0 sacks; receipts, 40 ,224; exports, 49,
025.
OATS Continue quiet but firm, at Csc ,
bushel. Weeks saIea, 1850; receipts, 1858;
exports, 1924.
BRAN Is scarce and commands 81 4591l 80
= 100 t5s. Week'ssales, 1900 sacks; receipts,
l446.
York sold az $2G 4 ton. Prime Western
commands SIS; choice $29. Weeks sale2,
1900 bales; receipts, 1855; exports, 400.
PoEK-Is very frm, with mess held At 500
q bbl. 4 lot Of % bbls sold at SOS - q Dbl.
It is retailing at s29 50. Weeks sales. 100
bb!s; receipts, 1916; exports, 80.
Dry SALT MEATS also firm; IS casks
shoulders, bulk, sold at loc p tb. Weeks
sales. s. casks, l24 600 lbs.
BACoS-Shoulders are held firmly ct l2c;
clear rib sides lGc; clear sides lie; sugar
cured hams l74@l93c Is b. 5 casks clear
sides sold at lie, and So tierces sugar-cured
casks and tierces; receipts, 634 casks. go
boxes, 36l :ievces; exports, Il8 casks and
tierces.
LARD-20 tierces pressed sold at 1870, and
so kegs do 81 l74c e b. Tierces sre firm at
15!@16c; kegs 174@l73c e Ii. Weeks sales,
GOO tierces, 800 kegs; receipts, $50 tierceg,
1888 kegs; exports. 243 casks and tierces.
BREAKFAsT BACoN-Is selling at ls5c q 10.
NAVAL SToREs.-New rosin is coming in,
and some small lots Of virgin dip sold at
s. Il Dbl. There is only local demand,
and We quote No. at 81 25@2 so e Dbl;
No. 2 at 50 and common at 81 so v Dbl
Pitch is selling very slowly at - 80 T. bbl
A lot of 40 bbls spirits turpentine sold at
ACC Z gallon. 1t is iobbing at 463G47!c q
gallon.
Corn MEAL-Is dull ard lower. Two
hundred bbl5 choice kiln dried sold Oh the
landing at 81 % Il barrel.
EsCULENTS Potatoes are selling en- the
landing a. 50 2502 10 u Dol for Ohio peach
blows. and 81 259l so for St Louis Milers
and Neshannocks. Onions are steady at
si@e4 so y Dbl for red, and S5@6 for yellow.
Apples are in better supply, and command
S4G6 u Dbl. No krout coming in from the
West.
CoFFEE-The stock IS al in sec0td hands
and embraces some 1900 TO $1,000 bags.
The demand is only moderate, but prices
are very firm. Prime {gold duty paid is
quoted at l7l@lSc; good tair I70l7zc, and
fair 16@163c Il Ii.
BEANs-Are selling slowly at S. 506S 50
u bbl for white Western and S9@l0 for
Northern.
EGas-Are in good supply and dull at
20M2lc y do2.
WHIsKY-The market is quiet, out firm.
Western rectified commands 95c@sl for or
binary and 81 02}01l 05 for choice. Bour.
bon is selling az 81 65@5 Is gallon, IS IL
quality.
CHEEsE-Remains dull and the stock is
ample. Western Reserve is quoted at l59
15ac, factory 16@l7c, English dairy l9@2Oc;
Northern cream -@22c and English dairy
20@22c Y ID.
LOUISIANA RICE.-There is &. large stock
on hand, while the demand for the local
trade is very small. and there is nothing
doing for export. Choice is quoted at G4@
nc; prime to good do 55@6c; ordinary to
good do 45@5c; inferior 33@5c u IL.
ToBACco-During the past semi-week the |
market has been barely active. The in |