New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-11
COMMERCIAL

SATURDAY EVENING. December TO- 1870.
CoTTON-The sales to-day embraced $500
bales at irregular prices, not requiring any
change in our quotations, which we repeat
as follows: Ordinary at l2l4 a l23ic; good
ordinary at 1898 0l3Ac; low middling at
1875 aI4kc: middling at l4as 0l4asc, and
strict middling at l434 0147sc.
Operations were restricted by cold rain
storm, which prevailed with very little in
PERMISSION throughout the day. Good ordi-
nary sold as low as l3l4c, and strict mid
ding as high as l5c. bat the bulk of the
sales reported to us were covered by the
above quotations. Some buyers reported
prices easier, and that they bought at fig
ures which were refused yesterday. but
others regarded the market as sitter The
decline of isc at New York was calculated
to have depressing effect, but did not ap-
pear to have amy influence.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September !. la10-bales 2p696
Arrived since last statement..... ASH
Arrived previously. ............. 388 ,235- 80? 1916
Total. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1892
Cleared to-day 2548
Cleared previously ............... 2T6,l25- 27s613
Stock on hand and on shipboard-bales l3i 209
To-days exports embraced 1l53 bales to
Amsterdam, and 1895 to New York. Receipts
proper since last evenings statement, 1856
bales, against 1214 on last Saturday. and
466S last year, and since August 81. 36l .Si4
bales against 49,. S63 last year.
SUGAR-Received to-day 539 hhds. Rainy
weather prevented operations on the land
ing to day, and only few sales were made
Prices are unchanged; inferior at 605 1c
common 63l 0714c; fair l2 0Sc: good fair
Si4 0Slac; fully fair ga gaze; prime 10 a
10lsc; seconds Sl2 &c; yellow clarified l0l2
ale; white II \. d,l2l4c. There is no choice
open kettle sugar on hand. 1t is quoted at
1l4c y Ii.
MOLAssEs-Rece;ved to-day 1923 bbls
l16 half bbls. The demand is fair. but the
tendency in prices is rather in favor of
buyers. Rainy weather has interrupted
movements, but the supplies are selling as
landed at % a 35c for inferior; 40 a 46c for
common; 40 oslo for fair, So a 56c for prime,
and 81 q 5Sc for prime to choice.
FLOUR-The medium and low er grades
are scarce, in request and firnler, while the
better descriptions continue plentiful and
dull. Notwithstanding rainy weather, there
was q good nGuiry. and 1900 bbls were sold.
of which 80 and 100 superfine at s. 30; $50
and 100 double extra at s. IS; $50 and $50
50 IS y barrel.
ments, and only 600 sacks were sold to-day,
of which $50 white at 74c; $50 do at 75c and
SIS yellow at soc T. bushel.
OATS-l00 sacks choice white sold at 53e
T. bushel. Prime st. Louis is quoted al -
Q53c
BRAN-l70 sacks sold at 81 o. p 100 TBS
HAY-A lot Of 60 bales prime Western
sold at s2s v ton.
PoRK-The stock is light and is bare Of
old. Prices are much tirmer to-day. 30 bbls
new mess sold on the spot at So - y Dbl,
,,,,I aa11 "a III l.
Dbl. Mess is retailing at S23' so a2i T. Dbl
BACON-The stock is light but the market
is dropping. in anticipation Of better sup
plies. Shoulders are jobbing at li34c: clear
rib sides l6l4c; clear sides l6i4c; choice
sugar-cured hams % 024c; ordinary 10 a 22c.
LARD-The 80 kegs kettle-rendered re-
ported on private terms yesterday. sold at
l4lsc: Iierces are quoted at 1914 alil2c;
kegs l412 q l5ci' 10.
BREAKFAST BACoN-lO boxes Western
sold at bic y 10. Northern is selling at 10
d20c, and Western at 20 02lc " fb.
DRY SALT MEATS dull. Shoulders are
quoted at Sa4c: clear rib sides lie; clear
sides lac v ID.
Conn MEAL-l0O bbls Kindred sold on
the levee at So % y bbl. From store it is
quoted at So so u Dbl.
FREIGuTs-Foreign freights are firm and
the New York steamer rates are tending
upward. We quote: Liverpool, sail, 9J6d;
Hamburg, sail, SD; Bremen, sail Esd; Am
sterdam, sail, SD; Antwerp, sd; Genoa,
sail, lac; New York, steam, lsc; Phila- |
delphia. lsc. Molasses to New York, 81 IS:
sugar to do So D.
BUTTER-ChOice Northern and Western
continue in good demand at previous prices, |
the former bringing ~ 045c and the latter |
30 a 33c u Is. Common Northern is in |
heavy supply and very dull at 30 03oc y ID,
while inferior Western is wholly neglected. |
CHEEsE-Western is in good supply and |
demand ut Is a Ice y tb for factory, 1879 d
l412c for reserve, and H01Sc for English |