The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-16
New Orleans Market,

New Orleans Market
CoTToN.-The sales to-day summea
66OO bales, at irregular and hipbs,
prices. which ruled at one time n n
G &c. advance, bnt closed at 3cGt.
We now quote low ordinary at l4c,a
} l5c.; ordinary at 16c.;al7c.; good
ordinary at 19c, 9l9ac.; low middlip,
at 2o3c @2oac; middling at 2l1a2lk.
strict mddling at 22cG 22ac., and GOOD
middling at 22ic. @22ac.
Tile market opened a: abont previous
rates but on the receipt of the New York
kilograms quoting gold at 1l3ac, agsiust
1114 last evening, factors raised their
pretensions about &C., and sales wen
made to some extent at an improve.
ment of sCae. Subsequently, as gold
receded to I2a and 1913, prices lost their
bnoyancy, and after the dispatch from
Liverpool reporting decline of ad.tle
advantage was still less or the side Of
sellers. With these fluctuations and
gold advancing again to 134c., priees
exhibited great irregularity. Tho
quotations, however, given above, rep
resent as closely as possible prices 1t
the close. The supply was moderate
and badly assorted.
SUGAR-The receipts this morniss
embraced about 200 hhds. The marx.
ct is quiet, with moderate demands
previous prices. Inferior &c.. common
s3@9c fair 9tG lOc; good fair to
fully fair lGi@1ls5c.; prime l2c.;
choice l24G12sc.; yellow clarified Ice;
white l40l44c. ap ID. Weeks sales 800
hhds. Receipts 2l20. Exports IS.
Imported from Cuba sos boxes.
MoLAssEs.-Some 400 bbls. MAS re-
ceivcd this morning. The demand is
only moderate at 4O(05Oc. for fermen-
ting, 64G65c. for prime not fermenting,
and 5O{a55c. for city refinery reboiled.
Weeks salee $50 bbls. Receipts 1895
Exports l04.
FLoUR-The market is in good sup.
ply of lower grades and scarcity Of
choice descriptions. The lower grades
are dull and cheap, choice are dear and
in request. Fine is now quoted at -
90. superfne 81 s74@5, double extra
S. so, treble extra So 2506 as, choice
and family extra s70s so per bbl.-
Sales to-day 1000 bbls., of which Is
snperfine at SIS %, $50 choice extra at
Sc s73, $50 do. at 81 65s, 100 do. at
81 so, us do, at 81 IS, and l25 treble
extra at Sc. Weeks sales 1900 bbls.
receipts s6,670, exports 7l43.
! State inspection on branded Flour
commands about 1919 25c. y Dbl more
than the above quotations.
CoRN--Is in good supply, and dull.
The sales to-day are confined to 1850
sacks, of which 700 inferior at 7Oc., and
$50 prime at 81 on q busllel. Weeks
sales sc, $50 sacks, receipts 1851, ex.
ports>S975.
OArs-Are in good supply and fair
demand. but at lower rates. There
were sales to-day of COCO sacks, Of
whice 1900 and 1000 at 64c., SEQ and
700 sacks at Csc. " bushel. Weeks
sales Is 200 sacks receipts q, ~, ex
ports 2s45.
/ BRAN-some supplies have been re-
ceived and sales made at 81 IS = iW
ID. Weeks receipts $3.50
HAY-Is scarce and in request. and
is selling in small lots to the trade at
S3s09 y ton for prime Western,
though 2l9 bales sold at $50 p tom
Weeks sales 900 bales; receipts Ssl4i
exports 336.
/ LAkD-Is very dull-35 tierces prcss-
ed sold at 15c. " ID. so DO. kettle ron
dered at lac. and 100 kegs, on tho
landing on private terms. Tierces arc
quoted at l4014ac.; kegs 17@Etc.T
ib. Weeks receipts 1885 tierces sSos
kegs; exports 457 tierces.
RAcoN-Is very dull and only .
tail business is doing at 12le. per % I@
shoulders. I6@16fc. for clear rib 0oes
|, I63(a17c. for clear sides and l7Siec'
for sugar-cured hams. 10 casks csea'
sides, in two lots, and one Of 20 casAs
do. brought 17c. y b. Weeks re-
ceipts 1896 cask, 4s8 boxes, 766 tiereee. {
BREAKFAST BAcoN--Is very dull, ana
only retail business is doing at re.
| p ID. for shoulders, 16GI6ac. for clear
rib sides, 16s@16ac. for clear Sides
and l7s0lsc. for sugarcnred hams
Ten casks clear sides, in two iofa
brought l7c. y ID.
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