New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-09-01

ain against 1870 2.8 sacks last year, 1870 2.5 Cuba
against 1880; II 272 TO other foreign ports, mostly
Mexican, against 1852; 1888 TO Boston, against
1872; 1929 to New York against lll l52; and
ll5,265 to other coastwise ports, mostly Gun,
against I@3,i5i.
Oars-The receipts embrace 655 5.2 sacks,
against 334,295 last year, showing an increase Of
252,2i7 sacks In 1868 they were $685. sacks,
and il 1861 GIL 49, The heaviest year on record
is 1861, when they amounted to 735 3sl which il
cluded a large amount for the army. As the ex-
ports are only 1884 sacks, if the stock at the
close is no greater than at the commencement, the
unusual anountl of 566. .03 sacks must have been
taken for consumption, which has been increased
by greater number Of animals being employed by
the street railway companies. Prices have Hue.
trated in agreement with the st. Louis market, and
tie extent of the supply compared with the del mani
In September they opened at Csc, and, after &C.
c1ini to sir closed of SIT Soc Sales 81 900 sacks:
receipts t,3ll and exports 1900. In october theT
ranged from 53a65c, closing at 63dt9; saies 32|jo
sacks; receipts 4,oIb, and exports 23oo III Novem-
Der after some fluctuations, they closed at tOGtIc;
sales 70 600 sacks; receipts 56915 and exports Sill
IL December the market exhibited an upward ten
dency throughout the month, closing at zoe, show
ing advance Of ga Toe; sales "a 900 sacks receipts
30,a75, and exports 1892. In January prices gave
way 2G3c, but subsequently rallied ana c4oseu az
net Improvement OF lc: sales 1000 sacks; receipts
43O1O, and exports 60l3. In February they al
yanced during the first ten days 8Gl0c, sales being
made at 8Oc Which is the highest point in the year
after which, under more cOpious supplies they re-
coded in a few days to 13013c. and subsegUent-v
the hi CHEST point and SC below the opening rates;
sales 50 900 sacks receipts 66,830 and exports 1878
In March with liberal receipts and a less active
demand. prices were still weaker during the early
part OF tie month, after which they Showed moce
decided downward tendency and closed az de
cline 4d5c: ruling at 81 d62c. Sales, 10000 sacks
receipts 81, PAS; exports, olt2 III April under a
falling of in the receipts the markets rallied, ami
ster some fluctuations closed at Csc, showing
an advance of safe Sales $1,000 sacks; receipts
80 e64 and exports, 4784 In May prices continued
bouFaI4t rising during the frat fortnight I'c bit
riY.r and l1n a ,
showing net of Improvement OF 3d3c Sa-c-,
50 0.j1 sacks; receipts. 456lt and exports 4913 II
after several rallies and reeoveries the market
C{oseu 81 063c, showing net declne OF &c c'i,t-
$4,000 sacks; receipts, 1882 and exports, 5l5I II
july prices rallied and ruled at o5G67c, after Wl
they receded and closed at 55058c showing Het
reduction of &c Sales 29 900 sacks receipts, - io5
and exports, 6732 The past month has witnessed
unusual irregularity inferior selling as low as f'
and choice at SIC, but closing at 55G58e, Sa-e5.
S2OoO sacks; receipts, 49.l46, and exports, 4pfr.
TIE year sales, Up SIS 900 sacks, ,al-5t re-
celpt5 ana exports above.
Bran-The receipts embraced le5 25 sacks.
against 1891 last year and the reported SAFES
$4,000, against 10000. Prices have ranged from
CSC = LOO 10 81, opening September ut ; 021.
selling at ~ IN February and at &c il the past
month, closing at t.
Hay-Ihe receipts show a large increase en-
braeing 4226 bales against 1870 039 last vear and
prices have shown more rregarity priIne t., cloic
selling as low as SZl and as high as + % I =
extremes of t22 so and b35 last year In SeptIll-
Der prime opened at 500 soar and ST. lsequent. '
rose to $780, in October it ranged from s27 to +23
in November it rose to S35, but closed at So IL
December it gave way from week to week and
closed at t24a25; in January it rose to SIS. bu;
closed at $50; in February its tendency up
ward throughout the month and it closed at $50:
in March il further advanced TO S31, but then gave
way and closed at 500; in April il exhibited little
,,,1fH fh. loo
s26 90 in MAY it continued to tend downward ans
closed al t24 in June it further dec to f22 80
in Jpiy il sunk to $2l but closed at SO, and dur
inc ne past month it has ranged from SIS 5o02'
cIosins at o. Choice has sold proportion
ately higher and ordinary 10 far at ABOUT tne usu
lower rates.
Porlx-The receipts of pork show small in
crease over last year, amounting to i26,Soo Dds
against 1880 The exports amount to only 5ll'
bs or about four per cent OF the supply but as the
shipments have been mostly to neighoorlng GU
ports, with none for the North or to ssaasatian'