New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-18


Stock on hand and on shipboard- 1885, 4s
To-day's exports embraced 22s6 bales to
Liverpool, 1900 to Bremen, 1923 to Antwerp,
92S to Vera Cruz. 1913 to Boston, 773 to
New York, and 1877 to Philadelphia. The
receipts proper since last evening en-
brace 3705 bales, against 1856 on last Satur-
day, and 1922 last year, and since August
81, 1886 bales, against 1867 400 last year.
to-day: The demand is good, especially for
the better descriptions, and the supplies
were mostly sold at previous prices. Infe-
riOr 6A 0634c; common 0734c; fair to good
fair 808Ac; fully fair 90 914c; prime 934 q
10Ac; strictly prime 1O1s a l0A; seconds
707hc; yellow clarified n0ll9c; white
l20l3c.
MoLAssEs-About 1900 bbls were received
to-day The demand is good, and the mar
ket is firm at previous prices. The supplies
were mostly sold at 25 q 4212c for inferior
and centrifugal, As q SOC for common: 5O0
sac for fair; 5405Sc for prime; 81 a $50 for
strictly prime, and Coo for choice.
: FLOUR-Contipues firm, with scarcity
of the medium and lower grades; superfine
is quoted at S. 25; double extra IS IS;
treble extra S. 1906 IS; choice treble ex-
ira So so az; choice and family extra 81 as
v Dbl. Owing to rainy weather the sales
LO-Oay are COuuUcl u ~ UUlS IIno dU o. tOs
so and GA treble extra at Sc y Dbl.
BRAN-Is quiet at 81 10 v 100 lis
CoRN-There was quite a good demand
to-day, Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather, and about 5000 sacks were
sold, Of which 700 and 5000 white at 66c; $50
do at &c; $50 and 1900 choice yellow at Zoe
v bushel.
OATs-Continue dull; only 300 sacks St.
Louis, large sacks, sold at 53c y bushel.
HAYS quiet at $28 for prime Western,
$27 for fair and SIS a Is for ordinary.
PORK-Mess is quoted at wholesale at so,
and is retailing at $685. y Dbl.
LARD-Is dull aud dropping. Tierces are
now quoted at ii a l2c; kegs are scarce,
and command l4c.
BACON-SOme 80 tierces choice sugar.
cured hams sold at 221s 023c v tb. Shout
ders and sides are in light supply, but very
dull. Shoulders are quoted at 14lac; clear
rib sides lac; clear sides 15lac " fb. Sugar
cured hams are q..Oted at 19023c, as in
quality.
DRY SALT MEALS dull at She for
shoulders, and ii oil c for clear sides.
BREAKFAST BACON-Is selling at Is a 100
for Northern and Western. .
RICE-Carolina rice is quiet and firm at
ia 077sc y 1b for good, and rs 07lac
for fair. The stock in first hands is re-
stricted, but receipts are expected soon.
Louisiana rice is still neglected, and is
quoted nominally at &c v ib for choice, &c
Tor prime, &c for ordinary, and Sc for COM
mon.
BUTTER-Choice Goshen is scarce and in
demand at 43 Q45c, while common Northern
is plenty and sells slowly at 3O035c " Is.
Choice Western is scarce and commands
80 q 33c. Inferior neglected and nominal at
6025c y fb.
CHEEsE-Is in good request and scarce.
Western factory is quoted at Ice, and re-
serve lao l5c y Is.
FREIGHTs-Rates. both foreign and coast
wise, are firm, and the demand for cotton
room is strong. There is little going for
ward to foreign ports, except cotton. We
quote: Cotton to Liverpool, sail, SD: to
Bremen, sail, ll-l6d; to Antwerp, sail.
li-l6d; to Amsterdam, sail, 1l-l6d; to Ham.
burg, sail, ll-16d; to Genoa, sail, lac; to
New York, by steam, llsc; to Philadelphia.
l @c; molasses to New York, steam, 81: s,,-
gar to New York, SO. There is no steam
room for Liverpool, but two steamers are
past due.
BAGolSG-The retail demand is moderate:
the dealers selling at 26c y yard for India,
in lies; 25c for do in rolls; 26c for domestic
jute; ~ 300 for hemp and fax
WHIsKY--ls very ecarce, and. with fair
demand, prices are firm. We quote 97140
81 o. for rcctiiied, according to quality.
Bourbon is steady ct 81 250i 50 fac patent
and u 005 for pure. Is bbls rectifed