New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-06-24
COM m ERCIAL,

THURSDAY EVENING. jane %, 1870
CoTToN-The sales to-day embraced 1850
baes at irregular and lower prices, showing
an average decline Of &c. We now quote
ordinary at l5@l6lc; good ordinary at III
0l74c; low middllng at 184@lS3c; middliDg
at 19+@l9ac, and strict middling at 20
@2O4c.
The market opened under the unfavorabIe
| influence OF discouraging kilograms from
Liverpool and New York, decline in gold
and foreign exchange, and stringent
freights. Prices were consequently COM
pletely unsettled. and while most factors
refused to make any concessions, others
were willing to meet the demand at easier
prices. Under these circumstances 8 fair
business was done in the morning, and
about the same amount subsequently, on
the basis of the above quotations. Some
sales were made at l7sc tor strict good ordi.
nary to low middling, and lSc for low mid
ding, but also heard of good ordinary com.
handing l74c, and strict low middling, with
staple, 1Sc.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand September l, ls6s-bales, 10
Arrived since last statement-....... 2ls
ArriVsd previously ..........l, lie, 20l
~ Total. ;;......................... l,l7s.9n
Gssred Drsa;cn.i oa LUG
Stock on land and on shipboard-baIes .. 81 249
To-days exports were to Genoa. Receipts
proper since Friday evening 2733 bales,
against 4645 tor the corresponding time last
week. and Ills last year, and since Septem-
Der, l., 1,l14,34S against 70l,663 last year,
exclusive of the 9112 bales supplemental.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-The receipts this
morning embrace 81 hhds sugar, &c bbls and
81 half bbls mOlasses. The demand is good
and prices are firm, with light stock; 200
hhds sugar were sold to day, and we quote:
Inferior s506ic y d; common 901Oc; fair
to good fair lo4@lO4; fully fair l1@1lic;
prime ll9@1l4c; choice 1l5@l2c; yellow
clarified l2@l2ac; whitel2l@l3c b IT,. Mo.
ferior; 6O@75c for good fermenting; 5OQ
75c for city refinery reboiled, and ST. for
syrup.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsT-The CONT
mental from st. Louis, and Alaska from Gin.
cinnati have arrived since our review of
yesterday.
FLOUR The market is firm with a good
demand for the trade and for export, and a
scarcity OF the medium and lower grades.
There were sales to-day of $500 bbls of
which so fine at 81 G25; l2O superfine at
10 rs; 400 double extra at Sc; $50 treble ex-
ira at $500; 200 do at Sc Is; 500 do at Sc rs
100 do at S. so; $50 choice extra at Sc 621, |
100 do at 81; 100 do at 81 375; so do at 81 so;
100 do ut 81 IS; so do at SIS; SO do at So 80, |
and 1000 treble extra on private terms.
CoRN-ls III good supply and dull, though |
export. Sales to- day, 1000 sacks, of which |
400 and 1000 yellow mixed and 1900 mixed |
at 81; 600 yellow mixed at ST OBJ; and $50 |
cholce white at 81 l74 u bushel.
OATs-Are also dull, and the sales to-day |
are confined TO 700 sacks. of which 200 ST. |
Louis aud l66 GaleDa at &C. and $50 Galena |
at Csc % bushel.
bran !, 500 a4 sacks sold at 81 OBJ; 100 and
$50 at 81 O5 y 100 lbs.
HAYS dull, though choice ia scarce. |
100 bales prime. sold at $23; choice is quoted |
at s24 S8 ton.
PoRK-The market is quiet, but is yary
firm. lot of 100 bb!s over weight mess
sold at S3l so u Dbl. Mess is retailing at |
S3l 50@32 u Dbl, as in weight.
BACoN-There Is very little movement.
and shoulders are held at 144c; clear rib sides
hams 22@23c % ID.
LARD-Nerces are quoted at 15l@leac;
kegs at lea0l94c % Ii as in quality.
BREAKFAST BACoN-Western is selling at
l7I@lSc; Northern zoe % ID.
DRY SALT MEAT-Shoulders are quoted at
% b.
LOUISIANA RICE-There ia a better Ioca
ie en- a. and with light supply prices are
lrm. we quotAchoice, 5000 % Ii; prime
q good do. 7lGS4c; ordinary to good do,
'i@74c; inferior. 5@64c % il. Crop &C.
counts are more encouraging.
Corn MEALS in light supply and fair
equest. Kindred is quoted at S595 %
y bbl from store, and 81 1906 from the
anding. SO bbls kiln-dried sold at SIS Is
3 Dbl.
SALT-The demand is good. and prices
re firm. We notes sales of 20eO sacks for
ied river at 81 As U sack. Dealers rates
il 550l 60 y sack for coarse, 81 7OtaI rs
or fine, Turks Island SOC % bushel. When |
arge lots are taken at warehouse by boats a | .
eduction is made for drayage. Pocket sat
DC for large, and. Sc for small.