The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-04-06
New Orleans Market.

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| COTToN.-The sales to day summed
| up $500 bales, at an advance of tc.,
and in some instances &c. We how
quote Low Ordinary at l5a 163c., Or
binary at l74@ Isle, Good Ordinary at
l9t@2 20, Low Middling at 2Osta2Ic.,
Middling at 2I9a22c., Strict Middline
Mt 229@-c., and Good Middliug at
22a@-c.
The market opened with fair in-
quiry, and moderate business was
done during the morning, partly at
previous rates, bnt mostly at an i'm
provement of &c, after which the de-
mand because more active, and al
though the supply was moderate the
sales embraced the amou mt noted above
at the advance stated. In some cases,
however, the advantage was still more
or the side of the factor, and even run
ming lists of clean white cottons com
nlanded Il fraction above our outside
figures.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs.-The re-
ceip's this morning comprised 2S9 hlds.
Sugar, TIC bbis. Moiasses. The stock
of Sugar is considerably reduced, the
demand is moderately fair and prices
are iirmcr, while the small receipts of
Molasses are disposed of at about pre-
vious prices. Sugar is quoted at Ola
&c. for inferior, 73f0s4c. for common,
@9ac. for fair, 9aa lOc. for good fair
l03(G l0sc. for fully fair, ll0ll4c. for
prime, ll3@ l2c. for choice, l211d I2ic.
Tor yellow clarified, l3s@l3sc. for
white. Molasses ESQ SIZE. - gallon
for felmenling, as in quality, G2665c.
Tor prime to choice plantation reboiled,
40G 45c. for Cuba rehoilcd IN planta-
ton. SOC Csc. for city reiiney reb,iled,
and 81 ioi s,rrp.
FLnUR-Ilie market is dull and de-
pressed, With good suppl, o,F-iland.
Common is Qunted at S35JG3 70. fine
at 50. srpe,finr at 81 90, single extra
at 81 40, double extra at s5(a5 I25,
treble extra at So 75@G 50, choice. ex-
TIA at Sc 75@7 so, family extra at
s. 75a 3 so y bbl. There were sales
To-day OF 5000 bbls.. of which 100 com
mon at 50 2a. 100 and SO double extra
at So l21, 500 and 300 double extra,
300. 900 and 300 choice extra on phi
vate terms.
CoRN-We note firm market, with
a scarcity of good Corn. Sales to day
$500 sacks, IF which 375 interior at Zoe.
$50 do. at Csc. 100 soft at 75c; 300
do. at s71e; 200 ordinary mixed at
92!c. GOO and 1000 white at 81; 100
do at 81 05, and 225 yellow at 81 o.
busliel.
oATs-Are in light supply, and firm.
Sales to-day 900 sacks, of which 225
and ga at 6lc., $50 and 200 at &c.
BRAN--Is firmer. $50 sacks sold at
81 20 $50; and 400 at 81 25 e. 100 ID
and 100 sacks corn bran at 9Oc. " 100
b.
BRAN-Is firmer, $50 sacks sold at
81 20; $50; and 400 at 81 25 ~ 100
fb, and 100 sacks corn bran at 9Oc. }p
100 ib.
HAY-Is in moderate supply. GO
and 200 bales prime Western sold a.
S27, and 200 choice at s2s(a29 " ton,
Forks quiet and unchanged. 100
btis. even weight mess sold at S25 25,
and 60 heavy weight at S25 so ~ Dbl.
BACoN-Tllere is very little doing.
Shoulders are firm, however at lI4(0
l2c., clear rib sides l5a@l6c. clear
sides 16a@lSc., sugar curedhams $50
1890. g ID. 20 and Is tierces sugar
cured hams sold at 1S5c., 90 at 1sc.
and I'D casks clear sides at 16ac.
LARD-Continues in request and
prices are still frmer. Yesterday, not
reported, 25 tierces pressed sold at
l5sc. To-day 10 tierces kettle rem
dered sold at l5c., As kegs do. at l6fc.,
30 kegs pressed at 173c. y ID, so
kegs steam at 17c., IS and 25 do. at
|73c. ~ ID.
BREAKFAST BAcoN-Commands 1874
0I99c. ~. lb.