New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-08-17
COMMERCIAL.
TUESDAY EVENING, August Is, Is

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COMMERCIAL.
TUESDAY EVENING August is, 1870.
COTTON-The sales today summed up
1901 bales, at irregular and easy prices for
the poorer qualities, and sitter rates for
strict classification from good ordinary up
We now quote Low ordinary at S09l2c,
ordinary at ii a l2c, good ordinary at l4A q
14ia and l5c, low middling at 16A 16as
and l7c, middling at liza 17lac, and strict
middling ut -0l8c.
The demand was mostly for the North.
Good cottons are very scarce, and COM
manded full prices. The poorer qualities,
on the contrary, sold at irregular rates,
prices for low ordinary and ordinary rang
ing from So ll1e and 12c, and two lots of
the same quality some time selling at a
difference of 12c or more. In connection
with low cotton we notice that the bale of
new crop, Alabama, from Mobile, sold at
auction ut 13c.
The sales for the past three days sum up
1900 bales. and the receipts SO, embracing
66 from other delivery ports, and 5O4 proper,
against 500 proper for the corresponding
time last week, and las last year. Receipts
proper since September l, l ,139 .936 bales
against 795, III last year. The exports com
prise 6O7l bales, embracing 344S to Liver
pool, 1913 TO New York, and 100 to Balti-
more.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September 1. la6s-bales TO
Arrived since last statement ,o- Ioo
Arrived previously. i. l9o ~
Supplemental from samples and
waste etc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. e,so1-lIo 19o
1905, 500
Cleared to-day. ;.........., none n1e -, o.,
Cleared previously. I'LL l1-l,lIi,ol 3
Stock on hand and on slipboard-bales. 33,.53
Receipts proper since Friday evening 5O4
bales, against 522 for the corresponding
time last week, and las last year, and since
September |, 1885 bales, against 1885,
liz last year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssEs-Only 10 hhds
sugar were received this morning: no mo-
lasses. The movement is only in a
.jobbing way, and we quote l0Ac p
Is for common sugar, ia a lllsc for
fair, 1919 for fully fair be for prime,
l4Ac for white. Cuba sugar is quoted
at 10 a 2lec for yellow, Is l4c for white.
Plantation fermenting mOlasses is quoted
at IS a 35c y gallon city refinery reboiled
50a75c; syrup 81.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsT-The Susie
Silver from st. Louis, and Tom Rees and
barges, from Cincinnati, have arrived since
our review OF yesterday.
FLoUR-The market continues dull and
unchanged. Treble extra is scarce and
firm: the grades above are in good supply
and dull, while those below are scarce, but
in. limited demand. Only 1900 bbls were
sold to-day, of which % double extra at So;
l25 treble extra at Sc 60: 300 choice extra at
81 IS: 50 and 100 do at So IS, and 600 choice
extra on private terms.
CORN-The supplies are in excess of the
demand. and prices are dropping. About
1000 sacks were sold to-day, of which 339
poor mixed and 200 yellow mixed at 95c:
100 mixed. 200 white mixed 100 mixed and
1900 white at 81; 400 white at 81 o.; 200
white and 200 yellow at 81 021s; $50 yellow
at 81 0212; 200 and los white at 81 O5 y
bushel.
OATs-Are also dull and dropping. $500
sacks were sold to day, of which IS and 300
ordinary st. Louis at SIC, 100 prime do at
SIC, 900 at sac, 800 at SOC. $50 at SIC u
bushel.
BRAN-l0O sacks sold at 81 y 100 lbs.
HAY-250 bales choice Western, sold at
$27 T. ton.
PoRK-Is very dull and prices are lower.
Mess is quoted at wholesale at S3l % a 81 30
" Dbl 1t is retailing at S3l 75a32 y Dbl.
BACON-Only retail business is doing at
I52ac u fb for shoulders, lSl5c for clear rib
sides. I9lec for clear sides, and 2524 a 2614c
for hams.
LARD-Is without any movement worthy
of note. Tierces are quoted Il % q l7$4c;
kegs l9c p fb.
y Is.
DRY SALT MEATS quoted at wholesale
at 1411c, and is retailing at l5c u tb.
EsCULENTs-OhiO potatoes are selling on
the landing at So 25a3 IS, and ST. Louis
at So 5O03 u Dbl. Onions are selling at
50 5Oa3 y Dbl. Apples $2a4 = Dbl, and
81 al IS T. box. SOurkrOut Sl2a 10 T. Dbl.
POULTRY AND EGGs-Chickens sell on the
landing at So y dozen for grown and
Sat for young, and turkeys at Sl5a Is
y dozen. Western eggs are neglected, and
are offering on the levee at lOa l5c y dozen
CORN MEALS in fair supply and de-
mand at 81 5Oa4 IS y Dbl for kiln-dried
on the landing. at 81 1906 from store.
BUTTER-Choice is in fair demand, and
moderate supply, but inferior grades are
slow of sale. We quoted choice Goshen at
SIC; common Northern at 81 a 33c; choice
Western at 26 a &c; inferior at lS022c T. fb.
CHEEsE-Choice is scarce, but there is
not much demand. Factory commands
IA a l5l2c y b.
SALT-Liverpool salt is in fair demand at
previous prices, with a good inquiry tor
new cargoes. Dealers sell coarse at 81 50
al 55 i sack for coarse, 81 $50 70 for
fine Where large lots are taken at ware
houses by boats, "a deduction is made for
drayage Pocket salt, 8 lbs Zoe; a lbs Sc.
BAGGING-The retail demand is becoming
brisker, the dealers selling India AT .}3c q
ward in bales. Sic in rolls, and hemp and
fax at 81 32c, and domestic jute at 33c y
yard.
LOUISIANA Rock SALT-Tu!ks Island
grade is selling at $i3 = ton: Liverpool
grade, coarse, 81 40; fine. 81 90 T. sack.
Delivered at Brashear to Texas steamers
50 ? ton less than New Orleans prices.
NAVAL SIoREs-Pale rosin is selling pretty
freely at So IS y Dbl; other grades e%tle!nely
dun; Spirits turpentine scarce ana steady
at 4212c t. gallon.
TALLow-Texas rendered is in fair supply
and demand, and holders are firm at "a a
9a+ and 912c y tb.
FkEIGHTs- IS scarcely anything Of
teIing for foreign paris. and rates arr ~
tirely nominal. Of o;.zr "a Livespoal -
quoted at BIS Cd. The last ..lsagement for
tobacco was at SOS to bordeaux. Coas.wise
the demand is fair, and the New York
steamers obtain lc " 10 on cotton.
LOUISIANA RICE-There IS scarcely any
thing doing In old, and the new crop is not