New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-05-01
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SATURDAY EVENING. Ap

SATURDAY EVENING. April 20. 1870.
CoTTON-The sales to-day embraced 1000
bales, mostly before the news from Liver
pool, at about previous rates, but the bust
ness subsequently at an irregular decline OF
sDtc and &c, the market closing too unset
| tied for quotations.
Early III the morning sales were made at
2O4c for strict good ordinary to low mid
ding and 21lc for average low middling,
but later in the day these figures could not
have been realized. and all parties reported
a decline, but varied in their views as to its
extent.
The most general opinion appeared to tie
that low ordinary might be quoted at $50
Ice; ordinary at l7+@lSic; low middling at
2l@2l4c; middling at 220-c; strict mid
ding al -@224c. and good middling at 22}
@-c; but some put down low middling at
2O402l &c, and other grades in proportion.
The controlling elements in the market were
the heavy receipts at all the ports, decline
of &c at New York (23ic for Orleans, against
2s5c yesterday, and of 3-lSd at Liverpool
(lO5d for middling uplands and ll5@ll4d
for Orleans, against ll@llt ID for the former
and ii ID for the latter Yesterday The de-
mand was also affected by unusual tuctua-
tons in exchange. The receipts at all the
ports are put down at 81, 900 bales, against
Al 600 last week, excess 10 900, including
$500 at this port. The Associated Press dis.
at all ports to date 2,5Sl 900 bales, against
100000 last year
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock ks on hand September l. ls6a-bass; TO
Arrived previously GA 1871 079, 1893
~ Totai OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. iU7s.969
Cleared previously. 752- 9H5s0
Stock on hand and shpboard-bales .I35 389
To-days exports embraced 36II bales to
Hare and 22l7 to New York. Receipts
proper since last evening 4064 bales, agains:
l244 bales last Saturday, and 693 last year,
and since September /, 1,022, 70S bales
agains. 755, 233 last year.
SUGAR AND MoLASsEs-The receipts this
were confined to 81 hhds sugar.
95 bbls molasses. The demand is fair, and
the supplies sell readily at firm prices. In
@l0c; good far 10B@102c; fully fair 1870
lie; prime l14@1l!c; choice 114@12c; sec
onds 94@l0c; yellow clarified ll9@12Bc;
white l24@l3c u fb. Common plantation
reboiled molasses 35@371c: prime reboiled
zoe; choice reboiled 75c; prime fermenting
zoe; city refinery reboiled 50@75c; syrup 81
fs gallon.
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsr-The steamers
Commonwealth, from st. Louis, Edinburgh
from Cincinnati, and Magenta and Nick
Longworth. from Louisville, have arrived
since our review OF yesterday.
FLOUR The market continues dull,
though firm, with an estimated stock on
hand Of about 100000 bb!s. There were
sales to day of 1000 bbls, Of which IS super
at 81 l25; IS and 100 do at 81 20; 200 dou-
BILE extra at So So; 100 treble extra at IS 20;
800 treble extra at Sc Is: $50 choice extra
at So: 500 and 500 treble extra. 1000 and
1000 choice extra, on private terms.
CoRN-Ihe market is very firm, with an
upward tendency in prices; 200 and 600
sacks white sold at 81 Is, and 400 mixed at
81 Is, subsequently the market was quoted
at 81 20 u bushel.
OATs-Are in request, with tendency in
prices to rule higher. $50 and 1900 sacks
sold at Csc.
BRAN-4O0 sacks sold at ST 40 Il 100 lbs.
HAY-Is in light supply and fair demand.
at firm prices. Sales to-day PSF bales, of
which 100 prime at SIG; Al do at s26 so, SO
and 60 choice at S27.
PoRK-100 bbls over weight mess sold at
$50, and 67 BIB 8 over weight at $50 so y bbl.
The market is firm, with light Stock, and
mess is quoted at $50 25@3O 50 IL Dbl. 1t is
retailing at S3l.
DRY SALT MEAT-Shoulders are held at .l2c;
rib sides at l35c u Ii.
BREAKFAST BAcoN-Commands 151@l9c
y 1b.
BACoN-The stock is light and the market
is very Fl m at 134@l3Ac for shoulders; l74c
for clear rib sides; lS@l65c for clear sides,
and ls@l93c for sugar cured hams; 5 casks
clear sides sold at l8c; 3 DO at 49,, and
tierces sugar cured hams at zoe y ID.
LARD-Isi in light supply, and prices are
very firm. Pressed in tierces is quoted at
l6}@l7c; packers l6@163c; kegs ls5@lS4c
% b; so tiercps pressed sold at l7c u ID.
LOUISIANA RIOE-The demand is good and
receipts sell as soon as landed at full prices.
We quote choice II, Il and Sc; prime to
good do 64@7c; ordinary to good do 54@54c
. Ii.
BEEF-The supply of Texas beef is light,
though ample tor the demand, which is on
" local. Choice extra mess is selling at
sl3@l5 % Dbl, and SlS@2O u tierce.
SALT-Liverpool salt is in fair demand for
the interior at steady prices. viz: ST 500
81 SIS ~ sack for coarse, and 81 65@l 20 for
fine; Turks Island 81 5O@1 So % bushel.
When largs lots are taken at warehouse by
boats deduction is made for drayage.
Corn MEAL-50 bbls choice kiln dried sold
on the landing st 81 80 y Dbl. The stock IS
light and prices are firm.