New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-17
COMM ERC1AL.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, MarC

WEDNESDAY EVENING. hdLCn It, io'''
CorroN-The sales today embraced
provement of t@4c. We quote low
ordinary at l5@l6c: ordinary at l1@l8c;
good ordinary at 194020c; low middiing at
20202l 4c: mlddiing at 22(B22lc; strict mid
ding at 22ic. and good middlng at -O23c.
The demand was fair throughout the day,
but operations were restricted, both ny
moderate supplies and factors being more
stringent in their pretensions, which con.
fined the business TO the amount noted
above. Prices exhibited some irregularity,
a part of the sales having been at yester-
DAVIS rates. bu. most of them AT an advance
of lM4c. In ordinary We noticed transac.
tions i(aJc above our figures, aud some au-
thoritles quoted that grade at l!48lo5c.
Strict GOOD ordinary sold at &C above our
ouotations. There have also been sales of
an intermediate quality, between strict ordl'
nary and good ordinary, rs high as 1913.
Yesterdays sales amounted to lO,l0O
bales. instead of $500 as reported.
STATEMENT OF COTTON,
Stock on hand sep eIooer l. lo'9-ba!es' NJ, "o
Arrived since lsst statement a4Z1 400 ca,
Arrived previously 1884 7&5-a3s s43
Total. 939. ils
Cleared previously and burnt. 7co s75-7l2 57s
Stock on hand and on shiDbosrd-bs!es ..226e35
To-day's exports embrsced 1851 bales
to Liyerpoo!; 2S79 to Havre; 1871 TO
Bremen, and 1892 TO Boston. Re
ceipts proper since Friday evening, IL Az
bales, against 26, l76 for the corresponding
time last week, and since September l, $780,
$40 bales against 206, 600 last year.
SUGAR-The receipts this morning EN-
braced $50 hhds. There was better demand
to-day, and 400 hhds were sold at pr9Tlous
prices Inferior 6a@7ac; common S@0}c;
low fair 9@94c: good fair 95@1Oc; fully
fair 1OJ610Ic; prime 11@l1sc; choice'120
l26c: yellow clarified l24c; white l3{@l4c
y ID.
MoLAssRs-Only Is bbls were received
this morning and the market is dull at
25G3Oc % gallon for inferior frrmenting;
AO@45c for good fermenting; 50055c for
| prime to choice fermentng. City refinery
reboiled is selling at JO07Oc; syrup Sl0l III
| u gallon.
ARR1yALs FROM THE WEsr-The steamers
| Commonwealth L. L. MCGill, and Kellogg
and barges, from st. Louis, and Belle Lee,
| from Cairo. have arrived since our review
| Of yesterday.
FLoUR-The market is very dull for the
| lower grades, which are in abundance,
while choice is scarce and firm. Fine IS
| quoted at 81 20@4 %; superine 81 $500
| 5 so; single extra s.; double extra 80 Z5O
5 50; treble extra s6@6 so; choice extra
s70l7 So and family extra S8WS so y bbl.
| of which 80 fine at s. 20; so do at 81 so;
| 100 superfne at 81 rs; 100 on its merits at
! 81 SIS; % single extra ut S.; 100, 100 and 100
| double extra at S. so: so treble extra at
Sc; 100 do at Sc 37g; leo choice extra at
| So 10; 100 do at 81 90, and zoo On Its merits
on private terms.
| CoRN-Is il fair supply and demand.
| There were sales today OF 62C0 sacks, OF
which 1000 fair white at ST. 2S5 burlaps a,
81 OF; $50 white mixed sat 81 03; 1000 Write
at ST. O5; $50 and 500 at 81 06; 700, 700 and
1900 white at ST. OF; 100 and 250 do at 81 O75
| fs bushel. -
OArs-The market is quiet. $50 sacks sold
today at Csc ~ bushel. Since writing the
| above we have heard of sales of l25, rs, 2Ot
and $50 sacks at 64c Il bushel.
BRAN-Is in light supply. IS and 200 sacks
sold at 81 rs T. 100 lbs. :,
HAYS in light supply and firm. III, AZ
and $50 bales prime Western sold st $50 .
ton, and so choice at S37.
PoRK-Is held at S28 so ~ barrel for mess
1t is retailing at s2S 25@2S so.
DRY SALT MEAT-There were sales bl
auction to-day of 800, 600 lbs, in bulk, at s. q
Ac for heads; 9a@l0c for shoulders; TAG
134c for rib and clear rib sides. A lot of J.
tierces hams sold at private sale at 13c 4
To.
BACoN-1s dull to-day. Holders are ask
ing l2c ~ ID for shoulders; 16c for clear tit
. sides; lie for clear sides, and 17@17!c fol
sugar-cured hams. Some job sales OF clea
sides were made at 16q and l6g, and 10 cask
shoulders sold at 1l4c S9 Id.
BREAKFAST BACON-Is selling at 19@19a'
% II with fair supply.
LARD-Is dull. so and II tierces steam
rendered sold at lac u ID, and LOO tierces