The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1870-04-23

OFFICE OF THE PICAYrNE,
Monday Evening. Anril IL lsHn

Monday Evening, April le, 1870. i
Corrox-The sales today were confined
to 1000 bales at prices showing little or no
change from Saturday. We continue to
quote Low Ordinary at Is a IGIc., Ordinary
at III N 1870, Good Ordinary 203 a 2O3c,
Low Middling at 81 a 2lJc.. Middline at
% "a 224c.. Strict Middling at225 &C.. and
Good Middling at 22s n 23c.
SUGAR AND MOLASsEs-The receipts this
morning were larger than usual, and I'm.
braced 1853 hhds. Sugar and lB bbls Molasses.
The demand is good and prices are firm.
About 500 hhds Sugar were sold to-day OF,
the basis of ~ a Sc. for inferior, 81 "a &c. fol-
common, 81 "a 94c. for fair. 10 a lO4c. for
good fair, 1O3 ollie. for fully fair, III "a
llac. for prime, liz a l2bc. for ,choice,
ga 10c. for seconds, liz % l24c. for yellow
clarified. and he. for white. The supplies
of Molasses command IS n Csc. for ferment-
ing. as in quality. zoe. for prime, IS % roc.
plantation reboiled, 371 "a 4Oc for Cuba re-
boiled on plantation, 50 "a 75c. for city ref
merry reboiled, and 81 ~ gallon for Syrup.
Some half bbls. fermentirg sold at TIC.
FLoCR-The market is dull and unchanged
The sales tev-ay were confined to 1900 bbls.,
ofwhich 100 super at 81 20, 3A75 and 200
do: at y l25 and $50 single extra at 81 so,
200 douNe extra at S., 50 do. at $5 25, SO
treble oxtra at s. Is, 300 treble extra at Sc.
and i15 on its merits on private terms. 100
halt bbls: super sold at So so, 25 do. double
extra at So Is, and Is do. choice extra at
$3.50 ~ half Dbl. "
CORN-Tha market has weakened with
better supplies and a falling If in the de-
mand. There We're sales to-day T2lOO sacks,
of which 300 white mixed at 81 sss, 100 Del
low, 200 and 1000 white at 81 l24, 100, 100,
100 and goo do. at 81 IS ~ bushel.
OATs-A.e dull. Sales to-day $500 sacks
ofwhich 300 Ohio River at Gle, 900 Ohio
River at &c. 200, 300 and 600 prime West
ern at 63c. l60, 100, 200 and 25O DO. at G4c.
~ bushel.
BRAN-Is ESme- today. 500 sacks sold at
81 IS, and 5Tat 81 40 ~ 100 tb.
HAY-Is in light supply and fair local de-
mand. Prime Western is selling to the trade
at 1927, and choice at 1923 }y ton. 300 bales
sold to-day at 1927 10 ton.
PORK-1O0 and 100 bbls. mess sold at $3.50
II Dbl. 1t is retailing at $50 so 49 bb.
BACoN-There were sales to-day Of 8 casks
shoulders at 1890, S do. clear rib sides at
l63c., S do. clear sides at 174c.. II ties. ugar-
cured hams at 1875, and 5 do. at 19c. ~ Is.
Day SALT MEAT-10 casks shoulders sola'
at 11tc. ~ 1b. Rib sides are held at 14c. with
131c. refused.
LARD-15 tierces pressed sold at 17c., and
IS kegs do, in three lots, at 13c. - tb.
Tierces are quoted at l6a a lie, kegs III
"a 1oc. ~ fb.
BREAKFAST BACoN-Commands 15 % 191c
49 ii. =
LOUISIANA 2ICE-There is only a light
local demand and prices are unchanged, viz :
choice 81 "a 74c.. prime to good. do 81 "a &c.
ordinary to good do a. a SC Yah
HOOP PoLEs-20,0 900 Dbl PILES at $50 per
HrDEs-Dry country flint Hides are selling
at 154 a Ice, and dry sailed at Is a lac
~ 100 ID wet city slaughter Hides are steady
at 74c for heavy, Sc for light, and lie for
kips
TALLow-The market is bare ofTexas rep
dered, which is in request at 94c. ~ ib City
rendered is firm at Zoe p fb
CoFEE-The stock is only 10000 bags.
which is all in second hands, and is held very
firmly at l7a a 1sc ~ fb (gold duty paid)
for prime; II a l74c for good l63 a l6se
for ordinrry to fair The local demand is fair
Corn MEAI.-The market is quiet and
steady % and IS bbls kiln'dried sold at "a so
SALT-The demand is fair and prices are
steady The dealers sell coarse Liverpool at
81 SO n l SIS, and fine at 81 6o "a | 10 p
sack When large lots were taken at ware
house by boats a deduction is made f9r dray-
age Turks Island Salt steady at $Es5 "a
l SIS 3 bushel