New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-22
COM M ERCIAE.

THURSDAY EVENING. April 81. 1870.
CoTTON-The sales to-day summed up
$500 bales at irregular and generally sitter
prices, small part being at previous rates,
and the residue at an advance of s@4c. We
quote low ordinary at l5f@l63c; ordinary at
l73@19c; good ordinary at 20a@2lc; low
mddiing at 2l4@2lic; middling, at 224@
&C; strict middIlng at 22f@-c; and good
middling at 23@-c.
The market opened with few indications
of increased activity, but soon afterwards An
animated demand arose, under which quite
a large business was done before noon.
Later in the day the movement exhibited
less spirit, and although it was generally
anticipated that the sales would be large,
they did nOt exceed the amount noted
above. Early in the morning some few
transactions occurred at previous rates, bat
buyers subsequently paid 5@4 and even &c
higher. Strict, good ordinary for example,
sold at 2lic, strict low middllng up to 22c,
and middliDg above our figures. Hence,
some authorities put low middling at eco
2lsc, and others at 2li@22c, while On the
other hand others again quoted at 81 OIL &c.
Some middling fair brought 253c.
STATEMENT OF COTTON.
Stock on hand September l. Ia6a-baIes 10
Arrived since last stateraent....', 5ss o,e nc,
Arrived previously. .oH 536-l 1872
Total. ..................... I,o47,752
O,ea ed to-day Observation-Disclosures 6,U!3
Cleared previously SOS 8oi eOls77
Stock hand AID on shipboard-baes. ......l45,875
To.day's exports embraced 1886 bales to
Liverpool, 1923 to Havre, 333 to Vera Cruz.
and So to Philadelphia. Receipts proper
since Friday evening, Is 063 bales, against
a. 81 for the corresponding time last week,
and 1889 last year, and since September l,
992. 1868 bales, against 74s ass last year.
SUGAR AND MoLAssES-The receipts this
morning were larger than usual, and com
prised COO hhds sugar and 800 bbls molasses.
The demand is good. at firm prices, and the
supplies were pretty much all sold. Inferior
sugar 7s@8c; common 6a@9c; fair 9409ac;
good far 9s@f0tc; fully fair l0a@l0IC; prime
ll@11ac; choice ll4@l2c; seconds 9@l0c;
yellow clarified lls@l2c; white l23@l3c.
FermeDtiDg molasses S0010c, as in quality:
prime eboiled 68@7Jc; Cuba reboiled or
plantation 375@40c; city refinery reboied
5O@75c; syrup 81 u gallon:
ARRIVALS FROM THE WEsT-Ihe Mary
Houston, from Louisville, and Shark and
barges, from st. Louis, have arrived since
our review of yesterday.
FLoyR-The market Is dali and IN
changed. The sales to-day were confined
10 800 barrels, of which 100 superfne at
81 rs; 100 double extra at IS; 100 treble
extra at SIS so; Is treble extra at SIS SIS; geo
and so choice extra at s.; 200 treble extra
on private terms.
CoRN--Is in good supply and dull. Gales
to-day 5000 sacks, of which 1000 white Ut
ST. o.; 100 white and yellow at 81 Q5: 100
and 1000 white, and 800 yellow at 81 075; zoo
yellow at 81 10, and 200 inferior at CSC %
bushel.
OATs-Are also dull; the sales to-day are
confined to 1890 sacks, OF which 400 and 500
Chic were cold AZ Gle 200, $50 and 500 Ga
lena at CSC u buehel
BRAN-ls quiet $50 sacks sold at 81 10 p
100 lis.
HAVOC bales premium Western sold at
S26 so, and rs b&lee choice ct SGT Is T3 ton.
PoRK--10 and Is bbs and so bbls mess in
two lots sold ut $50 % Dbl. Heavy mess is
held lat $50 rs II bbL% Il is retailing at
$50 SO per Dbl.