The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-03-23
New Orleans Market.

CorroN-The sales to-day embraced
5000 bales, mostly at prices showing
an improvement of 5@4c. We quote
low ordinary at 150l6c., ordinary at
17@1ec., good ordinary at I9aG2Oc.,
low middling at 20a02l4c., middling
at 220224c., strict middling at 22t(9c.,
and good middling at@23c.
The demand was fair throughout
the day but operations We're restricted
both by moderate supplies and factors
being more stringent in their preten-
sions, which confined the business to
the amount noted above. Prices ex-
hibited some irregularity, a part of
the sales having been at yesterdays
rates, but most of them at an advance
of 19}c. In ordinary we noticed
transactions 1(05 C. above our figures
and some authorities quoted that grade
at 174@163c. Strict good ordinary sold
at &c. above our quotations. There
were also sales Of an intermediate
quality between strict ordinary and
good ordinary as high as 1875.
SUGAR-The receipts this morning
embraced 23O hhds. There was bet
ter demand to-day, and 400 hhds. We're
sold at previous prices; inferior GIG
TIC. common s@ssc.; low fair 90
94c.; good fair 91@1Oc. fully fair 104
@10ac.; prime l1@11ec. choice 100
124c; yellow clarified l2ac. white 1872
@14c. ~ ID.
MoLAssEs-Orly IS bbls. were re-
ceived this morning, and the market is
dull at 25@30c. U gallen for inferior
fcrmenting 40045c. for good fermen-
ting; 50055c. for prime to choice
fermenting. City refinery reboiled is
selling at 5o@6oc. Syrup sI@l 10 -
gallon.
FLoUR-The market is very dull for
the lower grades, which are in album
dance, while choice is scarce and firm.
Fine is quoted at 81 2O@4 25; super
fine 81 371@5 so; single extra SIS;
double extra SIS 25@5 so; treble extra
S6@6 so; choice extra at S7@7 so;
family extra $s0S so ~ Dbl. The
sales to-day are confined to 200 bbls.,
of which so fine at s4 90; so do. at
"a 30; 100 superfine at Sd rs; 100 on
its merits at s4 95; Is single extra al
IS; 100, 100 and 100 double extra al
SIS so; so treble extra at So; 100 dc
at Sc 81; 100 choice extra at So 10
100 do. at 81 60, and 200 on its merits
on private terms. a.
CoRN-Is in fair supply and demand
There were sales to-day of 6200 sacks
of which 100 fair white at 81; 2S5
burlaps, at 81 OF; $50 white mixed al
81 03; 1000 white at 81 O5; $50 and
500 at ST. O6; 700, 700 and 1900 white
at 81 OF; and $50 do. at 81 OIL q
bushel.
OATs.-The market is quiet. Isl
sacks sold to-day at Csc. ~ bushel.-
Since writing the above we have heard
of sales of 125, 125 200 and $50 sacks
at 64c. ~ bushel.
BRAN.-Is in light supply and firm
Is and 200 sacks sold at 81 rs y 1O(
lbs.
HAYS also in light supply AM
firm; 13l, 40 and 100 bales prime
Western sold at $50 per ton, and 81
choice at $50.
| PoRK-Is held at $26 SO per Dbl. TO
mess. 1t is retailing at s2S 25G28 81
| ~ Dbl.
/ BAcoN-Is dull to-day. Holders arr
asking 12c. ~ pound for shoulders, l6c
for clear rib sides, 17c. for clear side
and 17@l71c. for sugar-cured hams
Some job sales of clear sides were mad
at 164c. and l65c., and 10 casks Shout
ders solk at llac. ~ ID.
LARD-Is dnll-5O and II tierce
steam rendered sold at 14c. ~ ID ant
i 100 tierces kettle rendered at the SAM
price. Kegs are quoted at 174@I71e
~ lb.