New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-17
Average Exchange

Notwithstanding a heavy rain storm
which prevailed willis no lntcrlnl>>loll
throug hout business hoNrs, the demand was
fair. bat the movement was checked ny
the advanced pretensiuns of factors ana the
scant supply of desirable c"ttonS. lie
business was consequently confined 10 the
above amount. NJ the Improvement Hotcd.
The existing cause OF the upward move
ment was an advance Of sd and a very ac-
tive market at Liverpool, where the sales
summed up $4,000 bales.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand September l, 1870 bales 2"69o
Arrived since last >tatement...... 9."nJ ...
Arrive Ircviousl !S',t5-l loooto
Total. .......................... llso 36s
CIear,d rreyjously. and burnt. 90. t5l- 900 OIL
stock ell hard and on shipboald-ba.es 2a3 III
Receipts proper since last evening. S5G !.
bales, against 94l0 on last Thursday, and
49, 2last year, making an aggregate since FIJI
dav evening VI 34.4i4 bales. against o.. los
for the corresponding time last week. and
l5.J62 last wear. and since August ii OF
llO9 800 bales. against So. ii0 last year.
SrGAE-Reccived today Dis hldS. Rainy
weather has prevented movements on the
landing today. and we repeat our previous
quotations tor reference: Inferior. ~ u i4c;
common u 6l2c: good common a Lee; fair.
-; Sc good fair. So Size: fully fair, So
ac prime. 9l@ Zoe: strictly prime, lol4c;
choice, l03i a He: yellow clarified. II l2c;
white. - Il i5c T. II.
MoLAssEs-Rcccived to-day 80 bhs:
The demand is good. and the supplies were
sold al l. a l2jc for inferior ttrmenting, 30 u
i5c for good termenting. i3 l5c for re boiled,
soc for prime. and D2l2 4 :ltc for strictly
prime.
FLoUR-Tha inclemency Of the weather
has prevented any movement to-day.
Superfinc is quoted at 50 -: double extra
at S. 10; treble extra at = 2ou1 3is
= hbl.
CoES-The rain has prevented opera
tons on the landing to-day. Mixed and
yellow is quoted at II a re: white - a BE.
OA-s-1he market is firm at G. bSc for
prime.
BRAS-Is in light supply and firm at 81 30
y 100 To-.
HAY-Choice is scarce, and commands
so a % 80 /, ton. Prime is selling at 50
026
PoRx-Is cuiet but firm, with holders
asking So 80 t. Dbl for mess. 1t is retail
ing at s23 T. Dbl.
He !, 10. Shoulders are quoted at
Gl4c: clear rib sides II l.. a | lsc: clear sides
l2l4c: sugar cured hams lG@IGlac T. Ii.
LAHD-Is quiet but firm. 1Icrccs are
quoted at l:li2 a l93.c for steam ana kettle,
and l234 a be for refined: kegs lil.c
t, ID.
DRY SALT MEAT-Shondcr are quoted at
Sc: clear rib sides at Zoe = h.
BREAKFAST BACON-IS quoted at 1IU ltc
y lbl
RIcE-The market is without any life to-
dav, but nothing has TRANSFERRED to change
our quotations. which we therefore repeat.
Carolina prime Gl2c t. tb: good "l;c; fair
834 &c. Louisiana prime 81 sac; ordinary
GO, a7c, and common 5l2 Sac. Stock OF
Louisiana light, that of Carolina fair.
Cow PEAs-Are quiet aud steady. Three
hundred bags sold at s. t. bEshe,.
CorrEE-Therc is no demand at present
for cargocs. Importers hold 1850 bags.
Prime (gold duty paid) quoted at l34
l53,c, good 1ia. a l5c. fair l4ll a lii2c t.
10. Dealers hold about l.! 900 bags.
Com MEAL-The demand Is firm at
So - 1, Dbl for Kindred from the lcvce
and So 50 from store.
CorroS SEED-Dull and sells slowly at
Sl2 T. ton without and $l4 10 with sacks
COTTON SEED MEAI.-Dealers sell decor
ticated at 81 90 and undecorticatcd at
81 40 t. 100 TBS.
BUTrER-ChOce Goshen is scarce, and
sells readily at 43a lic y tb, and Il good
article of Western brings % 627 lac T. h..
Poor qualities are neglected, and quota
tons for them are nominal.
FREIGHrs-Tonnage is still very scarce,
and the demand for room is active at full
rates Vessels can not be had at all for
Western produce. The cOastwise demand
is good. and rates in that direction are
buovant. We quote cotton to Liverpool,
sail, a4d; steam nominal; cotton to Havrc,
sail llac; to German ports, sail, l3-lth:
oil cake to Liverpool. 350Ss Cd; oil, s.;
cotton to New York and Philadelphia,
steam, 7sc; sugar, ST. molasses, s.; flour,
75c; corn, lSc.