New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-08

In giving the above tor average lists 1t Is
proper to add that many authorities quoted
decidedly lower. i'll which they were sup
ported by actual sales; but the prices paid
showed such extraordinary irregularity that
all quotations must be submitted as nomi-
nal There is not Il style represented by
our figures that did not sell in some cases at
materially less. and sales could not be forced
without accepting such extreme low rates.
The sales for the past three days, includ-
ing 700 bales mere on Saturday than was re-
ported, sum up II 900 bales and the receipts
5OS2S, embracing 1903 from other delivery
ports and i9.12J proper, against -. i3J
proper for the corresponding time last week
and 10 .S2l last year. Receipts proper since
August 81. l.041 $40 bales, against $4,000
last wear. The exports comprise 9019
bales, embracing 1890 TO Liverpool, 1864 TO
Cork 3D43 TO Havre. S37 TO Amsterdam 1920
to Hamburg, $3.50 to Bremen. 449 to Vera
Cruz and i3l to New York. The receipts
at all the ports this week are 81, 800 bales,
against -, 1873 same time last week.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stool, on hand September l. l37O-bacs 2o6a6
Arrived since Last statement 1900. l29s2
Total. 1923. a,7
Cleared to-day ..-....... -.-.--. t.oti
Cleared previouslo ............. 627 25a- 333 S53
Stock hand and on ShipboaTd-bales. 299,ot4
To-days exports embraced 222J bales to
to Liverpool, and 1850 to Cork for
orders. Receipts proper since last eve
ming l2,52i bales against 1923 last Tues
day and 1854 last year making an az
gregate since Friday evening of 1923
bales. against 29,435 for the corresponding
time last week, and 1891 last year, and
since August 81. of ,0i1 ,HlO bales against
$50, 500 last year.
SUGAR-Receivcd to-day Alb hhds. The
market is dull. but the supplies are small
and are selling slowly at previous prices:
Interior. AZ. sac; common, 8 a 6lac: good
common. 7a7l.c: fair. -, a &c. good fair.
81, Size: fully fair. 81. &c; prime. 81. a
9l2c: strictly prime, 934c; choice. l0l; n
l03,c: yellow clarified. ii a Zee: white la
l3c + 10.
MoLAssEs-Received to-day 379 bbls
and % half bbls Good molasses is in re-
quest but poor qualities are dull, Inferior
terInentin. is selling at l5a DC; fair TO
prime fermenting. 30 AZ lsc; centrifugal. 80
n t0c; prime. not termentins, as q SOC: strictly
prime, So a sc. There is no choice here.
FLOUR-Is in better supply. The demand
is fair and prices are unchanged; 300 bbls
| were sold to-day. of which 10 80 81 and 100
supcrhnc at IS %; 100 treble extra at
| s. 80; - do at s. 62le; rs do at s. 65: 100
| do at s 1j 100 choice family extra at So 80
| 100 do at s. 81 y: 100 do at 50 IS, and 100
| do az 50.
CoRN-ls quiet but firm, with a fair sup
| ply; 500 sacks were sold today, of which
| ito and 500 mixed at zoe; 700 and SOC
! white, 1000 and 1000 yellow at 7lc; 300 800
| 500, and 500 white at re = bushc.
OATs-Are in fair supply and demand at
previous prices; 1900 sacks were sold to-day
of which 500 Ohio river at Soc; 800 do al
Gle; 1900 st. Louis at 62l2c; 300 and 500 dc
at G3c 300 do at 64c: 500 do at Coo; l5C
Galena at 6ic, and 500 do at Csc v bushel.
BACoS-Advices from the West have stiff
| fencd the market here, and there was a
| brisk inquiry in the afternoon 10 and L.
| casks clear sides sold on the landing a,
| l2asc. Shoulders are quoted at lOc: clear
| rib sides l2l4c clear sides l2I2c: sugar
| cured hams l6l. l6s.c T. 10.
BREAKFAST BACoS-Is selling at Is a l6c
| T. ID.
BEAS-Is in light supply and good de
mand: 1900 small sacks sold in lots al
| 81 20, and $50 and GOO patent sacks at
81 80 y 100 TBS.
EAY-The demand is good for prime ant
choice, of which there is very little here
| About 1900 bales were sold TODAY, OF
| which 300 prime at $40; 200 do at 81; 9O(
choice at f,7 75 80 and 100 do at $2s.
DRY SALT MEATS in good demand
casks shoulders sold at 81ec; do hams
at LeC, ana oU DaTTels JoW.S at Tic T. 10.
PoRK-Is dull, with holders asking s.;
y Dbl for round lots. 1t is retailing a
1923 SO y Dbl. Sixty bbls overweight mes
sold at $22 Is, and 50 bbls do brough
1923 25 Twenty-four bbls rump sold at 81
L.RD-Is steady. with a fair supply
225 kegs packers sold at lfc. and ., key:
do 1T l4l4c. Kegs are quoted at IA a IA l2c
tierces, 1914 a l2a.c for steam and kettle
and II l3l2c for refined.
RIcE-Is quiet, but prices are steady
Carolina is quoted at Slsc y Is for prime: 9h'
for good, and Si4 09c for fair: Louisian;
sig a Sac y tb for common, G1l a &c for or
binary, and Sc for prime.
| CaRoLiNA Cow PEAs-In prospect Of lib
eral receipts, the market is depressed
Round lots are quoted nominally at So q
hushel. Job sales are making at So 100
| 3 IS v bushei.
| EsCULEHTs-St. Louis potatoes sell on thu
| levee at $3a3 10, and Clio at 81 IS al 81
=, Dbl; onions are quoted at s. 06 50; ap
Piles at $305 = Dbl; sour krout at 81 a. I
Dbl, nominally; cabbages $6a 10 y crate.
| BEANs-Are scarce and firm. Whit,
! Western $80S 50; Northern So v Dbl.
| POULTRY AND EGGs-Chickens sell ON tn
! landing at $607 5ov dozen; geese at 4