New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-02
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand and on shipboard

| ceipts proper since SATURDAY. evening 1904
bales, against 30l2 on last Sunday and Mon
day and eoSl last year, making an aggregate
since Friday evening Of 1854 bales. against
| 7549 for the corresponding time last week
and 1854 last year, and since August 81 Of
| ,2S2, 964 bales. against ,03l 1888 last wear.
| SUGAR-Received to-day 100 hhds. The
| demand is good and prices are firm: about
| 400 hhds were sold at ca nc for inferior;
| IA G7a4c for common: 81 C for low fair; Sla
G9c for good fair; Ga 69a4c for fully fan;
| Csc for prime, not reflled: l00 l0I5c for
prime to strictly prime; l034c for choice;
liz q 7Sc for yellow clarified and II a
1890 for white.
Enthusiastically GO bbls were received
to-day. The supplies are light and the
market is firm with a good demand: com
mon fermenting p q 35c; prime fer1nenting
400 45c; centrifugal 81 040c; plantation re.
boiled 40 a SOC; cistern bottom 50 Q 60c CITY
refinery reboiled 30 a GOc; golden syrup 9Gc
0Sl u gallon.
FLoUR-We note more inquiry to-day and
the lower grades are tirlner, owing to
scarcity. The better descriptions are in
good supply. There were sales OF 1000 bbls.
of which 80 superfine at S. 90 - do at St;
100 and 1870 double extra at Sc 80: 25 single
extra at Sc IS; % treble extra at St 90; 300
do at 81; Us choice extra at s. -; 80 and
80 do at 81 S715; 10 choice extra Az s. 80:
315 do at IS Is y bbl.
CoRN--ls in good demand but at lower
rates. The supply is good. The sales to-
day embrace $4,000 sacks, of which 200 Or
binary red at Csc; 500 yellow and 800 mixed
at zoe; COCO white and 1000 yellow at 7lc
4OOS yellow, 300, 1000 and 200 white at 72c;
100 white at 72l2c; 800 white mixed, i'll dun
dees at 73c; 200 do at 74c, and geo white, in
dundees, at 76c p bushel
OATs-Are in light supply and good de-
mand at about previous prices. About 1900
sacks were sold to-day, Of which $50 ordi-
nary st. Louis at 62c: 100 and $50 do at CSC:
$50 and $50 do at 64c; $50 Galena at 65e T.
bushel.
BRAN-Is in light supply, and prices are
higher; 300 sacks sold at 81 Is y 100 TBS
HAYS in fair supply and limited de-
mand; l25 bales prime Western sold at S25 |
2 ton. Choice is quoted at S26.
PoRK-Ihe market is quiet but firm, with |
holders asking SIG 250l9 SO u Dbl for mess. |
1t is retailing at $l9 50620 - Dbl.
BACoN-There is more inquirSto-day, and |
sales are held kc per ID higher; 8 casks !
shoulders sold at nc; 10 and 10 casks clear |
sides at l04sc; shoulders are quoted at 714 |
0734c; clear rib sides l0c; clear sides l01bc; |
sugarcured hams are dull at Is q l51ac t. tb.
LARD-The market is wi.2out animation |
Tierces are offering at II q | 12c; kegs l2la q |
l3c T. fb.
DRY SALT MEAT-Shoulders are quoted at
al A5c t. ID.
BREAKFAST BACoN-Is dull and is quoted |
at ID 0l5c y 10.
RICE-There is nothing new to notice in
this article to-day. The demand continues |
moderate, and prices are unchanged. We |
repeat our previous quotations, viz: Caro-
lima prime Sa4 P878c; good 8l9c; fair Sl4c |
" 10. Louisiana prime sac; ordinary 734c;
common Gao q 10.
Corn MEALS in moderate supply and |
good request at full prices. One hundred
bbls kiln-dried sold on the landing at s. 10
y Dbl From store it is quoted at So % a
8 371a.
EsCULENTs-Western potatoes are selling
on the levee at 50 20 " bbl; new Louisiana
potatoes command $505 80 y Dbl; new
Louisiana onions SiG4 SO e bbl; Louisiana
cabbages Sl00i5 T. 100 head.
POULTRY AND EGGs-Chickens sell on the
!evee at u al 80 y dozen, and turkeys at
$50 $50 y dozen Western eggs are plenty,
and sell on the levee at II 019c y dozen
WHIsKY-The market is quiet but firm.
Western rectihed is quoted at IS a. GOO Y
gallon for low proof, and 95 a 81 19c for choice
brands; Bourbons 81 al % for patent, and
81 350 5 for pure.
SALT-Demand light. We quote dealers
rates at 81 l00l Is y sack for coarse, and
81 250l 30 for fine. When large lots are
taken at warehouse by boats, deduction