New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-12
Average Exchange

dispatches from Liverpool and New York,
| together with some feeling, excited by dis
couraging crop accounts. the demand was
active throughout the day, and, the supply
being moderate, factors were enabled to
establish the advance noted above Barely
| ordinary sold as low as He, and style
very little better at III 7-l6c; strict ordinary
as low as i 14c; good ordinary, not strict, as
high as 1334c; style between strict good
ordiMry and low middling at 1875 and 14c,
and middling as low as l5c.
The Exchange reports: '.Active market,
with kc advance on all grades"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September l, ls7o-bales 30.6s6
Arrived since last statement...... 3.2H
Arrived preViousiy.......... $50 S48-l, 1884 1872
Total .................. 1,4O4 ,888
Cleared e SgS '''''''-'''' alSySt
Burnt. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 669-1, 262 ,707
Stock on hand and on shipboard. ......... l42,l81
To-day's exports embraced S207 bales to
Liverpool, 5S37 to Havre and 1860 to Bar
celona. Receipts proper since last evening
1920 bales, against 1916 On last Thursday
and 32II last year, making an aggregate
since Friday evening of 1852 bales,
against 1852 for the corresponding time
last week. and 12,4l0 last year, and since
August 81, of 1,309,828 bales, against
loss, 100 last year.
SUGAR-There is very little offering, the
bulk of the stock being held firmly in the
sheds for higher prices. The inquiry is
active, and there are orders from the
country lying over untitled. Some sales
were made at 607c for Inferior 9bs 0934c
for good fair; 100 l0lRc for fully fair; 1O2.
Dllc fer prime; l2c for yellow clarified
and 1874 a 13c for white.
MoLAssEs-Is in light supply and in re-
quest at Is 030c for common f,rmenting;
$50 45c for good to prime ferme1ting;
30 45c for plantation reboiled, as in quality;
city refinery reboiled is quoted at 80 q 60c;
golden syrup Soc 0Sl y gallon.
FLOUR-The stock is light, and the mar
ket is firm, with a good demandj 1000 bbls
were sold to-day, of which 100 double extra
at Sc IS, 300 treble extra at 81, 100 do at
81 20, so and 100 do at s. g. GOO choice ex-
ira at 81 S712, 400 do at So, 20 do at So 25
y Dbl; 200, 200 and 200 treble extra on pri-
vate terms. The sales of superfine yester-
day were at So 25, not Sc IS y Dbl.
CORN-Is in light supply and moderate
demand; 1000 sacks were sold to-day, of
which 400 mixed at roc, $50 yellow at zoe,
800 white mixed at Tic, 100 and 1900 white
at re, 200 white at 721ac, 100 white and 100
white in dundees at 73c, and SO white in
dundees at 76c.
OATs-The market is in light supply and
firm; 300 sacks st. Louis sold at 624tc q
bushel.
BRAN-Is in light supply and firmer; 125
sacks sold at 81 80, and 300 sacks at 81 40
" 100 lbs.
HAYS in fair supply and moderate de-
mand; 100 bales prime Ohio river sold at
$50 so; 500 bales do at $23 and 200 choice
Western at $24 so y ton.
PoRK-Is quiet but firm. Mess is held at
wholesale at $40 q Dbl. 1t is retailing at
$40 50020.
DRY SALT MEAT-Shoulders are quoted
at Ga 07c v tb.
BACoN-The stock is light, but the de-
mand is limited. Shoulders are held at
IA @Sc; clear rib sides 9%c; clear sides
I0Ac; sugar cured hams at l40l5c for
choice, and 10 q l4c for ordinary and plain;
Is tierees sugar cured hams sold at lac; %
do at 14l2c and do at I5c " fb.
LARD-Is dull. Tierces are quoted at ii o
1ll9c; kegs 121b @12%c P fb.
BREAKFAST BiCoN-Is dull. Western is
quoted at wholesale at l214c; it is retailing
at l3c.
CORN MEALS scarce, in request, and
held at So so y Dbl for .kiln-dried on the
leyee.
SALT-The market continues very dull,
put prices are unchanged. Dealers rates,
81 iU9I l5SR sack for Liverpool coarse,
and u 1901 % for fins. When taken in
large lots at warehouse, by boats, de-
duction- Is made for drayage. Table salt
in pockets, Sc, 4c and &c.
WHISKY-The market remains quiet and
prices are steady. Rectified S7h 9971ec "
gallon, as in proof; Bourbon, $I0l IS %
RICE-The demand is fair, and with light |
stocks prices are firm. We still quote
Carolina 94c Y, ID for prime, 90 for good,