New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-16
COMMERCIAL.

I THURSDAY EYESlAGt august To- 1917.
! CUTTON-The sales to-day embraced 81
! bales, taken by two buyers, at prices indi-
| eating no change; also yesterday after we
! made our inquiries 30 bales, making yesteT-
| days sales ia bales instead Of 81. Strict
! low middling sold at 1913 I9lbc. Although
! from the limited business quotations are, to
| some extent, nominal, yet good ordinary
may be put down at Is 0l84c, and low
middling at 1913 l9l2c, the outside figures
in both cases for strict. We notice further
receipts of bales new crop, the arrivals of
which 70 date amount to % bales, embraC-
a from Texas and is from the Mississippi
| valley.
The amount on shipboard, not cleared,
going on board and engaged for shipment
was set down this morning at 600 bales for
tine North, which, deducted from the stock
then on hand by orr running statement
leaves 900 bales to represent the quantity in
presses and pickeries unsOld or awaiting
orders. The bulk Of the amount is held
above the market, or is not offered.
The Exchange reports; Quotations
nominal 1t quotes good ordinary at ISc,
and reduces its figures for low middling to
IS sc.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September ]. I87l.......... 1923
Arrived since last statement..... 10
MADE RON waste and damaged
COTTON samples, Glenn. 1891 ,O66,4I8
Observation-Disclosures. I,0gI,7n
CLEARED today ;..''....'.-....... none ,,o
Cleared previously O84 9l8-lO8 9l8
Stock en hand and on ship6oard, not cleared 1923
stock same date last Year....,..,,,........ i8l
Receipts proper since last evening 10
bales including Z new, against on last
Thursday, and 10 last year, making an
aggregate since Friday evening of l55 bales
1 Il
and since September ], 9539l3 bales, |
against ,fi0, 295 last year-decrease 1876, $50 |
Tie Exchange kilograms make the re-
ceipts at all the ports to-day 1871 bales, |
against % last Thursday, and 855 last year,
and since Friday. - N, 1860 bales, against |
1913 last week, and G0l8 last year. Total |
since September !, 2,61J,45j bales. against |
), gag 500 last year-deerease, l,273,35O bales. |
Exports Friday to Wednesday inclusive, !
to Great Britain 1917 bales, against S077 /
last week and to the continent none, against |
none last week Stock at all the delivery |
ports, made up to II NJ, ", 1856 bales, against !
IS, Sj2 last week.
SUCAR-Ihere We're receipts this morning |
OF IS hhds by the railroad. The sales and !
resales to-day comprise 100 hhds, in lots, in |
tho sheds, to groceTs, 81 914c for low fair |
Toe for fair; l0l4c for fully fair, and l1l4c |
for choice. The stock is being reduced, and |
now comprises about $500 hhds Louisiana,
mostly in the sheds, and 1900 hhds foreign
in warehouse.
MoLAssEs-There is none coming in |
FROM plantations. City refinery is sell
ing at 30c for inferior, I0c for common,
SOC for fair, DOC for prime, Zoe for choice
and Soc Isl " gallon for golden syrup.
FLOUR-Ch0iCe and fresh flour Is scarce
and in demand, and the OLD stock is very
much reduced. 1t is estimated at 30 600 to
10000 bbls. The receipts are light. The
sales to-day embrace 1000 hbis, of which
10 supertne at IS; so double extra at s. IS: 50
10 at So; 100 low treble at S. IS; n and
300 do at s. so; So so and 30 treble extra
lt 81; 50 and 100 choice treble extra at
81 %; 100, no classification a5 81 81; $50 do
1t IS; 375 do on private terms, 100 and 125
'hOiCe extra at 50 %; 100, 400 and 100 choice
extra at at IS so; so do at S. Is; IS choice
amily at 50; and 30 and Is 30 at 80 50 y
DBL, showing much more activity to-day. !
% half bbls choice sold at s. y half bbL
Corn MEALS very dull and is quoted
loninally at g. 9O03 ! bbi. Purchases
'ould be made at these prices, while some
lold at So 20 y Dbl.
BACON-The demand continues active at
cry materially advancing prices. The
ales embrace 435 casks, Of vs. INCH 2, TO- H.
,, Is, % and 30 casks shoulders on the spot |
{ Sc; so casks, this months delivery. at
Nc; IS casks clear rib sides, 10 arEIle, and
10 to arrive at 1850; a. s, aud % casks
lear sides on the spot at lie; 30 and IS DO
o arrive at lie Y 10, and 10 casks on the
pot at II &c. Shoulders are now quoted ut
88Bc; clear rib sides lGLR 7 l0a8c, clear
des lie = Is.
PORK-Is in good demand and prices arc
lling higher. Tho sales embrce 200 bbls
less, comprising 100, 100, $50 add $50 bbls
{ Sl3 rs = Dbl. II is retailing at Sli8 !
4 % y Dbl
DRY SALT MEAT-A LOT OF Is casks shout
ers sold on the landing at &c 2 10. The {
took Is held by dealers, who are retailing
h0ulders at &c; clear rib sides S24c; clear
ides 9lc = Ii. a
hAMs-ChOice sUgar-curau 4re il light {
lpply and goou demand They are quoted '
10 q l1c y 70: ID tierces sold on the spot {
lie p 10, and 100 do 10 .,-r.,.e ~ I6a4e y $
LARD-Choice continue ii Light supply
nd good demand. Tiercha are quoted at ! :