New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-18

estimated at 1000 bags.
FRUT-There is but little business doing.
as is usual at this season, with a stock Of
nuts and ralsms fully equal to the demand.
but lemons are scarce and high. We quote
lemons at Sll u box; oranges none in market:
layer raisins g IS a 2 IS; London layers none:
currants Ga aloe p 70; prunes German 10
Gle; Brazil nuts l5c; English walnuts Is
/ q l8c; ALMONDS. II a l812c; shelled almonds
30c; flberts PIP q l4c; pecans l0c; figs l6c;
citrOn 40044C = 10; bananas $l03; plan
tains 75c a 81 25 p bunch; pineapples S20
| 2 so u dozen; cOCOanuts 81 5003 so u 100;
peaches SOC dSl 50 p box. as in quality.
BREAD AND CRACKERs-There is a fair
local demand and considerable is being
shipped to the interior and Texas We quote
navy bread at 4c, pilot bread 50 &c, French
biscuit &c, soda crackers safe, butter a
&c, picnic case, oyster Sc, sugar 9 "a I2c,
cream II a l2c, nicnac I5c, ginger nuts II q
l2c, lemon snaps Ice, Crescent biscuit l5c,
cracknel biscuits 35c.
RICE-The market is easier, and we note
! lac decline. Prime new Louisiana is offered
at &c u tb; old louisiana ordinary to
prime, "a a sac + fb. Some Carolina eX-
pected.
1 SALT-We have heretofore noticed an ad-
| vance of 100 Y cent in Liverpool, and late
advices quote still further improvement
of so T. cent. This has, to great extent,
| LCuL4 dAlECA kLlC oIItNl DdACb NCClLLlC blA az
| count of the reduction of duty under
the new tariff, which took effect on the
first instant, and we quote our market firm.
Dealers rates from store are 81 60 for
coarse, and 81 20 for fine, with a reduction
| of Toe y sack when taken from warehouse.
In Turks Island we note a dull market
! and one sale made on private terms; the
| stock is ample, and it is selling from store
| at 81 30 y bag. Table salt IN pockets
242 a Sc each as in size.
BAGGEG-There appears to be nothing
! doing at wholesale, but the dealers show
! considerable movement in filling orders
! for the country. India is held at l5lRc,
| and domestic jute in round lots at l7c cash,
| but no sales. All the sales in the past month
were on private terms. Dealers are retailing
| domestic jate at 49, l919c y yard. Hemp and
| flax is held at l8c. India in bales is retail
| ing at l0A 0l7c y yard.
| BALING TwINE-DeaIers are retailing at
| II a l8c y Is.
IRON COTTON TIEs-Are selling at SC y
| Is.
| GUNNY BAGs-There is very little de
mand for them. They are held at I8c each.
| Corn IN SACKs-Is in fair supply on the
| landing with limited demand at yester-
! days prices. 500 and $50 sacks mixed sold
| at soc, and 300 choice white at Csc p
| bushel.
OATs-There is fair supply with a very
moderate demand at unchanged prices
| 400 sacks st. Louis sold at Ace y bushel
BRAN-ls in light supply and dull. 300
| bags sold at 97l3C p 100 TBS.
COOPERAGE-COntrac are being made,
and prices are ruling higher. Sugar hogs
| heads command So 1914 Is, and mo-
lasses barrels 81 65 al Is each. The stock
of hoop poles is good and demand limit8d.
Barrel poles are held at $25 80; half #bbl
$l8GZO, and hogshead at SIS p 1000.
| Cypress slaves sell at $I5020 y 1000
for barrel, and $35 q 40 for hOgshead.
MALT AND HOPs-There is a little more do
ing, but the stock is ample for the demand
Choice Western fall malt commands 81 81
al 50, choice Western spring do 81 % al 49,.
good 81 l0Gl %, and common 90c Il
bushel. There is no Canada in the mar
ket. Prime to choice New York hops, crop
of 1871, sell at SIC a ST. and ordinary to good
Wisconsin 70G80c y ID. Old hops sell at
Is a i0c y tb, according to grade.
BEEF-There is q tair supply of Texas
with a small stock Of Western and North
ern. We quote Texas mess $II a 70; extra
mess $l2 50 y bbl.and s. a 50 for half-bb!s.
Tierces are quoted at ST. al 30 for mess,
and Sl8 ais 80 for prime mess. Western
mess $l4 a Is in bbls, and Northern SIS 50
a l6 for bbls. and So for half-bbls.
LARD Om-The last sales in lots were
made at Csc = gallon
STAR CANDLEs-Are in ample supply for
the wants Of the trade, all weights command
l9c wholesale and l9l2c II 10 jObbng.
WOOL-The stock on hand is estimated
at $4,000 lbs. The market is very quiet, as
buyers and sellers appear to be wide apart
in their views. We quote lake 40 a 4ic;
clean Louisiana 81 I0c, and bury 20 a &c
T. lb.
TALLow-Is in demand for. export at
9c-R ID. Small lots are selling at 8CSMc
for ordinary and 9G9Ac T. ID for prime.
NAVAL STORES There is no spirits tur-
pentine in first hands, and it is now
held at 5212c T. gallon: The demand for
rOsin is confined to the local trade, want Of
tonnage restricting shipments. It's quoted
at sons 50 y Dbl for pale and virgin
So Is a for No. l; So 50 for No. g. and So
for common. Pitch IS selling at 81 . T.
biol, and tar 8 u I0c 2 gallon, with very
little demand.
CoAL-Pittsburg is now offered at j5c y
Dbl by the boat load, and S. T. hid. An
thracite is retailing at Sl2 so 2 ton, and
Pittsburg at 81 p Dbl, delivered.
OAK STAvEs-The stock on hand is large,
and estimated at 100000. Five boats are
expected by the first proximO with 100000,
which will probably close the receipts for
this season. There is a good demand, but
shipments can not be effected from want of
tonnage. We quote extra pipe, Culled, %
1900, delivered alongside of vessel. $50;
wine pipe $Il50l 100; extra hid $l35 a l4O
extra claret 500 0IO5; Dbl $50: and keg
$l0045.
HrDEs-The market is dull and prices are |
lower 300 Attakapas sold at f4c, and 400
country cured at 104c T. Is, We quote: I
Green hides at Sc T. tb; green sailed IOc;
dry sailed l1c; flint IA a l5c; green Eps 11a
l2c; sailed kips BE. In city hides prices !
are easier. We quote: Steer hides, city |
slaughtered, over IS Tbs Zoe; do 20 to 81 |
Tbs Zoe; do under 70 TBS I0c; COW |
kips city slaughtered 90 to "A TBS II a l3c; |
20 to 80 TBS IL a I2c; calf skins, 81 each; |
country hides, flint, 20 to % lbs IA 0l 5c; !
damaged half price. Ok horns Sc apiece. |
MOss-We note some receipts by railroad, |
which meet with very slow sale at a &c T. |
ID. City picked is held at 609l2c T. 10; !
but no demand.
HAY-There is a fair supply on the land |
ing, ard choice lots are in demand. The |
sales embrace AS bales, of which 50 st. /
Louis at $27; - prime ST. Louis at S27 so: |
50 do at $28, and 800 choice new at $50 y /
ton.
POULTRY AND EGGs-Chickens are selling |
on the landing at $607 " dozen for the |
grown, and 81 "A so for The young ducks !
$404 50; geese $607, and $l2 Is for tur-
keys. Eggs are selling at l2d Ice y dozen.
BsCULENTs-The market is well supplied
with potatoes. The demand is fair and
choice lots are wanted. We quote white
sprouts 81 75al 80; early rose 81 8502,
and russets So by river and s. l502 IS y
bbl by rail. Onions are low, the market
OverstOcked and selling at 81 2502 IS
= Dbl. Green apples are abundant and
selling at 81 25G2 2, Dbl. Cabbages
s405 H. box SOur krOut S6a7 - bbl |