New Orleans Republican., 1872-01-05
Average Exchange

Good midd ling ng.................2U1s aAha 2"3e
The demand was active throughout the
day, but during the morning sitter prices
were paid than toward the close. strict
low middling selling as high as l9a4c and
l97sc. At the close it was stated that an
average list could be had at l9i4c, but the
weight of opinion was in favor of l939c as
the inside rate Strict ordinary sold at
lS12c: good ordinary at lS'sc and lSa4c:
strict do at lSaic and I9c; strict good or
dinary to low midtiiing at 1880 low mid
ding at l9asc and l9l2c: strict do at l"'sc
and l9aic: Liverpool middling als- at l9a!c,
and high style of good middling at 2o9sc.
These figures indicate considerable lrreGu
arity. and at the close there was some diff
ference of opinion with regard tn quota-
tons. Yesterdays sales We're II 200 bales.
The Exchange reports: Market very
active" Its quotations are raised sc on
good ordinary, lac on low middling, and sc
on good middling.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September i, l87l........... 1858
Arrived since last statement-....'.- ILL., ,,..
Arrived previous ..J1 c=S-9i i-'''
Total. 55952@
Cleared to-day. .:....................- tn!4
Cleared previously sly...................252 o7352 Isl
Stock on hand and on shiphoard not cleared I3l 391
Stock o.. hand same time last year.......- 22d6o1
To-day's exports embraced 3S09 bales to
Liverpool J63 10 Bremen. aud 1902 to Bos
ton. Receipts proper since last evening TO-,
S:}S bales, gainst 10, IL on last Thursday and
IL. .l64 last year, making an aggregate since
Friday evening Of ,}S, ,005 bales, against Il, 12S
for the corresponding time last week and
4. .05S last year, and since August 81 Of
j,049 bales. against 5J0,717 last year.
SUGAR-Received 1886 hhds. Two packets
are due We note "a fair demand: with
L.,
ceipts were mostly sold on the basis of
a 6lac for inferior 63. q lac for common;
IS n Sc for fair: 81 a Sl2c for good fair; Sac
for fully fair 909l2c for prime: 934c for
strictly prime; 10 Il l014c for choice; p &c
for seconds: a l0l2c tor centritugaI; i0l2
lO78c for yellow clarified, and Ii ii l2c for
white.
MoLAssEs-Received 200 bbIs. The re-
cepts are light, the demand Is good aud
prices are trner. The supplies have sold
at 20 n 25c for inferior; IS a :3Oc for common
and CeutIifugal; BIC for fair to prime fer
mcnting; 30 iSc for fair. not tcrncnting;
- 12c tor prime; i3 Il 4ic for strictly prime,
and - 4Gr for choice.
FLOUR-The stock il light; the demand.
however. is only moderate and prices are
unchanged. t000 hb!s were sold. Of which
100 srperiine and 100 single extra at 81 -:
% single extra at s. 81 p; l50 double extra
at = 10; 80 do at s. -; -, 100 and iGO
treble extra at IS; 30 DO 1T s. LIE; 22j
choice treble extra al g 80: 100 do at $ 81 ia:
CO and 205 do at s. %; % and U0 choice
extra at $ -: % choice extra at 81; % aud
90 do at - 80 e bbl.
CoRN-Ihe supply is only moderate, but
the market is dull and prices are lower.
300 sacks were sold, of which .G0O white
on private terms; 100 white aud yeiuv
mixed and 400 white mixed at 7ic,
800 white and 500 white and yellow pt
75c. and 800 white, second hand sacks. ut
7lc T. bushel
OArs-Ara in light supply, but the mar
ket is dulI ana prices have declined. 1900
sacks sold at 1Sc. and 500 at SOC; 2GG sacks
ordinary ut SIC, and 1900 sacks in ware
house on private terms; together $500
sacks.
BRAS-There is none in first hands. The
last sold at 81 GO a Gj Z 100 lbs.
HAYS dull with a good supply. go
bales ordinary sold at S23 I50 prime Ohio
river at SO, and 10 prime st. Louis al $50
u ton.
PorK-Is dull, with mess Offering at
$l4 80 t. bhl. A lot OF % bbls new country
mess sold at $l3 81 p, G5 bbs choice ncyy
mess at $l4, and SO old mess at $t4 % T. bbl.
1t is retailing at Sli 50 a 10 u bbl.
BACoN-Is also dull. Shoulders are scarce
bat there are some arriving. 10 casks clear
siles sold at the jackson railroad depot at
I 77oc; 10 do clear lib sides on the spot at
Fac; and 5 and 10 do clear sides at Sc.
LAED-Choice is i'll request and III hight
supply. Tieires are quoted at ga UJSsc
kegs l0l4 @I0l2c.
DRY SALT MEAT-Is quiet. Shoulders
arc quoted at &c II ib.
CoENMEAL-is scarce. a lot of 100 bhls
sold a. 81 80 q bhl
CoFFkE-Ihe market is firm with Il good
demand. LARGE or round lets command !
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