New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-03-03
COMMERCIAL.
SATURDAY EVENING, March 2, lS-

SAfCkDAT kekSlNG, March y 1877.
{! CorToN-The sales to-day were confined
10 1l50 bales, at irregular and lower
| prices, the market being so demoralized
! and unsettled that for the present we
! omit quotations.
! The Exchange quotes good ordinary at
! 2Jasc Ia reduction OF 1scj, low middling at
! dc Showing no change), and middiing at
| 2ls4c Ia reduction of iscl.
! Oar quotations last evening were 1870
, 1889 tor ordinary, 25as q 2O34c for good or
binary, u %! 'sc for low middling. 2la4 %
u sc for mlddling, - a 22isc for strict mid
ding, and 4 :e25sc for good middling. out
side figures OF course on strict. To-day good
ordinary sold at Doc, low middling at l024c.
do with staple at &c strict low middling
at 2lc, and niddling at u q and y l2c.
Very few factors were willing to accept
the ruling rates, but some buyers cOntended
for even greater concessions. Under these
circumstances, sales could not have been
forced unless at liberal reductions fron
Saturdays rates. Factors look for rally
next week.
The Exchange reports: prices irrcs-
ular and nominal. Futures sold to day: I04
March at lie
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock GU hand septemberl le7l......:..: l5,2.s
Arrived since last stateDent....... 3406
Arrived previously 1854 1886 1879
ct tDrsi to da; .iii S''''a
Cleared previously. 68s2l2-6933 ea
Stock on hand aud on sh;pS5ard not cleared 200 as
Stock same date last year .263 go
Today's exports embraced 1920 bales to
Liverpool, GO 20 Providence and 1882 to New
York. Receipts proper since last evening
$3.50 bales. against 235i on last Saturday, |
and II, 900 last year, making "A total since |
August 81 of 1929 bales, against l,0l0,S74 |
last year. The Exchange kilograms make !
the receipts at all ports from II NJ. yesttr-
day to II NJ. today 1906 bales. against TO- |
AL on last Saturday, and 1889 last year
SUGA2-Ihe market is dull and prices |
have weakened. The sales to-day were to |
a moderate extent, at Csc for good fair; |
GA a 9l2c for fully fair; csc for prime; 97sc |
fox seconds; l0l4c for centrifugal, and ll5sc
for yellow clarified.
MoLAssEs-Is in fair demand, and the
supplies were mostly sold at 40c for thin
centrifugal; 42c tor good centrifugal; IS a Zoe
for prime: Gle for strictly prime; 45c for
centrifugal fermentin%, and soc tor strictly |
prime termentng. Some half bbls strictly
prime sold at &c z gallon.
FLoUE-is in better demand and there is
a scarcity OF low treble and choice extra
1900 bbls were sold, of which 100 common at
> 80; 100 fine az So; 100 snpertine at s.: 50
double extra at s. 51l4; 50 and 100 do at
at So 10; 400. 50 and 30 at S. -; loo ut s.;
ITO and 100 choice treble extra Il 50 50: 100
i00 zoe aud 400 do at $40; 100 and 30 choice
at SIC So; 800 and 100 at ST., and 100 double
extra at s. GLE y Dbl.
CoES-is in light supply and good de-
In#Ed. 800 sacks were sold Of which 800
mixed ut iJr; 30 DO at nc: 300 do at 7Sc;
30, 1895 and 1919 white at S5c Y bushel.
oATs-Are IN good supply and demand.
26o0 sacks We're sold, of which $50 0i'io
river, second hand sacks, at 5lc; 900 choice
Galena at 55c and 1900 at 55c y bushcl.
HRAN-ls in fair supply and demand. 80
and 600 sacks sold al 81 60 = 100 TBS.
HAY-is in light supply and fair demand.
1000 bales were sold, of which 300 prime
prime st. Louis at S3l; 30 and 20 choice at
So % y ton.
Cow PEAs-Supplies have just com
mencod coming in, and are small as vet
They are quoted AT s. 50 az IS v bushel.
PoRk-Is dull, and mess is quoted at $li
. T. hbl, though some sold at sl4. 100 and
10 bbls mess sold at $l4; 100. 100 ard 25
ng at $li so Is p Dbl.
Day SALT MRAT-Is in fair demand.
Shoulders are offering at 54c y ib. 10
casks rib sides sold at tic. and n tierces
sugar cured hans at &c U is; ) and 10 casks
shoulders at 5Lir and $4,000 lbs at SC for
bf2c lot cieaf rio SlueS, anu &c |
or clear sides.
BACoN-is also dull. Shoulders are quoted
It Glsc; clear rib sides 75s 07a4c; clear sides {
'0Slac. 20 casks clear sides sold at Lice, t
md 40 casks do ON the landing at Sc; - Go
L store at S4c II do clear rib at 7a4c, and !
0 do shoulders at Sic. Sugar cured hams
re dull at | lsc T. Is. 90 tierces sold at
] Pc
LARD-Woud be il demand for export
we're there freight room. SO kegs refined !
old at 0lsc; 80 kegs packers and $50 kegs
ttined at iO4c; tierces are quoted at gao.
CoRS MEALS in fair supply and de-
laud. 900 bbs were sold, of which 500 in t
Us at So 80; so aud 80 at s. &C; 80 at d
3 6-l2; 80 and 80 at So IS y Dbl. o
WHIsKY-200 bbls Indiana sold on pri- s
ate terms and % choice Western at 8 y
alon. Ordinary is quoted at So a 81 lsc: i
ood proof at 80 Z 9-lhc T. gallon. h
VINEGAR-A lot Of . bbls cider VINEGAR II
rought lie T. gallon.
BREAKFAST HACoS-Is quiet. Western is =,
uCted at I0c Northern II n II he T. 10.
POULTRY AND EGGS-Chickens are selling
a the landing al $607 Tor the grown
al 81 80 for the young; ducks $425; n
eese S. az; turkeys SIS a2O; eggs l8a22c ~
dozen. re
Observation-Disclosures are selling on the 81
nding at s. 5000 25; onions $203; apples oil
50S y Dbl; cabbages 81 0l0 v box; sour e
rout SIS e2O v Dbl; Western beans 500 s,