New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-13
NEW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION. AssIMtLATED
TO THAT OF LIVERPOOL-

The market opened with a scant supply
and active demand, which subsequently re
ceived an additional stimulus from favor
able Liverpool and New York dispatches,
and continued brisk throughout the day, re-
sulting in the business noted above, which
would no doubt have been much more
liberal had there been better supply.
Early in the morning soma few sales were
made at Yesterdays improvement, but the
bulk of the sales was at an irregular an
vance of IS, "A and 38c. Good ordinary
sold at l7l2, l15s and H&c, strict good
ordinary at Ia, Is and l818c, low mid
ding at 1914 a 1890, strict low middling at
1884 019c, strict low middling to middling
at l9e, middling at lg8sc, and strict mid
ding at I91ac. There was some difference
of opinion with regard to the advance, some
authorities putting it at only IBc, others at
X a lac. and others at full I4c. The market
may be reported as closing firm at our quo
tations
The amount on shipboard not cleared, go
ing on board and engaged for shipment was
set down at the opening this morning at
pool, 10000 for Havre, 1000 for Spain,
5000 for the Mediterranean, $4,000 for
Bremen, 10000 for the North Sea, and
5000 for the North, which, when deducted
from the stock on hand by our running
statement last evening left 46,50O bales to
represent the quantity at the landing and in
presses unsold and awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports: Market &C,
above, and sc on lower grades Sales 600
balta,, including 100 after 2. M. yester-
dav." Its quotations are advanced 1sc for
ordinary ana good ordinary, and Fac for the
higher grades.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand August 81 1G72................ 6259
Arrived since last statemeDt..... 1918
Arrived previously ...'.''''.'... 4"',"'|-4oo'V4'
Total q; '460' jos
Cleared previously. 3O3 902- 3o8 857
Stock On hand and on shipboard not cleared l6o 1859
Stock on hand same date last year 100
To-day's exports embraced 1851 bales to
Liverpool and IVA to Boston.
Receipts proper since last evening 5769
bales, against !, 1852 on last Thursday, and
7i68 last year, making an aggregate since
Friday evening Of 29,0O7 bales, against
1858 last week and 1928 last year,
and since August 81 of 386,78l bales,
against 3l4,7O4 last year-increase 1907.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts
at all the ports since II M. yesterday
to 12 NJ to-day 20.363 bales, against
%, 564 last week and 1891 last year. and
since Friday 1923 bales, against !l7,O74
last week and 99,900 last year, Total since
August 81, 1881, 400 bales, against ,0Sl ,198
last year-increase 299. 692
Exports, Friday to Wednesday inclusive,
to Great Britain 81, 033 bales, against 81, 81
last week, and to the continent "a ,722 bales,
against 29,640. Stocks at all the delivery
ports, made up to II NJ. to-day, 487, $50
bales, against 443 1886 last week.
SUGAR-The receipts this morning were
confined to about 1000 hhds. The market
is in light supply and slightly frmer, with
a fair demand. The receipts were mostly
sold, together with some from previous sup
plies at 6 a Sac for inferior, al l5c for com
mon; 7a4c for good common; &c for fair; 8A
o8lac for good fair; $40 for fully fair; 9 q
Ga for prime; 9l7c for strictly pime; 814 q
sac for seconds; 924 104sc for yellow
clarified. and 1923 a 1890 for white clarified.
MoLAssEs-About 2574 bbls and II half
bbls were received this morning. The de-
mand is active and the supplies were all
sold readily at yesterdays prices, which
are very firm. Centrifugal 47e, fair $50
Soc, prime 81 53c, strictly prime 52055e,
choice So 956c v gallon.
FLoUR-The market is very afrohg with
a good local trade at stifeniug prices and
small arrivals Che sales embrace 1886 bbIso