New Orleans Republican., 1872-05-24

The market opened with very good IN
quiry at yesterdays advanced figures, and
some sales were made at prices showing no
quotable improvement but on the receipt of
favorable accounts from New York, and en-
cOuraging dispatches from Liverpool, fac
tors were enabled to realize the above quot
atoms. The demand YVES active throughout
the day. The sales included good ordinary
at 24Ac; strict good. ordinary at 2lA
2l3B, 2l1z and 2l3sc; strict good ordI-
nary to low middllng at 22Ac; low middling
at 22A, 223s and 2242c; strict low middling
at 2249c, and strict middling at 23A and
23l5c. BUYERS for France and Russia parti-
cipated freely in the business, which was done
by fourteen brokerage houses, indicating a
pretty general demand. The market closed
strong, under the favorable influence of a
net advance at New York, compared with
with last evenings figures of 12c on spots
and u a 9-l6c in futures, for July and June
delivery, and of an improvement at Liver
pool of 1-l6d in Orleans middling.
The Exchange reports: Demand active;
prices strong" It's quotations are raised l4c
in low middling, and 1sc in other grades.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand September l. 1871. Is 323
Arrived since last statement..... 95
Arrived previously. ......-.... l,O35,699
Add allowed for samples, wrecked
Total. ........................... i,o74,628
Cleared to-day. 1858
Cleared previously 9S89il-l OO5 5O4
stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared So 124
Stock date last year,. 96,955
Today's exports embraced 1857 bales to
Liverpool and 3076 to Havre Receipts
proper since last evening only 95
bales, against 822 on last Thursday and
1855 last year, making an aggregate
since Friday evening of 2494 bales, against
5000 tor the corresponding time last week,
and l., ,220 last year, and since August 81 of
$40, ,532 bales, against I,345, Ala last year
decrease 404,S82. The Exchange tele-
grams make the receipts at all the ports
to-day 1876 bales, against 3095 on last
Thursday and 7499 last year; since last Fri
day 9687 bales, against l3,907 last week and
33,943 last year, and since August 81 2, $685.
go bales against 3,733,795 last year-de-
crease |, ,124, I25 bales. Exports to Great
Britain, 1881 bales, against 1883 last
week; to the Continent none, against 86l1
last week. Stocks at all the ports 1891
bales, against 25S, 99l last week.
TOBACCo-We notice further sales to-day
of 33 hhds, in four lots, at firm prices
There have been some negotiations pending
for round lots, but buyers and sellers ap-
pear to be ls a Ac apart in their views, and
nothing has as yet been cOnsummated.
After careful scrutiny the stock on sale
has been estimated at 10000 hhds. We con-
tinue to quote lugs at 809c, low leaf at
90l0c, medium at 1901 lac, good at 120
I242c, and fine and selections at l3OI3Ac.
SUGAR-There were received this morning
Sc hhds. They were sold, together with
some previous supplies on the landing, en-
bracing II hhds, at 7lRC for common, Sc for
fair, sac for good fair, 93lc for fully fair to
prime, and 10Ac for strictly prime to
choice.
MoLAssEs Received this morning, 49
bbls. They have not yet been sold. The
supplies are now all poor in quality. Some
60 'bbIs prime fermenting sold in the sheds
on private terms. Prime fermenting is
quoted at As a SOC W gallon
FLOUR-The market is at a stand-stiIl.
There is no demand and accurate prices
can not be given. Choice winter wheat or
such descriptions that will keep sweet and
stand the warm weather are held strongly,
but spring wheat or such that is liable to
sour at this season of the year is being
forced on the market with no buyers about.
Only a Job or retail business is doing and
the principal sales to-day are confined to
I66 bbls, ON its merits, at S6 81 H; 5O bbls
double extra at So; IS low treble extra at
IS 6234; "a choice treble extra at Sd 70 and
so choice extra at $40 y bbl.
CoRE--ls in good supply III SACKS, anu
the demand is fair. The sales to-day en-
brace, 10000 sacks, Of which 300 yellow
mixed at 74c; 500 and 100 yellow mixed at
75c; 1000 yellow at 75c; 5000 white mixed
at 75c; 500 white aad yellow at 75c: 1900
and 1900 white at Use, and 500 do at 76c y
bushel. The market is bare of bulk. The
receipts yesterday in bulk were all pre-
viOusly sold, to arrive. Supplies in bulk
are offering, to arrive, June delivery, at 63c
p bushel, and the bulk of two cargOes can
be had at that price.
in demand. They are offering, aRoat to