New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-31

| 1915 in 1867 -6S, 1853, go in 1866 81. e. 391
| in 1865 &c and 81 SS7 in I86I.65
| A considerable portion of the recpiDts ia
! SOLD by receivers to factors, and is NOT re-
| ported hence the limited amount of the
reported sales compared with the suppIv
DRY Sailed MEAT-The recciDts If fbis
article exhibit an increase in buIk and -
decrease in casks, showing a net falling off
OF nearly 100000 lbs. The statistics of
both bacon and dry sailed meat are unre-
i'aole, one often being entered on the steam
ooaf manjtests for the other We assume
however, that there has been decrease of
10 10 10 T. cent. In 1878 our receipts of
04lh meat were ',33I,29l lbs At that time
large business was done by city smokers
and no little portion Of the amcunt noted
was cut ana put up IN boxes for the British
market This export trade has ain,ost an
hrely disappeared At the commencement
ct the year the Supply consisted mostly
OF shoulders, which ruled at ga d &C.
bat soon assumed an onward nove,
ment, and by the close of September
had advanced to as SIC. In October thev
ruled still more in favor of sellers. and
closed at Sc, but in November they gave
way and declined to 64c. In December
shoulders opened at jA4c and closed ,t
b[9, clear rib sides Op ned at &c, and closed
at b't. touching in ithe interim ne, and
clear sides opened at &c and closed at nc.
touching in the interim 7lQc: in January
shoulders opened at &c and after sinking to
. sc, closed at the opening rate Clear rib
sides opened at 7i4c aud after sinking 10
Orc. closed at O. i4c. and clear sides opened at
Z lac, and after sinking to &c, closed at Sac;
IN February shoulders opened at Gis R64c.
and after some fluctuations, closed al 5l9c.
Clear RIB sides opened at Sac and
after ruling at S@S4C, declned
towards the close to 6l2c. and
clear sides opened at 9a4c, and, following
the course of clear rib, closed at 7C in
March shoulders opened at 5lsc and closed
at use clear rib sides opened at 634c, and
after sales as low as Sac closed at 6I1 q
u re, and clear sides opened at 7c and
closed at b4Ci in April shoulders opened at
1 = sc aud after touching &c, closed at
Use, clear rID sides opened at &c and closed
Mt IS &c, and clear sides opened at 6Itc
and after touching 6aIc, closed at ga a 6l5c:
IN May shoulders opened at 5l2c and after
sinking TO Ia i7sC, closed at > as Sc clear
,Ib sides opened at 6+4C and after touching
'.-1c, closed at 6l4c, and clear sides sold to
4 limited extent at 0l2c: in June shoulders
opened at Size and after giving way lac
'loSed at the opening rate, and clear rib
md clear sides sold to limited extent at
&C and bl2c IN July shoulders opened at
"A 3l2c amt closed at SIC, clear rib sides
'pened at I q t4c and closed at 7l2c, and
lear sides opened at 7l9c and closed at
Zee: and during the past month shoulders
ave ruled at GA 0Sl2C closing at She
lear rib sides have ruled at I "A a l0c clos
ng at Toe, and clear sides opened at Sl2O
md closed at 1912.
BACON-The receipts of bacon embrace
t,Ii2 casks, against % 6i2 last wear, 27,S1O
Ierces, against 2O,Sl2, 1861 boxes, etc
gaInSt 95H and y $50 Tbs in bulk. against
900; showing an increase of 9l3O casks,
V28 tlerces, 1924 boxes, etc, and 23,760 Tbs
u bulk. The exports show present increase
1 923l packages, and embrace 1870 to for
ign ports of which 1920 were to Cuba. 90
0 Northern Atlantic ports, and / 800 to
0uthern ports, mostly Gulf As the stock
Xhlblt5 only a slight variation, il follows
ON the above that nearly $4,000 packages
ave been taken for consumption. Prices
ave HuCtuated in accordance with tho
purse o! the Western markets and the pro
JrtOn of the supply to thedemand, butlshow
SIS range than last year. the extremes for
loUders beng Is 0Sl3C, against ~ O. l6C
st year Is q 9il for Gear rib sides, against
a. and 22c last year, ana l2c and lOl9o
y clear sides, against l9c and pc last year
hlle the general course of the market has
zen downward, il has not been without
me marked fluctuations, opening
''4r for shoulders and -, a7Ac
r clear rib sides and subsequently
,yanclHT . u lie and Ii4c and after
me variations rating in January at
'out the opening rates, then exhibiting
neral downward tendency until about
e latter part of May, when shoulders had
clned t. l2C. and clear rib sides to &c.
owing a net decline from the commence
ant OF &c in shoulders and 3 a $50 in clear
, sides, since which prices have rallied.
d under very limited supplies shoulders
We advanced to Sac, aud clear rib
les ro ll"sc. Hams have exhibited
en- wdcr variations, but have generally
lowed the course of sides, opening IN
ptcnJer at 10 q l5c, touching the highest
III, in October. when they were quoted at
b l9llc, sinking to their lowest point in
~, when they sunk to l00Il4c, since
itch they have advanced to III I8c.
re reported sales furnish only partial
LEGATION Of the actual movement, not cx-
'dinG $1,000 packages, while the amount
ken Tor consumption reaches 80, 900. Tho
'a.hLy receipts we're as follows: