New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-05-08
Average Exchange

The kinds below good ordinary sell at
such irregular prices that quotations for
them are, to some extent, nominal; but
! they may be specified as follows: Inferior
II a II l2c; low ordinary II q l8l4c; Ordi-
nary 1914 a l934c, and strict ordinary 20l4 a
| 20lac. Strict good ordinary sold to day
both at q y and 2I34c, but the latter was
at the highest point for gold; low mid
ding sold at pc for loose classification and
22Ac for good style; strict middling sold as
low as 23Ac The demand was limited,
and most buyers claimed concessions of lsc
which most factors refused to admit. The
sales were consequently confined to the
4 limited amount noted above.
The sales for the past three days sum up
| 1900 bales, against 1850 for the correspond
ing time last week and 1850 the week before.
Receipts 1872 bales, embracing l25 from
other delivery ports and 4547 proper, against
305S proper last week and 0,459 last year.
Total proper since August 81, 9l6,567 bales,
against l,30j,4l5 last year The exports
comprise II, 1876 bales, embracing 633I to
Liverpool, 1888 to Havre, 303 to Boston,
2234 to New York. l to Philadelphia and A
to Mobile.
The Exchange reports: market dull and
easier" Its quotations are reduced Isc on
all grades.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stock on hand September l. 1871 25523
Arrived since last statement..... las
Total. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1882
Cleared to-day. 6.1O3
Cleared previously ....,.....,... 1852 464- 968 SCI
Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared so 100
Stock same date last year.. ............l57 Ol4
TO-day's exports embraced 2520 bales to
Liverpool and 1888 to Havre. Receipts
proper since last evening lG22 bales, against
49l on last Tuesday and 1884 last wear, max
ing an aggregate since Friday evening of
4547 bales, against 3OjS for the correspond
ing time last week, and l0,459 last wear.
and since August 81 of 9I6,j67 bales.
against l,3O5,4l5 last year. The Exchange
kilograms mike the rec / ITS at all the ports
to-day 1914 bales, against 3jl7 on last Tues
day, and 1861 last year, and in the past four
days-since Friday ,j63 bales. against
$4,000 last week, and D, 30 last wear. Total
since August 81, 2,577 ,l22 bales, against
:. 62g, 6S9 last year-decrease !, 052, 567.
TOBACCO-The comparative inactivity in
the latter part Of last week has been fol
lowed by a more animated movement. the
sales to-day embracing 81 hhds T. s, 60.
II, s, IL and 2O5) at -, which. with s. yes
terday ll6 TO- 4, 10, 49, s, 2 and g. at -. and
204 Saturday p and 202), make an aggre-
gate for the three days Of 600 hhds. Prices
have been fully maintained, especially to-
day, and we continue to quote Tugs at G9c,
low leaf at ga l0c, medium at I00lII2c,
good at II l213c, and fine and selections at
l30l319. These may fairly be regarded as
figures. Some authorities
quote Tugs, low leaf and medium a a lRc
higher. As we have already mentioned.
the Italian government failed to make its
usual contract, and we now learn that it
has sent out a special agent to make its
purchases personally. We also hear that
this agent has already arrived at New York.
and may be expected here perhaps as early
as next week. With this addition to the
demand of Germany, France and Spain. il
is clearly the interest of Western holders
to lose no time in pushing forward their
to this market The laruer the
stock, and the more scope afforded To buv-
ers, the more active will be the demand.
and the better the prospect Of satisfactory
prices.
SUGAR-The receipts from plantation
were very light to-day. The demand is
fair for the fresh supplies, and we quote
3 G642c for inferior, 70742c for common.
80SAc for good common, 9G9I8c for good
fair, lOc for prime, 1OAc for strictly prime
to choice, and Il15c for choice yellow clari-
fed
M0LAssEs-There is very little coming in
from plantation. We quote 20 SOC for in
ferior, 4Oc for fair, 45c for good fair. 81 a
55c for good; SOC for reboiIed; prime fer
menting 81 053c; inferior fermenting 35c:
prime reboiled $50 y gallon.
FLOUR-We note better demand and
steadier market and favorable indications
for firmer prices. $500 bbls we're sold, of
which $50 and 200 bbls double extra at
81 25; 100 and 100 do at 81 so; 200 and 200
low treble extra at S.; 100 and 100 do at
So 25; 100 good treble extra at So 50; 100
do at So IS; 100 do at So; 200 do at So so:
100 choice extra at $40 IS; 25 do at $lI IS
p bbl
CORN-Is in fair supply and moderate
demand. 5000 sacks were sold, of which 300 |
mixed and $50 yellow mixed at 7lc; 500 |
mixed and yellow at nc; 400 and 1000 |
white at 73c p bushel.
OATs-Are in good supply and monerate
demand. 1900 sacks were sold, of which |
$50 sacks at &c; 500 do at 63c, and 600 at |
64c y bushel, the inside figures showing a
decline.
BRAE-Is in fair supplv. but the demand |