New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-21
COMMERCIAL.

SATURDAY EVENING, July %, 1872.
COTTON-The market continued at stand
still to-day, and we did not hear of a sale,
nor, in fact, did we hear of any inquiry.
This is now the third day without a sale to
report, of which wa reCOlleCt no precedent.
The Exchange reports. Market at COM
plete standstilL" 1t omits all quotations,
which under the circumstances are out OF
the question. On last Wednesday, when
275 bales changed hands, we quoted good
ordinary at 2O4 02O42G, low middling at
2IA 02ll2c, and middling at 22+4 02215c,
the outside figures for good ordinary and
low middIing being for strict. At the same
time the Exchange quoted good ordinary
at 2OAC, low middling at 2ll4c, and mid
declined since l12c, and the Liverpool Esd
on uplands and 7-l6d on Orleans
OF the three bales of new crop in sight
yesterday, one was on its way to New
York, and two were expected from Texas
The latter arrived to-day, one Of them beiD z
the bale previously reported as coming
from BrazO5 and arriving here on the
steamer l. c. Harris, and the other from
Galveston, arriving by MOrgan's Louisiana
raised by Mr.. L. }. Hynes, of Brownsville,
Texas, and was ready for shipment as early
as the third instant. 1t was consigned to
Mr.. H. E. WOOdhOuse, weighs 495 pounds,
and will be offered at auction by Nessrs.
Nash g. Hodgson at 70 II. On -Men-
dav: the latter is from Messrs Stone g.
W, Galveston, and is consigned to
Messrs. Alfred Veal & Co.. st. Louis, where
it will no doubt take the premium offered
bv the st. Louis Cotton Association. 1t
was forwarded this morning.
The amount on shipbOard not cleared,
going on board and engaged for shipment
was set down this morning al 3iOO HIOO for
Liverpool, 200O for Havre. and 300 for the
North, which, deducted from the
stock then on hand by our running
Statement. leaves 8000 bales to represent
the quantity in presses and pickeries, I'M
sold and awaiting orders.
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Pa1as
Stock on hand September /. 187l.......... z5,333
Arrived since last statement. 1873
arrived previously .'.....;. l,V'o lob
cotron et tol pes r.oqq-1 O6 20
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Total. l,0sO,5 500
Cleared to-day .;........''.'..'.i o-I5 55
OI0'ie1 p'9'iOuSS l,D2U,Zlo
Stock on hand and on shipboard not cleared 10 1913
Stock same date last year. 1888
TO-day's exports embraced 1882 bales to
Liverpool, and 225 to New York Receipts
proper since last evening SO bales, against
Al on last Saturday and 437 last year,
making q total proper since September l of
952, 792 bales, against !, 1876 63j last year
decrease 1884
Since writing the above we have heard of
a sale of Is bales, probably taken for Liver
pool, but as vet we have been. unable to
authenticate it.
We also note the receipt of , bales of new
cotton by the steamer Big Horn, raised on
the Esperance plantation of Mr.. William
Ewing, near Columbia, on the Ouachita
river, and consigned to Messrs. Levy &
Haas. This is the first Of the Mississippi
valley crop
The Exchange kilograms make the re
ceipts at all the ports to-day 56l bales,
against l6l on last Saturday and 1894 last
year. Total since September q 667, 4Ol
bales, against 3,9l2,6l6 last year-decrease
I,245,2l5. Exports yesterday to Great
Britain 100 bales, against 80 last week, and
to the continent none, against 1918 last
week. Stocks at all the delivery ports,
made up-to Il NJ, I2l,624 bales, against
1887 last week.
SUGAR-Ihe receipts this morning com
prised "a hhds. The market is quiet but
firm, with fair demand, Some % hhds,
just received, sold on the landing at ga a
loo for good fair and 1019 q l058c for fully
fair, and several small sales were made in