New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-07


sales embrace 900 bags, to wit: 500 at 81
and 400 at 81 O21a p 400 lbs.
HAY-The supply is fair, with a moderate
demand, without change il prices. The
sales comprise IT'S bales of which 100 prime
St. Louis on it's merits at $40 so, and Is
strictly choice Ohio river at $50 = ton.
POULTRY AND EGGs-Chickens are selling
on the landing at 81 al so p dozen for the
grown, and "a "a so for the young; ducks
$404 so; geese 1907; turkeys Sl50l6.
Eggs command l00l6c T dozen as in con-
dition.
BUTTER-The stock of Western is mod
crate and the supply Of Goshen ample to
meet the demand. Choice Western is selling
i at II O2Oc, and medium l242 a l4C U ID.
Goshen commands 30c p 10, but the in
feriOr grades are neglected.
COFFEE-The market is quiet but firm.
We quote: Prime tgOld) l94c; good 1874
0d9c; fair l784 a l8c q tb. The stock in
warehouses estimated at 5000 bags.
CHEEsE-Western is in better supply and
selling st 1912 a l447o y Is. New York
cream commands l60l7c p fb. The in
ferior grades are neglected and prices nomi-
nal.
CoAL-Owing to expected receipts from
the late rise in the Ohio river, it has de-
clined. Pittsburg is now held at 60c by the
boat load, and So y hid. Anthracite is re-
failing at SIP so y ton, and Pittsburg at
81 y Dbl, delivered.
OAK STAvEs-The stock on hand is large
and the receipts are nearly over There is
good demand, but shipments can not be
effected from want of tonnage. The stock
is estimated at nearly 100000. We
quote extra pipe, culled. y 1900, delivered
alongside of vessel, $50; Wine pipe Sis
0l20; extra hid $l350I40; extra claret
500 a los; Dbl $780, and keg $40 045.
HIDEs-The small receipts arriving from
We quote: Green hides at S0812c y ID;
green sailed l00l2c; dry sailed l50l6c
flint l60l7c; green kips l26 l2l2c; salted
kips l4c % fb. In city hides the market is
dull and unsettled, but prices are firmly
maintained. We quote: Steer hides city
slaughtered over IS lbs lie; 20 to 81
lbs -0lI13c; under 20 Tbs -0I04Rc; COW
hides city slaughtered, as they run, %
l012c; kips city slaughtered 20 to "a lbs l2c;
25' to 80 lbs, allie; calf skins, each 81;
country hides, flint, 20 to q lbs l6017c;,
damaged half price. Ok horns Sc apiece.
CoTToN SEED-The receipts are very
small, and comprise only little lots of doubt
full seed and sweepings. The city factories
have all stopped. We quote it at $l3 u
ton in factory sacks, and $l70l7 so with
bags delivered.
CorToN SEED on CAKE-Is scarce,
with very little country cake coming in,
which is principally on contract. We quote
city factory at $29029 so and country $24
026 y ton
Moss-Very little is being done, there ap-
pears to be little-Or no demand whatever.
We quote country 205c, and city picked
609I9c q ID.
EsCULENTs-There is a large supply of
Western potatoes, and the market is over
stocked. A lot of els bbls white sprouts
ex-riyer sold at 81 80 %. Dbl Russets are
selling at s. 2502 50 y Dbl ex-Iiver and
rail. Choice onions command So 80 y
Dbl Green apples, 50 1904 so y bbl
$l0l SO y Dbl Sour krout 81
y bbl Northern beans-White $120
II so; Western white $l00 l2; red $8012;
green peas $500; lady peas seas y Dbl.
Dried apples 80lQc; dried peaches 506c
y tb, but very little demand for either.
FRbIT-Trade is dull, as is usual at this
season, the stock of nuts and raIsins be-
ing ample for the demand, but lemons
and oranges are scarce and high. We
quote lemons at $I2 013 y box; oranges
$ll0l2 y box; layer raisins So; London
layers none; cuTrants 90l0c " ID; prunes
(German) I00llc; Brazil nuts l5c; English
Walnuts l5Ol8c; almonds II a l843c; sheIled
almonds Doc; tilberts l246 a lac; pecans l0c;
figs Ice; citrOn 400 44c bananas none;
plantains SOC 0Sl; pineapples none; cocoa
nuts 1904 y 100; peaches .6Oc 49, y
box. as in quality.
FIsH-Very little is being done, as the ar
rivals Of new are daily expected. We
quote: Mackerel No. l $l3 in bbls,
So IS in half bbls, and ST. so in
kits; do No. 2, $40 50 in bbls, S. so
in half bbls, 81 50 in Kits; and No:
3, So in bbls, 81 IS in half bbls and 81 20
in kits. Cod % box 81 40, and She 38"fb in
drums. New paddock 81 250I 80, and
behring's 35c y box.
BREAD AND CRACKERs-There is a fair
local demand and considerable is being
shipped to the interior and Texas Wequote
navy bread at 4c, pilot bread 5 a &c, French |
biscuit &C.. soda crackers safe, butter sc |
cream ii a l2c, nicnac l5c, ginger.nuts II q |
I2c, lemon snaps I6c, Crescent biscuit 15c, |
cracknel biscuits 35c.
RICE-We note sales of IS tierces Caro- |
lima at 9d91Rc for fair to good Louisiana |
is selling in a job way at easier prices. |
We quote it at ga 0913c for good ordinary |
to prime. There is no India in market.
SALT-Late advices from Liverpool quote |
an additional advance OFFS p cent, making |
100 Y, cent advance on the prices current |
at same time last season. There are two |
cargOes ON the market unsOld. Dealers /
rates from store are ST. 20 for coarse; 81 so |
for fine, with a reduction of loo ~ |
sack when taken in lots from warehouse. |
The supply of bulk salt in dealers hands is |
ample, and we quote Turks Island and st. |
Martins salt at 81 Is ~ bag of 40 TBS. |
Other grades are lower. Table salt IN
pockets is 213 08c each.
BAGGNG-We hear of no transactions at
but the dealers are doing an active |
business III filling orders. India is held in
round lots at l5l2c, and domestic jute at ISc,
but no sales. All the sales in the past month
were on private terms. Dealers are retailing
domestic jQte at 10 a l913c y yard. Hemp and
fax is held at l8c. India in bales is retail
ing at l6lR 0l7c y yard.
BALING TwINE-Dealers are retailing at
II a lSc p 10.
Iron COTTON TIEs-Are selling at Sc p
ib.
GUENY BAGs-There is very little de
nand for them. They are held at I8ceach.
COMMUNICATIONS is a good supply of
sugar hogsheads and m0lasses barrels,
which are held firm at "a for the former
and 81 550l 60 for the latter, with |
4 very moderate demand. The stock
Of hoop poles is good and demand limited.
Barrel poles are held at sos $50; half Dbl
sl8 020, and hogshead at SIS p 1000.
Cypress slaves sell at SI5020 ~ 1000 |
5or barrel, and S35 a 40 for hogshead.
MALT AND HOPs-We note a dull mar
1et, with a stock ample for the demand.
JholeeWestern barley malt commands 81 IS
al 40, choice fall or winter 81 350I 50,
rood 81 l00I %, and common goo U
Jushel. There is no Canada in the mar
let Prime to choice New York hops, crop
# 1871, sell at S5e a 81, and ordinary to good
Wisconsin 70080c y 10. Old hops sell at
$4,000 " ID, according to grade.
BEEF-There is a tair supply of Texas
With small stock of Western and North
IN. We quote Texas mess $ll II; extra !
ness $50 so y bbl, and So for half-bbls. |
7ierces are quoted at Si7 oil so for mess |