New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-27
zW ORLEANS CLASSIFICATION, AssIMIL8TED
To r,rI =, IL. L IL II, POOL.

1t appears that notwithstanding Yf,e rer
eral observance of the Christmas hol;dar
| yesterday, several cotton BUYERS came gu
and took 200 bales at about previous rates
Today the demand was more active, anC
although the supply WIS TAR from beins
CoPious, the factors generally were quite
stringent in their pretensiOns. The sales
| reached the liberal amount noted above
In some cases factors accepted inside rates
In others they got full prices, and portion
| of the business indicated an Improvement
OF &c, without exceeding the range of our
| quotations. Strict good ordinary sold at
| 1873 and l8l2c, low middling at 1924, 1879
and l9c, high style do at 19Ac, strict do at
| 1913 and l9Ac, strict low middling to mid
| ding at 1880, mlddling at 1910, strict mid
| ding at l938c, strict middling to good mid
| ding at 20o, and good middling to middHng
at 204o.
The amount on shipboard not cleared, 60
ing on board and engaged for shipment was
set down at the opening this morning at
lO8,0OO bales, embracing $4,000 for Liver
pool, 10000 for Havre, 5000 for Spain, 5000
for the Mediterranean, 5000 for Bremen,
10000 for Cork and a market, 1000 for the
North Sea- and 5000 foP the North,
which, when deducted from the stock on
hand by our running statement on Tuesday
evening, left 1880 bales to represent the
sold or awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports: " Market active
and strong at quotations; sales $500 bales,
not including 200 yesterday before P, III.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand August 81, l872............... 6259
Arrived since last statement..... l0,75l
Arrived previously ,............. 534 O59-5 300
Total. .55I 069
".
Cleared previously. 386,55l-388 36l
Stock on hand and on shpboard not cleared 1852 708
stock on hand same date last year 1850
To-daY's exports were to Boston.
Receipts proper since last evening OLA
balea, against 1856 on last Wednesday and
Thursday and 1918 last year, making an
aggregate since Friday evening of 24I30
bales, against "a ,049 last week and 40 72S
last year, and since August 81 of ASA, 1925
bales, against 399,997 last year-increase
50, 858
SUGAR-Tbe receipts yesterday and TO-
day embraced 224l hhds. The market is
dragging, with very willing sellers, and sup
plies are selling slowly at about previous
prices: Inferior a 6a4 G; common al 12c; fair |
~ Sc; good fair Sac; fully fair 80 0824c; |
prime &c; strictly prime 9A 0912c; seconds |
09A; yellow clarified Gle a l04c; white !
clarified l0A a ll&4c p tb. The stock on |
hand is accommodating.
MoLAssEs- receipts yesterday and
to day comprise 1898 bbs There is less
activity il the demand and the market has
with good stock on hand. The
supplies are selling rather slowly at s. a Acc
for centrifugal; A SOC for common; $50
o3c for fair; 54o55o for prime, aud 56057c
or strictly prime, showing falling off of
nearly lc y gallon. Some of the supplies
we're lett over unsOld.
FLOUR-The market is very firm with
air local demand. The sales comprise 1885
,bls, of which 100 low treble extra at 81; 80,
5 and 100 good do At 81 rs; 50, 50. 100, $50
nd 200 do at SIS; $50 do at IS so; 25 choice
xtra at So 25= 100 choice extra az $40 80;
0 at $40 IS; so and 100 do at $40; so at
10 p; and 300 choice extra on private
erms.
CoRN MEALS scarce and is held
trongly ut So rs 9bbl. 1t is iobbing in
tore at 50 IS y Dbl.
PoRK-The market is dull and I'M
hanged. 25, 50 and IS bbis new mess sold
q the landing at Sl4 p Dbl; $50 and $50
ID mess On private terms It Is retailing !