New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-23

! TIE market opened with very good INQUIRY
| aud ample supply but poor assortment, with q
prepoi derance OF the lower grades, while, under
| q decline q per cent in toreign exchange and
Of l.l6d at LIv-rpOol, buyers claimed cOncessi m
| of i Csc, which checked the movtment The
sales during the morning nevertheless reached
ESQ bales at prices indicating irreg uIar decline
of i a BE, after which parties together r1ore
| freely, and the .ntire business Slammed up III,
| LIBERAL amount roted above. Strict ordinary cold
| at l2hc, good ordinary at I3hc good ordinary to
strict good ordinary l. riot good ordinary at
l4ls and Ia C, strict good ordinary to low lid ing
| at I44, l4a5 and lfhc low nitdiing st 4s1, lE,g
las and l4a4 strict low middliDg l5c, low
middlns to mIdding at Is C, middug al l. H. L.;
| and l5aac, and strict middhng at i6tc The bank.
having resumed currency pay ments, without, how
ever, any formal announcement to that effect
other than that tn, ir exchanges at the ClearinE
House settled in currency, there is no longer
any distinction between checks and currency and
we consequently resume our usual quotations At
the same time there WAS some scarcity of small
notes. and the banks, having issued them fteely
wers subsequently, compelled to pay checks in bills
of larger denominations. say 100 to i 1860 which
being unsuitable for transmission to the country
some business was done by dealers in fractional
and i and 81 notes at u q h " cent premium. 1t
is to the interest OF the government well as the
convenience Of the people to furnish ample sup
ply of these small denominations, especially when
they much wanted ey the nations wards
and it would be well to keep ample supply at
III assistant treasurers to be exchanged for large
bills When required.
The amount shiphoari not cleared going on
board and engaged tor shipment Set dowr, at
tue Opening this morning at 12i 900 bales embrscng
5000 for the Mediterranean 400 for Bremen u 0gi
for the North sea and 1000 for the North winch,
when Deducted from the stock on hand by nur
running statement Saturday evening, leaves 200
bales 10 represent the quantity at the lanc-
ing and in presses unsod or awaiting orders
The Exchange rei Orts: "Sales $500 bales iuclud.
ing 100 after 3 P NJ. Saturday. Market active;
prices irregular" Its quotations are reduced sc
for ordinary and ac for good ordinary low MD.
ding and IniddiiIg
COTTON STATEMENT
s,9 pys On s hand a Ans sta ST. 81
arrived previously 400 ,965-5G2 1871
Total. sos 3o3
Cleared previously. .284 0le-235 SIS
Same tnno last vear.... l52 479
To-day's exports embraced 1887 bales to Havre
l22s 10 Rotterdam, and 74s to Barcelona.
Receipts proper since Saturday evening 10 3.a
bales, against a3s on last sunday and Mondt ~
and 4l29 last year making an aggregate since
Friday evening of 270io bales against 90 1856 last
of 444 35 bales against 436 722 last year-increas4
(for the first time this season. a0l3.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts at all
the ports, from II on Saturday to IL nj. to-day
S72t7 bales. against ,0I5 last week aud % SIS
last year and since Friday SAT- bales, against
year-increase SO 8l2
Exports (fliday and Saturday to Great Britain |
90 l76 bales, against 36557 last week and 81 100
last year. and to the continent 5000 bales against
1879 last week and IL, 563 last year.
stocks at all the delivery ports made up to IL NJ
go 4 bales, against 564 429 last week and 4ss 200
last year. |
sUGAR-The receipts this morning comprised |
767 hhds. There good demand to -day, with |
out any Improvement in prices, aud about |
200 bids were sold at 4a4tc for inferior
S 65iac Tor cornmon 606Ac for fair 6k 0e3c for |
B08 NC for strictly prime; $50 for choice; Sd 01aic
for conds 81 09c for yellow clarified. and Sc
for white.
MOLAsSEs-Received this mernng 234s bb,s.
The demand is good and prices frmer. The |
supplies were sold as landed at 40042c for fair
for prime and ssa5so for strictly prn ns"'' 4
small lot of fancy sold al Gle p gallon.
FLuUR-The ma, ket Is firm, with onl, local
demand to-day. The stock on hand is small Law
treble aud choice extra are the grades most IN re- ,
quest. sales 1892 hbls. Of which rs common
Sc So so do Sc 87t; so and 100 good reble extra
at 81 Is and so CHOICE bebe extra 81 rs; 25 and
. choice ex IRA at SO so; SO ard Is "a at s.. rs do
1t IS so; 30 at 50 TN 700 and 800 bb private
sCURN MEAL The supplies are At al, but about
squal to the demand. so bbls sold AT So 30 ssld 50
PUHK The market is frmer. with good in
JURY and a small stock OIL hand. SO bbs
.sld in store at s Is 81 y Dbl. and retailing at /, Ia
upply and side scarce. Well cureG is in re
uest, while that inperft city cured il difficult o
ell, the weather being a d unfayorabt for
ewly cured st. aers are jobbne shoulders
t Ga c; clear rib sides IT Sic; clear sides 81. "
). Sales from fret hands. 40 casksScomp Using
casks shoulders, the landif e, al 6kr; 7easks
t 6Ac. ana IA do clear rib sides pr, ate terms
nd so boxes shoulders at 6Ae y ib.
BACON-The stock OH ham very small ard
oIs.sts mostly Of clear sides. Shoulders and
lear rib sides are very scarce. Prices are q: Ill
igher, although the demand is coutined to the !
= trade trade SHOULDERS are held strongly ct g; csss
asks clear sides sold Ut SC; IA 1t etc AID LIS