New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-04

The market opened ~PaK. WIN good
;nqRiry and light supply of the better
qualities, and d fair business was done
during the morning at figures showing no
quotabIe improvement. but at q later hour.
the demand continuing good and prices be-
ing strengthened by light receipts, factors
were more stringent III their pretensions,
and i'll many cases realized &c advance on
SATURDAYS rates. These features continued
to characterize the market for the rest of
the dav. and the closing rates were i'll
accordance with thc above figures, which
show pretty general advance of Nc. The
Improvement, however. was confined to
clean cOttons and the higher grades. The
poorer qualities showed no Improvement.
and dusty and sandy lots could not
be moved unless by liberal cOncPs-
siOns. Strict ord nary to good srdi-
nary, dusty, cold as 10, I6h and
l6Ac; good ordinary at ia ard l1asr;
good ordinary to strict coed ordinary at
l74s and Fac; strict goOd CrdInary as Is
and lSBc; strict good ordinary to low mid
ding at lS4c; low middIing al 1880; good
stvle do at ISAc; strict do at l9c; strict low
middling to ordinary at l9Ac, and mif din Z
at 1917 and 1890. Off-rs of 20c were efuss d
for strict middling Middling was in good
request and commanded >eiy foil prices.
The amount on shipboard, not cleared,
going on board and engaged for shipment
was set down at the opening this morning
at IS 600 bales, embracing SIS, 900 for Liver
pool, LOGO for Havre, 1900 for Spain, 1900
for the Mediterrant an, 1000 ior Bremen,
1000 for Cork and . market, 10000 for
the North Sea and 1900 for the North,
which, when deducted from the stock
on hand BY our running statement Saturday
evening. leaves IlO,800 bales to represent
the Quantity at the landing and in presses
uDs0ld or awaiting orders.
The Exchange saports: Market firm.
Dusty and low cottons nominal" Its quo
tation fer low middling 10 raised &o. Nth
NO change il other grades.
COTTON STATEMENT.
stOoA on hand August u. ls7s .......... s,2's
Arrived since last statsment...... 1887
Arrived previously. el2 49, ere 2t6
Total. oss, ,85
yteared TO-DAY. .;.'''....'......... G4g ,.o,s
Stock an hand and 90 shipbo&rd Aos cleared 1872 g8s
Stock hand same date last .30s 1876
TG-day'e exports were to Liverpool.
Receipts proper since Saturday evening
7649 bslts. against 1891 on last Sunday
and Monday, and 63I4 last year, making
an aggregate since Friday evening OF
l2,4l3 bales, against q ,424 last week a4d
SOl~ idsI JNS'J "''N plhSo AuSuet oi w
1895, 395 bales, against 7SI, 38i last yesr-ln-
crease l00,8l4.
The Exchange kilograms make the Pc
ceipts at all the ports since II NJ. on Satur-
day 20 II NJ. to-day 1860 bales. against
80 877 on last Sunday asd Monday and
1911 last year, and since Friday % s8S
bales, against d, 495 last week, and l9.907
last year. Total since August 81, 2,730,S
bales, against :, 1855 last yeaE-snsresse
4S5. l49
Exports Friday and Saturday, 20 Great
Britain %, 49, bales, against o. 5iS last week.
and TO the continent 1926 bales, gainst
S747 last week. Stocks 1T all the delivery
ports, made up GO t2 NJ. 5!4, 32a bales,
against 81 1868 last week.
sUGAB-The receiuts this morning are
confined to IA hhGs. We note q better
feeling, mote inquiry and firme, market
About $50 hhds were sold on the landing at
8& 0842o for good fair aud &c Sur fully fair
to prime.
MoLAssEs-Only 80 bbls were received
this morning. The supplies On s'.c iout'ing
sold at 45c for inferior i,rmeating ard GJc
for prime.
FLOUR-Choice ezra is in light supply
Ar fair demand, but oil Other .,saGce are
abundant and dull. To- PRINCIPAL sales
20 day are confined to $500 obla. y which
g unsound at S. IS; 80 superfr. at sc IS;
5 and 100 single extra at s.. SO and IS
double extra 81 s. .; 81 Do al s. 80; 80