New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-06


| The market opened with fair, inquiry. and
| although operations were checked by scant sup.
plies of the better qualities set .OG0 bales changed
| hands during the morning at steady prices on
even-rrnnng lists and clean white cottons, while
other descriptions continued irregular and easy.
These, in fact were the CHARACTERISTIC features OF
the day's business but during the afternoon and
| towards the close the movement was more active.
| and the sales consequently summed up
the liberal amount noted abGye. The bust.
| ness included low ordinary at &c: ordinary
TO- l0ls and I02.c; strict ordinary at II and ii c,
good ordinary at l2' and l3c, high style OF the
same at Is c; strict good ordinary at l32ac; street
good ordinary to low middling at ic low inddling
at la1sc and strict middling good style. at l64c
The variation in the Liverpool quotation Tor mid
ding Orleans was regarded as mere revision for
the end OF the week, and had no peicept.be !thu-
ence.
| board and engaged for shipment was set down at
the opening this morning AT lis, $50 bales embracing
5000 for Liverpool 2o,oeo fer AaVre 1000 Tor the
Mediterranean, 1000 for SPAIN $500 for Bremen H..
900 for the North and 5000 for the North which,
when deducted from the stock on hand by our
running statement Yesterday evening leaves l9 500
bales to represent the quantity at the landing
and in presses rnsod or awaiting orders
The Exchange reports: Sales 1000 bales, nclud-
ing $50 after P. NJ. yesterday; good demand;
piece e.sie., but not quOtaby lower.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Bales.
Stock Oh hand August 81 1873.
Arrived since last statement ........ 3,ltt
Arrived previously 'Jo-9Z oloo
TOt2l. .S.s ,IoZ
Cleared to-day. .............- ...... .Osh
Cleared previously 67!~622 700
Stock on hand and on shipboart not ciearei20t 5a2
Same time last YEAR. Zol loo
To-day's exports embraced 4:5 bales TO Liver
pool, 1851 to Havre, and 1000 to Barcelona
Receipts proper since last evening, 1914 bales,
against 9O,i oa last Thursday and 1853 last
wear. maxim. an aggregate since Friday evening
OF 1856 bales, against 1901 last week. and
81 $40 last year, and since August 81 of 1923 81
bales against 7o8 22l last year-increase l2l, $50.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts at al
bales against rs All last Thursday and IA I7O last
year and since Friday l2t456 bales against 1858
last week and 1856 last year. Total since August
81 2674 6l5 bales, against 1855 1903 las. year-in
crease $685. 07.
Exports Friday to Wednesday inclusive, to Great
Britain 5000 bales against 1855 bales last week,
,357 last year and to the continent 81 1913 bales
against 39 935 last week and IS ,233 last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made up to y NJ,
1891 bales, against 923o63 last week and Ste 1872
sUGAR-Received this morning a hhds There
was better demand today and $50 hhds sold
at previous prices: Inferior 051sc common 5aa
d6i1c fair s.. q. he; fully far ~ a7'c; prime 8D
8ac choice 8IG8s4c; yellow clarified s'.dloe;
MOLASSES-Re eived this morning 406 bbis and
IA half bills Good grades are in demand low are
dull The supplies were mostly sold at iSa5a and
G0c for low to strictly prime cistern bottom;
52T Q53c for common fermentng; soc for low
fair; 5706Oc for choice fermentlng; 62@b3c for
prime not fermenting and 64066c tor good prime.
The dealers sold $50 bbls in lots at Csc for good
prime. and 7oc for strictly prime to choice.
FLOUR-Dull with large stock on hand. We
hear that lot of about $50 bbls is being reshpped
to st. Louis. The sales confined to 2462 bbs.
of which 800 bbls taken for Cuba on private terms;
local trade at Sc 49, rs and so good treble extra at
Sc IS; so good treble extra at 81 100, 100 200 and
100 good treble extra at 81 2' 30 and 50 cheics
100 at 3d. Is at So So 81 choice extra So; 100 at
SO 25; so and 100 at SO So so at SO IS y Dbl, and
CORN MEAL-In demand and firmer None on
the landing held in store at Sc so y Dbl. 50 and
100 bbls sold at SO 4S and 50 at So 50 y Dbl. 1t
PORK-Quiet, with small stock and very firm
market. IS bbls mess sold at ZIG IS IS on the
landing at s Is 81 and 300 bbls extra heavy at
SIT p Dbl. Retailing at Sl70l7 rs y Dbl.
DRY SALT MEAT-There is some on the land
ing, though the stock on hand is small. No de.
mand to-day. Shoulders are quoted at 6a.c, clear
rib sides 8.c, clear sides 3'c + Is. 10 casks clear
sides sold at go p b.
BACON-There are supplies on the landing. The
stock on hand however, is small The demand Is
fair but at slightly easier prices. Shoulders are
quoted at Sc; clear NIB sides shc; clear sides Toe
y b. and casks clear rib sides sold at x c. IS
at exc; TO- rs and rs clear sides at Toe 20 at los
and 10 do at l04 on he spot and Is do to arrive
at sI o9 eask little here but no
demand for it 1t is quoted at l15sc T b.
HAMS-Quiet, but firm at II i al3c T. tb fer sugar
cured as in brand. 10 tIerces choice sugar-euIed
sold at l2a C p ID.
LARD-Light supply and in demand: so tierces
kettle rendered sold az &C. and - do refined at &c
= Is. Reg is quoted at lOdlO.c T. 10 50 kegs re-
tned sold at los = ID.
WHISKY.-Light supply in demand and frmer:
40 bbls Louisiana rectified sold at gee and ~ at $
y gallon Choice Cincinnati is quoted at 81 o. y
gallon. Is bbls choice Cincinnati sold at 81 "a Y
gallon
BULK CORN-There is none here on sale. 1t is
offered to arrive at .8c p bushel, which is above
the limit of buyers That which is here is either
being sacked, or shipped for Liverpool as freight
enga gements have been made fer if. tow of
80 900 bushels corn and 20eO bushels wheat is ex-
pected here early next week. Four cargoes are
engaged and shipping IN the West sacks and bulky
tor this port.
CORN IN SACKS-The supply is fair; the demand
has slackened and prices are not as firm az yes
terday. The eales comprised $3.50 sacks, of
which 800 white at nc; 800 do at 77hc $50 do at
.ac; 1000 yellow mixed at 7sc. and 300 yellow
at -ac y bUshel and 1000 white private terms.
OATs-Are in fair supply and demand. The
ma, ket is irm. The sales embrace 1900 sacks of