New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-22

Ills and closed 1T 1II4. At the opening
/ the rate for money on call was q 5, against
304 recently, and prime mercantile paper.
which ruled 80 long at 5 &C. being 51s a u
but closed at203, the anxiety to get a. in
the morning having operated to increase the
| supply late in the day. Foreign exchange
has been dull and nominal at 81 IS a SO
for long and short bills. Government bonds
| have been firm on moderate business.
Inc stock market was dull and steady
until the first board, when DEALINGS became
more active and the prices declined in the
| entire list. The weakness was most marked
after midday, when the decline ranged from
" a Ia, Wabash, Lake Shore, St. Paul and
Erie having been especially weak. At the
second call there was steady feeling and
prices made recovery of u IS from the
lowest point. 1t was afterward firm at an
advance rated at second call, but was weak
late III the afternoon dealings and closed at
the lowest prices of the day. The leading
features we're Wabash, Lake Shore, Erie,
Northwest, Common, and Western Union
TELEGRAPH. Southern State bonds were dull
but firm.
Skies of 1881 1905; fve-twenties of 1862
ll7as; of 1864 1872; of 1865 l2Ols, new
1854: of 1867 ll9as; of 1868 1895; new fves
ll434; ten forties ll4h.
Tennessees 80, new 80; Virginias 80. new
30. consolidated 5013, deferred IL; Louis
ianas 80, new IS, levee skies ASH. Fights 40:
Alabama Fights 65, fives 35; Georgia skies
-, sevens &c. North Carolinas %, new 81 II,
special tax S12; South Carolinas %, new 8,
April and October Is.
The market for cotton on the spot has
been decidedly tirmer, with quite large
business for export Material falling of III
the receipts has stimulated the demand
both here and in Liverpool, which, how
ever, was in good part speculative. Dur
ing the cary part OF the We elk prices were
advanced lsc, with considerable activity in
both spots and contracts. Wednesday,
with a revision of official 1uO'af ons, low
middlings were advanced lsc mo e, while
ordinary and strict middling imp owed NC
The change was due to an mere. ed de-
mand for medium grades, and rather more
liberal receipts of lower qualities.
The dealings on Wednesday were quite
large, and unusual excitement prevailed as
the markets on the other side were re-
ported unsettled and somewhat excited, but |
the last two days have changed the zone of |
the market considerably. and holders are
now more realized. The movement was
speculative one, based on the |
falling of OF receipts, and a revival of A. |
600, 600 estimate Of the crop. Liverpool and |
Havre are well supplied, and have not been |
buying to any extent, yet in the face of all |
this, prices, through the manipulations of |
spectators, were crowded up. Total sales
for the week were 1869 bales. of which
lol, 600 were on contract, and 1864 for i'm
mediate delivery, as follows; IL liz for ex-
port; 2267 for spinning; 1886 for speculation;
and PTS in transit; included were 3O3l bales
20 arrive.
Naval stores have ruled dull.
Cotton closed firm; middling uplands
Csc; Orleans 7c; net receipts 936 bales:
,ross 1898; sales 1890.
Flour closed shade firmer; Sc 3O07 20
or common to fair extra; wheat a &c bet
er; more doing. Corn shade tirmer at
s q soc for new Western mixed; 600 for
lew yellow Southern. Pork dull and
eavy at SIG l2la for new mese. Lard
eavy. Coffee more active. Sugar, rice
nd molasses quiet Turpentine fiji N at 49c.
sosin firm at 81 so. Freights heavy; cot.
on by steam $500; grain 81 0811d.
CINCINNATI, March ELECTION demand
air. market firm; middling 5'sc. Flour :
uiet and unchanged. Wheat very dull at ;
45. Corn quiet and steady, 60 63c. '
ats steady; demand moderate at 80 a 5Sc.
ork firm, sales at $l575 0l5SI nc Lard firm,
cam s7sc; kettle 91s 09Ac. Bulk meats !,
eady, shoulders 57sc; clear rib 7Nc:
ear sac. Bacon scarce and firm, shopl-
ers 6a4c; clear rib ss acc; clear 9Ac. -
fair, market firm, 80. :
ST. LOUIS, March Northumberland =
ir and market firm; middling l5a4c. Flour =
wer to sell; only small jobbing sales 9
'heat-Spring firm and wanted; No. ?
gan; winter lower; No. red 81 So a
81. Corn frmer; No. mixed 62la a CSC
elevators. Oats-No. 2, AZ a 4S1ac on
ack and in elevators. Whisky steady at
c.. Pork quiet at SIS 50. Dry salt meats :.
changed; only order trade. Bacon quiet. l;
od jobbing demand. Lard lower at sac II
Foreign Markets. ~
LONDON, March 81, Evening. q
e 33s Cd. q
LIVERPOOL, March 81, 6 P. M.-Cottop-
les OF Orleans, nothing below good ordi- Lo
~, shipped March and April, S3sd. Or