New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-20

| WIN tne addltlOnS noted above the actua
sales yesterday summed up l4.04S bales
which is 800 bales in excess of the heavies
business previously reported this year, apC
may be expected to prove the heaviest Of
the commercial year. This large business
seemed to have supplied the demand tc
such an extent that today the market wa;
quiet with but little competition among
buyers. and some difficulty in realizing
| yesterdays advanced prices. In the morn.
ing, however, under sales of $4,000 bales at
Liverpool with an improvement of Lied
in middling uplands, factors continued very
stringent IN their pretensiOns, but later in
the day many of them met the demand
| more freely and some sales were made at
| concessions. Upon the whole, however,
| we did not find it necessary to modify
our quotations. Good ordinary sold
| at l3a4c, and in one case at l4c;
| good ordinary to strict good ordinary at
to strict low middling at l5ssc, and strict
low mddling at l5lac. The loss of tone
was hardly more than that which is usual
between an active and an inactive market
The amount on shipboard not cleared,
going on board, and engaged for shipment
was set down at the opening this morning
at 10000 bales, embracing 10000 bales for
Liverpool. 81 900 for Havre. 1000 for SPAIN
1000 for Bremen, 5000 for the Mediterra.
mean. 80 900 for the North Sea, and 5000 for
the North. which, when deducted from the
stock on hand by our running statement
yesterday evening, leaves I69, 300 bales to
represent the quantity at the landing and
in presses unsold or awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports: "Sales $500 bales,
including 1900 after 3 P. nj. yesterday.
Market easy at quotations"
COTTON STATEMENT
Stock on hand August 81, 1873. ............7 FIN
Arrived since last statement. 5aa6
Arrived previously ,l74 6l7-I 100 443
Total ...................... 1877 $40
Cleared to-day: .................... 6,l63
Cleared previously. 907 ,466-9l3 629
Stock on hand and on shpbeard not cleared 273 ssI
Same time last year. .204 1859
TO-day's exports embraced 3063 bales to
Liverpool, 1880 to Havre and 20 to Phila-
delphia.
Receipts proper since last evening 554s
bales, against 55l8 on last Wednesday and |
SOO5 last year, making an aggregate since |
Friday evening of 20,55O bales, against |
1856 last week and 81, 500 last year, and |
since August 81 of 1904 1913 bales, against |
9SS, 1884 last year-increase 1904.
The Exchange kilograms make the re-
ceipts at all the ports, from II NJ. yester-
day to - M. to-day. 1919 bales, against
IL SAB last week and 1851 last wear, and
since Friday SAB bales, against 6S,26O
last week and "a. 1888 last year. Total since
August 81. 3,296,6l3 bales. against 2 935. 726
last year-increase 800, SS7.
Exports Friday to Wednesday inclusive,
to Great Britain 1925 bales. against 44,6O6
last week and l,709 last year, and TO the
continent 25,3lS bales, against 81 ,223 last
week and l., 647 last year
Stocks at all the delivery ports made IN
to - NJ. 693.S2s bales, against 735. sos last
week and 556,2l3 last year
SUGAR-Received this morning log bbls
The market is dull, though It's hhds sold
VI Gao for good common, &c for fair. 7I.c
or good tair, and 9i4c for yellow clarified.
MoLAssEs-Received this morning 81 bbIs
md half Dbl. The demand is fair, and
he stock is becoming much reduced. l66
IBIS sold at 421ec for common fermenting.
Oc for centrifugal, &c for reboiled. Some i
rhine sold on private terms. A dealer sold
6bls strictly prime at 73c. ID
FLOUR-The market is now well stocked
nth good supply of round lots suitable I
Or export. Tho duty to take effect in 4
lsvana on tho first Of April has been sus- {
ended, hence the demand 10 now less ur-
emit than it was The sales embrace 1894