The Caucasian. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1874-1875, 1874-10-31
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS,
......s Oct. 10Th 1874


1 New ORLEANS, !
! . Oct. 18th 1874. +
COTTON.
The official closing quotations Of
the Cotton Exchange today, were
as follows: = a. g. Nj + G'h p
Low Ordinary .......-0- Eoml
Ordinary. .--.-.....1l4m114 liz
Good Ordinary .130134 134
Low Middling. -14n144 144
Middling.. ......... 14B&143 LA
Good Middling. -. .14b0143 Is
Gold opened at 1O94O1O9a,
against 40 at New York, and after
q fair business, closed at the open
rates in both markets. The sales
summed up $4,000 embracing
$4,000 at 1921, $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 at 1909, $4,000 at lilo, and
5000 at 1O94. < :, n
! SUGAR-The receipts this morn
ling and since last Saturday noon
comprise 376 hhds. The demand
for open kettle sugar is active and
prices are buoyant but yellow clar-
flied is dull. The supplies were
NEARLY all sold at 81 for good COM
mon to fair, SIC for low fair, SIC for
fair, 9@04c for good fair, 91n9qc
for fulln fair, 10c for prime, 104c for
strictly prime, 1O5c for seconds 1O4
0103c for yellow clarified and 1Oac
for white clarified.
MOLASSES The receipts since
Saturday noon embrace 1865 bar
rels and 81 half barrels. Buyers
are holding off, the market is dull
and prices show decline of 5O6c
" gallon since last Friday. About
1000 bbls were sold, however, at SO
@70c for prime, 71@72 for strictly
prime, and 723c for choice. Some
inferior syrup sold at GOc y gallon.
| CORN MEAL-No demand and
quoted nominally at So Is - Dbl.
Dealers jobbing a little at a. ~
bbl. Only % bbls sold on the land.
ling at 90 80 y Dbl.
| PORK-Quiet but very strong,
with small stock ON hand. Mess
is held in round lots at $21 % y
Dbl. with offers Of less refused; Job
bling at $21 50 and dealers retailing
at 1922 80 " Dbl. 500 bbls sold, sell
Ter January, at $17 25 ~ Dbl. This
transaction was out Of Change, al
though it is recorded on the sales
book of the Exchange.
BACON-The market is very
dull and many Of the purchases are
on private terms. Shoulders are
quoted at, 7bc, q decline of &c, clear
rib sides nominal at 131c, clear
sides nominal at 1896, " ID. 1872
casks sold outside, comprising 20
and.35 casks shoulders and 5 casks
clear sides on private terms, 10, 10
and IL at TIC, IA and Is at Tic, and
only 5 casks shoulders on Change
at n Fp ID. Dealers are retailing
on orders at Sc for shoulders, 141c
for clear rib sides, and 143c for
clear sides. T..
| BREAKFAST BACON-Is in
better supply and is selling at 16c
~ fb.
1 HAMS-Fresh sugar cared are
in request and command 1440151c,
but old are abundant and dull at
1230134 ~ ID.
LARD-The supply is light and
keg is very scarce. Tierce is quoted
at IA &c; keg 16c. Dealers are job
tierce at 1870, and keg at 161 ~ b.
A'lot os 80 tierces sold on private
terms.
OATs-Good supply and dull.
600 sacks sold on the landing, of
which so. so and 80, at Coo, 300 at
&c and $50 choice at 64c y bushel.
Bran-Fair supply and moderate
demand. The sales comprise 7S5
sscks on the landing, Of which IS,
200, 21O and $50 at 81, and SO
choice at 81 10 y bushel.
| COFFEE-Good demand. The
stock in first hands, comprising
5000 bags, ex A. Orr, was sold to-
day on private terms. We quote
cargo lots Ordinary 170174o, gold,
fair 17301Sc, good 1840184c, prime
19@191 per 1b. Job lots, ordinary
17O173c, gold. fair 1S01S3c. good
190193c, prime 199a2Oc ~ ID.
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