The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-22
General Exchange
Quotations. Quotations

The higher grades continued scarce and
we're held at extreme rates. Middling sold at
14}c. Nothing TRANSFERRED in other grades
that indicated any quotable variation.
The steady rain which prevailed for the
greater part Of the day led to a good deal of
comment on the weather being SO decidedly
unfavorable for the growing crop, and on the
discouraging tenor of most of the letters from
the country, all indicating limited receipts
for the rest of the month, instead Of the
copious supplies anticipated short time ago.
lhe amount on snlpboard not cleared,
going on board, and engaged for shipment was
ret down at the opening this morning at
1000 bales, embracing $500 for Liverpool,
500 for the Mediterranean, and $40 tor the
North, and 500 for Mexico, which. when de-
Quoted from the stock on hand by our run
ming statement last evening, leaves ID. 200
bales to represent the quantity at the landing
and in presses unsold or awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports: "Sales $50 bales,
including SO bales after 3 2. NJ. yesterday.
Market unchanged"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. 1. 1874 bales 1888
Arrived since last statement.
Arrived previously. y. ..1,146O76
Additional bales from city gin
nings, Intens and loose. 1865 l,i5S, O4O
1.173,933
Cleared to-day. .......... none
Cleared previously. .-... 1,l55,7o9
Consumed at Lehman, Abra-
ham q Co. q cotton MILL. l,l5O 1,loooo
Stock on hand and on shipboasd not
Rknok asme time last year ...... 1856
Receipts proper since last evening bale,
against on last Saturday, and % last year,
and since August 81 of 995, 2l3 bales, against
nV1 40
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts
&C all the ports from IL NJ. yesterday to
"a NJ to-day 673 bales, against 1913 last
week and 1910 last year, and since Aug. 81,
3.459.7. / bales, against 3, 755, 759 up to Fri
day noon, Aug. 81, last year Excluding the
above 1OlO)- decrease 296, O5S.
Exports Friday to Great Britain 800 bales,
against none last week and none last year, and
to the Continent $50 bales, against none last
week and none last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports, made up
TO IL NJ, 85,971 bales, against lO4, l76 last
week and 123. 610 last year.
TopAcco-We did not hear of a sale to-day.
The amount on sale is estimated at 1873 hhds.
Until the market shows some movement ana
prices are more settled, we must forbear
regular quotations.
The Louisville Courier Journal of Thursday,
reports the offerings more liberal, put prices
sustained, the range being somewhat higher
than in the previous week. Private letters
report the market stronger.
Received since last evening none; exported
none: stock on hand by our running state
ment 317S hhds.
FREIGHrs Nothing of any interest has
TRANSFERRED to-day. We continue to quote as
follows:
By Steam-Cotton to Liverpool -(915-32d,
grain Sd, -four 3s@Ss3d; 90 Boston lvla
New York; &c, to Providence and Fall River
l3-l6c, to New York &c, to Philadelphia 3c.
BY Sail - Cotton to Liverpool ga, 70
Havre 1870. to Providence and Fall hiver
1880.
SUG.R-There were no receipts this morn
ing. The demand is good from grocers and
dealers. and 326 hogsheads prime and yellow
clarified sold on private terms. Yesterdays
sales were at &c for good common and 1Oc for
yellow clarified Grocers obtain 491c above
these prices in their order trade. Stock
in the sheds 2239 hhds.
MoIAssEs-None coming in and nothing
doing, We quote as dealers job prices 400
45o for common, 50@55c for fair. 6o96Oc
for prime, 100000 for prime, and 65(97Oc for
choice Stock in the sheds 1925 bbls and 80
half hills Louisiana Molasses. and 80 bbls
New York syrup.
FrouR-We have to note dull market,
With only A small job demand. The stock on
hand IL fair and consists mostly OF low
grades, which are neglected even at lower prices,
The stock of strictly choice is small and neio
strongly at full prices, mostly under limit
Wheat is lower in Chicago to-day. There were
saIes in the local trade to-day OF 1900 bols, OF
vhich 20 bbls low treble extra at Sc; 70 and
rs good treble extra at So SO; 70 do at 30 70;