The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-28
,var unYavorahlv afY.cfed by decline

equal to about 2-lOa3-10 per cent. an6
consequently exhibited only ~ modeiat,
degree Of animation. The better quail
ties were IN light supply and command
ed full prices, generally leaning to oul
outside figures, with occasional sales a.
a fraction more, and the medium ant
lower grades irregular and easy, with {
leaning to inside figures, and excep
tional transactions at less. Nothing
was reported Saturday.
The Exchange makes the amount OF
3hipboard. not cleared, before today''
exports) 95,S0S bales, embracing 1897!
for Liverpool, 3l,16S for Havre, 474l
for the North Sea, 4408 for Bremen
1857 for Spain, 257S for the Mcdi
terranean and l773 for coastwis'
ports, leaving in presses, agreeabiN
to It's account at II m, l54.:H bales
If we deduct from this the amount
sold, but moi yet delivered, the balance
will be about 900 bales 10 represent
the quantity unsoId, u large part o
which Is withheld from the market, IN
transit, or not yet sampled.
The Exchange reports: Sales 65W
bales, better grades steady, lower grades
Irregular
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept 1. 1875. ........t bales) 997'
Arrived since last statement. 22.5t0
Arrived previously. ....."........ Ge2.o75-7i4si'
72i59
Cleared to-day .,.,................. 2,7o6
Cleared previously ........,....... 4G5.9tS 65
Stock on hand and on shipboard not
DO. same time last year ................... 2tO57I
To-lay's exports now to hand. ............. -----
Receipts proper since Friday evening
2O.GH bales, against %, i5A last week and
"a ,525 last year, making total since
August - OF 6O7 1870 bales. against $40,
7O5 last yclr-incrcase S6.3S,.
The Exchange kilograms make the
receipts ~ all the ports from II IN.
Friday to ~ m. to-day GO.92t bales,
against 7G. lsl last week. and 1881 last
year Total since August II, 2,214,79l
bales, against 2.OlG,4lG last year lin
Guiding for Monday 23,1Ss)- increase
i9S, 1875.
Exports Friday and Saturday to
Great Britain II 1921 bales, against %, 52S
last week and J707 last year and to the
Continent $500 bales, against 1864 last
week and 1917 last year.
Stocks ut all the delivery ports, made
up to IL M, 791, $40 bales, against 73l, l13
last week and s16,43o last year.
TOBACCO-We did not hear OF q
transaction to-day. The amount on sale
is estimated at 1850 hhds We con-
tinue to quote as follows: Low Jugs
at 7M7ac, good at sM9c, low leaf at
9lM12c, medium at 13M14tc. good at
15AM17c. and fine at 10000.
Received since Friday evening 10
hhds.; exported none; stock on hand
by our running statement 1924 hhds.
Messrs. Sawyer, Wallace 81 Co., OF
New York, In their last circular, report
u steady business at previous rates, and
refer to the movement at the West, where
the principal buyers are steamers and
rchandIers, the crop heavy, yet too soft
TO ship, and where higher prices are
paid to the farmers than at the peaks in
Louisville.
FREIGHTS "A ship and bark were
taken up for Liverpool to-day at sd for
one for Antwerp at 5-16c. Last week s
engagements embrace six ships for
Liverpool at I'd, five for Havre at lie,
one for Cork for orders, one for Russia
at Lied, one for Malaga at lie, and one
for Genoa at 15-16c. We continue to
quote as follows:
BY steam-cotton to Liverpool I'd,
to New York &c, to Boston, Provi-
dence, Fall River and Baltimore,
via New York 1c; sugar to New York
81 " hid, molasscs SO SO R Dbl, rice 81, ,
tobacco so. BY sail-cotton to Liver
pool 81, to Havre 13-16O1ic, to Bremen
S1us w AstN'i W ScDOu lD-IoS.
SUGAR Only CSC hhds were received
, this morning and were late in landing.
The demand Is good, and the sup
plies sold at previous prices !;
Inferior 4a5lc., common s. a &c,
good common 5s &C., low fair
Gle, good fair g u Gsc., fully fair Gf u
7c., prime a Tic, strictly prime 7sc.,
choice &c, gray clarified X u Sic,
yellow clarified 81 Ssc., Off white clar-
flied 81 q DC, white clarified 81 a 9sc.
n ID. Stock IN the sheds 2749 hogshcads.
MOLASSES The receipts this morn
ing comprised 1854 barrels and ID half
barrels, mostly fermenting. Choice is
scarce and much called for, while fer
menting and low grades are difficult OF
sale. About half the receipts sold at
20 SOC for inferior, 30 a 35c for common,
40 u 42c. for fair, 43 q 45c. for prime,
asa Sic. for strictly prime, and 80 a I1c.
for choice.
FLOUR-A lot Of 1900 bbs is report
ed sold for Cuba on private terms. In
the local trade the principal sales com
prised sl2 bbIs, OF which Is bbls super
at -, 25 double extra at "a Is. 50 and IS
low treble extra at So; 40, 100 and 1l5
choice extra at So, 100 at $6 50, IS and
155 at $6 rs, Is at ~, 80 at 81 10 and 40
at 81 rs II Dbl.
ooHliuOu 'IuOUC' DIT Go SuDeTIII1e
81, double extra 81 25, low treble extra
81 SOFA rs, good treble extra SIS 12bM
5 25, choice treble extra SIS SOFAS rs,
choice extra $6M6 So and fancy SIS 75M
1875 ~ Dbl.
CORN MEAL The receipts are light
and the stock is small, having been re-
duccd In the order trade. The market
is firmcr, though there is not much de-
mand, and a lot soldtat 50 IS I'D Dbl. 1t
IS jObbing at ~ rs ~ Dbl.
GRITS Dali and selling slowly at
81, and jobbing at 81 50 h Dbl.
PORk-Mess is quoted In round lots
at S2l 25N21 50 per Dbl. 1t is iobbing
at $21 Is a % and retailing at $22 IS a
% 80 per Dbl.
DRY SALT MEATS-The weather
continues. very unfavQrable for dry salt
meat. being warm, cloudy and damp.
and the market is depressed in conse-
quence. Shoulders are Offering at SIC
Wholesale, and are jobbing at Sc. Clear
rib sides are quoted at wholesale at
l0lc, and clear sides at 1O3c ~ 10, and
dull. They are retailing at 4a4c above
these prices. A lot OF 10 boxes choice
shoulders brought SIC % ID. We have
heard OF some sales Of shoulders. loose
at Sa84c, not reported.
BACON = No shoulders on hand.
Clear rib sides are held at 13c and
clear sides at 134c, and no demand.
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