The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-05
General Exchange
Quotations, Ouotat ons

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ss2lct Mlcttin2 ......... ID Gl61,
Good Middlns ,........ lG1s9lGlZ 1875
atddiing Fair ........ l63s917h rs
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The moyemen. was checked by rain,
weather, and the banks being closed, it being
legal holiday, and notwithstanding an ad
vance of &c in spots at New York neUtralized
bv falling of in futures of 1-32G,3-32. the
demand was limited, and the sales were con.
sequently confined to the limited amount
noted above. Sales were reported at the ask.
ing prices Of yesterday, while at the same
time offers We're accepted which were then
refused.
The amount on shipboard not cleared.
going on board, and engaged fo1 shipment was
get down at the opening this morning at 81,
900 bales, embracing Al 900 for Liverpool, 80,
900 for Havre, 1900 for Spain 1000 Tor the
Mediterranean, 1000 for Bremen, 1000 tor
the North Sea and 5000 bales for the North,
which, when deducted from the stock on hand
10y our running statement yesterday even
sng leaves 100, 500 bales to represent the guam
tity at the landing and in presses unsolI or
awaiting orders.
The Exchange reports: 'Sales 200 bales,
including $50 after 3 o'clock ?. NJ, yesterday.
Market quiet
The following was posted at the Exchange:
Protection of Cotton on the I.evee.
At meeting of the Board Of Directors
on tle Sd inst, the following rules were
adopted, to take effect from and after the
first day Of September, 1876:
No. 80. The Board of Directors shall ap-
point a Levee Inspector. to act under instruc-
ticns of the Chief Supervisor; also, such
assistants that they may deem necessary
and as the fund provided in Rule y may
permit.
No. 39-The duties of the I.evee Inspector
aud his assistants shall be to protect from
theft all cotton on the levee iii process Of
shipment, in transit through the city, or
landed from steamboats,. They shall also see
that all cotton in process Of shipment is
properly cared fer and protected from the
Weather, and shall perform such other duties
- the board may deem necessary for the car
lying ont Of the foregoing purposes.
No. 40.-Ihe President of the Exchange
shall in the interval between the regular days
OF the meeting of the Board, be empowered to
make such appointments and changes as may
III his opinion be necessary or advisable,
and shall also be empowered to suspend the
Levee Inspector, or any Assistant Inspector,
tor reasons to be communicated by HIM to the
Board of Directors at their next meeting.
No. 4l.-The Levee Inspector shall be paid
A salary of one hundred and seventy dollars
$40 per month, and shall be required to
keep a horse that he may be the better able to
discharge his duties Each Assistant Inspec
tor shall have salary of seventy-iire dollars
lS1o) per month.
No. ~. Each party shipping cotton shall
on the first OF each month pay to the EN-
change through his broker one-half of one
cent per bale on all cotton shipped by him
duriag the month preceding. The amount
SO paid shall be held by the treasurer
fund out Of which to pay all expenses in
curred under the regulations from 81 to II.
BY order of the Board
HENRY G.. HESTER, Secretary.
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. l, 1874 bales 1885
+. SfTived since last statement 49,. ALL
Arrived previously ............. 9oS,I3i 992,5'N
10 o,26
Cleared to-day. .............. none
Cleared previously ........... 746,7ol 7if,7sl
Stock on hand and on shipboard not
cleared MISREPRESENTATION. 26i. $50
Clock same time last year. ............ 3Ol,s
Receipts proper since last evening 1927
bales, against $40 on last Thursday and
1870 last year, making an aggregate since last
Friday evening of 2,G7O bales against 23,O76
last week and -, 800 last year, and since Au-
gust 81 OF $50, 131 bales against 1908, 512 last
year. Decrease 49,
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts
ct all the ports, from II NJ. yesterday to IL NJ.
to-day, 10 90 bales, against II ,6S5 last week
snd 10, IA last year, and since Friday Gi,602
bales, against 65, $50 last week and $3.50
last year Total since August 81, 2,9G6,9S
bales, against 1874, 1872 up to Wednesday
noon, March 4, last year excluding the
above 1O,14N-decrease 1G7, 205.
Exports FRIDAY to Wednesday inclusve) to
Great Britain 43, 1O7 bales against 45, $50 last
week and 81, O9S last year, and to the Continent
% ID bales, against IL, 434 last week and 80 567
last year Stocks at all the delivery ports,
made up to II NJ, 74S, 235 bales, against S35.-
SCI last week and rs 637 last year.
ToBAcco.-We did not hear of a transaction
to-day. The amount on sale is estimated at
315O hhds. We continue to quote as fol-
lows: Inferior Tugs 9,@93c, medium to
fine 1O@11Ic, low leaf l29129c, medium
i3f6l4c. good to fine 15@l64, and selec-
tons 17b(42Oc. Received since last evening
IS hhds; exported, none; stock on hand by
our running statement 1928 hhds.
FREIGHrs-A 5000 bale ship was taken up
sor Havre to-day at 15-16c for cotton, which
Is understood to be the rate at which shIp
reported Yesterday was fixed. We quote as
follows:
By Steam ~ Cotton to Liverpool 1924,
20 Boston, Providence and Fall RIVER, VIA
New York &c, to New York &c, TO Philadelphia
{: molasses to New York 81.
By Sail-Cotton to Liverpool 13-32(g3d, TO
Hayre 15-16c, to Bremen 1c. to Cronstadt
t932d to Barcelona 1c, to Genoa ll-l6c, to
Session &c.
srGAR-Received this morning Az hhds. |
Tie demand continues good and the
+uDolics on the landing were sold at firm |
prces: Inferior 5@5sc, common e@ 64c fair
5,Gl7c, good fair II 197lc, fully fair 7!sG17fc, |
prime 75MSIc, strictly prime 8, choice o2o,
leronds 7l0ISic. yellow clarified 9(T9$c, of
White clarified 9!6 loc pure white clarified
i0lG3l08c r ID. Stock in the sheds on the
17th inst, $3.50 hhds. ,, |
MoIAssEs Received this morning 392 bbls. /
r,ow grades are dull, while the better descElp- /
IONS are scarce and in request. The supplies
IN .pi the landing sold at lie for cistern bot
om. 40 i5c for fair fermenting, 4oo TOR
prime fern enting, 500 56c for prime not
sermentng. and 6oc for strictly prime; /
FLoUE-The demand is confined to SINAI,
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