The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-30
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION
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| The market appeared to be inanimato
ut tho opening. but there was neyerthe-
less fair inquiry. and $500 bales
changed hands during the morning ut
steady prices for the. better qualities,
but Irregular and easier for the lower
grades, after which the movement be.
came quite active, and further sales
were effected to the extent Of 5000 bales.
making u total, as noted above, OF 94OO.
Prices exhibited similar features 10
those OF several days past, high style
middlinE and tho better qualities
continuing steady with u leaning to out
side figures. while average lists of mid
ding were easy, and the lower grades
irregular, with moro decided tendency
10 inside rates or u fraction less. The
offerings were ample, but poorly rs
sorted, with q scant supply of the better
qualities, and an undue proportion Of
tho lower grades, sales Of which could
not be pressed unless at concessions.
low middllng at III and tls, strict
low middling at ~, strict low
middling to middling ut ~, middling at
i2l, do. with good staple at i2s and strict
middling TO good middling ut t3a The
Liverpool market was reported I'M
changed sales 10000 bales-and New
York dull at a reduction IN spots of ic
in ordinary and Lice In good ordinary,
with no change In other grades, and
some irregularity In futures, which ruled
during the morning ut q slight decline,
but closed at u net Improvement OF
l-32c in January's to Mays inclusive.
and Of t-32 q Lice In the later months.
The Exchange makes the amount on
shipboard, not cleared, before to-day's
exports) l0?, bales, embracing 80, 800
far IL n fAc II
for the North Sea, $3.50 for Bremen,
11aO for Spain, 1903 for the Meditcrra-
mean, 100 for Mexico, and 1920 for coast
wise ports. leaving In presses, agrecably
to its account at IL m, 152, 1913 bales.
If we deduct from this the amount
sold, but not yet delivered. the balance
will be about $4,000 bales to represent
the quantity unsold, a large part of
which Is withheld from the market, in
transit, or not yet sampled.
The Exchange reports: "Salcs $3.50
bales. Market steady"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept. I. 1915 .... fbales) pg7G
Arrived since last stHemont....... sosl
Arrived previously ...............7 2i 269-72g. $50
739 1876
Cleared To-Day Observation-Disclosures. 6Sg7
Cleared previously .............. 472b37-l7e. 434
Stock on hand and on shipboard not
Do same time last year .......,....... 2so'sSs
To-day's exports embraced 5l15 bales
to Liverpool, 525 to Barcelona and 1857
to New York.
Receipts proper since last evening
69i1 bales, against 1896 on last Wedncs-
day and 1929 last year, making an ag-
gregatc since Friday evening Of 32,614
bales against 1868 last week and Al
S5l last year, and since Aug. 81, G19, $50,
against SAC, 03l last year increase 73.O29.
The Exchange kilograms make the
receipts at all the ports from II m.
yesterday to IL IN. to-day 20,S42 bales.
against d, $40 last week, and II, 1856 last
year, and since Friday 114,342 bales,
against 134,01S last week and 81, Ala last
year. Total since August 81, 2,26S, 212
bales, against 2,060,S20 up to Tuesday
noon, Dec. 20, last year Excluding the
above II 656l-increase 2O7, 392.
Exports FRIDAY to Tuesday inclusive)
to Great Britain 81 $50 bales, against
4s,4A last week and 1868 last year,
and to tho Continent IA, 479 bales, against
q, 1853 last week and 1856 last year. q
Stocks at all the delivery ports, made
up TO IL m, 7@, 1888 bales, against las, 1893
last week and S37 $3.50 last wear.
TOBACCO-Th only transaction re.
ported to-day was l hid new crop. me-
dunn leaf, sold yesterday, at lake. The
amount on sale is estimated at 1925
hhds. Our quotations are: Low Tugs
at 7(I7Ac, good at S(G9c, low leaf at
94(Gi2c, medium at 13M14kc, good at
l5s(gl7c, and fine at 18(12Oc.
Received since last evening 90 hhds
exported none; stock on hand by our
r7nn1nR DECENTRALIZATION SEC hhds