New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-29

loans quoted at 202la y cent, and prime
mercantile paper 3la a 5 y cent. Govern
ment bonds are strong and higher.
The stock market opened Il al per cent
lower than yesterdays closing. except
Erie, Lake Shore and Ohio, which were
unchanged. The market during the first
two hours was weak and excited, prices de
clining h 2as. Pacific Mail at first fell 7s.
and before noon advanced Ia per cent
Evie declined from lSa4 to l73. before
twelve O'Clock. Since noon there has been
a recovery of " to "a, the latter New York
Central, Lake Shore and Western Union
Telegraph, and as We write, LAO p. NJ, the
full recovery is maintained.
Stocks closed active, with better feel
ing.s Central l0la4; Erie r's; Lake Shore
607s; Illinois Central 100a.; Pittsburg S3a4;
Northwestern 1894, do preferred. 532s; Rock
Island l02A.
Sub treasury balances-Gold S., ,952, ,49l;;
currency SAT ,279,5Sl.
Customs receipts $263,OOO.
The sub treasurer paid out $3S,OOO on ac-
count of interest, and $40 900 for bonds.
Cotton quiet; middling uplands l6c; Or
leans l6;4c. Sales to-day 923 bales; net
receipts 393; gross 69l.
Futures closed quiet; sales 22.50O bales,
as follows: MAY Is 25-32 a Is 27-32c; June
Is 25-32 a Is 3-l6c; July Is Is l6d Is 81 -32c;
August l6 30 l6lsc; September Is 1916
ais 3l532c; October IS 7-l6a l5lec; No
vember Is 7-32 a Is 5 Toe; January IL 1892
4 IL Is 32c; February II 10 Seals ll-l6c;
March Is y -;52c; April l6 1872 l6 l-l6c.
Flour still rules in buyers favor; only
moderate demand; Southern -four Quiet and
unchanged. Wheat 102c lower; little
better export demand at the decline; hold
ers generally disposed to realize 81 20 a -
for winter red Western; ST. 80 81 for
amber do; ST. 30a ;}S tor white Western
Corn in limited request: prices in buyers
favor; - q 7ic for soft Western mixed; rs a
SIC for good to prime do; - a SO for yell
low Western. Coffee firm good trade do
mand Rio quoted at l6 a lSa4c (gold) tor
cargOes; to the trade, II q 1910 (goldl. Su'
gar dull and nominal. Rice quiet and firm
7as dSasc tor Carolina common to choice;
63s 0G5sc for rangOOn. TallOw firm at 80,
.0S7sc. Rosn and turpentine steady. Pork
lower; new, $40 so. Lard lower; prime
steam. l4l,c. Whisky lower; 81 1914 al ~.
Freights firm and active cotton by sail
932d; by steam | l-32d.
Sugar 8aSlac for fair to good refining;
$3.50 for prime; refined heavy 97s l0c; 1913 a
II Ac for hard grades. Molasses dull and
heavy.
CINCINNATI, May 2S.-Cotton quiet; mid
ding l5Ac Flour dull and nominal.
Wheat dull and nominal; red 81 2501 80.
Corn dull; II a7:'c. Oats quiet: 6S0 S07Oo.
Pork steady; demand moderate; $50 a 20 25.
Lara nominal. current make 14c, heILlo
l41a l43.c. Bulk meats steady; demand
moderate; shoulders Sls a8Ac; clear rib
llasc. delivered; clear lla4c. Bacon steady;
demand moderate; shoulders 9Ac; clear
rib l2lac: clear l2a4c. Whisky steady; de-
mand moderate at 81 IA.
Sr. LOUIS. MAY 2S.-CottOn dull and
prices are nominal. Flour lower to sell;
scarcely anything done. Wheat dull; No. =
red winter 81 26la a q; No. spring Chi
cago 9cc bid; sales of soft at Sic. Corn
No. mixed 62lac. Oats dull; No. = COO
bid. Whisky nominal 81 Is. Pork dull;
small lots sold at $50 IS. Dry salt meats
nominal. Bacon easier; shoulders ga 9asc;
clear rib 1888 a 1850; clear l30 l3i4c. Lard
nominal at l43lc; sales of summer at l334c.
CHICAGO, May 2s.-Flour quiet and
weak Wheat dull; No. spring Chicago
961e a &c; No. . fresh 92laN regular 92ltc,
Corn dull; No. = mixed 62a4c. Oats quiet,
weak and lower; No. 9 5S3.c, bid. Pork
Demand fair; $40 50. Lard quiet and
weak: l4c. Whisky fair demand but at
lower rates; 81 Is.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL. May %, S P. .M.-Cotton-Th
sales to day include 430O bales American
Sales ON a basis of middling uplands,
nothing below low middling, deliverable
July and August, 1864. Lard 6ls. Yarns
and fabrics at Manchester dull but not
uuOtahlY lower.