The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-24


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The market opened under the depress-
ing influence OF u decline at New York
Of lice in spots and l-32 3.32c In
futures. and OF lie In sterling. exchange,
equal to about $40 per cont, but the In
uuiry continued fair and fully 5000 bales
changed hands during the morning at
stcady prices for the bettorqualitics and
irregular and easier for tho lowcrgrados,
after which the movement being cheek,
cd by heavy receipts the additional
transactions reported were confined to-
1850 bales, making u total, as noted
above, Of 1850 Later dispatches from
Now York reported u rally In futures.
which closed at u net advance OF -32 u
Lice. but a revision Of spot quotations
for the lower grades, showing a further
reduction Of lc In ordinary and good or
binary, and of Lice In low middling.
Coed staple kinds, and the better. qunl-
tiles generally, were offered sparingly,
and being in special request continued
steady at previous rates, but other do
scriptions exhibited increased irregu-
larity, with an evident tendency In Ia
vor of buyers. requiring the slight mod
| iticntion In our quotations noted above.
Strict ordinary sold ut 10sc, strict ordi.
nary to good ordinary at the same, good
ordinary at t0sc, and strict low mid
dliug. high style, at l2ac.
The Exchange makes the amount on
shipboard. not cleared, before to-day's
exports) 81, 1854 bales, embracing 44.666
the North Sea, 1887 for Bremen. TAG for
Spain, 1888 for the Mediterranean and
1860 for coastwise ports, leaving in
presses, agrecably to It's account at IL
M, 1920 bales. If we deduct from
this the amount sold, but not yet de-
livered. the balance will be about 107, 900
bales. to represent the quality unsold,
a large part Of which Is withheld from
the market, in transit. or not yet sam
pied
The Exchange reports, "Sales 5000
easier" It's quotations are unchanged.
and It's sale computed from 3p. IN. yes
terday to p. m. to-day.
| COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand Sept |. 1878. ...... .ibalcsl o,976
Arrived since last statement. 1900
Arrived previously .............. 666 O56-6s2. DOG
.o72
Cleared to-day ...............,..... 7.n9
Cleared previously .............. asi io2-a5s.s 2i
Stock on hand and on shipboard not y.
clearcu OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 233,1sl
Do. same time last year ................. 222.saG
To-day's exports embraced 1905 bales
to Liverpool and 2S14 to Havre.
4 Receipts proper since last evening
Is. 40 bales, against 742O on last Thurs
day and 7G44 last year, making an az
gregate since Friday evening of 81. 1854
bales, against $685. last week and 43, 1s0
last year, and since Aug 81 OF 577. S3a
bales, against 496,1 1870 last ycar-in-
crease 81 1853.
The exchange kilograms make the re
ceipts mt all the ports from IL m. ycstcr-
day to IL m. to-day 80, 1856 bales, against
2G,37S last week and rs. 1914 last year, and
since Friday 1G7, 403 bales, against 161. :
2i5 last week and 141 1886 last year. To-
tai since Aug. 81, 2,12i ,0S2 bales, against
1,934,SS7 up to Wednesday noon, Dec.
30, last year. excluding the above 25, 1914
increase 1891
Exports FRIDAY to Wednesday in
against II ,42i last week, and II ,O59 last
year, and to the Continent 1902 bales,
against 81 ,525 last week, aud II 900 last
year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports made
UP to IL M. 759,56S bales, against
70O, 473 last week. and 7s6, G53 last year.
TOBACCO-The only transaction re-
ported to-day was / HID. new me-
dium ut BE. The amount on sale
Is estimated at 1850 hhds. We con
tinue to quote as follows: Low Tugs
at 7M7ac, good ut SM9c, low leaf at
9l0fl2c, medium at 13(d14bc, good at
15aM17c, and fine ut 1SM20c. Received
since last evening II hhds; exported
none; stock on hand by our running
statement 2G2O hhds.
FREIGHTS-A ship was taken up for
Havrc to-day at he for cotton. Ycstcr-
day we reported three for Liverpool at
I'd for cotton. We continue to quote as
follows:
BY steam-cotton to Liverpool 1l-16d,
to New York &c, to Boston, Provi-
dence, Fall River and Baltimore,
via New York 1c; sugar to New York
tobacco $40. BY sail-cotton to Liver
pool I'd, to Havre lie, to Bremen 21-22d,
SUGAR-Only 1000 hogsheads were
received this morning. The demand is
good and the supplies all sold at previ-
Gus prices: Inferior 4 a ste, common
5aa5$c., good common 81 a &C., low fair
Gle, good fair 81 &C., fully fair 64 a
7c., prime "a a TIC, strictly prime 7sc.,
choice &c, gray clarified " Sic,
yellow clarified 81 &c., off white clar-
flied 81 a 9sc., white clarified Of 9sc.
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MOLASSES- Only 1467 bbls and 9
half-bbls came in this morning. Good
demand for all descriptions and the
supplies all sold at previous prices: 90
assoc. for inferior, 80 a 35c. for common,
40 IA 42c. for fair, AZ 45c. for prime, As
a sic, for strictly prime, and 81 a SIC
for choice.
FLOUR There were further sales for
Cuba to-day of $50 bbls. on private
terms. In the local trade the sales are