The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-28
AMERICAN STANDARD OF CLASSIFICATION.

Inc market opened with only moderate
inquiry and continued quiet during the morn
ing, but subsequently exhibited rather more
movement without showing much animation
and the sales were confined to TIE amount stat
buyers, but without requiring any change in
our quotations except slight modification in
MGor and Ms Ife Tbe gensra run y
the offerings however, presented a leaning to
cur inside figures, especially on gin-eutt dis
better descriptions of the medium and higher
grades continued steady al. previous rates.
The dispatches reported good demand at
arrivals opening. higher but Subsequently
easier. Havre dull and unchanged, and New
York dull ct previous rates for spots. but new
crop offered from wharf. or to arrive, at lae less
and lower for futures. which closed at a decline
of 12-topqt4-10oe in Septenbers to Marches and
s-10DG11 loco In the later months
The Exchange makes the amount on ship
board not cleared 427s bales. embracing 1900
for hivsrpool 1897 for Hayre. lea for Mckee
only small part OF which is on sale. ,'
At noon to-day Midding was quoted At Gal.
nah at 10 1i-iee. at Charleston at ios4o. at vii
mington at 10 e-1tc, at Norfolk, at 1oae. at
baltimore ct Il 5-lse, at New York ct llaso, Ct
at 10ss@lokc at Philadelphia at 1880, ut Gin
einnati Ct io1sc. and at st. Louis at lie.
-, The Exchange reports =, Sales ss25 bales.
Market easier but not quotably lower"
COTTON STATEMENT.
Stock on hand September 1, 1s77....... 21,56s
Arrived since last statement. 977
Arrived previously. s.,s.t....t.s 4,189- 15,l16
se.es4
Cleared to-day ................. none
CLEARED previously. .............. t252s- 12,52a
Stock on hand and on shipbaard not
Stock same time last year .....4......... b3,35t
Receipts proper since last evening $3.50
a1QinEt on VlJTs1nv
last year making an aggregate since Friday
evening Of 41ss bales. against 2o5s last week and
14.p9s last year. and since August 81. OF 5000
bales, against 5000 last year-deerease AZ s34
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts at
all the ports from IL m. yesterday to u M to- day
6254 bales, against q7s5 last week and 1917 last
year. and since Friday 81 1888 bales. against II e21
last week and IS ,4se last year. Total since Au-
gust a.. 72,s1s bales, against 1s6.945 lup to
Wednesday noon. September III last year-de-
= Exports Friday t9 Wednesday inclusive) to
and .2o7 last year and to the Continent none ~qvA
against Of bales last week and t424 last year,
Stocks at all the delivery ports made up to IL
m. tt7,72a bales. against 10s.o9a last week and
ToBACCo1IThe only transaction reported to.
day was hhds. The amount on sale Ii esti-
mated at 57o0 hhds. We continue to quote as
inferior lugs 500 &c. low Tugs s1s@Ao, medium
4A@4ac. good to fine 5a6c low leaf 6a@7ae,
medium 5000. good 1o@11c, fine 11s@12e and
Received since last evening 14'hhds; exported
none. Stock on hand by our running statement.
FREIGHTS-There has been more demand
for Liverpool room, bnt the market continues
ton. Providence, Fall River, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, via New York &c, to New York &c:
BY sail-Cotton to Liverpool -@ad; to
SUGAR = Received this morning 100 hhds.
prices. 100 bids sold in lots partieua r not ct
TRANSFERRED We quote. Fair to good fair s@8ac.
prime ss@s.se, strictly prfmesfse. strictly prime
to choice he o5 &c yellow clarified sa@e@c off
,MoLASsES : None received this morning.
N GT9 R fihPf faaT we a aoEq Selling on
orders at lie for standard IN bbls. use for
"1 o1f ~ I'll aE II 2f IN h sefA on or
ders at 4oc. for common. ,45c for fair. soc FIR
prime 55c for choice. and 8sc v gallon for
FLOUR-Ony $50 bbls came in this morning
Buyers are off and there Is little or no demand,
rs usual toward the close of the IN onth Prices.
fined to g35 bbs. Of which 100 fine ut 81 80; 80 do
at q rs; 200 low treble extra at 81 go: 100 low
treble extra, at s. s5; 70 good treble extra at
Sc 12R 100 choice treble at S6 so. Is choice extra
at 90 70: so. 30 and so bbs at 81 v Dbl.
Common -. Is quoted at saega a.; fine "a 50: ~.
G good DO s eoe eT Do %
oe 75: choice extra SO 1907 121s; fancy 81 $50
7 80 W Dbl.
Dealers and grocers obtain soc above these
prices.
CORN FLOUR-Supplies come in small lots
and sell on the landing at SO 30 v Dbl.
RYE FLOUK-ls quoted In first hands at
IS 25d5 so v Dbl.
GRITS-sell on the landing at 90 9o@4 y Dbl.
Dealers are jobbing In store at "a 1904 40 v Dbl
CREAM AND PEARL MEALS quoted at
80 5000 IS y Dbl in lots.
BOMlNY-ls quoted nominally at SO 25@3 Is
D Dbl.
CORN MEALr-Only 400 bbs came In this
morning, the first receipts for several days.
The stock Is small but there is no demand.
and the market Is quoted at 50 5002 60 y Dbl.
Dealers are jobbing at so 1912 IS y Dbl
CORN IN BULK-Is quoted at 535s@54c y
bushel.
WHEAT-There are buyers at 81 25Ga1 So p
bushel. There were sales a few days since at
81 80 " bushel.
PROVISIONs-Co Continue in light supply and
strong. with an upward tendency in prices. and
the demand for dry. salt shoulders and bacon
meats is restricted by scarcity Of stocks here
and in the Western markets.
POkK-Is excited and $ ronger and mess Is
mostly held under limitations at $l5. though a
purchase of q round lot can yet be made at
sl4 rs u Dbl. 40 bbls sold, spot and $50 to arrive.
at s14 80 u Dbl. Dealers are jobbing at s15 30 p
Dbl. At the close, under the influence Of Chi
cago dispatches quoting s13 80. an advance OF
35c to day there was an active speculative in
uuiry, and offers of $f4 50 were refused for 300