The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-19

The market opened with fair inquiry, but
operations restricted by seant supplies OF the
kinds wanted and the stringent pretensions OF
factors for such descriptions. The sales during
the morning were consequently confined to about
1000 bAles, after which the movement exhibited
but little more animation, the additional transac-
tions reported not exceeding 1850 bales, making
d total for the day. At n, cd above. of 1850 bales
Prices were well ma mt iined, especially for de-
ssirable lists OF the medium and better qualities,
which were offered sparingly and held at outside
rates or fraction more. Several buyers with
drew, from being unable to fill their orders. The
dispatches reported Liverpool steadier at pre-.
vious rates, with sales Of 900 bales, and arr-
sals held 1-l6c higher deliveries 1-16G03-32d
higherl. navre declining slowly, with Its q1ota-
tions reduced franc, aud New York quiet at yes
terdAy's quotations for spots and higher for fu-
lures, which sold at noon at an improvement of
6.l00@10-l0o, and closed at a net advance OF
7-l00dlt2-100c.
Sterling Exchange declined about "a.
The Exchange makes the amount on shipboard
not cleared (before todays exports Of lit bales
rs BIG bales, embracing 734T for Liverpool 10, si3
for Havre. 5066 for the North Sea, 4Sl6 for Bre-
men, Ta2 for Spain, 2O66 for the Medite,ra.
presses agreeably to its account at Ia m. is7 SOS
bales only part Of which is on sale.
At noon, to-day, Middling was quoted at Gel
weston at 1899; at Mobile At 1919; at Savan-
nah at I0fsc; at Charleston Of 1ll@llssc: ct
At Baltimore at 1l1.o; at New York at Ike: at
Boston at llLc; at Memphis at iOsso; a. Au-
gusta Ut i0Ss1ios+c; At Philadelphia at llLo;
81 Cincinnati 1t 1920. and ct st. Louis at 1890.
The Exchange reports: Sales 2l00 bales.
COTTON STATEMENT
Stock on hand Sept. l. ls7e-bales. ...... 2a.s7r
Arrived since last statement. 3.Ioa
Arrived previously. sos. 7os-l, sos sls
1888. los
Cleared to-day. ................ I1lr
Stock on hand and on ship
board. not cleared. ...... laatas
Same time last year.. 1898
To-day's exports embraced 32.7 bales to Liver
pool 230S to Havre, 1877 TO Bremen 1850 to Cron-
stadt, and Ills to New York.
Receipts proper since last evening 1859 bales
against 1850 on last Wednesday, and 1915 last
year, making an aggregate since FRIDAY Of 1891
bales. against $3.50 last week and 1884 last year.
and since August 81 Of /, 122, SOL bales, against
1854, SIS last year-decrease 2l1.9 27.
The Exchange kilograms make the receipts at
day 1889 bales, against 4247 last week and 1850
last year, and since Friday IA $50 bales against
17 202 last week and 20 S79 last year. Total since
August 81 STA, 269, bales against 1878 1856 up TO
Tuesday noon. April Is, last year-decrease
Exports Friday to Monday inclusive, to Great
Britain 2As79 bales, against AZ l67 last week and
1O065 last year, and to the Continent 1861 bales,
against ~, 5Ao last week ana 1901 last year.
Stocks at all the delivery ports, made up to 10
m, 6l466S bales. against Cal ,2S9 last week, and
5S6, 06S last year.
TOBACU0-We did not hear OF q transaction
TO-DAY. The amount on sale is now estimated at
$50 hhds. We continue 10 quote as follows:
Unsound and frosted lugs 20Shc, inferior
augs 4@4lsc, low 4s&051%c, medium 1905. good
70 fine 6sz@6s&c, low leaf 7D8c. medium $40
100, good l0l.@i2c, fne l21s0ISHo and seleo-
lions l4L@l6c. ss.sSy
Received slnce last evening II hhds; exported
u to New York and 8 by rail; stock on hand by
cur running statement 6S3S hhds.
EREIGH IS a ship WAS fxed for Cork Tor