The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-26

The market opened with q moderate inquiry,
but factors being quite stringent In their pre-
tensions, which were above the limits OF m )st Of
the pending orders, the sales during the morn.
ing we're of limited extent, after which there was
rather more movement but without showing
much activity, and the entire business WAS con-
sequently confined 10 the moderate amount mote
above. With regard TO prices, the lower grades
exhibi ed no varia ion, but the better qualities
ruled more in favor ri factors requiring an adj
vance OF partial 10 in our figures for Strict
Low Mlddliug and the grades above, except Good
Mlddling snd Miduling Fair, which are raiss
full nc. Operations also rest ietsd by light
offerings and an Unsatisfactory assortment
Good Mlddling and Middliug Fair we in de-
mand, aud, the supplies being light, ere excep-
tionally strong.
previous rates with sales Of IL 600 baies and
arrivals opening 1-32d higher, and later ea-iar
but closing firm. Havre steadier with the quo
tations rased franc, and New York closing At
an advance OF 1sc in spots, and 310007-10Jc
higher for futures. No dispatches from Man
chester, where the holiday continues throughout
Whitsun week.
The sales OF the past three days sum up 775O
bales 1880 on Wednesday, 1000 yesterday, ard
1850 to day., making, with the addition OF 100
BALES to Tuesdays report, an aggregate for the
week of 10 800 bales, against 70 COO last week and
10 9UD the week befora.
Weeks receipts 4451 bales, embracing 268
from other delivery ports, tof which 81 from
MODll6 anu llf from leAhb), hhu 400 proper,
against 7119 proper last week and CAT last
year. Total proper einee August 81, 1,175,273
bales, against 1888, 383 last yesr-deerease 2O8.
Ito.
The exports comprise IS, Iii bales, embracing
IL ,4S4 to Live pool 1914 to Hsvre SIS to Harce-
lora. 48t to Vera Cruz, and 1914 to New York, to
which we have added 20 by the river.
The Exchange teiagraIns make the receipts at
all the ports from 10 m. Yesterday to IL m. TO-
day 2451 bales, against 36o5 last week and 1856
L.. 1ns,n 1I,rx1 Le1ap
1856 last week and Ii, l24 last year. Total nee
August 81, 8 1863, 769 bales, against 4003 688 up
to Thursday noon, May 20, last year--aecress5
133,9l9.
The weeks receipts at the chief interior towns
Selma omitted in both yeaTs) embraced 1850
bales, against 149S last week. aud 2245 last ear;
the shipments 6309 bales against 8729 last week
and 4120 last year; and the stocks As, ia bales,
agains 81 225 last week, ana So, ss5 last year.
Compared With VII last year, this show. de-
763 in the stocks, and an increase of 22l8 in the
shipments.
The Exchange makes the amount on shlpboard
not cleared before to-days exports OF 4743 bBles)
9l2 for Havre. 85 for the North Sea, 2678 for
Bremen. 2249 for the Mediterranean and 65 for
cOastwise ports, leaving in presses, agreeaEly to
it's account at IL m, 116,512 bales, only part
Of which ia on sale.
At noon, to-day, Kidding was quoted at Gal
nah at 1o11sc; At Charleston a. 1925; at Whining
ton at 1Oc; at Norfolk at 1oAc; at Baltimore at
lie; at New York at 1179c: at Boston at lie;
at Memphis at 1O5sc; at Augusta ut 10lsc; at
shreveport at 95sc; at Phladelphia at 11I4c; at
Cincinnati at 1Cssc, and at ST. Louis at 1U1sc.
The Exchange reports: 'sales $500 bales; mar
ket strong" lis quotations for Good Middiing
and Middling Fair are raised ne.
The kilograms to the Exchange report the
Bombay movement as follows:
This wear, Last wear,