The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-07
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OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.

OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday Evening March 6. 1878.
GENERAL REMARKS-To day though cloudy
In tho morning. threatening rain turned out to
be pleasant and spring-like. Our people had
not fairly recovered from the excitement Of
Mardi Gras, and did not manifest any great
willingness to pit h into" business. Conse-
uuently this can be denominated a slow day
The Cotton reports from the great European
centres and from New York were favorable
and we're 1t not for the prevailing lassitude the
cause Of which IS mentioned above. there would
have been more active business In this line
The sales to-day. including those of yesterday
footed up 66oO bales with strong feeling exist
ing, and the closing prices were quoted at VI
advance on Mondays figures.
In Flour there was a fair local trade. and the
sales summed UP 1897 barrels. Prices are easy,
though not Quotably lower.
Thesupply OF Corn Meal is becoming larger,
comparatively though not superabundant. and
salss taeee'asFt.f nnist bbhhowed In accordance
Mssa WI fsas is quiet with good in
auiry, at figures below the views OF holders.
One dealer reports q sale OF 400 bbls at s11 90
the largest sale of the kind for q long time.
The market for Bacon is dull in the wholesale
trade, though prices continue to rule steady at
The movement to- day in Dry Salt Meats was
quiet and steady.
Corn to-day was firm and in good demand,
and sales footed up 300 sacks. at prices rang
from 4sc p lushel for mixed to $50 for white.
COTTON-The market opened under favorable
reports from abroad. Liverpool and Havre be-
Ing quiet and steady. New York in the mean
time coming in firm on spots and higher on
futures. The demand. however. was not very
active the sales covering only G6o0 bales yester-
day and to-day.
Throughout the feeling was strong, and Mt the
close prices were quoted sc advance on Mon
The efIicial closing quotations Of the Cotton
TO-DAY. MONDAY
Low Ordinary. ..-...... INA
Good Ordinary. ............ 50 ssa
Low Middling ......... - ga
GOOD a5od' Midding TX TX TX
Middling Fair. 115a n7s
Sales to-day $500 bales. including 27oo bales
Yesterday. Market quiet and firm.
COTTON STATEMENT.
In store and on shpboard Sept. l. 1877. ..2l 1866
Gross receipts since yesterday. 5.l7s
Gross receipts previously. AZ, 555-1 4N. 1888
Total supply. .....,.."...,.......... 1446.os9
Exported to day. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 974
Exported previously. .........1 oo6 47l-1 0a7 445
Total stocks this day.................... 34S 644
Total stock this day last year 29T, 612
The exports to-day we're 974 bales to Amster-
dam.
Net receipts since yesterday. ............. 4636
Receipts from other ports. ....,.......... 542
Net receipts last Wednesday. ........,,-. b.756
Net pts this day last year 3561
Net receipts since Friday ................. 35 Gas
Net receipts same time last week 81 6S4
Net receipts same time last year. 1850
Net receipts since September 1..........1 1877 SO5
Net receipts same time last wear l. O3G 929
Cotton on shipboard as per account OF the
Cotton Exchange as follows: Liverpool 80 264
bales, Havre 247s4. Bremen 1854, Mediterranean
2553, North Sea 266lo. Baltic ports 10 o96. Spain
-, Mexico -. coastWise 1890: total. lis Isl
bales. This taken from the stock at noon, as
noted at the Exchange leaves in presses 232 sci
bales.
The receipts at all ports from noon yesterday
to noon to- day, rs per kilograms to the Cotton
Exchange show l067s bales against 1896 last
Wednesday 1886 bales last year and II, 453 bales
year before last.
The movement at ports for five days up to II m
to- day. Is given below:
Received Same time Same time