The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-07-26
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
THADE ITEMS.

Nh deal III cotton the past week, as COM
.atsd with the previous one. shows q decline
sgA offy In the amount OF business done, but
III III the value of the staple. The sales
~ an aggregate Of 1490 bales, against 1875
E .xtes the previous seven days, the market
sayag netted decline Of a5e per pound.
If esterday the inquiry Was light and the mar
II ket vas easy on the basis Of quotations for
III previous day, with sales Of only 325 bales
The receipts Of cotton at aii the ports OF the
! United States since September / foot up
4,4z1, 1892 bales, against 42f8,437 bales for the
i saIae time last year; the exports since Sep
bales last year. The stock ut alI ports 10 now
1856 bales, against 104 727 at the same tlnas
last year. The total receipts ct LiVerpool
tElis year, up to yesterday, amount 70 z,VVz,oog
bales, against 2,o55, 900 for the same time ias6
year. The sales Ut Liverpool during the week
aggregats All 600 bales, against 81 Wy Dates ~
the corresponding week OF last year.
Ths stock 81 cotton now In New orleans is
S574 bales. against 92ss at the same date last
year. Of this 70z2 bales are III the presses,
t1ngold or awaiting orders, ana l552 bales %
rhfnhnard The stock at New York COM
prfses 1886 bales.
Tba movements OF the -four market during
tl,e past week have not been satisfactory TO
( receivers. Throughout the demand has been
dull, and on new flour prices have declined.
The arrivals for the week have been 1870
barrels. against 1905 barrels last week. Old
wheat flour, especially OF the fancy grades,
s has received fair attention, and ruled steady
III strong at last weeks rates, with sales OF
strict fancies at ss 80 and ss 60 per barrel. In
corn meal the deal has been favorable to SELL
ers. and AN advance OF 20ag15 cents has been
established over rates current last Friday.
From the opening to the middle OF the
week closing with yesterday, provisions were
irregular and easy. Under the pressure to
sell bacon declined, with sales Of clear sides
MS low as 5lAe; hams, under Ike condition,
dropped to 91aa19s4e for choice medium aver
ages, and dry salt shoulders touched SIC for
meat In bulk. Since then the position has Inn
proved. The feeling Is now stAadier and
prices have improved on cut meats Ic, with
large sales, and On bacon L15sc per pound.
On provisions generally we note firIdeT
and sseadler feeling The receipts from the
West during the past week, compared with
THE previous seven days, have been as fol-
lows: Pork 100 barrels, against none; lard
A5 tierces and 40 kegs, against 800 tierces
and 326 kegs; packed meats bacon and dry
selt-239 casks and 1918 boxes, against f55
casks and AS boxes; hams SGT tisrees, against
5s7 tierces; meat in bulk 1921 pounds,
against 183.4s0 pounds the previous week.
Dealers and spectators in sweets have no
reason to complain OF the course Of the mar
ket for sugar during the past week. A fair
trade WAS done at steady TO strong prices,
without any change In quotations. Moiasses
throughout was quiet, bat the demand was
only moderate and prices were steady.
There have been no material changes in
grain during the week; yesterday the market
Was fairly active.