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r ia and FinPlancilal Ratter, Ofi otton at St, Louls up to Jan to 10o,48 bales, against la7,2es r the ie~e time last year. 'Th stoolk of flour in store in Chicago January 1 I... 7.0M bbls, against 88,9n3 bbis December 1. andls iea bbls the same time last year. "be rea elIt by river during the past woee Ul e $.0 5,14 bales of cotton: 130,48t sacks of 1attfol seed; 5620 hhds of sugar, and 17,141 hhis m1 olasees-whlch are heavy, even for this The ships mentioned in our marine column s- havllg cleared from this port yesterday, eIrarry ay 11,ol8 bales of cotton. o10.70o bushels of eorn in bulk, 4404 sacks of cotton seed and e0,67 sacks of oilcake. The stock of pork in New York on the let of Jatlnary Is reported at .R 337 hbls, against 19.734 lsit month and .3.4sP one year ago. 'rTh stock OC.lard is reported at 46,174 tierces, against 14,176 One month ago and 29,043: one year ago. Col. Tupper, the delegate from the uhamber of Commerce to the Wunshingtolt convention, has already left for that point. and G(In. Ilussey, I the representative of the Cotton Exch ange, Wtl lleave next week. These gentlemen possess ability and experience. and will. no dubt, rep i gesent the interests of the New Orblanm com imeroal community In a most acceptable manner. The fee for registration of 1"ttera in England i from the opening of thl New Year to be re d1ied to an equivalent to 4 cents ixs our money. Iastead of e, as it has previously boon. England derives a large revenue from her l'ostofole Deo part.o ent, while ours is managed at a heavy 1Orh. tBates for transmission are lens there than here, and this is, no doubt, one among the mlany reasons for the dlfference. The members of the old Chamber of Com haOe will hold a meeting on Monday evening "ur the purpose of electing offlners. That an Oieat institution is manifesting some degree of llwllneas, more espnReally:as therels a prospect of its entering into marital relati ene with that Yl0tger and more vigorous body, the hoard of Trade, which some of our prominent produee mOrthants are pushing forward. he latest news reeilved from China by mail 1 Conafrms the impression previously existing that piracy has by no means been extinguished. i '.ery oastwlse steamer leaving Canton is heavily armed, and the native oassengers, if preIent In any numbers, are kept below with a heavily armed guard mounted over them. There are, in fact, renewed signs of a disturbed oandition of public fooling all over the empire, from Canton to the borders of Kashgar. The latest New York papers report that the Christmas business transacted th us far has been very much better in almost all respects, except I Sfur and other articles adapted to an espeiaoollly Gold tinter, than it was in 1574. Both the num ber of buyers and the total volume of transaeo tions were bettor. There seemed, however, a more than usual disposition to neglect the fancy for the more useful artlcles. and the same ten denny was manifested even by those who were evidently purohasers of presents. This Is agood sign of the times, for Now York is in many com- I mercial respects the best pulse from which a good diagnosis of the general business pros DBets of the country at large can be made. So says a St. Louls contemporary. In the present condition of our commerclal and financial affairs we see no ouese for dte spondenoy. On Frlday there was a very large anmount of notes falling due at the banks of our Otty, and they were met with oven un mnual promptness. There are in this dom ulnity, and they are not confined to any _lleoular locality, a very large number . athat laohrymose set of individuals who seem to take great delight in looking -t-the dark side of commercial affairs, and in .redioting the early visitation of all kindi of disasters. The croakings of these "birds of ill Omen" should not be entitled to the least atten tUon or oonsideration. Throughout this noun try, in fact all over the world, there is an op pressive dullness provalent, the causes of whlch are readily eomprohoednd by every man Who is endowed with the usual quantity of brains. Htre in Loulslana-moro espeoially in Noew Otleaas-we have cause for hopefulness. Cot tea, the great source of our wealth and pros perity, has, of late. poured In upon us in un precedented large quantities, and thlough prices are esteemed to be low. the aggregate anlolnt that will be realzend from the crop will. no doubt, be remunerative to the planter. In our Opinion, there has been altogeother too muchl importanoe attached to the ourtallment of the sugar crop by the severe weatl her of last month. It is true that there are many individual in stances of loss and suffiringl, but thore is reason to believe that the ylold will not be so seriously abridged as was supposeid some days ago. Be sides, our sugar planters generally are In a good condition to meetl temporary drawbacks. 0or two years previous to 1577 they have been blessed with abundant erops: have realized therefrom full prices, and many of them who, a few years ago, were deeply involved In debt and trouble, have thereby been enabled to ex trioate themselves from tlhat disagreeable dilemma. They planted their crops, as a general thing, with but little assistance from the city factor, and many, though sustaining losses from providential caluss, fool much more Indo pendent than they have done for years past. Of oourse there are exceptions, which some of our readers will readily call to mind. The sugar planters who have suffered the meet are those who, encouraged by former good Crops, have made improvements on their places, purthased now and improved machine ry, and indulged in other expenses which they deemed necessary. But these additions re main; they are not affected by frozen cane or short yields, and if the present proprietors can nat "run" their plantations, there are other men with the requisite capital and enterprise who will step into their shoes. Individually, suoh troubles are painfnl to contemplate, but in theconcrete the general weal anti trosperity are not permanently a fTeeted thereby. ,, . Louis and the Lower Mlssissippi Trade. Ina business and social point of view New Orleans and St. Loulis are most nearly allied. and we have ever cherished a most friendly feeling for our sister city. But we must confess thsatthe boastful. self-sufic.lint tone sometimes Indulged inby the press ,f tlhb,i city has the natu al effect of nettling us and arouslng the com ,,betlvenesswhlob, without such stimulus, would pie 'trdu, and never find expression in these -columns. On this occasion we are indisposed -o say anything of a belligerent nature ; but can eotwithhold our protest against the charge re aa-ted, with "damnable iteration," against New Orleans as a port that does not afford the re apUbste facilities for the forwarding of grain, and the products of the West generally, sent here for exportation to foreign ports. I'The truth Is, and it cannot but be universally adm.it.d, there has been, for months pest, at the New Orleans levee, an unusunl amount of shipping, specially adapted to the carrying trade, which has sprung up from the demands fo.r propean consumption, caused by the war between Bassia and Turkey. Notwithstanding he feact that more than twice the usual amount Of graIn has been received at this port during tfepreseatseason, there has been, on no occa- i wea bseeard of a easlty at shioppiag by glaud meold be proqaM and ezpedit týýtv~ btr ý. enaged ia the transportation of grain from that great shipping port, Odessa, and some formerly engaged' in the last India trade. We mention these faots for the sole purpose of disproving the charge of toe existence of an insufficiency of tonnage at New Orleans to v meet the demands of the export trade from the West. The above remarks wore chiefly brought out by the perusal of a communication to a St. Louis contemporary-the Globe-Democrat. we believel-uttering loud lamentations over tho de linnofthe he tade between that city and the lower Mississippi. at the same time presenting the superior advantages possessed by Cincinnati. a city which, a few months ago, was not consid ered a formidable rival of Bt. Louis in that or any other trade. The following is the eommu nication referred t.o: In view of the marked decline of our lower Misissitipp river trade, would it not be well to call a meeting of such of our merehants as are Interested, in order that they may freely discuss the cause and make some effort by concert of action toi devise a remedy. While St. Louis can not load a boat a week at very high rates (Cin cinnati fully londs thronto five per week at a tarilT twenty-five per cent le.s than ours. A boat a week will not do the business, and even two a week the way they run will not re claim what we have lost. What we need and must brhve Is a packet line thren times a week, that will run on time, fright or no freight. un til the trade Is reclalmed, and then there will be tonnage enough for a boat a day. The way busineas bitween Vielrktslrrg antm New O(rleans Is the most valuable trado now tributary to Ht. Louis. but it is one we have lost, and it will be relanimed with much labor and some exp, nse. Four fifths of the trade on the lower MIssissippi is now gi"nn to the Ohio river simply because country merchants in ordering can plaes some relIance in receiving their goods promptly., while goods ordered to-dny from Ht. Louls may lay at the wharf eight or ten days and sutffer thie loss con tingent upon a declining market. It does seem suihdal for our business men to idly watch this trade slipping from their grasp and make no effort to save it. Call them togethor, Mr. Editor, and Hac If you cannot. by creatlnq a good den) of talk do a little good. OUTIIERIIN 8HIPP'EIR." Postal Savingts Hanks. Without indorsing the opinions given below by a Western exchange, we give them, int-nd ing to comment upon the sarme at the earllest. opportunity: At the first mention of any propositlon to al low the goverument to undertake any new functions, we are met by a cry of alarm and a suggstion that the government could t.u'h nothing that it would not harm. The idea of a government tloegraphloh service, which was strenuously urged some few yoears ago, was opposed chielly on this ground, and the proposal to adopt a governmental system of savings banks in connecti in with the 'Pot tffleo Department has been almost wholly objected to for no better reason. But if we compare the ordinary management of the gov ernmental business with the management of private business, the comparison is not wholly to the disadvantage of the government. If the government hadI lost as much of other people's money as has been lo4t by brokeno b inks and insurance companios, there wollld be some reason to mistrust any attempt at an extension of Its functions In this direction ; ut the fact is that the government, in its administration of the postal affairs, has hardly lost as mutth money in extending a complicated system of management pver the whole country as has been lost in thtIasnIallest village which has fur nished an Item to the press In the anniuncen ment of the suspension of Its local bank. The government already carries on, through the postoftlee, one function of a hank; it buys and sells exchange in limited atnoutnts. andl al ways at a fixed rate; and while its m nemy order system has been widely extended, and has al ways been self-supporting, there has never been any conmplaint that the money orders of the government were less secure than the drafts of a bank. In fact, the govern mont carries on with perfect security a great many other banking functions. It holds a bank reserve whihob has never been misusoed or Injured in any way, and it iseues eertIflcates of deposit whlch circulate as coin among those who are obliged to use the coin which they rep resent. In all these operations the government has always reduced the expenses, while at the same time securing absolute security, and if objection Is lmade to the idea of government savings banks. It surely annot be on tihtgrotund that there would necessarily be any loss or mis manugement connected with theem. There is a wide-spread fe ding of alarm over the Iasoourity of private or chartered savings banks. They may be absolutely safe. but ex perience has shown us that, we can haver noi guarantee that they are safe. and the most. prosperous of them may suddenly go down like a foundered ship. Countlris in which the say ings of the working classes are better protectedi thian they are in this country have foutnd it worth their while to make the postoffces the custodians of small savings. They have thereby not only benefited the clnss that hns the strong est, natural claim to governruoutal protectitin. but, at the samer time, thty have found a valuta ble and a permanent Investnment for their sell rities. It Is hard to see why we should be un able to carry out an Improvement which works well in Europe. The theory against it Is, no doiubt. satisfactory. but in such cases an ounce of practice outweighs a ton of theory. The Production of Preciougs Metals in the West Ilurlng the Pant Year. I SAN FBANcsco., Jan. 1.--Wlls, Fargo & Co.'s stateomnt of thb production of preelous mltals In tih Htates and Torritories west of the Mis souri river, including rlitih Coilmbla and the west coast of Mexico, during 1877, shows an ag 1 gregate yield of$ Su5.rsont helng an 'exe'.s of $7,500,000 over 1587, the greatest previous annual yilod. California gives $11.25o0,ee gold, and $1,2,o0,00 silver; Nevada, $4U0(,;18x gold and $44 - :120,0.0 silver bullion. This so called silver bul lion. however, is about 4 Dtper cent gold. Call fornia also gives $1.750 (00)(o b1a, hullion atd Nevada $T,750.o00 of the same. which contains about twenty-eight par cent, gold. Arizona gives for the year $2,:90 000, of which $123.4,to is gold, $r6oo,o00 silver bullion, and the balano oroes and base bullion. Exports of silver from Han I Franclsco to India, China and the Straits are given approximately at $19t,0,000. Olives and Olive Oil. A letter from the Corfu Island says: "The latest crop of olives in the Ionian Islands has produced a favorable average. which may be vnlued at more than 200,000 barrels (2,a0,000(N gal lons). The exports at the end of October amounted to 150,000 barrels, of which 70,0 ot were sent to England and the not thern ma' kets, the remainder to the towns of the Adriatic, more particularly Trieste and Venice. The hlhb price of common oils has not permitted the trade at Marsedles to obtain supplies at Corfl. although the quality of the oil would have well adapted it for the manufacture of soap. A har rel of oil sent from the island named to Mar I slles would have to pay 193 per cent customs duty; 3 francs 50centimes the cost of the barrel ; shipment and other petty.expenses. 75 contimns ti per cent Insurance; 7 francs 50 centimes freight and 2 per cent commission." FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. MONETARY. OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. Saturday Evening, Jan. 5, 1878. I NEW OBLEANS OLEARING-ROUSE. Clanrings. Balances. January5 ............$2,275,364 12 $211,597 59 We are indebted to Mr. I. N. Maynard, the superintendent, for the following report of thO average daily condition, after the morning ex changes, of the Associated Banks, for the week ending Friday morning, January 4. 1878: RESOURCES. Specie (coin. average) .............. $242,791 95 U. H. legal tendors and National Bank Notes (average) ........... 2,182.782 94 Other cash items (average).......... 9,064 99 Sight exchange on New Yo k (aver age)................................ 1,270,903 :12 Foreign exchange (avirag") ........ 300,291 56 Due from disttut banks and bankers (average) ............. ......... 126,318 95 Loans and discount, (average) ..... 12.439 828 43 Other cash assets (average) ........ 2,784.502 86 Total .........................$19,364,545 00 LIABILITIES. Circulation... .................... $727,762 60 Deposits (average net after ex changes)........................ 9,733,695 28 Due distant banks and bankers, sub joetto check (average)........... .9.694 70 Other liabilities to banks and bank ers........... .................1,240.441 12 Other cash liabilities (average) ..... 1.6670~ 77 Total -.............--............$12.24,364 47 COMPA2E WITH LAST WEEK. Increase. Deerease. Coin.. ............ ......125.000 Legal tenders............ 10.000 ...... Loans .......................... $76, 00 Deposits.................. 20,000 The offerings tfo di.do. ntr l are fair"ate banks. n the rretonth iapapSr is mod 20146St 1ool l.1r l i At mortaune paper .10o: aMoioi ad do --0i. - oent per amnum. Gold quiet and anger. orelin Exchange easy and only moderately active. Sight freely offered and lower. State Console are steadier at 0so% i. Premium Bonds show a marked improve mnt. rulion at 83334@K%. Storks quiet. Gold opened In New York at 1o282 and closed at 1(Bl . Here it. opened at IOa'(0Io036 and closed at 1o1re0tni. Sales s$3I00e. snooo and $lo00 at 103. 6Sc)o0 at 10Y'20. HTEILtING HtALER--£Lnno bill Ilading at 4R9, £900o and £20oo at 490.;, £14,000 bill lading at 48911'(490., £3000 do at 48l4, and £3.on 000 t 490ro 4910, Biank sterling 493r494. commercial bills 489 FIRANO RALEt--so.eoo commercial at, 5.144, 200,a o and o),)t 1O d(o at -. Bank [ratn-s -, com m.ro'ial I.1l6@ 14'i. HI(|(HT HALES--$230,000 at i017-.10 V rent discount. NEW OBLEANS STOOK ERIOIANGI SALtS. BEFORE FIRST CALL.. $2a.,00 Promlum IBonds ............ .. a36 FIRST ('AI,, I11 A. M. 11 c()0 City Consi,lidatod ............... 42. 5,o90 do ... .... ... 40 0ECOND CALL. 12 M. 2l.ion Prynlum n ondf .. .......... ... : 4,o01 City (tontolt(idattd ..- . 40 BETWEEN RFAItNDl AND TRI)rD UAI. t. 1i.on t.aio t stlol 1..................... 1 20,(I)() PronI Oiu I Bonds ........... ... . ... 3:1 0,1(00 (H d . ..... .......... 11 i L 20(5i1) dlo (ll. January) ..... . 10,I1t 0 do (il. uinluinary . - 33e Tl RT) (IALl,. P. M. io.,oo dtat . . ( ...no1 ..................... r t 6(,x)) do . ............ ........ t' AFTER THIRD CALL. 7,000 Premium Bonds . ......... ...... 3 a:3. OREIBOENT CITY OPEN STOCK IlOAI1I) SALES. FIRST ('ALl,. $10.(000 Ptnto ConsrolS ........... S. I 10, (5) Promlum BlonlIs .......... :1: SNCOND I cALL. 10.l(0 Stnto Cr, npsols is. 10)) ... . ... . . 3)3 10.r .) I'rr lnl Iu lt nldei i . ........ . .. 3: s.1))0 Premium hlonda .................. .- 333 THIRD (ALL. 10.00 Premium Blonds a'.......... 31 COMMERCIAL. OFFICE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT. Haturday Evening, Jan. r, 187$. I OENERA I, REMARKS - Thin has been a bright, cool and invigorating day, well calcu lated to impart activity to the physical man; but, as it appears. It did not have that effect upon business, which, for obvious reasons, wrs remarkably and unreasonably dull. The receipts of sugar were small, summing up only 743 hhds, while the sales were only 420 hhds, the market being quiet without change In prices. The receIpts of malasers footed up 2038 bbhl: sales, 1230 bbls. Monday, owing to the number of ,east boats arriving, is a great day for re ceipts, and It strikes us that speculators are very shy, expecting that holders, on Monday. will feel Inclined to make concessions. Liverpool andl Now York unfavorable advlnes to-day had a poroniptibi effect upon our cotton market. and only 4400 bales changed hands. miostly at yesterday's prices, the market closing qutet and easy. In flour there was. mirahil tldic.r, a moder ate buslness on export account, and 200o bbls were bought to be shipped to Liverpool. In o' her riespects the flour trade Is unchanged, the loral demand being small and prlces easy. In pork there is, perhaps. a steadier feeling among rec.rivers, but it does not manifest itself among the trade generally. the market being dull and nominal at s11 75 for old mess, and $12 25 9 bbl for new mess. Dealers are selling at $12 50 to $13 P bbl. During the previous two days there has benn some irregularity in the market Ifr dry salt meats, but to-day the market cloed steadiler at 4% for loose and 4!i for panked shoulders. COTTON-The forelgh news undoubtedly was at the bottom of the light movement In 'nttou and easier feeling to-day. Liverp,ol was telo graphed easy anl New York dull and weak. fu tures closing 9 to 12 points lower. ()lly 4400 bales snol to-day, mostly at y,'st.,rday's prices, and tthe market closed unlet and easy at yester day's qulottionts. T'he offlolal closing quotations of the Cotton Exchange were as follows: TO-DAY. YIsBTEDAT. Low Ordinary......... 7. 7. Ordinary ................... s 1, 1 Good Ordinary ............- . , 9', Low Middling ............. 14 In'4 Middlirg ............ ....... t1'. lo0S Gtood Middling........... f1 11 . M hidlir g Fatir ............. 12 12 Hales to-day 4400 bales. Market quiet and 8asy. COTTON STATHMEIINT. In store and on shipboard Hept. 1. 1877.....21,.86 Gross receptls RInce ye.tserday.. !9,899 Gross receipts previously ...... 870,114- 88.,013 Total supply........................... 07,369 Exported to-day.....l............ 7.,427 Exportnd previouslyR........... r55,24-- 5r,2.71 'Total stocks this lay .................... 344,654 Total stock this day last yearr.......... 312.863 The exports to-day conslited of 5044 bales to Ilavre and 2385 bales to (G.noa. N t recei.vt since yesterrday... .... .Or,s Rec iipts from other ports .................. 1.i,31 Net recelpts last. Saturday................. 9,125 Nlot receplts tills day Inst year ............. 1 3,1 Not receipts since Hptmbr 1 ........... 739.724 Not recoiptssame tainre last year ......... 692.700 Cotton on shipboard as per account of the Cotton Exchange, as follows: Liverpool 65,737 bales, Havre 39 858, Bremen 12.551, MedIterranean 3575, North Heat 5i77. Spain 1105, Mexico - coastwise 1225; total. 127.628 bales. This taken from the tock at noon, as noted at the Ex change, leaves In presses 217,026 hales. The movement at ports for one day up to noon to-day is given below: Received Last. This day to-day. Saturday. last year. New Orleans .... 8.Rso 9125 3:191 Galveston ....... 1.280 1,990 2,006 Mobile........... 1,035 5.522 1.447 8avannah ....... 2.764 2.921 1,876 Charleston ...... 1,386 2,749 1,606 Wilmington ..... 76 291 287 Norfolk.......... 2,653 3,682 813 Baltimore ....... .... Now York....... 1,1:7 484 1.120 Boston ......... 529 2,521 500 Philadelphia.... 15 108 107 Other ports ...... ..... . .... Total ............ 20,055 29.398 12.960 Receipts at ports since September 1.....2,529.428 Receipts same time last year -.........2,672.602 Receipts same time year before..........2,440,o40 The exports from all United States ports, con solidated, as per telegrams to the Cotton Ex change, for one day have been as follows: G. B. France. Cont. Chan. Stocks. This week.. 25,777 5.044 2.713 .... 893,469 Last week.. 5,865 5,153 :1,675 1.600 896,793 This week last year.. 18,289 1,833 1.747 .... 956,804 The New York Commercial and Financ.al Chronicle makes the visible supoly of eotton 2.416.967 halos. against 2.345,761 hales lat week alld 2,829.274 lIst year-an increase compared to the ft rmer of 71,206 hales, and a decrease com paredl to the Iltter of 412,307 hales. OCEAN FREIGHTS-Are quoted as follows: By steam - Cotton to Liverpool 7-6ld; to Revel -d; to Bremen 9-16d; to Boston. Provi dence, Fall River, Philadelohia and Baltimore. via New York sc; to New York %c: grain to Liverpool 7s :ld, and 78 9d to Bremen qualrter. By sail - Cotton to Liverpool 13-.2(07-16d; to Havre 4c: to Bremen 15-16c: to Genoa 15-16c: grain to the Continent 7s 6d@8s. Stea.m rates to Northern ports are quoted at $2 on molasses ±1 bbl to New York, and 174.8 3 hhd on sugar. By sail the rate on molasses to New York Is $1 25 bhbl. SUGAR-Recjeipts 743 hhds. Sales 420 hhds. The market to-day was quiet, without any change in prices. We quote: Inferior 3%@44c; common to good common 44@;( ec; fair to good fair 8%.@4%c fully fair 6%C46'c; prime 71%@7.4c; strictly prime %c; gray clarified 7%@7%c; yel low claritled, as in quality. 7 8@sc; off whites good to choice. 85@8s-%c; white clarified 8%@9c. MOLASSES-Receipts 2638 bbls. Sales 1230 bbls. Speculators are holding off awaiting larger receipts by Mnday. when they are in hopes of getting holders to make some conces sions. We quote: Common 18a@oo; fair 22@24c; prime 280080: strictly prime 8o38:o; choice FLOUR-We hoar to-day of a moderate in qury f,,r flour on exipot acount, and the sales orepfted below ineinude On bblstl et r day..fpr Li r L Othrwse th u i -.lo, - ~ 'R. SY .f s~d +.M'.-4P. $e 40; at e ; 60 at $6 7$; l and 1000o for Wequote fine to suverflne at 4 2U: single extra 14 so; double extra $4 7ca : treble extras, low to ohoice. S5@$,: choice extras i; 25@n so: tanSy choloe $e o@i 75S V bbl. On these prices dealers obtain an advance of 500 on rob sales. COR N b:lALes Wa. In a little better request to-day, and 320 bhls sold In lots at $2 3aSt2 40o bbl. as follows: 1I0 bbls at $2 s5: 5o, 5o and 5o at $a 40. 1Dealere still job at $2 6Oib2 t5. CIREAM AND PEAbLJ MEAL-There Is about the usual s iDplyV. and the market is 1 uiet and steady at a3 40t4J 50 I bbl. Demand II)N FIOUII-Is qucoted at $I 70(4, an In quality. Local deimand small, and this article is chiefly sold for export. (GIl'l8 -- Demand steady and fair, prices rullinlg easy In lots at s$ 40a11 3 to 5 bbl for No. 2 and $3 75@3 85 for choice; dealors jobbing at $3 75@4 P bil. rYE FILOURl-There is a light supily, but qult" " uacl to thln demand, at $4 25tB4 0o IF hbl. l')IK-Nothing was dlne in this rornmodity to-day ox rect inl a jobbing way. The feeling among receivers Is eperha steandlter. but the market is dull and norrnlinal at, SI 75 for old rnles and $12 'A for lnw mess. Dealers are un -changed ait $12 5rletI3 i b trrol. IDRY HALT MEAT--The sales ,of the vast, two daiys Ishotw somn Irregularlty, but to-day the rmarket., after rutllng ldown toe 4clon tulk shoul d.n., el':sie stnitelier at 4'.c for loose and 40ie for prlckedkl sitlhoulelrs. We quote clear sides 5eid-,f, c' (relnd e'leir sidees 6t 'e . Deale rs' ra!esr arce i' highleer. t-alos-1 ciltr leand, nlxedi Ilot, at 4cs' for slhtouhldera., e' for clear rib sidei anrtd 6, for clciiar sides; 72 boxes shtloulders, to arrive, at 4'4.1:; 25 toxes do, spot. fit 41t, IA(ICON-Yentetrd iy nnd to,-daci there has been sonic as i.esittiYvt iet-v-it-ty tin b:Rio- in on-es IuenD'n iof Ia brinak In prlmes. Early Irn the lllay a calr load oef cleatr rite sides sold on private trerils, aIud was rsecllli at. our quoteatioens. We also re port 5 e'aiker lteacr rib sides sold at 7%. anld a0r boxes on private terms. We qclu e the market irregular, eaisy and nominal. Hheoulders 5r1@ co,i clenar shrite 6'407 awl Pinar e lsnr 707ssIt 0 dealers jettobbing aJt an adlvansce f , c on threse prlcees. LAILD--Is quiet ando easy, with light sales to thr loctal tradle. We quote reflned tlerere e5C t0: pac!kers' stiam n , and kelttle 5er(45,e. DLealers obtaining an advance of 14e (o thleose prices for job lots. IIAMM-Are dull and lownr at t95o100o for un eanvased and plaiin canallnad, allnd 101.a110 folr clhlece sulgnr eulred. Dealters obtain ainad vance of -ircr on theseo pries in their order and tobhbig traipl. HRales-15 timerces unallln vased at ice and :Ir tlerces on privaite terms: 10 tiler'ce shliall ait lte. BIIIEAKFAtT BACON-There is an athnndant surepply. and the mnarket is dull arl ndeasy cut sH (a); denalers charging 9@9eko for smaiill lots lltleRs-- 10 boxes cit Sc'. I'ACKEIRS' HOlt PRODUCTS-Dealers are sdlling on orders in the job trade at $0 5cct7 P half bbl for pig pork, $ll(cull e it bbi for prime maess tork, x9 5sro(ti for prime pork, and $11i4 11 25 for rump pork. Pigs' feet are selling at $1 25ae1 - 0 It kcg. Ham sausages are dcll and llquoted at 85i$t.e ; t b. Family pork is jobbing at $12 io P it bbl. Pickled pigs' tongues areoqurote. at 6r05t1 , apiece. Pihkled heads are offering at $10q.111 . ltereo, and jowls at $5 tretf9 sP barrel. Bologrrna sasllnage r, .c. Hpare ribs $4 o50@t 50. CORIN--Aetivn. with a glood supply. tiaes 4000 yellow and imrixd for export at 540; N00 white at atr; tor yet llow, 350 do and Bce white in burlaps at r55e i ti bl.iel. OAT'H--T'iho demand is go.rd at steady prieos. Hales- .4w1s SMt. Louis at c('; 500 and 7l0 (Oatlna at 370 it bushel. BltN---Htock fair. demand moderate, and pries st eadly. Rairs-25.r bags Inferior at 75), and 15i chohle ct. st Lc NP ewt. HAY-Failr sirupply and quiet. Choice $1a1@19: prime $151(i6 50 ton. C(lFFEE-troeck in dealers' hnands 40s0 bags. The nmarket is cjli ct and easy. QUUTATIONSB OB GOLD. Crargos. Job Lots. Prmo..................... 19 1-- r19r@ht Goodl ...................... lal'a0$ R'% 19'0"k1019 lFairr .................. ..17'',(S I I @ |R1 ' Orldinary ................ 16i,16'% 1614'17 Extreme ring" ..... 140 720 TOBACCO -Qulet. tMiok on sale IH80 hhds. QUOTATIONMS. Inferior lugs............ ................ Low lug .......................... ....... . 3 '@ 8 Medium ........... ...................... 4 1 4 % Good to lino ......... ..................... 4X@ 5 Low l.ef .. . ...................... 65%@ 6% Medium .... ......................... .. 7 @ 8 ( oo ...................................... 9 @ 10% Fine ................................ 11 @11% elnetlior. ...............................12 @12% WHIISKY--I easy. city made selling at irreg ular prlces from $1 ot@1 o5, and Western recti fled at $1 07 P gallon. BUTTER-Moderato stock and demand fair. We rolto New York creamery. ineo, ~o 311c; New Iork dairy l(@27c, as in quality; Western repacked 8@17, as In quality. CIIEESE-Fair stock and demand light. New York cream 15@165o, Western factory 12@130c as In qtality. HTAltOH--In good demand at a40 In lots; jobbihng at 3% h 3%e v lb. WOOIL--More stocks offering than there is de mand. and it is held above the views of buyers, Burry is quoted at ll@12c, Loulsianaclear 26%o. clear Iak' 27w252oQ ' lb. HALT-H-tock light, demand active. A cargo. all coarMe, otld at .so, per sack afloat. We quoto Dpries at the warehouln : Coarse 8r5,900, fine $1 o0501 10. Turks Island neglected at 320 f bushel. Table salt in pockets 1i@7Tc each. a in sIze. POULTRY-Old chickens 4 25004 75. young $2062 so: ducks Sa; gooese .67: turkeys $14@16 ' dozen. EOG--Western 16@2oc: Louiaiana -@-0 '9 dozeln. RIICE-Is In mnoderato supply. No. 2 83%0..n., common 4,%044'1c, ordinary 6(@ '', fair 5,,2@5%, good 5Xt06'-c, Vrime 6t60'4n., chol(ie 6.!.e . lb. BULK CORN -None offering, and the market is nominal'y %66'e 9 bushel. WHEAT--None here, and nominally at $1 a30( 1 Ma ( bushel for winter, and lt 2021 26 for spring. EHtCULENT.H-Potatoes are selling at SIt 4o) 2: onions at $2 2r5.2 75; apples at $3 605(I4 60 V bbl : cabbanes at $6ry1 I 100. and $1 75(@2 P crate. BAOGING-Htnady at 11 c in round lots; re tailing at. 12@l12'. Baling twine at 13ac in round lots; retanling at 140. Weekly quotations of lides. We are uenler otligatl(ins to Messrs. Hay & Meble for the following weekly report: Naw OnulANs, Jan. 5, 1878. Steer Hides, City Slaughter, over 85 MI, . ..................... ..... e Steetr Hlde(s, City Slatughter. 70 to 84 lb. { lb.. 1LMc Steer IHides, City Slaughter, under 70 lb, .................................. .. 7 c Cow Hdelos City llaughter as they runl lb 6 Kips, City S aughter. 20 to 24 1, V Ib....... 9 e KI.'s, City Slaughter. 25 to ,o it, P it....... 7 0 Calf Skins, tea h .............................75 c (iount'y Hides, Flint. 20 to 25 lb, 1 lb......12 C Country Hides, Flint, damaged, half price. Beeswax. prime yellow, lb............252527 e Ox Horns. each.............................. c Tallow, V 1 .................................7258 c Hides continue dull and prices are weaker. Wool steady. Tallow dull and lower. Domestlc Markets. [By Telegraph.l Naw YonK, Jan. 6. 10:45 a. m.-Coffeeo dull; sales :176:1 ex Memnon, 1502 ex Pekin. on private terms; cargoes, ordinary 15'4i(155 ; fair 17'4,9 173; good 17.(~1.: prime tI!,(sr0u15; lots 15 i191t. Raw sugar qu lAt: sales 350 hhds ; refining. fair to good fair 7',(a73: ; prime 74 ; refined su gar dull. Linseed oil 6;l0;62. 2:30 p. m.-Cofflt dull. Rtaw sugar quiet and steady; refined sugar steady. CnicAo , Jan. 5.-The market opened with wheat St osH8 February. Corn 42' Feiruary. Provisions easier. Pork $11 37.WIK11 40 Febru ary. $11 50(al1 562.; March. Lard 7.425 February. 7.50f4a7.529 March. Afterwards wheat grew more active, but at unchanged prices. Si oe0 cash and January. Si 08(%ii 08o8 February. C ,rn 42; January. 41?4(e41' February. 4:3i~64434 May. Pork $11 35f 11 375; February. $SI 47i; ®@11 50 March. Lard 7.400a7.423 February, 7.475!'rx7 50 March. Dry salt meats quiet; shoulders 4).@ 4 '. short rib r,', short clear i. 1:30 p. i,. Close.-IPork easier--11 300@11 325 February; $11 42-(a(ll 45 March. Latrd quiet antd steady at 7.400,17.42', February; 7.471n#7.50 March. Wheat steadier atl Sr os't ash and Jan nary; t$1 rs February: St .0~ March. Crn quiet--42t. 423% cash; 42%iJ423R January; 41%@ 41 February; 43 e. i 434 May, CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-Pork quiet and steady at $11 50(oi1 Co. Baron nominal; shoulders 6; clear ribs 7; clear sides 7.. Hams 10(11t. Cut meats-shoulders 4%?4'4; clear ribs 5.70; clear sides 6. Lard quiet; current make 7R; prime winter 7.@8C a. Hogs-receipts 1791; market quiet; prices ranging $3 50w4 30. Whisky S1 03. ST. LoUIs, Jan. 5.-Wheat-No. 2 re ., St 23 bid cash; No. 3 red Si i9'~ c ,sh. Sl 19% Janu ary; $1 23 February. Corn 42J'42% bid cash., 43'it43% January; 41%@s424 February. Oats28sJ cash, 27 bid January. Whisky $1 01. Pork, $11 50a1l .o cash. s11 65 February. Cut meats unchanged. Bacon-clear sides 74. Lard 7'. Foreign Markets. LIveRPO-I,. Jan. 5, 1:30 D. m.-Bacon-long clear 32s 6d: short c ear 338 e6. Corn-new 288 9d; old 29s ad FPlor 27@~2s. Lard-prime Western 41e. Oats-No. 2 Western 3s. Pork p ime mess Western 56s. Tallow-p. y. c. 398 6d @39s 9d; Am-ran 40os 6d. Wheat-Western spring los 6d@ll a3d; Western winter 11s 2d@ 11 7d. Beeceipts of corn for the past three days, 17,000 quarters. 9 p. m.--Coton qu and unchanged. Mid dlin; iddln Orleans 6 l-sed: 4 11041 for an .44 RIVVER NEWS. OFFICE NEW ORLEANI4 DEMOCRAT.I Sunday, Jan. ;. 1s8. I Arrlivls. Isabel, Martha Btrll, Henry Toet. Ht. Mary. Ounahita Belle, H1. John, (Golden Crown, Era No. 10. IDepartures. Isabel Belle, lilver City, Mary Ida, Blue Wing No. :, St. Mary. IHenry Totl. St.. John. Ouachita Beile, Nate hne. Bello of hrvrveort. Katie P. Kountz Bart Able, La Belle. Ii.astrop, Clarksville, LEa No. 1o. To Arrive. Isabel Alvin, lower conast: Mary Ida, B'un Wing tNol. , Brlila. C. K. PI'ck and Hrenry Tole, upper coast; St. Mary, W.J. Poitovent. Asinimip tion, Lafourehe; I rua'hita Ielle. tiov. Allen. Bayou 8ara; Bt. John, J. If. Haona. Baton Stourge: A. C. Donnally. Cinlannatl; T''erias. Bayou 1vaeon: It. E. Lee. Viock, hrg; Katie, (i leonville; John Wilsrn1. hannon, Ourhitas Ashland. Arkansas; Thompson Irvan, (told IDust, Mom phls; Maria Louise Ool. A. P. Korns. I W. . liBehan, Texas,. ed river; Big Hunflowrer, - At.thatalaya. ' The weather wax qunite rrld yesterday, though . it moderated rounsillrably Pluo Irig the tday. Il lsiness dull. so far as shliPtmonnt were ~on cerunrd, but ar't.ive as t~ recrol ts. S The rerripts of conttn, cr,torn setd, sugar and i molausrs for the pan,ft weark havei. avrrarnt. per 4 day. 7501 bnil' . 14.20r5 sark., or hhIlsi and 2 4ts i br , i1h Painter'a cargoo of seed, 21.t000 sacks, not inntilnded. Basirls the airove rand during t this time sreve.n r'arreos of Western produlmi have airrived--four From the Ohio and throe fo rrn Ht. Lrouis. 'Tie landintrg is still 'roiwdd to x-lreas aýtd tnuteh etriLextL rensrr and latrrr htar a to be Incurred in consequrnnrel by stearnbr(ats in waiting for and flnding roimrn 'r to dishargo in. '1 he Era No. 10 had toi land at Colnti street-noli, i room eilsewhere, not even at Thalia street, t which is generally suipplosRd to be at landing re r served for stealrnboatlls, bllt is now ore-uplHtd by : hips, and the (loldtn ('rown had to lay idle most of the day waiting for roorm. The Bello of HlShrrvoeort had r fine trip to it. Lrouls. The Ralpil Transit Capt. Frank Oakes, arrived Friday night ad is laying on the opposite side rof the river. Tih Transit was built for the up per coast trade its an express packet, andti. s Implied by lier nam,r. she will le as last ias the Sfaistest; 1he will rrirkn a start in ai few days. We had the pleasure of ineueting yesterday Capt. Alex. Halliday, formerly of the tGolden Era and Jennie How.ll, and who r arrun , lown on the SIransilt. Cait, Alex. will remain hore a month which we hope he will find tboth pleasant andi profitable. The Warner, with five hargns;arrivnd ypster lday, and the Futurir ( itv. wit.h six bargesr. i due this morning, both rtri n Ht. I/mus. Mr. John Lysle gors on the Bonnie Lew, so we I have been Informedl. Capt. L. P. D. lahorllsayr took charge of the I Bastrop's ollie yest1rday, Mr. Him (Goodwyn. his predecessor, going out In charge of the office of the Era No. to. The Katie extends her trips hereafter to Ar kRools. lSee spefill notices. 6 The Martha, having Horme repairs to make. did not leave for thrr lowerr ronrst yesterday, thile IsabRel laying over until evening to take her I orders. L The John Howard. for the Ouachlita, laid over t to Tue day. The Iron Mountain will get off this morning. On New Year's rDay, at. ('iinnatf. the captain of the Chas. Morgan; with his family. kept open house on the boat, arid eat a sumptuouis repast I for their frionds who called. Mrs. Stein and her daughter, Miss Fannie also Harry W. and the ,rrptain himself, all aided in extending their visitors hirrty groetings. The Now Orlrans antid Oracnhita Transporta tion Company's stramr r John Wilson leaves Wednesday for tOuachita City, carrying the United States mail. The flort Kttlo is the Vicksburg and bend p c'ket for to -mnorrow. Tihe t. Jrohn leaves Wednesday at 12 m. for Baton Rougen... P. McElroy in command. 'The Robert E. Le. leaving Tulesday. connects at Vicksburg with the Anchor line for Memphls and St. Louis. The Ouaicita Belle, making semi-weekly trips to Bayou Mara, will lenave Wednesday. The 8moky City arrived ysloterday with six i teen boats, 340t,0t burihelrl of cral. The renowned Memphis and Bond packet s Thompson Dean will arrive to return Wr.dnes day. .has. Hl. PI'per in command. Frank Beck. Jr. clerk. T TbR mammoth James Howard having her 4 repairs completed, leaves also Wednesday for Memphis and the hberid. B. II. I'egram master. J. H. Chansasing clerk. The elegant and very popular passenger steamer Iotbert Mitchell leaves to-morrow, sure, for the Ohio. The Golden Crown, Capt. H. C. Drown's beaun tiful steamer, arrived yesterday morning and 7 will follow the Mltchell. Tihe following are the departures in the Bed River Transportation Company announced for the colming week: Maria Louise, tl. J. Brinker master. Tuesday. to Shreveport: and the Bon nie Lee, Nroai Heovell miaser, the same day, to Minden; ti~l Kate Kinney. Capt. Joe Dodd. . 'hursday. to Hhreveport;l anti the Col. A. P. Kouns, (apt. Mart Kouns. Wednesday, to lef ferson. witlh the United States mail. The Texas t leaves Haturday. The St. Francis Belle leaves daily at 7:45 a. m. from Bienvillo street for Westwego, running in a connection with the New Orleans and Texas iallroad to Donaldsonville. The Blun Wing line stnamer Belle. IT. E. SHarper rn aster, J. E. llrou rlerk, leaves to mirrow at 8 a. m. for the upper coast to Bonnet Carre. The Blue Wing No. 3, J. A. Comstock master, Messrs. Wood alid Dean clerks. leaves to-mor row at 10 a. m. for Donaldsonvillo and the Ashland plantatlon, t The rlgular semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche packet W. J I'toivent, U. D. Trrrehbnne in Scommand. (laho Block clerk Iraves to-morrow r at it a. m., promptly, for Thihodaux. The New Orleans and Gulf Transportation 1 Company'sstoamer Alvin,. W. T. Scovell master, leaves to-morrow rat 12 m.. andl the Martha. W. 8. Bassett master, T''uesday at 12 m. Both boats go through to Port Lads and carry the United States mail. The (Gov. Allen will leave to-morrow at 5 p. m. for Bayou Mara . J. J. Brown master. H. 8. Btreck erlrrk. The John H. Hanna leaves to-morrow at e p. m. for I'lalnirmlne. Baton liougr and all coast landtlings. F. Bergoron In command, E. B. Trlinidial cilr k. The Katie. J. W. Tobfn master, W. N. Calmes and Ai G(rirsomrn clerks. leaves to-day at 5 p. m. for Vleksburg and all bond landings to Arkapolis. The semi-weekly Bayou Lafourche packet Assumption, I'. A. Chariot nmater., N. Z. DuDpuis cl.rk, leaves to-morrow at 6 p. m. for Laurel Valley-.. .. . .. . .. The Clncnnatl. Louisville and New Orleans Packet Line steamer Robert Mitchell, Dan Moore master, Frank Stein clerk, leaves to. morrow at 5 V. m. without fail for Cincinnati. The Willie, Capt. Eugene Quatrevaux, ar rived yesterday trom the Atenafalaya with a fine trip and will return to-morrow at 5 p. m., positively. The Willie Is in the Lessle Taylor's place. Capt. Kennlson will have the Lessle Taylor ready to leave next Wednesday week, the 16.h Inst. The Vctksburg and Yazoo river weekly packet Yazoo Valley. Biird Paris master. Capt. John T. Hall clerk, leaves to-morrow, at i p. m., without fall, returning in time to leave again on her next regular day, Wednesday, the 16th inst. ' he Henry Tote, J. F. Aucoin master, M. H. Landry clerk. will arrive Ihis evening and leave Tuesday, at 10 a. m., for the coast and Donald.onville. The M. I. daily line steamer Mary Ida, J. A. Ruiz in command, leaves Tuesday, at 10 a, m., promptly for the upper coast to Welham's. The superb Robert E. Lee. Wm. Campbell master Messrs. McVay and Cannon clerks, leaves iTuesday, as usual, for Vicksburg, The St. Mary. Joe Dalferes in command, E. Nicolle clerk, leaves Tuesday at 5 p. m. for the coast and Lafourche. The David Hostetter, J. (. Grifflth master, John Noss clerk, leaves Tuesday, at 11 a m.. as a regular tri-weekly packet to the Magnolia Store, Bee advertisement. [By Telegraph.J MEMPHIS. Jan. 4.-To C. G. Wayne. Agent: Steamer A. C. Donnally will arrive Monday. E. A, DONNALLY. LrrTLE RCKx. Jan. 4.-To V. C. Dertzs'l. Agent: The Ashland leaves hero with 1800 bales cotton; will leave New Orleans for Arkansas river Thursday, January 10. JOHN A. WILLIAMS. Master. Establlshed 180. P. O. oex Sej WHITE'S GINNERY, Office 26 Union, near Carondelet street TO COTTON FACTORS AND PLANTERD GINNING TERI3--THE SEED. BAGGING, TIES, TWINE and DBAYAGE furnished FBEE since 1876. Partles wishing to know the average yield of Ootton ginned at "WHITE'S GINNEBY" last season will please send to the undersigned for D. PRI UE WHITE. T 11 E DEMOCRAT has1 ju.st, ur'has.d from a low market an ex relent nssortment of STATIONERY Por J.obbing Purpoise, Which we aren repared to offer our owutomerl ' at prlers' to Bult. Ledger Papers. We knep n hull line of HOUTHWORTH'B eel. elrated Ledger 'Papers. Those papers were awarded the Gold Modal at the Centennial flo "unsurpassed exeellenee." their superiority consisting in OREAT STRENGTI. F.IN FINIHI. and PERFECT HIZING. BLANK BOOKS Manufactured to order, on short notloe, from these excellent papers. IMPERIAL LEDGER PAPER. SUPER ROYA L LEDGER PAPER, ROYAL LEDGER PAPER. MEDIUM LEDGEIR PAPER. DEMY LEDGER PAPIIB. FLAT PAPERIS. Of all weiights and sizes used In this market for gfnmral jobbing purposes. BIAOTTING PAPER. We have a superior lot of TREASURY BLOT TING PAPER whicleh we can sell at a low figure. Lithographed, Printed or Plain. VISITING CARDS. We have in stock the flnest assortment of VISITING CARDS in this city, which we fuat nish to our customers at the low rate of 50 cents per pack, Printed. VISITING CARDS-The fln est super C. Bris tol, white and all the fashionable tints. GOLD EDGE VISITING CARDS. SILVER EDGE VISITING CARDS. RED EDGE VISITING CARDS. BLUE EDGE VISITING CARDS. BEVEL EDGE VISITING CARDS. With square or round corners, GOLD DUST VISITING CARDS. SNOWFLAKE VISITING CARDS. (Eight different tints.) DAMASK VISITING CARDS. REP VISITING CARDS. ARABESQUE VISITING CARDS. MORNING GLORY VISITING CARDS. PHANTOM VISITING CARDS. ORIENTAL VISITING CARDS. PROG(RAMM E CARDS, The very latest and most attractive styles,. CARD BOARDS. of every descriptlon in great variety, -- FOR BUSINESS CARDS. ADMIT CARDS. DIAMOND CARDS. SHOW CARDS. WEDDING CARDS and WEDDING ENVELOPES. JAPANESE CARDS and JAPANESE ENVELOPES (HSomething new.) LADIES' INVITATIONS and INVITATION ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEA DS, BILL HEADS, In stock or ruled to order on best HOLYOKE paper, laid or wove, lithographed or printed In the best style. JOB PRINTING. Our office being all NEW, bought with (speeial reference to the wants of this city, we are en abled to turn out SUPERIOR WORK in a most expeditious manner. Estimates furnished on all classes of work when required. Call and see samples and get our figures be fore ordering your work. GEO. W. DUPRE & CO., PROPRIETORS, 109 ...Gavr ert~eet ......1iOl