New Orleans Republican., 1868-01-26
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=ieIAI JOURNAL OF THE UNITED STATES.
IlInDI JOURNAL Of THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
LnnetarY and Commercial.
,,sEIoE OF THE DAILY REPUBLICAN. /
SATURDAY EVENING, January %. lets

,,gFIOE OF THE DAILY REPDBbIOAR.l
SATURDAY EVENING, January Is. 1ets :
uo have little or no variation to note IN
~ money market to-day. Outside of the re-
~ lS,no influence of the cotton movement,
W sAuS hesr continued complaints of stringency,
VA the difficulty of realizing even on solid
ID W. llnN.rities: nut at the same time moderate
N,;ness is done by note brokers at 40A b
srt a month for good paper, with satisiac-
Sns IN collaterals, and at l2@l6 S9 cent gan
~ n;o for mortgage notes, the former for Al.
Run naa5ition to paper of this description
ia A large amount constantly offering,
Siob leiJb the brokers find it impracticable TO
~ capitalists preferring investments in
assnSS,centiopal securities at the figures we
nSs mentioned to taking second-class sig
a,nres even at d much more onerous rate.
Vs see no change in the bank movement.
SoId opened at l38s@l38l against 1880
oSf So1S iSst evening and closed at I3Sb@l3s3.
~ aales included 5000 at 1885, $4,000
nd slb. 600 in two or three sums at 1881
.eeO0 al 1885,, and $1,000, S2500, and $500 at
SSS In silver we noticed sales of $l20O in
"a4srican half dollars at 1872. The demand
~ fallen off and prices are relatively lower
ompared with gold than for some time
NJ W. have but little variation to report in
A,eign exchange. The sales of sterling in
Snded moderate amount Of good or Al bill
Isdine at 1904 sl3 900 Al do. at 1914
nan irst class clear at l5l2, and $4,000 ut
III The market may be quoted at l503@
XII for good to Al bill of lading and clear,
iSNIb2 for first-class and private bankers
M I5930l534 for bank. In francs we re-
~ sales of 81, 600 Al commercial at 3.764,
oO0 and LOG, coo at 3.75, and 100 900 first
ass at 8. 3.7s2. We still quote AL CONNER.
slat I. 1908. 733, and bank at -GI9.65.
me offerings of domestic exchange were
saderate and generally held at ! discount
New York sight, but there were, never
Ieess. sales to a moderate extent st ll.l6
M j. The business included $4,000,
II O6o. S25. 900, S26, 900, and $40, 900 New
MI sight at { discount; $50, 900 bank and
1000 Boston at the same 10000 and
00O at II.lG; 5000, $40, 600, $50, 600. and
additional amount at I $4,000 ten days
j, and sll,OOe at IL; and $4,000 thirty
hys' at u.
snion bank at $35 so; also at auction "a.
buigny auctioneer) 1000 shares Jackson
lilrCad at So; 100 Canal bank at $40; 225
eacent City bank at sl5; so Mechanics
N Traders bank at SAL; ll5 Union bank
s35; and one second mortgage coDstruc-
bn bond of jackson railroad for $1,000 at
95. It was generally understood that all
4 purchases were made by the Citizens
InE, which had previously held these
ares as eolaterals.
nv treasury notes were rather pressed
Son the market, and rates were conse-
emily still weaker, the large bills selling
l2iGlS3, and the small at Sa05 and even
Ihe sales of the former included several
Ian sums mt 121 discount, $4,000 at 13a, aud
boo at l3l; and Of the latter $1,000 at 81.
nilsr amount at 4, and about $1,000 at a;
h dealers paid only l3A1l4 for the former
IA for the latter, and sold respectively at
alS and 3A@4 State notes were weaker
N Yesterday, and while small sales were
lde at 2s@29 discount round amounts
Ire offered AT 293.