New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-12
ON CARONDETET STREET.

| ON CARONDEIET STREET.
In spite of the absence of much capital
and many capitalists from Carondelet
street, owing to the outrageously false re-
| ports which have been circulated abroad
| by the cupidity of New Orleans rivals.
relative to the prevalence Of yellow fever
here, there was the usual activity yester-
day among gold, stock, cotton, real estate
and other brokers along the Broad street
Of this city. With even such activity,
though comparatively few sales are re-
ported and though the weather continues
| as dry as ever, the incidents connected
with Carondelet street are various. and
their recital would prove by no means dry
and uninteresting. Indeed, some OF the
brokers will not submit to any thing or any
body being dry. A free, hearty laugh is
often heard, in spite Of the pres
ent tight money market. And though
money is tight. brokers do not be
come so. The are 100 sharp
for that. And Yet Hawkins is handy to
TIE street stock exchange, and some deal
crs in fancy and Other stocks, aye per-
fectly versed il TIE nomenclature OF all
American drinks. Some Of them between
sales, TO ratify bargain, a,e Heard TO call
for whisky straight" others even for
champagne cocktails. and some prefer
sherry cobblers to a brandy smash. \
Santa Cruz punch. an eve opener, a
stone fence, or even m ''eartlquake.
may sometimes be wanted by a Ship Island
or Slaugnterhouse stock dealer. Iester-
day. howeve: there was little that was
spirit stirring Of any kind. Hawkins
seemed to have and receive money enough.
A Prrssian from the Eleventh Ward treated
broker there. offering $50 greenback,
supposing it could not be changed: but
the chips were forthcoming. That so. at
the last Ship Island quotations. would
purchase cords Of that security. Do not
understand this writer a. bearing Ship
Island. though We are told on high
authority, that
The real value Of 4 thing.
Is iust a> much il viii bring
If this is true. every reader of the RE-
PUBLICAN can Judge Of the real value of
stocks, for actual sales alone shall be re-
ported, though it is possible occasionally
that buyers may estimate stocks too high
or too low If readers are barlboozied,
it will be the stock dealers, and not the
writer, that viii do il.
Yesterdays reported sales were $500
new city seven per cent bonds at 72,,.
$4,000 do at ~, and $500. $500 and
$500 do at 49, which does not vary from
the previous days rates. Later we heard
of $50, 600 changing hands, the closing
rate being Y to 72!!.
Fiscal Agency certificates sold at 81 and
S7I (July) to the amount of $500, $3.50
and $1,000, and S13, 900 at S63
The sales of warrants included $500
Metropolitan Police at 9SI, and $500
State at 1910 TAI, and $4,000 at IA,
Fifty and $50 Mississippi Valley Navi-
cation Company sold at 50 so, and 100
more reported at 50, and 100 shares of
Crescent City Slaughterhouse sold at S1S,
though generally held at SIS 50. One
thousand dollars of city notes sold at 81.
In real estate there are numerous tran
sactions taking place. Within the past
week J. J. Aston, Of % Carondelet street.
has sold square 81, Jefferson, now Sixth
District, for SIC, 900; IA two-story house and
one-fourth of square 372, of same district,
for 81, 500; a lot on st. Charles, near Pc
tiers avenue, GO by 3l5 feet, for $4,000. be-
sides smaller sales.
No sales were effected at the session OF
the Board Of Brokers last evening. The
following is list Of the offerings and
l.