New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-01

When we made our inquiries nothing
| further had been determined in relation tC
| the proposed syndicate, but il was generally
understood that the Louisiana National
| Bank would be appointed Fiscal Agent
| We refer for further particulars to the ac
| count in another column.
The following banks have declared semi
| annual dividends, viz: The Louisiana Ma
tional Bank, 5 T. cent, payable IN this city
| on demand and in New York at the bank
| ing house of Winslow. Lanier & Co. on the
| sixth proximo; the Bank OF America, III T.
| cent, PAYABLE on the sixth: the New Or
| leans Banking Association, v cent, paya-
| BILE on the tenth; the Germania National, IL
| t. cent PAYABLE on the sixth, and the Mt
tual National, 612 T. cent to stockholders,
and / y to depositOrs, payable on the III
tenth.
Gold opened at Illas a Ill u, against -
at New York, and, after an active business,
closed at 1114s a III u, against ll2ts in that
market The sales comprised Sl25,OoO. In
Guiding So, 600 $1,000, $1,000, $4,000, $1,000
and $10O0O) at HES; $4,000 $4,000 Sl5,-
600 and SIG, 000) AT illa4; $4,000 at lll34 q
lI1%; $500 ($l500 and sJ0O0) at Sill Is, and
SIS on at IL.
We did not hear Of sale of silver. We
continue to quote American halt-dollars
nominal at 100 0ll0, and Mexican dollars
also nominal at par a > p cent premium IN
gold
The movement in sterling exchange was
of moderate extent, and rates were
shade higher. The sales amounted to t4I,-
600. comprising $1,000 bill OF lading at 1908;
$4,000 bill of lading and AL clear at 1909 q
l2l; $500 AL clear (fl5GO and 95OOOt at
l2l; $4,000 do ! $4,000 and $4,000 at III Il;
$4,000 do at l2l is a 12IA; $500 (f250O and
f3OO0) at l2lA, and $1,000 American ships
bill at 1918 No sales Of francs or German
marks were reported.
At the close, sterling bills were quoted
at 1909 u III Is for bill of lading and Al
clear and 1919 for bank, and francs at
AS 1874 for private, and All 4 for bank,
and German marks at 1852 q l06.
The offerings of domestic exchange were
of liberal extent and bank rates were
shade weaker, while commercial sight was
without quotable variation. The sales GOV
cred $3.50, 600, embracing $4,000 New York
sislt $4,000. $l7, GOO and S27 goo private
bankers and 500, 900 bank at 9-l6 T. cent
discount, $277 600 ($25, 600 commercial, $50,
600, 5000, $4,000, $4,000 aud S65,O00
private bankers and $4,000 and $3.50
bank at So and GOO commercialo New
York and $4,000 on Providence at 81.
The banks checked on New York at Il a
% " cent discount, and commercial sight
was quoted at IS,
In bonds We again noticed very active
movement in gold bearing city T. cents.
The sales amounted to $50, 900, embracing
$4,000 at 655s. $4,000 at &C. 10000 at G6A,
$4,000 at 6Gl9, and $1,000 at 81. They were
quoted at the close at 66067. There was
also a sale of $4,000 new T. cents at -.
: IN gold bond certificates we noticed a
sale of $4,000 at 6578.
The sales OF stocks included 80 shares
Merchants Insurance Company at $S5 and
and 20 Ammonia PrOpelling Company at -.
The sales of new State warrants included
$500 at II, but they were quoted az the
a. q A.
The sales of new city appropriation cert
tcates comprised $4,000, including $1,000
at G3, $4,000 at 63, $4,000 $4,000 and $4,000 at
63I2, $4,000 at 81, and $1,000 at 6434.
In Metropolitan Police warrants we no
ticed sales of $4,000 at GAS and $4,000 al -,
which were the closing rates.