New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-05
Monetary--CommereIal.
MONETARY.
OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN. !

MIME EAe
OFFICE OF THB DAILY REPUBLICAN,
sATrgpAY EVENING. January i, 1878.
The money market is without any mate
rial change or variation in rates. The dis
conpt line at the banks is about the same as
last week. but deposits have considerably
increased. while the currency balance shows
q small excess. We heard OF no paper
buying from the large amount maturing to-
day. The offerings on the street were light,
the reported transactions at about previous
rates. We continue to quote first class sigma
tures at / II q cent T. month, Al at h,
second class at =; first class mortgage paper
at 10 T. cent u amman, and second class
at II.
We notice shat the Louisiana State Lot
terry has declared a semi-annual dividend OF
6 " cent.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
, + G 5sa IN Z; B Bs5 &c &c
Total last week l3,83esl7 l6 l468gs5 81
Total week before. ll,72S,395 90 lo!3,553 90
Gold opened at llI38 qlll5s, against l's
at New York and, after an active business,
closed at Ills 0llI3l against lll34 at New
York The sales summed up 100000, in
Guiding Si7, 900 $4,000, $4,000 and $l0OO0nat
I1las. SIS, 900 $4,000 and 100000 at llll2,
$4,000 $4,000, $4,000 $4,000 and $40, 900) at
IlI5s, 500 900 at HES a lli34, and $4,000
$4,000 $1,000 and $l0,0O0l at llla4.
The movement in sterling excha@s 60 was
of fails extent, while rates were shade
weaker. The sales amounted to 975,39O,
comprising $1,000 $4,000 bill of lading and
5000 clear at zoos, 5000 bill of lading
at 1902 a 1903; go, coo bill Of lading $4,000
and III ,O00) at 1903; $4,000 Al clear 1908;
-f35,0C0 bill of lading and AL clear zoos q
Qi2l eIj00 Al clear at l2l, and G2S00
American ships bills tel3o0 and $1,000 at
l2lls.
The sales of francs included 100000 com
mereial and first class 10000 30, 600, 100000
and 800 ,0O0) at AS. and of German marks
100000 at l0Jlz l0G.
At the close, sterling bills were quoted
at l20l2 1908 for bill of lading and Al
clear. and 12l u o. for bank, and francs at
4.76A AS for private, and 4.72l2 for
bank, and German marks l0312 q HOG
The offerings Of domestic exchange were
of liberal extent, and rates were without
quotable variation. The sales covered
$255, GOO, embracing $4,000 bank sight on
New York at 1882 " cent discount l6o.0uO
1920. 1000, and $4,000 commercial, $4,000.
$4,000, $4,000 aud S50,000 private bank
ers'. and $4,000 bank at $, and $500 pri-
vate bankers on New York, and $4,000
commercial on Boston at II 10.
The banks continued to check on New
York at Il a So % cent discount, and COM
mercial sight was still quoted at Is.
The sales of stocks included % shares
Louisiana Savings Bank and Safe Deposit
Company at -, 10 shares Hibernia Bank at
=, and lat auction, by D. Z. Morphy) $50
shares Good Intent TOwbtat Company, $50
paid, at $37 80, and 50 do At $40 25.
In bonds the sales included $4,000 city
seven T. cent. gold bonds at GGi4, and 5000
do at 66la, both without the January cou-
pons They were quoted at the close, with
ont coupon, at 66la a. and with coupon
at 81 y a.
In gold bond certificates we noticed =
sale of $4,000 without interest at 65s aa6
$l500 with interest at 67.
State securities were al a standstlll.
Metropolitan Police warrants ana rev
city appropriation certificates were weaker
at the close than yesterday, being quoted
at 81 G65. The sales included Sl5C0 new
city appropriation certificates at g.; $4,000
do AT "a Il; $1,000 do at 50, and $1,000 eco -
&5ls Slso mixed lot Of $4,000 SS s'8'eo