New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-03
KEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.


We omitted to notice in our last report
thai the Bank of Lafayette had declared
semi-annual dividend of y cent, payable
on the thirteenth instant, and the L0dls-
lana Savings Bank and Safe Deposit Com
pauv 5 T. cent, also payable on the thr-
teenth.
Gold opened at Ills III Is. against lbs
at New York, and after very active Dusi-
ness, closed at Ill II Glll24 IA decline OF tsc
from Tuesdays closing tiguresl, against
HE in New York, decline also OF t4c.
The sales summed up $4,000, including
$4,000 at HES, $1,000 at Ill HE, $4,000
1890. 600. $4,000 and $35,0O0) at lll34, ST.
600 $4,000, $4,000, $1,000. $4,000 and S5O0OO),
at Ills, and $4,000 $4,000 and $4,000 at
ll2. ~,
Nothing transpired in silver. We
continue to quote American hal1-doilars
nominal at l090ll0, and Mexican dollars
also nominal at par a. p cent premium ID
gold.
The movement in sterling exchange was
liberal. but al rather weaker rates for phi
vate bills and about * T. cent OFT tor bank
The sales amounted to 9l35,OOO, comprising
$50. 600 Al clear at 1905 0l2034; E350O bill
Of lading at 1908; G23, 800 (El0,0OO oil! OF
lading, fl2,000 bill of lading and A! clear
and sl800 AL clear at 1905; $4,000 BIZ OF
Iadinp at 1903, 3l2l: $500 (fl500 bill OF
10000 and f22,009 bill of lading and Al
clear and $4,000 AL clear at III Il; tl5,uuO
bill of lading and AL clear at l2Ual a III "a,
and EIO0O American ships bill at III g.
The only sale reported in francs was oO,OOO
commercial at 473a4. No sales Of German
marks were reported.
At the close sterling bills were quoted
at l2Ola q 12l Is for bill of lading and al
clear, and l2l y O. for bank, and francs at
4.75G47334 for private, and All "A for bank,
and German marks at 1852 a lU6.
The movement in domestic exchange was
of moderate extent, and rates were without
ouotable variation The sales covered
$1,000 embracing $4,000 bank sight
on New York at 1882 y cent discount;
| $50 600 1920, 900, $25, 600 and S25, Oe0 bank,
and $4,000 commercially at IS; $40 goo com
| mercial $4,000 on New York. $4,000 on
| Boston and $4,000 on Providence at q
and $50 600 at -.
The banks continued to check on New
| York at "a q 81 u cent discount, and com
mercial sight was quoted at %.
Nothing was reported IN stocks except -
shares Canal Bank at $lO2.
The movement i'll city gold bearing seven
! " cent bonds continued active, the sal es
| comprising over SIS, 900, embracing Slu,OUC
| at 661A: SIS, 900 and $4,000 at 81; $4,000 al
& IA; $4,000 and $1,000 at 81 "a; $4,000 at % IS,
and some other amounts, the particulars OF
which we're withheld. They were quoted at
the close at about 66l9, without coupons
| and 81 19 - with. We also noticed d sale
of $1,000 city railroad + y cents at 10.
| The movement in State securities was sus
| pended by the petition of the Attorney
| General to the Superior Court in regard tt
| certain warrants issued by the Legislature
in 1871 and 1872, and the instructions by
the State Treasurer to the State tlsca
Agent not to pay any coupons until tnrthel
| orders.
The sales of new city appropriation Ger
titicates comprised $1,000, embracing
$4,000 at 65l2, and $4,000 ($l400, $4,000, $3.50
and $4,000 at 6619. They were quoted at th'
| close at about G6.