New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-08
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE,.

Gold opened at HAS q liJ',, against Hos
at New York, and after an active business,
closed at lis alIj4 Use advance over yes
terdays figures, against ll5A5 IN that mar
ket The sales summed up Sll3,1co, EN-
bracing $40, 900 $4,000, $1,000 and Sl0,00l
At II47s; $40. 900 at Ia 1916: $500 at us !;
$50. 900 at is alIJL4: $37 0G0 $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000 and 4,0U0j at llJl3, and Slo,UUp at
lisa.
No sales Of silver were reported. Amet :
can half dollars are quoted nominal at llV
aiII, and Mexican dollars at Ia : cent
premium. gold, for new and "a tor Old.
The movement in sterling exchange was
of liberal extent, and the market closed al
an Improvement OF about 3 e cent. Inc
sales summed up about Ell ,OO, EN- DraeihS
flOOO bill of ladiug at 1874: t50H do at
1871, n l2:y1b: f30OO and $1,000 do and E-5VO
Al clear at l23l4: $4,000 and tlS, 900 bill OF
lading. and E25OO, e3060 5000 and E6UOO
Al clear at 1875; El8000 and 100000 bill OF
lading and AL clear at l234 a III; E0UUO
bill of lading at 1874; $4,000 first class at
I24A; f5000 do at l24A 0l243s: flOoO do at
1913: $4,000 bank at i2i35 l24l2, and G8OO
do, for remittance, at l25.
The sales of francs summed up 5oO,O0U,
comprising l00,0 600 commercial at 4.G2I2 a
46I Il 100000 do at 621a a 4.ol u, and 250,-
900 commercial and private bankers at
OLE a 4.60.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
1885 a I24Is for bill Of lading and Al clear
and a l24a4 for bank; francs at 4.o2+t a
ASH for private, and 4j83t a 4.o'le tor
bank, and German marks at l0S5t
The offerings of domestic exchange were
of liberal extent, and rates closed ab9ut
I-I6 y cent higher than yesterday. The
sales covered !S352. 900. embracing $4,000
sight on New York t$l5,000. $4,000 and
SIS. 900 commercial, and $4,000. Sl2,OGO
and $4,000 private bankers1 at Lib 2
cent premium: 500 900 ISIS, 600 and S5o,Og0
commercial and $4j 900 bank at 3-'32, and
$50. 900 $4,000 commercial, $1,000 and
$4,000 private bankers. and So O0O and
$50, 900 bank, at a.
The banks checked on New York at 4
b cent premium, ana commercial sight
was quoted at g.
The movement in stocks was more active,
the sales including 100 shares New Orleans
National Banking Association at 80, % do
at $50 IS. % do at S3l, 10 do at SJl -; 10
Crescent Mutual Insurance Company at
ST.. 6 do at ST. 50. 10 do at SIS 50; 10 Sun
Mutual Insurance Company at So; =
New Orleans National Bank at $50 30, 81
do al 500: 70 State National Bank at 5 I'D %:
New Orleans City Railroad at STA 30; -
Bank of Lafayette at =; IVY Louisiana
State Lottery at =, and l700 Louisiana
Levee at -, in addition TO " ich we heard
of other sales Of Levee.
No sales of bonds were reported, but We
heard some inquiry for old city consoli-
dated. City gold bearing + cents were
weaker, being quoted at the close at 6f12 d
IS.
Metropolitan Police warrants we're quoted
at $50. The only sales reported were
$lf00 at 81 la and $1,000 at SSls.
City appropriation certificates closed eth
Of nrav;ons tiUurra 6S06Q The ONLY sale
reported worthy of note was $500 at 20
Legislative warrants were unfavorably
affected by the contemplated additional
issues, and closed weaker. The sales in
cluded $4,000 at 60: $,tls at o., and $1,000
at 62le.