New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-02
MONETARY.
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S-rr- L-yx-yc March 1874

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SATURDAY Evtr-HG. March !. 1879. !
We have no change 10 notice IN the
money market, which continues quiet ana
easy. The offerings at tue banks are mod
crate, and on the street still more limited
Compared TO last week the deposit lines
SHOW hardly any increase, while the dis
count and currency balances show q
falling off. We continue 70 quote first
class paper, with or without cOllaterals, at Il
4 cent & annum. Al without col
laterals az 26l5. second class at Is, hrst
class mortgage paper a: ~. and SECOND
class do az -.
EEw ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
Mo-, { C 1e; ,s1g! ba ia1 ;S1 Q,
Total last week 800. 1876 so y sI ,09 y
Total week before -. "A ,425 469 ~ l,+o3,O59 .
Gold opened at lli'4 q rs. against
ill34 at New York, and alter a fair business
closed at Il47s aiIJls tan advance o. l4C
over yesterdays closing rates.. against
ll5is at New York The sales summed up
Sos. 800, EN- hracing $1,000 AT lli3s; $1,000 ~
ll+34: $4,000 $4,000 $1,000 and $1,000 a,
il47., $50, 600 at ll47. q lIJ S2.5OO tSla.o20
and Sl2, 800 III rs. an! $1,000 at Il5L8.
No sales OF silver were reported. We
continue 20 quote American half dollars
nomiua! at 10 q III. and Mexican dollars
at : Y cent premium, COLE. 10: new ana j
Tor Old.
The movement n sterling exchange was
OF moderate extent, and rates advanced
y e cent for private bills and = for bank.
The sales amounted 70 t57 800. comprising
$4,000 bill OF lading at 1874 q % y;
4l0.500 A clear 1880 aud t.0OO) at l23 p;
$4,000 bill of lading at 1855 0l2314; 10000
$4,000 bill OF lading and 1000 Al clear at
l23A; $4,000 Al clear a. 1884 a i2t. and
$1,000 private bankers at -. ,
The sales OF francs summed up Gl0,GC3,
embracing i00, 000 commercial at 1b3 4
POO, 900 do a. 4.63as a 1921; 100000 and
$4,000 do at 4.s2la; 10000 do at 46i q:
$4,000 Swiss a. 4.6ll4; $4,000 do at SOL. a
4.6l y, and 1000 bank at -.
At the close sterling bills were quoted al
1881 1855 and IA for bill OF ladlng ant
Al clear. and l4I19 O. for bank, and francs
at 4.62l7 G4.6:t& Tor private. and '.'o - Tor
bank.
The offerings Of domestic exchange were
moderate, and rates were a shade higher
for privat. sight The sales covered SH39..
900 sight on New York $3.50, 600, s3O,O0O and
SI5, 600 bank, $50. 600 private bankers and
100000 private bankers and commeTclai!
at par.
The banks checked OF New York at Is =
cent premium, and commercial sight was
quoted a: par.
The sales OF stocks includeu ~ ehdlte
New Orleans National Banking Association
at $3I %; 50 do at -: 5 New Orleans Ma
tionaI Bank ut $95 10 Mutual National
Bank "a: Slli: % Crescent City Railroad
Company at 500: 100 Louisiana Levee. pre-
tesred, at 81 -; 80 do, ordinary. at 8 s. l.,
and 400 European Propeling Car Company
at 81 p; also. at auction, 10y hessrs. VIM
cent d Co., 10 Teutonis Nationa! BaDk-at
$50. % Union National Bank at SIG. and
80 CarIollton railroad az SIG.
The only sale of bonds reported was
5000 and $1,000 city gold bearing p
c.nts a: Gj47, u: watch rate they were
quoted.
Nothing was reported IN State warrants.
Metropolitan Police warrants were ID
shade weaker az the close, being quoted at
% a 80. The sales includeG 5000 IN seNer.!
small amounts at 81 06o.
City appropriation certificates were
quoted a. about CS. No sales were re-
ported.
School certificates were quoted at "a a 60.
a shade higher than yesterday. The sales
;ncluied sl001 at 81 and 5 1000 at 10.