New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-16
Monetary--Commercial.

York, and after limited business Closed weak at
Ii3dll31s against 1881 in that market the sales
ll315 all3ss and $4,000 at 49, Under the fuctua-
lions at New York the market exhlblted some
IsTegslarity. The supply OF cash gold continued q
copious, but the demand was mostly confined TO
| calls al the counter to pay customs duties. .
No sales of silver were reported American 1d half
dollars 1864 lG1 and Mexican dollars IooOlOo q,
but lotatOns entirely nominal.
The fluctuations in COLO at New foik cansed cor,
responding irregularitv in foreign exchange and
after ar advance of lilo p cent in the morning,
the market subsequently declined 2l0, closing at
ne; falling off of 10. The sales Of sterling com.
SIS i5 as 20; a5eoO Al clear at SIS 46. sGO00 bill of
ladipg at S. 4695 i61a; &l4,5O0 do tG25Oo and
2z,00el at SIS 47a5 49, $500 bill of fading AlSao
and G15tOl at S. A.; 95o0d AL clear at SIS Az
5000 DO ct SIS 48; 88Oe0 90 At s. 4515 "a; 42oo0
bank (counte.l at So SO, and 1850 do Counter
sight) at SIS 53h.
il francs We noticed sales of 12J 900 embracing
10000 commercial at 4.e27s, and 1900 baLk at
400. The market was affected, ike bteiIlng, by
Al the close sterling bills we're quotedat S. 451s
as 46se for bill of ladIg and Al clear, aHd s -
as 80 for bank; and francs at 463a a. tor private,
Nothing was reported in German marks, except
$4,000 al =. Owing to the fluctuations "a gold
The Offer ings of domestic exchange were of fair
extent. and the market ruled at about previous
embracing S75GOO 1875 600 private bankers and
$50 0f0 CONNER all at y CEN discount; Sl05 600
$4,000 private bankers and &J5,0O0 commercial al
sic. and AS $50 900 commercial and $780, d0
bank lat 9-32; also, $40 900 Providence sight at II
discount.
The banks continued to check on New York at
par, and commercial sight quoted at SIG y
cent discount. showing no Variation.
The stock market continued at a stapdstin, and
we have not q sale to notice.
Nothing TRANSFERRED in bonds except in city gold
bearing seven per cents, which were unsettled
and irregular Throughout the day, with a mari
fest DciI alton on the street, from some parties,
TO bear, and from Others. TO bull them SO that it
extr emey difficult, at the close, give rela-
BILE quotations.
The sales included 5000 at SAY, $4,000 at 54,4
and 10000 at. In response to the notice of the
board of commissioners that they would receive
proposals for the sale to the city Of twenty gold
bonds Of 1000 each of the general SERIES the fol-
lowing bids were made and all rejected except
that OF Mr.. Frank A. Lee, at 81 1: P. o. Fazende.
$1,000 at So; F. A. Lee, 500, 600 at 81 j. Strauss,
5000 at S. $4,000 Ssh $1,000 at st; Metropolitan
Loan and Pledge Bank. $4,000 at 81 J. Mathers,
j., 00o at S. $40 00C at ssh, SO 900 at 55a4
Nothing was reported in city appI OpriatiOn certi
fcates. They are quoted at about SO.
Metropolitan Pelice warrants are quoted at
7301i. We did not hear OF sale of any agnitude.
State warrants are in limited request for the pay
ment OF taxes but no sales reported. They
quoted at l7d48 for large, and 50 to 60 for
small according to size.
New Clinton State warrants are entirely nominal