New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-04
MARKETS..


NEW YORK. March 3, Evening.-No better illus
tration OF the dizziness ana stagnatOn in finance
trade and commerce can be given than the Extreme
low rates for money and the enormous falling of
in produce exports from this port as represented
by this weeks official custOmhouse statement.
This afternoon money was offered with unusual
freedom at a04 v cent, and it seemed if the
whole capital of the country was to be obtained in
Vail street for the mere asking thereof
Cotton closed dull upands 16kc; Orleans l6kc;
net receipts 1870 bales; gross 1890: sales 1884,
Futures closed firm; sales of $1,000 bales as fol.
Is II Sc MAY Is 1890; June is slice; July 6s,c.
Southern flour steady; demand fair. Whisky
stssdy csc Wheat 9uist and steady Corn 2ac
Western mixed; 8OaS3c for new yellow Western
Coffee very strong, 23k d26h,c for Rio. Sugar
frmer and more active; 10 a7l.c for fair to good
refining; 77sc for prime: y. 01ssc for fair to good
Cuba; &c tor molasses; 8as d8ssc for centrifugal;
East India Moasses--Sales by aucticn-fGoO
and unchanged. Pork frmer: new $I5 so. Beef
unchanged. Lard steadier; 9sr. Taow heavy;
1ld1l4c. TUrpentine steady. Freights steady;
Steam, grain. lo0l0hc, cotton i 01.l6c.
The Posts financial article says Gold opened at
ll2a and has since sold at ll2s ali2as. On gold
loans the rates have been to for carrying, with
loans for immediate delivery fat. Foreign
change is nominally yesterday. The business
in prime Sanke, mo s,srng at So 81 and
TO for call loans and at sac for prime mercan-
tile paper. National bank notes continue super.
with legal tenders Government bonds are i as
lower Southern State bonds at the board were
hrm VITA liberal sales of Tennessees. and the re-
mainder of the list dull. The stock market opened
weak at n decline of Il a y below yesterdays clos
ing prices. During the first hour there was a
further decline Of to l, Northwest common bav-
ing led the downward movement At the first
board the market became steady, and later there
was An upward reaction of i to a after which
the market again became weak and continued So"
SKIES Of 1881. Observation-Disclosures Of 1852, III;
1854, 1854; 1865. l2o1; new, 1873; 1867, l9; 1863
liai:: new five e l4s: ten forties. 1l2A..
deferred II y; Louisianas s. new S. levee skies
4Sh. eights So; Alabama eights IS, fves IS;
Georgia skies IS sevens SO; North Carolinas 2s,
new IS, special tax ?; South Carolinas Is. new 81,
CINCINNATI, March 3.-Cotton easv; middling
l5kc. Flour-Demand fair market firm. Wheat
dull; 81 IS al 40. Corn dull 5106Oc Oats quiet; 460
ST. Pork steady; sales of city mess at Sl4 So Lard
Demand good; steam shc; kettle quotable at 81c.
Bulk meats steady; shoulders sac; clear lib FAC;
clear ~ 07,sc. BacOn-Demand fair; shoulders
Sk; clear rib Sb 0ea NC; clear 8h08ssc. whisky
Demand fair, market firm; Soc.
ST. LOUIS March 3-Cotton quiet and unchanged;
arge sales made. Flour quiet, weak and I'M
changed. Wheat firmer; No. spring Chicago
81 20 No. red fall 81 45 Corn frmer; No. .
mixed Goa c in elevator, Oats slow; No. 2, 45G46c
IN east track. Whisky quiet; CSC Provisions very
F0reIGn Markets.
LIVERPOOL, March 3, Observation-Disclosures Of
Iplands on good ordinary basis shipped February,
ll-l6d. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester dull but |
lot Quotably lower.
LONDON, March ,, Bvening.-Tallow 3ss. Spirits |
33s Sd.