The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-12

per is easy, especially for first class sigma
| lures and collaterals. There are few nego-
| tiations considering the advanced period of
the season, which is ascribed to the indispo-
| sition to speculate or invest except in I'M
doubted securities before the results of the
! election are ascertained so far as determined
by the Returning Board. We now quote
first class paper and collateral loans for 60
days at S(l9 y cent r. annum, Al do at 10
q IL, and second grade at 15C11s. More in
quiry exists for first class mortgage paper at
100 II r cent II annum; second class is ne
elected.
Gold opened at 1llW111s. against Ill at
New York, and after fair business closed at
Ill ia I'LL, against 111s in that market,
where it touched lie during the interim. The
sales summed up S5S, 900. embracing $1,000 at
Ill. $4,000 at I'LL. $4,000 at 111iGl111ss,
S12.00o at 1l1s. $4,000 at 11IM I'LL, and
$4,000 and $4,000 at I'LL.
No sales of Silver were reported. American
while Mexican dollars now rule at 90
gold.
Sterling opened little higher than yester-
days close. and under the influence OF
the advance in gold and bills at New York,
soon rose $40 = cent, at which improve
ment it closed The sales amounted to e67, 500
comprising 5000 bill of lading at s. 49, $500
at $685., 1880, e2500, G5OO0 and e75OO do at
5.3455, $4,000 do. at $40 535, f13, 500 do
at 5.34i Cl5.35. $4,000 do and AL clear at 5.355,
and e2OOO bank at $50
gold and bills at New York. closing materially
higher. The sales amounted to us, 900 COM
mercial. embracing $4,000 at 4. 72ll, $4,000 at
All. $4,000, $4,000 and $50, 900 at l. 20, $50
600 at :, and 300 900 at T. 7OM46Si.
At the close Sterling Bills were quoted at
$40, 5.35 for bill of lading and AL clear,
and $3.50 for bank. and francs at L. 7O@
46Si for commercial, and 4G6I@I4.G5 for
bank.
The offerings Of Domestic Exchange were
Of liberal extent. and with fair demand,
commerclal was easy at previous rates. The
sales OF New York sight covered S279, 900,
embracing $4,000 aid S15. 600 con- mercial
at 1882 T. cent discount 5000 do al 9-16,
$4,000 do. $4,000, $4,000. $50, 900. and
1000 private bankers and $4,000 and $40,
600 hank at ]. $4,000, and $4,000 private
bankers at ZIG.
The banks continued to check on New
York at = cent discount, and commercial
sight is still quoted at J.
In Stocks we noticed sales of shares New
Orleans Insurance Company at S2S 80. We
also heard of sales Of - Bank of America and
Carrollton Railroad Company, but the partic-
ulars did not transpire.
The sales of Bonds included SIC. 900 City
Gold Bearing Seven Per Cents at 3sI 5000
at 3sss. $4,000 at 3e55, $4,000 do al SO, and sa0oO
Crescent City Slaughter House Company al
Is. The former closed about 49, a So.
No sales of City Scrip were reported City
Appropriation Certificates. Metropolitan 20.
lice Warrants and Time Certificates OF 1878,
were quoted about 80.
The following were the quotations of City
Time of 1874: April and May GOOSE: June,
July, August, September, October and Novem.
Der, 36O3S.
School Certificates of 1874: June, 80; july,
75Cl so: August, GO(GG2: September. 500 81;
October, 4O042, and November, 800.
No sales of State Warrants were reported
Old were still quoted at -G520, and new %
A.