New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-05-07
NEW oR1EANs CLEARING House,

Total week before. 7.4S3.743 40 1.004743 81
Gold opened at III i 0ll2t, against ll2ls at New
opening rates against ll2A in that market. where
it touched u21s during the interim, the huctua.
tons in that market being attributed to the
The sales amounted to SIS 0OO embracing
$40 900 at ll2ss; II 900 at il2t Sllss $4,000 At
No sales Of silver were reported. American half
dollars were still quoted ct 1915 Ol08k, and Mex
lean dollars at l100lli.
New York, sterling exchange fell of about 2-lO p
cent at the opening, but under the subsequent
New YOrs +; bs tpSether T iy ~ sSht
Improvement IN New York sight the market partly
recovered, and closed at only shade of from yes
terday's quotations for commercial and with no
change in bank. The sales were confined to
R23 DO, embracing $500 bill of lading at IS 40;
sS do g. Ss 4o y 40 e S Ga 1000 20
Late at the counter, at 30 AZ.
Francs were in demand and scarce opening at
last evenings rates and closing shade higher.
In German marks in which there are only occa-
sional transactions and no I. regular market, we
At the close sterling bills were quoted ct S. IL
as a for bill of lading and Al clear, and 81 As
as At for bank and francs at 466k for private and
The offelings of domestic exchange were of
moderate extent, while the demand was limited,
and the rates of commercial were q shade
higher, particularly toward the close. The
sales Of New York sight covered about ITO 600
brAcinR 500, 90 commercial at = y cent discount,
SIS 900 do and s coo and $2o.OO0 private bank
rs at 1892 $l2 900 private bankers al Sic. : coo
do and SIS O0O bsAk at 49, and 10 900 and 900
private bankers and $50 900 bank at 1. We also
noticed sale of $1,000 on Providence at 4 p
cent discount.
The banks continued to check on New York at
par and commercial sight was quoted at a0A
y cent discount, against a05 is yesterday.
We heard Of several sales OF bank, insurance and
railroad shares, ihe particulars of which were
withheld. We also noticed sales at auction, by
Messrs Hcey OCOnnor, of 80 shares of TeutOnia
National Bank al $45 rs, % do at $48 49, and of
Louisiana Jockey Club at S21.
City gold bearing seven per cents opened at
about 53aa 054, but under the influence of more
liberal offerings and q falling off in the demand
closed at about -053h The sales and resaes
summed up about s 48 900, embracing 5000 at 50,
$4,000 at 53A, $4,000 at S3a, $4,000 and $1,000 at
53A, $4,000. $4,000 and $lO.0O0 at 53A, amt $1,000
aud : 10, 900 at 81.
We hear of sales of Jackson railroad bonds, du
ring the past week, to considerable amount part
deliverable at New York. at 98099 for first mort.
gage; 90092 for second mortgage, coupon bonds,
| and S4dS5 for debt bends.
The sales of city appropriation certificates In
| clud. d $500 at 81 Z. They closed at about g.
Metropolitan Police Warrants were held higher
| than city appropriation certificates, but nothing
| transpired to establish any quOtable difference.
| The business in both IL mostly in small amounts
very little speculative movement in either.
We noticed more movement in State warrants
but the only sales reported were $500 and 80 0Ot
| at Az. The market was firm at yesterdays fR
u1es Of 4Od42 for large. 4304s for medium and As
50 tor small.