New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-01
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Probabilities.

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Probabilities.
WAR DEPARTMENT
Office Chief Signal Officer, 7
Washington February rs, 1874, 4:35 F. N.Y.
For the Western Gulf States southerly winds
and cloudy weather, followed by northwest winds
The ohio river will continue to fall slowly, but
the lower Mississippi continues stationary or
slowly rising.
River and Marine News.
SOUTHWEST Pass. February 20, P; M:-Barome-
ter SOLO Wind southwest, light. Weather foggy.
Arr.ved-Steamship New Orleans. Clapp master AT
$40 A. NJ. from New York to A. MOutOn; schooner
George seaey Mcdonald master SIX Gays e
six days from Utilla; schooner Constance Arnet
master, six days from Banacea; ship !ula Moran
Sailed-Bark Alpha and schooner Gertrude Howes;
the bark Truce and brig Shepherdess are OUTSIDE,
waiting fair Wind to sail steamship teams Tr aeo ava
Sirrah; and brig Shepherdess
PASCAL 0uTKk, February %, P. M.-Wind south.
southwest, light. Arrived-Schooner NJ A. Frank
lin CT fin master, sixteen days from Boston, to
George A. Fosdick & Go. Sailed Steamship VIZ.
Clyde.
Louisville, 3 A. Nj Frank Parsoud IL H.; Capitol
City. P. N. Down-Katie, 7. NJ; Selma. F. d.
MEM" Mrnpnrs February a5Rver rising rapidly
Arrived-Julia from st. Louis. Departed-Thomp-
son Dean and Franklin, tor Cincinnati nashville,
for Arkansas river City OF Vlcksburg and Grand
Tower for ST. Louis.
ST. Louis, February 2S.-Arrived-Bee and barges
and bismarck from New Orleans Lady Lee from
Shreveport Departed-Bee and barges and John
Kyle tor New Orleans, Colorado for Vicksburg:
River falling with nine feet to Cairo. Rain fell all
day and continues to night.
PIrrsBuRG. February 28.-The river has fallen
eight feet six inches.
EVANSVILLE February 28-Weather cloudy and
raining lightly. Mercury $50 to l6o River has
CAIRO, February s8-Arrived-H S. Turner, from
New orleans, at Up NJ; Simpson Horner nom Pitts
two o'clock: Belle OF Shreveport, rom 81.
Louis at five, Departed-Bee, for ST. Louis, at one
O'clock; s. Turner fol Cincinn M t at tRfee;
has risen three inches. Raining. Mercury 40
LoUIsvILLE February 2s.-River has fallen three
feeb in the canal and seventeen feet IN The pass.
eeparted-Robert. Mitchell for New Orleans.
Weather clear cold
CINCINNATI, February 28.-River forty feet and
falling. oeparted-Charles Bodmann for New Or
~ Domestic Markets.
NEW York February 23 Evening Gold closed at
1924. Customs receipts $i7l ,30s for the week,
S2Ol4 3O9 Specie shipments for the week &43l,-
1873, principally silver bars.
The sub-treasurer paid to day 81 20 600 on ac;
count of March interest and $4,000 for called
bonds. Imports for the week, dry goods $32 s,744;
SKIES Of 1851, l2oli fvetwenties of 1852. ll7a4;
of 1864 l9l of 1865 1905 lleG; of 1867 1874;
Of 1862 l19hs new lives ll4ss; ten forties, ll6ls
consolidated 5laa, deferred llls; Lousisnas IS,
49, levee skies 48}a, Fights SO; Alabama Fights
IS, fves IS; Georgia SKIES IS, seyens 81 q North
Caroinas %. new 10, special tax South Carohnas
Is, new 9ts, April and October l6
The market for cotton on the spot has had
downward tendency throughout the week, and
prices have receded &c. Business during the early
part of the week was very dull. the Exchange be-
lug closed on Monday. During the intervening
days the receipts were heavy, and holders were
anxious to realize thus causing Irregularities and
a subsequent decline. At redu ced figures there
an increase of business and during Thursday
and Friday the market became steady and hold.
ere, in some instances demanded more money but
the market closed about steady.
Dealings in contracts have been quite large du-
ring the closing days. To-day being the last of
the month there were the usual demands for con-
tracts to make settlement. Fluctuations have
been unimportant, and the market closed rather
weak. The total sales were 1878 bales. Of which
139 433 were for contract. and 8340 for immediate
delivery as follows 5000 for export; 1878 for spin
ming; 2253 for speculation. and 100 ill transit.
Naval stores have not tluctuated much, and the
transactions general y were limited.
The Posts financial article says All sales of gold
have been at ll2ssUll2A. The rates on gold loans
have been to 4 for carrying. while prime bankers
to day have their bills on London at 81 81 and
S4371s. Business does not go above 81 831e and
So 81. Money is abundant, with call loans ranging
from to and prime mercantile paper at to 6h
1t is not strange that money ID so low but that 1t
is even high for with the depression in business
there is reduced demand for trade operations
emit Enterprises H while legal tender e circulation
is underlined. Even SPECTATORS are boiling and
in word there is as much Of pause as Is posi-
BILE in all move ments where money is used and no
reason is apparent why it should not continue IN
til Congress has at least defined the legal tender
circulation.
The stock market has been weak since the open
ing prices having fallen i to ~, st. Paul common
leading in the decline; the reason assigned being
that hostile legislation is threatened by one OF the
States through which the road runs. Government
bonds quiet and steady. Southern State bonds
are steady.
Flour closed dull, in BUYERS favor, at Sc soar As
for common to far extra. Wheat-Better export
demand closing shade firmer. Corn opened firm
and closed duh at 76G'9c for Western Mixed
10 030c for Southern and Western yellow. Pork
quiet at $l5 6l1a for new mess Beef quiet and
unchanged. Lard firm at l6c. FreIghts dull
Liverpool cotton, sail a3d. Coffee very firm Su-
gar, rice and mOiasses quiet. Turpentine steady
at 48c. Rosn steady at So 4302 80.
Cotton closed dull uplands l6ls C; Orleans l6ls c
net receipts 874 bales gross 225l; sales ll79.
Futures closed steady sales 20, 300 bal. s, quota
tatons as follows: Low mddlng for March IS Lice
April IS l73lc; May 1916 la2c; June l6a al6 1896
July 1914
CINclNNATI, February 28.-Cotton dull; middling
IS nc. Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat dun
and nominal S 330l 40. Corn dull; 5806Oc Oats
duh and dropping; 45G50e. Pork dull; Sl4 so.
meats steady; demand moderate; shoulders 81. u
5asc clear lib ac; clear 755U72i Bacon easier
shoulders 6Ls; clear rib 8ls d8lac; clear 8l6c.
Whisky quiet and steady at 92c.
st. Louis February 23.-CottOn quiet and IN
changed. Flour quiet and weak. Wheat Eomi
nay unchanged. Corn quiet, weak and lower
No. 2 mixed 58c east track, Oats dull; No ,
IS lsc on east track; 4.c in elevator. Whisky dull
at 93c Pork quiet at S IA 75Qi5 25. Dry salt
meats dull shoulders 5isc clear sides 71.c. Bacon
dull. only an order trade. Lard nominal.