New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-02

We notice that the New Orleans Gas lght Com
paDy has declared q dividend OF SIX Per cent IRON
the profits OF the past six months paya1ie on anu
after the thirteenth instant, and the CarrOntOL
Railroad Company four per cent, payaDie Oh ano
afer the twentieth instant.
We also notice that proposals for SAFE 10 1ae cry
of ten wharf Improvement bonds Will be received
by the Administrator of Finance until the eIev
enth il slant at twelve O'Clock NJ. ,s ,i,,
les'erdaythe las, day Tor paymef. nv i 81 c ao
ministrator Of Finance amounted TO 500 JOY 20
mixing the total collections upon the tax list OF
1874, S 243 2Gt O8. We also learn that holders o.
maured CITY skies have accepted extensions on
1873 900 more Is $40 900 issues TO the jackson and
"a 600 to the Opelousas railroads.. Ihls makes
the total amount extended 1852 600.
The city's Fiscal Agent was engaged payirg the
qusrterly interest due to day, on the city goic
bearing seven per cents.
The branch Of the Freedman's Savings and Trust
Company in this city has suspended payments
unter orders from the trustees st Washington
wlrre the deposits at this branch nave peen sem
and inve sted the managers OF the branches being
OpF responsible for their honest administrator
The amount Of deposits in this city's branch il
about S225 900, belonging TO 300 depositors whict
II i believed will eventually be paid; but in the
meantime the creditors have no other recourse
rhan TO calmly await relief from the mother lnsti
luton which, we understand, VIII DC as soon az
thecOilections enable the commissioners TO MAKE
q dividend OF 20 " cent. Tue failure appears e
have had no influence Whatever in exciting any
dirrust Of our local savings banks In winch int
depsiters have undated confidence. $3.50
Gid opened 1T llOzsdlll4s, against lloE a.
New York, and after fair business closed WITH
a god demand at 1l03e Oil, against HOS in thai
market. The sales summed up Ss!TG embracing &c dae
$500 at ll0ls; $500 and $500 at lioss; $N,ooc
at 10 Il, and $1,000, 5000 and $4,000 at III.
N, sales of silver we're reported. American hall
doihrs are still quoted at lo5d lO6, and Mexican
dolhrs at ll0ss, OF at par with gold at New York:
U,der the course Of gold a. New York sterling
wen confined to 4l2 600, comprising 44oOO bill OF
adipg at SIS 38Is; $4,000 Al clear at - 391S; &5O0O
bani at -, and 6 1000 do sight at SIS 4s.
FRncs were scarce, but the demand being mod
gold at New York. The only sales reported were
So 90 frst class at -, and l0o,oW private bankers
at AS.
In German marks We noticed 3 sale of 10000
AT the close sterling bills were quoted at
SIS na5 381s for bill Of lading and Al clear and
s5 co for bank, and france at 4.617s 0460
for private, and entirely nominal for bank.
The offerings Of domestic exchange were lin
tied, and, with q moderate demand rates were
York sight covered s $50 0OJ. embracing s IL, OOO
and S25 600 commercial at g 81 y cent premium;
&25 100 and so 600 bank at 5-l6, ard S29OG0 bank
at q. We also noticed a sale Of Sl3Ht0 CONNER.
cial " Boston at 3-l6.
n. banks continued to check on New York at
q . cent premium, and commercial sight was
still quoted at 5i6.
The only sale of stocks reported was 20 shares
New Orleans Gaslight Company at Sl4s, with divi-
dend. i
The sales of bonds included 1910 city gold bear.
ing sven per cents at 48as tof course ex-coupon).
No sales of city scrip were reported City ap.
propnariOn certificates and Metropolitan Police
warmts are quoted at about IS, and time eer,iti-
Gates at about p cent lower, not being as easily
used u the payment Of taxes.
TheOnly sale reported Ii State warrants was
&:GU0laIge at 81. Large are quoted nominal al ii
ass, medium at 34030, ard small al 50 040.