New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-02-21
MARKETS.


NE~ FORK, February 2O.-The Posts financial
s sa's Esda at
ruled at ll2h 0ll2ss. On gold loans the rates have
been 3, 81 and for carrying Foreign exchange
s41s and g. 87ls "a 8a. The nominal rates being
- s5a4 s8h. Money remains at 405, for cali
loans and So to Sk tor prime mercantile paper
and will SO remain until Congress defines beyond
Sonbt OF caVil the legal tender circulation.
Government bonds to-day are u "a lower than
yesterday. Southern State bonds at the Board
strong, with dealings in Tennessees vir-
Ginias, Mssouris and Nerth Carolina special tax.
The stock market has been extremely dull and
Nlth prices generally lower than yesterday.
Western Union Telegraph was strong at the open
to e and
Cincinnati and Indianapolis opened at "a and al
most immediately fell per cent, but has since ad-
sixes OF 1881, l2oA; hve-twenties Of 1862, lls;
Of 1854 l2o of 1865 l2Oa4 new llsh; of 1857, l2O
Of 1868. 1894; new Hves ia ten forties, ll6
consolidated 81, deferred IA; Louisianas IS,
new s. leyee SKIES 4811. Fights So; Alabama Fights
Is; Georgia skies rs, sevens 81; North Caronas
2s new 10, special tax lOa South CaIoiinas rs, new
81, April and October IA.
Exchange, 50 IS. Gold ll2,s 0ll2ss. Governments
inactive and lower. State bonds steady.
Cotton closed irregular; uplands Ice; Orleans
16ac; net receipts s24 bales gross 2s67 sales 1893.
ws Low %dd1ss for p e.
March Is 32 ais ll6c; April IS 2l.320l5 ll6c May
Is 3-l60l6 1870; June Is 2l32al6 ll-l6c; July
10 SjoIUldc. hukubb ia Dl1sBC
Southern -four without decided change. Whisky
99Ic 0$1. Wheat 2O3c better, 81 054c for No. Chi
cagO Corn in buyers favor, 740.6c for high xed
and yellow Western. Pork lower bit active, new
mess SIS IS. Beef unchanged. Lard lower 94c.
TaOw quier, IA al 10 Ice. TurpentiIe quiet, acc
Resin quiet, So 4002 IS.
Coffee quiet and unchanged. Sugar dull nomin.
ally lower, rs &c Tor fair to good refining &c for
prime clayed. Molasses duh and unchanged. Rice
quiet and unchanged. Freights to Liverpool firm;
sail-wheat Gid. cotton 5-l6d sd; steam-wheat
lOd, cotton 7-l60kd.
CINCINNATI, February 20.-Cott dull and
lower; middling l5ac. Wheat dull and Dropping
81 40dl 43. Corn quiet and steady; So 062c Oats
quiet and steady; 46d53c. Pork dull and lower:
SIS. Lard dull and dropping steam sold early at
sAc, closed at 8ssc kettle sc. Bulk meats dull
unsettled and lower; sales of shoulders at SIC:
clear rib The; clear quoted at aa74c Bacon
dull and Dropping; shoulders 6ls a6a4 c. clear rib
ssc clear sac. Whisky firm; sales at SIC, closing
firm at CSC.
ST. Louis, February 2o-Cotton steady; demand
good; middng l51c. Flour quiet and weak; bust.
mess light. Wheat fiImer; 40. spring Chicago
8 20; No. red winter 81 S7la dl So. Corn firmer;
No. mixed 60lac on east track and in the eleya.
tors. Oats buoyant and higher; No. 2, 47pc in ele.
vators Whisky lower Csc. Provisions dull and
weak. Lard-al sales private.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, February 90 p. M.-Cotton-Sales
Of middling uplands, on a basis of good ordinary
deliverable March and April "a d.; sales of Orleans
nothing below low middling shipped March and
April, 3l6d.