New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-10-25

ID but little during the drst six months OF the
ca +. Its troubles are due entirely to outside
cXuseA. The property of the 6rm, and It 10 OF
much greater value than the amount OF is labili.
ties. 10 locked mp. either in er out Of town. in reales
tate or wooden mills, neither Of which q 1.-THE present
time can be turned. Time, wo are assured, ID AL
that 10 wanted to remove the enbarassments OF
the firm and bring it out with . large surplus. 1t
does not owe a dollar in connection with tho auc.
ton business to which it is indebted for the prop
erty. which it possesses, and was possessed Of at
the time Of iis create st prosperity.
The all street markets are extremely dull to-
day. All sales Of gold have been At llOt OllO. On
gold loans the rates have been 3, 4, 81, az, l, N
and p cent v ananm for use and nat. Foreign
prime bankers being - IS 'r sixty day bills and
g 80 for demand bills, and ths actual rates 81 ~
ars 81: 81 apa ) e. een FL Il = cent tes le eeIn @s sor ]Sns sn% iSses
The demand for mercantile paper is large. but
discriminating; prime short date sellirg at 5Oo y
cent, and four mOnths' acceptancAs at SAT " cent.
Of course there are exce ptiODs to these rates, put
the quotations given fairly represent the n srkst;
for sixty to fifty days where approved coliaterais
are pledged.
sales of State bonds at the first board were $1,000
Missouri skies OF 1875 at i0l and i .s,o1i new Ten
nesses ex-cOupOns at 81.
ern, Rock Island and Oh1os having been ! lower.
Lale shore and Union Pacific unchanged, and the
,smainds s o, the h psf ;%; f tisre Wa wan ! y decline 81
h1a.. At the first board the market became
steady, and since there has been q full recovery OF
the early decline, except Wabash, which, "a we
write. is \ p cent below the highest.
Extreme saies have been as follows: Wabash
2sa 49, Lake saore asa asok; Telegraph ,sno
Columbus. Chicago and Indiana Central 1873;
Rrie 29a2ess; New York Central l01 0lO1. The
| volume of business has been small.
The market for cotton on spot has been dull and
| depressed throughout the entire week. The deal
ings on the part of spinners were very moderate,
and the greater portion of the sales was on export
! account. The heavy arrivals have led to increased
offerings on the dock, but there are very few buy
srs operating rat ts,, ana sa1 sss Of %a abe week clos we're eu 1.s s is1
bales, of which I67, 7CO were on contract. and Ii ,497
Tor immediate delivery.
lands l4a 0l5sc; sales 1852 baes; net receipts
$50; gross 37.l. :.
| lows: October AS all ll-l6c; November IA II ld
ala % 32n; December IA 2e320l4 Is Ice; January
IS sac; February Is Is 32Nl5kc; March Is 25,32c;
April is | l-l6c; May l6 IL 32@l6hc; June
Flour dull and heavy; s5a5 IS sor common to
fair extra Southern; 66US rs for good to choice
do. Wheat less active; lc lower on spr1rg. Corn
q shade firner: moderate business At 860s6h c for
Western mixed in store; 96haa7 do ahoat; nc tor
ass sai s.. Lard firmer It lte for prime steam
qniet. Molass-s dull. .Turpentine dull at 3ec.
firm; cotton by steam Id, grain 6hd-
C1sc,NNArl. October 24.-Cotton dropping: mid.
d d'ine l less 81 F as%f stf"s %hi ss s s. so lssi ii ia. * 6esn
quiet; old 500 SIC; new 63063hc: Oats s3056c.
/! Lard scarce and firm at i3c. Bulk meats tirmer;
shoulders 6 sc bid; 81 a. asked; no Old sides here.
Bacon quiet; shoulders TIC; clear rib l3c; clear
l3hc. Whisky $50.
ST.. Louis, october observation-disclosures and sell
ers apart; good demand at lower prices. Flour
dull aud unchanged. Wheat dull and lower: No. ,
spring Chicago S6c: No. 2 red winter ST O90l 10.
Corn-No. 2 mixed closed at 721.3c. Oats dull;
No. Q 49d50c. WHISKY steady; 99c. Pork frmer:
$50 so. Bacon-Only small order trade. Lard
small lots Of summer At lie.
Forelgn Markets.
LIVERPOOL, October "a, Evening -~Cotten-The
sales to. day include 5000 bales OF American. Pork
.5s.