The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-17

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over the preceding week of Sl10, 900 in cur
rency and As, 900 in loans, and decrease of
$4,000 in specie and s245, 900 in deposits
| At an election held to-day by the stock
holders of the Mechanics and Traders In
surance Company, the following gentlemen
| were elected Trustees of that institution for
one year from third Monday of September,
1875: A. ]. Aiken, S. D. Autey. Hugh ALI
son, Isaac Bloom, ]. A. Braselmap, W. T.
Blakemore, G. II. Q. Brown, E. B. Briggs,
Samuel Boyd, John D. Cobb, j. E Campbell
W. L. Cushing, Benjamin Gerson, G. A.
Green, G. P. Harrison, j. Davidson Hill, M.
Johnson, J. S. Lanpher, Robert L. Moore,
81. j. Mullan, John Myers, Edward Nalle, E l.
ward G. Payne, Henry Reid Geo. W. Sentell,
W. B. Thompson, Frederick Wing, @. W.
Wood, T. S. Waterman, j. F. Wyche, and
Lloyd r. Coleman.
With the exception of more5 active de-
mand for Money reported at the banks and on
the street, we note nothing of interest in to-
day market.
There was nothing doing in Foreign Ex-
change and little movement in Gold or New.
York sight.
No transactions were reported in Stocks
and nothing in City Bonds, except purchase
OF wharf bonds by the city, of which the par
ticulars are noted below
New State Consols were reported in some
demand with an advance in quotations.
We continue to quote frst-class CONNER
cial paper and collateral loans at 8@9 ~
cent per annum discount. AL do at 10@12, and
second grade at 15@lS. First-class mort
cages continue to rule at 99lO 79 cent per
annum, while second grade are entirely NOM
inal.
Gold opened at 112a@113l. against 1874 at
New York, and after quite limited business,
closed at 112s@113B, against 113B in that
market. The sales were confined to $13, 600. |
embracing $4,000 at 1l3, $1,000 at 1871, $1,000
and $1,000, at 1871, and $1,000 at 113s.
No sales of Silver we're reported. American |
half dollars were still quoted at 105(d)i Ice, |
and Mexican dollars at 94@941. gold
Foreign Exchadge was without quotable va
riatiation, and nothing TRANSFERRED worthy of
notice.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
5 1906 so for bill of lading and AL clear and
nominal for bank, and francs at 46l1 for
commercial, and 4.571 for bank.
With scarcely any offering or demand, New
York sight is unchanged. The only sale re-
ported is $1,000 private bankers at 9-32 p
cent premium.
The banks continue to check on New York
at f9 cent premium, and commercial sight
IS still quoted at -@5 16.
No transactions were reported in Stocks.
Clty BONDS commune weak and nominal.
Agreeably to the notice of the Administra-
or of Finance for sale to the city of So, 600
Wharf bonds, the following offers were made:
Nelson, $1,000 at IS; Barkely, $4,000 at
p; Hellewege Il Schaffer. $1,000 at G95; Fesa-
Ter & Bender, $4,000 at 67ss; Fl. Oterllng, $1,000
It IS; do, $1,000 at CAT; b. F. Peters, $4,000
It 50.
The offer Of 50 was accepted. We learn
ha. on Saturday 67t was offered on the street
or City Wharf Bonds and refused.
New State Consols continued in request
nd were quoted at the close at 54s@54l, l
bout u cent higher than on Saturday. The
ales included $40 600 at 54i 6
Nothing transpred in Metropolitan Police I
Warrants; they are still quoted at 65@68 Aa =
State Warrants continued in good demand .
or 1874 issues, which were quoted at 45@50
Or large, and 500 for small. Warrants Of
S73 and previous years, fundable, continued t
. rule at 35036; and do, not fundable, at
-M29 No sales were reported. III