New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-15
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets,

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| NEW YORK, August l4.-The Posts inan
cial article saye: The Stock Exchange MAJ
| kets are less active than yesterday, anC
| securities are slightly lower. Gold opened
| at l12ls, and immediately advanced t.
| ll34, at which Al gales have sipce been
| On gold loans the Ontes have been - "a y
| cent y annum, and LEA, l-32 and 1854 until
Monday for use. The foreign exchange
| market is dull at yesterdays ,ates. None,
is quoted at " 21a v cent tor call loans
First class mercantile paper is quoted a,
406 v cent, with 4l2 a 51e as the ruling
rates. Government bonds are dull and
steady.
The specie SHIPMENTS to-day were
s563, 5Sl, Of which 100000 was gold coin
The stock market, from the opening until
halfpast eleven o'clock, declined u q Va,
the latter Pacific Mail, but has since been
strong, and prices az we write are at the
highest, except Pscifc Mail. which 10 q
below.
During the week at the Cotton Exchange
there has been fair business in progress, but
been most liberal purchasers, and some
business has been cOnsummated tor export.
but this outlet was closed to some extent
by the decline in gold. In futures dealings
were liberal, with some improvement in
rates for this month, for which contracts
are supposed to be quite heavy. The total
sales of the week were ITO; 463 bales, of
which 9l63 were on spot, and lOl 300 on
contracts.
Cotton closed quiet and easy; upland.
l4Ac; Orleans l415c; no receipts; sales 1888
bales.
Futures closed quiet but firm; sales Is, 900
bales. az follows: Low middling for August
Is 29-32 0l3 l5-l6c: September 1874 a
IL 25-32c; October - 9-160l3 10 See; No
vember Is 9-l60l3 10 Sec: December I3 10 30
0l35sr: Jan 1ary Ii % 81 13a4c; February
ID 29-32 0l3 l5-l6c; March 10 3i-32 a I41sc:
April IA 320 ia l6c; May IAN 0l4l732c:
June IA % 81 q l4Ac.
Flour dull; prices still strongly in buyers'
favor; $607 for common to fair extra
Southern; u O50s Is fer good to choice do.
Wheat-Spring closed firm for prime; No, l
ruled steady; 81 330l 341h for prime No. 3
spring Chicago; 81 29al 80 for heated do:
81 BIO! 80 tor No. Northwest Corn
closed heavy 76lh 079c; steam Western
mixed 1913 0sl l4c: 73075c for heated West.
ern mixed; 81 0S2c for yellow Western.
Oats-6O 62a4c Tor mixed Western; 63 07Oc
for white do. Pork lower; new k2I son
81 60. Lard closed firm; 1896 for old prime
steam. Coffee and sugar tirmer Rice steady
Molasses firm. Turpentine steady. Rosin
steady. Freights firmer.
CHICAGO, August 4-Flour scarce and
firm. Whest-Demand fair at lower rates:
No. l spring Chicago nominal; No. 2 do
81 20 bid on spot; No. 3 do 81 l40il4a.
Corn dull; more sellers than buyers: No. 2
mixed GIN g. &c on spot. Oats active and
lower; No: SOC on spot. Barley inactive;
ii CO seller September. Rye quiet and
weak at 50 $50. Pork unsettled at go 80
on spot. Lard inactive at 1880 Is. $50 on
on spot. Bulk meats quiet and weak:
shoulders eas 0SAc; short rib middles 123sc;
short clear middles l2l4c. Whisky 81 10,
CiNcINNATI, August I4.-Flour dull aud
unehanged Wheat quiet and firm for old
red, u 1901 As; new unsettled, $IQI IS.
according to quality. Corn-De mand fair:
- sue. Oats steady; demand moderate:
!. % 0'oe. rye quiet and steady; 940 $50.
TOT Guil; ~ 20. Lard firm; steam 1885 q
loHc; Kettle IA q i41ac. Bulk meats steady:
moderate demand; shoulders 9c: clear nh
sides l2Ac; clear sides l2lac. Bacon steady
and firm; shoulders Toe; clear rib sides I3E
q 1889; clear sides l3a.c.
ST; LOUIS August l4.-Flour dull, lower
to sell, little doing. Wheat dull and lover
No. 2 red winter 81 81 cash, and Ansnst
delivery, 81 4S September, 81 SOL 81 Dc.
tober. Corn dull, No. 2 mixed 66c cash. Sc
August delivery. Oats active, 4Sa 43Iso
each. Rye dull, No. 2 81 a Sc. Pork a2I *
Lard dull and nominal. Bulk meats
'ides 12lac; clear sides l2ac. No buyers AT |
,hese prices. Bacon firm; shoulders ga |
zoe; clear rib sides 1880: clear sides 1890.
Whisky firm, 81 20. Hogs scarce, hest
.rs des are higher; sales shippers at q 80
~ so; bacon grades 81 50oS. Cattle
teady: demand fair, the supply is well
worked of eales of good to choice native
teers at e606 so; medium to fair 81 50
% 50.