New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-16
MARKETS,


NEW YORK, October 15-The Posts finan-
cial article says: The Wall street markets
to-day are quiet, and speculative shares are
at zoos A. M. to 1863, ruled at Ii6ss q
ll6A until Hoo A. NJ, since which all the
sales have been at ll6& 0lle%. Borrow.
ers of gold have paid Liz. 3 81, 5-64, 7.6i,
VI aud 5-32 Of l v cent v dav. Foreign
exchange is entirely nominal. The posted
rates of the leading drawers of sterling
have been reduced to 81 70 and 81 82Ie,
and the brokers quote the market at 81 n ",
without decided change. Call loans are
304 y cent, 303ls at the Stock Exchange
and at the bank; prime mercantile paper
is 5h al y cent, with most sales at 607
u cent. Government bonds have not re-
sponded to the advance in gold, which, it is
well understood, is caused by special and
arbitrary reasons.
The stock market opened with Union Pa
cihc. Missouri Pacific, Atlantic and Pacific
preferred, Hannibal and St. Joe, Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western aud New Jersey
Central " % higher; Erie and Rock Is
land were unchanged, and the remainder of
tho list was " a 70 lower. The general list
advanced " a u up to 1880 A. NJ, Erie de.
dining u and Missouri Pacific Ia. In the
next halt hour there was decline in the
general list of n 0as, since which time
covery in Lake Shore and Union Pacific,
with the remainder of the list steady.
The extreme sales, giving the stocks in
the order of activity. have been az follOwe:
Lake Shore 53h 053A; Erie 1865 a 1874;
Western Union Telegraph 74A 074A; Ohio
and Mississippi l6A 015; Pacific Mail 800
36k; Missouri Pacific 17A 0l5k; North
western 3i% 035A; St. Paul 52as a 52le,
preferred Gla4 d62A; Hannibal and st. Joe
I'M q 49, Union Pacific 667s 067A; Wabash
5h 05ss; New York Central 1884 a 1914;
Delaware, LackawanDa and Western llS3s
1855; Atlantic and Pacific preferred Ga
6as.
Gold advanced to II6B aIl7. Govern
ments dull and strong; new tives ll7h.
States quiet and nominal.
Sub treasury balances-Gold, S39, 29S, 9l2;
currency, $53,927, $50.
The sub-treasurer paid out $2l 900 on &C.
c Junt Of interest and $lI4,O0O for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day SAIL 900.
Cotton closed firm; middling uplands
l4Ac; Orleans 14tsc. Sales to-day 643
bales; net receipts 493; gross 3446; receipts
of tho week, net 1912; gross %, as2; exports
to Great Britain 1861; to the continent
1859; sales 1852; stock 40,03f.
Futures closed strong and advancing;
sales 6O,70O bales, as follows: October
Ia Is 320l4kc; November 10 $3.50
- 1850; December 10 Is 1908 1890:
January ID l5l60l3 3l-32c; February
l4Bc; March ID 5-l6c; April IA 1890
l4hc; May IA 2l-32 a IA 1896; June IA 1860
l4Mc; July Ia l5l60l5c; August Is l5Bc.
Flour more .aotive; q shade firmer; little
better demand for shipping grades; super
line Western and State SIS 1896 so; South.
ern -four shade frmer; more active; com.
mon to fair extra IS 70 1850; good to choice
do &c 6509. Wheat go better; brisk ex-
port demand at 81 2201 "a for sound new
and old winter red Western; 81 230l is for
DO amber Western; 81 300l SIS for do white
Western. Corn dull, without decided
change; 7907lc for steam Western mixed:
re for sail do; 72h o74c for high mixed and
yellow Western; white Western 4S054c; do
State Sic; old mixed Chicago 5Okc, Coffee
Rio quiet; somewhat nominal; l902lhc,
gold, for cargoes; l9022hc, gold, for lob
ots. Sugar quiet and unchanged; prime re.
lined in moderate request. Molasses-Gro-
,ery grades quiet; 80 a 500 for English
Stands; 40 $500 for Porto Rico. Rice dull
and unchanged. Tallow dull and heavy at
!okc. Resin quiet. Turpentine steady.
09 U.s. Lard quiet and heavy at I4o for
prime steam. Whisky more active and
irmer at 81 Is. Freights quiet; cotton by
'ail Sled: by steam ZIG @ Nd.
CHICAGO, October l5.-Flour steady and
unchanged. Wheat strong and irregular;
NO. Chlcag0 spring III ID, No. do 81 IL
Did. Corn generally unchanged. Oats
luiet and firm; No. 9 1919 oslo spot, 33a.c
eller October, 1890 seller November, 32Ac |
eller all the year. Barley closed with con,
inued downward tendency; sales at 96lsc
pot, $3.50 November. Rye firm and un-
hanged. Pork closed firmer; 1872 90 Octo-
Ter delivery. Lard frmer; $l3 40 cash.
Bulk meats-Demand fair; shoulders 90 |
No. short rib middles 12& q l3c, short |
lear middles 130l3Ac. Whisky 81 1871,
ST. LOUIS, October l5.-Flour and wheat |
unchanged. Corn easier; No. 2
nixed SIC. Oats dull; No. 9 35h 035lec.
barley quiet and unchanged. Rye un-
hanged. Pork dull at $23 rs 024; offered
t $23 so at the close. Lard firmer; sum.
,er l3asc; generally held at 134c. Bulk
9kc; clear rib l3c; clear
ides l3&c. Bacon unsettled; shoulders
q 10hc; clear rib sides 1874 014kc; clear
ldes l4014Ac, closing pretty firm at out.
de prices. Whisky dull at 81 IAN.
CINCINNATI, October 15.-Flour quiet and
nohanged. Wheat steady; demand mod
rate; prime to choice 81 3501 So, Corn
uiet and firm; 60063c. Oats steady; de-
land moderate; 30047c. Barley dull and
ominai. Rye-Fair demand; 8O083c.
ork easier; $2 rs. Lard steady and firm.
ulk meats and bacon nominally lower; no
lies. Hogs steady; demand fair. Whisky
esdy, demand fair; 81 l3. Butter dull
nd nominal