New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-25
Dement'S Markets.

NEW YORK, August 24.-The Posts fnar
cial article. ssys: There is only moderat
degree Of activity in Wall street market
thus far today, the chief interest centerin,
in speculative securities, which are con
siderably lower, with the gold market agsi,
quiet and unaffected by any special influ
enee. The opening price was 1888, aan1d
Since 10:48 A. M. the price has stood q
1898. On gold loans the borrowing rate
were 2, and I y v cent " annum.
The foreign exchange market is very
dull and steady at the nominal rates O
81 syn and - 80. The selling rates are CT
the basis of 81 86ls, 81 81 ard "a s904 S9ls
There IL, however. no business doing. The
money market lie without change, and call
loans are reported at l u a 2 = cent. while
mercantile paper sells at to 5la y cent
Government bonds are dull, and generally
steady. The stock market, on moderate
business, opened Ii to H lower than last
nights closing prices, and in the first fif
teen. minutes Lake Shore advanced 3 v
cent to ". From that hour until eleven
O'Clock. however, prices declined Is tcl v
cent, followed By later recovery of Is to
W, with the market quiet and steady.
Sub-treasury balances-Gold 3d., 49,, 1902;
currency Sc, 5,069...
e The sub-treasurer paid out ST. 900 on &C
count Of interest, and 5000 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day, $64S,O00. -.
Cotton closed firm good grades held
higher nplands 143sc; Orleans l4a4c; net
receipts 4; gross 80 bales: consolidated net
receipts 77S; exported to. Great Britain 1900,
10 France $50, to the continent 40; sales
1865. =.
Futures closed firth; sales 10000 bales.
as follows: Low middling for August IA 1872
0AAc: September Ii 15-l60 Is 3l-32c; Oc-
tobet l3ss 0l3 2l-32c; November 10 1920
l3'sc; December l3ssc; Jan larry 10 25-32c;
February 10 Is 1913 31.32c; March I4ls a
ii 5-32c; April IA -32al4ssc; May la 1882
a145sc; June JAZZ q IA 25-32c; July IA g. 80
ala 1870.
,. Flour easier; more doing toward the
close; superfine' Western and State 81 IS
as 10; Southern -four without decided
change; common to fair extra s. S00 81;
good to choice extra Sc 9O07 so. Wheat
la2c better; fairly active; 81 290l 81
81 "a for No. Northwest; ST. Sc for No. 2
Miiwsukee; 81 So for No. Duluth: 81 40
al As for No. l spring, the latter very
choice Duluth; 81 As for amber Western
prime ia store fair atloat; 81 350l AZ for
new red Ohio. Corn lc better, good de-
mand; .S00Ssc for steam Western
mixed; S40S6c for sail do, the latter
choice; ?80 500 for heated Western mixed;
500 for old Western mixed in store. Oats
dull: 10 lower; 81 CSC for mixed Western;
% zoo for white do. Coffee-Rio firm;
fair demand; csrgoes 1874 320stc, gold: Job
lots lS 20lac, gold. Sugar steady; ga 8hc
for fair 20 good refining; $3.50 for prime; Slsc
for good fair muscovado; refined unchanged.
Molasses quiet and unchanged. Rice fair;
Roein and turpentine steady Pork lower:
new mees, job lots e2l l002l 40. the latter
fancy. Lard heavy; 1880 for prime steam,,
Whisky steady, closiDg heavy; reported as
offered ct 81 q, without buyers. Freights
lower: more doing.
CINCINNArI, August oi.-Flour dull and
old red 81 4Ool 50. Corn steady; 72o73s'
Oats dull and dropping. nominally un:
changed. Barley quiet and steady; spring |
81 2a01 50: Rye quiet and steady; No. 3 |
90c. Pork dull; e2l. Lard dull; steam ISlac: |
kettle lie. Bulk meats dull; shoulders Sic;
clear rib sides lls4c; clear sides l21sc.
Bacon dull; shoulders '99sc: clear rib sides
l3lsc; clear sides l3asc. Hogs quiet and
steady and firm, at 81 l9. Butter quiet, but !
steady.
ST. LOUIS. August 24.-FlouB dull and IN |
changed; accurate Quotations can not be |
given. Wheat steady. and unchanged |
TOR best grades. Corn firm and inactive; |
car lots &c. Oats dull; No. 2 So 40c.
Rye steady and unchanged. Pork firmer,
unchanged. Bacon easier; some |
sales lower; shoulders 9as 0Qsac; clear ri6 |
13kc; clear sides lSA q 1880. Lard nom 1
inAlly unohapged. Whisky-None effaring;
81 q. Hogs firm and steady de. |
mand. Cattle Good grades steady and UNI
changed. y II
CHICAGO, insdst N-Flour quiet and
Wheat active; Mol spring L
Chicago 81 &c; No. 2 do, new, 81 Is; old
b l5E ol Isl; No. 8 DO 81 or. Corn nm.
Detkled; No. mixed 66k q o.. Oats easief;
not quotably lower. Barley quiet and
ifm; d 03A SELLER September. Rye nom-
I HsE oS s seller SsPts%ssSTa Pss
Bulk meats quiet and unchanged. Whisky
teady and firm; 81 1919.