The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-26
MONETARY.
NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN OFFICE.
Monday Evening, Oct. %, 1875.
Jew ORLEANS uLEARINa-HOUsE.

Total week before. o,f-U, olo IL l,ooo,foo =
At the banks the dem and for discounts was re-
ported steady and offerings were moderately Nd
eral on the street. meeting with somewhat
easier market. Cash Gold was IN good demand
with even rates with the New York market, and
a fair amount changed hands. We learn that
some s40O,0 600 Gold was shipped hence last week
to New York for the Treasury Department
Foreign Exchange was in liberal supply ana
at higher rates, corresponding to the advance in
Gold New York sight was in some demand and
higher for commercial. Only one sale was re-
ported in Stocks, the particulars OF which are
giyen below. In Bonds, city issues were quiet
and unchanged, while we noticed some movement
in New State Consols at about previous quota
| tons.
We continue to quote collateral loans and first
class commercial signatures at-Gl y cent per
! month AL 90 at 1914, aud second grade al "a
| a. First class mortgages continue to rule at y
| u cent per aunum; second grade are entirely
V g id opened at 1145s0l147z, against 1145s at
| New York, and after fair business closed
At 1l50c1I5L, &c higher in the inside
| figure than on last Saturday,, against Has
in that market. The sales summed Up $40,
600, embracing $1,000 at ll4I, Sdooo at i ~ c
$4,000 at 11434, $4,000 at 1147s $4,000 and sl8.Ooo
| at lis, 5000 at 115M1l51s, and $1,000 at ll51s..
No sales OF Sill er were reported. American
half dollars are still quoted az 1GSl1a0l091a and
Mexican dollars at 9361931a gold. =,
Under good demand and the advance IN gold
al New York, AMI Notwithstanding liberal offer
ngs, Foreign Exchange closed ~ or LILO T. cent
higher for sterlinga 70 u cent for francs The
| movement was large. Inc sales OF sterling
amounted to f9750o comprising fl5Oo bill OF
|lsdng at 543, f1500 do at 5.42, $1,000 90, and
$4,000 and f35OO AL clear at 49, $4,000 bill of lad.
ing at 5.i21a0l 5.4311aa, $1,000 and f3O0o DO and
$4,000 Al clear at 5431a, G56OO0 bill of lading at
543@5.4311a, ELS, 900 do and Al clear at 5431aN9
544LL,, ana 1000 bank at 5.471Ia.
| The sales OF francs comprised ~ '0OO com
mercial embracing 50,0e0 and 10000 at 4.6o24
100. OOJ at 46S, 100000 at 1853 0l467R and 90,
COO, so, 900 and 2OO,O 600 at 571a.
At the close sterling bills were quoted a,
5431a5. Az for bill OF lading and Al clear, and
nominal for bank, and francs at -G4664 tol
commercial and nominal for bank.
The offerings OF New York sight were OF I'D
eral extent but meeting with good demand
the market clos ID shade higher f commercial
and sitter for the banks checking rate. Inc
sal comprised s2l5 0O0, embracing s25, 600 com
mercial at "a 3 cent discount, SO 900 and $40 0oi
do and $40 QUO, s15 OOO $7O Oo0 and soOoo private
bankers at SIG
| The banks continued to check on New York al
Il IA cent discount, while commercial sight was
quoted at SIG, against 5sl15-l6 yesterday.
The only sale reported in Stocks was shares
Crescent Insurance Company at s6o.
The sales of Bonds included $1,000 City IRE
MUM issues at 81, $4,000 New State Consols
54L, $4,000 at 541s, 600 at 54a4, and $500 a
547s. City issues, old denomina lions, continued
quiet and steady, while New State Consols were
a little more active at previous rates.
Owing to better demand and limited ofiel lngs
Old Police Warrants are now quoted at 7OtG72
No sales were reported.
The demand for 1874 State Warrants havln'
fallen off: they are quoted lower, the market nov
ruling at 5726O for large and 6O865 for small
while 1873 and previous years, fundable are SUI
ouoted at 35M36, and do not fundable, at -0G29