The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-04
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Friday Evening, Dec. 3, 1873.
rry opIrhNs CLEARING. HOUSE,

Tho damand for discounts at the banks has
been moderate throughout the week, all approved
offerings being readily accepted. on the street
little or nothing has been doing IN commercial
paper until to-day, when offerings were more
liberal probably in view of to- morrow payments
The Clearing House reports show the daliy vol.
ume Of clearings to be somewhat less than last
week. Cash gold is still quoted above the selling
rates in New York. Foreign Exchange continues
ia fair supply, while New ork sight has given
way under more liberal offerings and limited
demand. =,
sales being reported. City Bonds remain stag.
nant. New State Consols are in fair demand and
q re reported as closing to day at further ad-
vance. 1t is thought not unlikely that the pay
ment of the semi-annual interest due In January
vii he Anticipated during the present month.
The stock Exchanges official circular reports the
amonnt of New Consolidated State Bonds now
ontstanding. Sc 977, 2OD; old State Bonds, funda-
bic sc, 1870, 500 do, not fundable, $, 452,5 500.
We continue to quote exceptional paper at 9Cy
10 10 cent per annum discount, Al do at 20,
and second grade at 15918. Flrst-class mort.
cages rule at 90110 u cent per annum second
grade are entirely nominal
Gold opened at 1151s @1152s. against 1141s at
New York, and, after a moderate business,
closed clos at il434 @11514, against 1l424 in that
markat where it touched 1l45s during the
interim. The sales summed up SOL ,OOO, en-
bracing $4,000 at 115, s15,O 600 at ll5G1iI5hs,
$4,000 and $1,000 at 1855, $4,000, s3OO0 and si,OVO
at ILL., and $4,000 at 1l5I.
No sales of Silver were reported; american
half dollars we're still quoted at 1O90llO, and
Mexican dollars at 9i11a@-f for gold.
Under the decline in Gold at New lorK, ana Ine
| Weakness in New York sight IN this market,
sterling fell lc and francs a T. cent. Inc move
n,ent in both was of fair extent The sales OF the
former comprised assoc, embracing tlooU Dlii
If ladlng at 547; $4,000 do at 5470y547 f2OOO,
s25OD and $4,000 do at 5.47a fi2ooo ana 1lo'VOo
AZ At 5.470a5 4S; $4,000 do at 5471a005.4 ~:
| The sales of francs comprised 130,0Oo com co
| ,,arcial embracing 1000 at 1872 ag46lt4,
400 600 at 4.6114, and 10000 at 1905.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at 5.46zg
| oa5 AZ for bill of ladinS and Al clear, and 90
S for hank Counter rate sol ~, and francs
a. az for commercial, and nominal Tor bank;
:" The offerings of New York sight being OF hperai
| oxtent and meeting with only limited demand,
except at easier rates, commercai closed shaue
az ono $4,000 and $4,000 commercial, and
si0 600 and $4,000 private bankers at e, s3o,'
900 ,,rivate bankers at GIG, and 900 CONNER
co, Gao 600. $40 600 and $50, 600 private bankers
and $4,000 and sio GOO pam a. az ON prnv
Vetoed a sale Of $4,000 commercial on fro'l-
dence at 11-16 u cent discount. >.- v,u,. =,
ue IT, hanks continued to check on New OK al
| - cent discount, while commercial was
nnoted at 5sa, against 9-loG e yeseetu tto
| We heard Of few sales oI oloeh9' O"V ~ 70
| ticulars did not transplre. H., 80 IN "a
CIV Bonds are dull with the exception ot pas .
IA Railroad Issues which are IN request TO pay
- due obligations to the city. Inc GUY ' Si
p Tenar aus vas $1,000 Old City Consolidated 81
FER eehss ate a. ns,ls continued in request wit
offering ana s aSsso eladsi 5000 at ST.
anS saes Of City Scrip metropolitan P9St
warrants were eported, the quotations Will u
found in the list below. -, ,oo,, furnished
THE following quotations have oeen tl E
= me Gommit3ee on Quotations OF the Stock Ex
change: zorpS ETC