New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-24
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, February 23.-The POSTS fuancia
article says The week opened in Wall stree
with q strong market for speculative shares. Goll
is steady, and foreign exchange is y 70 cent lpwe1
for nominal rates, but otherwise unchanged. Colo
ope ned at ll4a, sold at ll4a, and has since ruled
al 1li01l4ss. Cash gold has been easily obtainable
on loan. holders having paid III to p cent to
have their com carried Foreign exchange opened
with the counter rates Of the leading drawers
81 81 and 81 88h. Ia the money market call
loans are 2a3 " cent, and prime mercantile paper
AG6 y cent.
Missouris were steady; North Carolina special tax,
third class, sold at 3k and Georgia sevens were
sold at 8 Az. The stock market opened at an ad.
vance of Is above Saturday's closing, except
for wabash which was s. lower, because of the
appointment Of a receiver During the first half
hour there was an advance of sa21s y cent. the
latter Pacific Mail. Since then there has been a
decline OF ss027s the latter Pacific Mail.
Cotton closed quiet; middling uplands Ice; Or.
leans lb3sc sales to-day 25l2 bales; net receipus
564 bales gross receipts 1903 bales
Futures closed easy; saies AZ 500 bales. as fol-
lows; February Is 3l-3lc; March Is 2932c: April
IS s.320l6 size; May IS 2l,32c; June Is Is ice
Is 3-32c; July II 3-l61l7 9-32c; August II $50
II l.32c: September l6 y 0l6Bc.
Southern -four shade frmer; common to fair
extra 81 8U05 So good to choice do s. 50O8.
for winter red Western; 81 26 al 26k for amber
de- 81 260l "a for white do. Corn opened firmer
and closed heavy; holders more disposed to real
yellow; 86c for new white Southern and Western.
Coffee quiet and unchanged. Sugar dull. Rice
steady; Carolina IA O.Ac; 6h06ssc currency for
RangOOn. TallOw quiet; city 81sc. Rosin lower,
So 0502 10 for strained. Turpen'ine lower at SIC
Pork dull; new mess JOB lots $40 rs. ard heavier;
prime steam l3sac: Whisky lower at 81 o.
Freights active and frmer; cotton by steam 4 a
)-32d
CINCINNATI, February &c otton firm: fair mid.
Hing l5sc Flour dull and unchanged. Wheat
'teady; red 81 oral 10. Corn dull at &c 067c. Oats
inn at 59a63c. Mess pork quiet and firm at $l8 IS.
lard quiet; held at l5ssc; kettle 140l4Ac: Bulk
meats quiet aid firm; shoulders 67s07c clear rib
"a 09Hc; clear 104s 0l0Ac. Bacon steady; shoul-
ers &c; clear rib lie; clear II &c Whisky steady
It ST. O5.
ST. LOUIS. February 23.-Cctton firm; middling
5lsc. Flour firm, shade better; supertne winter
81 Is "a Is. extra winter 81 2504 40. Wheat dull
10. red winter 81 05la al o.. Corn-No. mixed
a065c Oats firm; No. 2 SIC. Whisky unsettled,
wv sales at S o. offered at close at 81 O5 with.
ut buyers. Pork duIi and nominal; $l8 so. Dry
alt meats dull. only small jobbing trade at pre-
ious prices. Bacon active and firm; shoulders
y d8A c; clear nib 1914 clear u0llAc Lard |
uil; 13ac. |
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, February 20. Evempg.-Cottor-Sales |
n basis of middling uplands, nothing below good |
rdinary, shipped January, rs d; do shipped March
nd April, Sd; do, nothing below lew middling, |
tipped January and February. I'D
Yarns and fabrics at Manchester firm with an |
swsrd tendency.