New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-12
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NEw YORK, February 1.-THE Posts nanci
article says: Wall street markets continue du
Speculative shares arc irregular and fevelis
Gold is firm. although lower than yesterday Fo
eign exchange is entirely nominal and the marke
is demOralized by the fear that cash gold Is to
made artificialy scarcer, although yet there
no real evidence that such a purpose is enter
tAned. Bankers are all willing to draw. sppal
entity for the purpose Of getting gold. ard no on
change. There have been to-day two reduction
ing the rates at 81 ssha4 s7is respectively. an,
these bills not beng salable in second hands allow
81 "a and 81 49, ana being quoted as low as - S3A
Gold opened at ll47s, and has since sold at la s
0ii4.i up to las. the quotation now being l4A
been hat to 2 y cent for carrying, the opening
rate having 1sen cent cod can n BE- borrowed
a sixty days nne;s days y si
months ssU7s and ali the year IL l,i " cent.
Tc.day's steamers for Europe took out s2os,o
In the money market there is no change, call
loans being 2d3 4, cent and prime mercantile pa
fractional decline from yesterdays quotations.
IN State bonds the business was email; Tennessee
sizes, new series, were steady. as were also Vr-
ginia SKIES, cOnsOls.
Speculative shares opened sdas higher than
yesterday, except for Lake Shore and Western
Pacific Mail Which D was ( lower D5ring the
first half hour the general list advanced u a 81 in
She next hour there was decline Of L al \, the
latter In Wabash. From then until noon prices
advanced s0l " cent, the latter in Wabash.
since noon the market has been irregular, with
Union Pacific strong as it has been continuously
since business opened.
sugar-7h 07ac for fair to good refining 77sc
for prime; Tic for New Orleans; refined firmer,
9ss 0l0 and l0hc for hard grades. Molasses quiet
and unchanged.
l5ssc Orleans Ice; sales to-day 74s bales; net re-
celpts $685. gross 1886.
Futures closed weak saies 1900 bales. as fol.
April l6 320l6lsc; May 16 1890 is 7l6r; June
g 23.3se; iJaly 1851 aa0l7c; August II lisai7sc
Southern flour dull and heavy; common to fair
extra 81 7o05 40, good TO choice do S. 45as.
Wnss t S wssn & .sdy 81 ls@ . % for
81 250l 80 for white Western. Corn hrmer;
tsrS y. sPssHtys
above buyers views Rice dull, without decided s
nnpss is o4 & ss
3a's 03sc. Pork dull; el9 Is for new mess. Beef |
unchanged; Lard quiet and fIm;l4 l-l6c for prime
steam: Whisky steady; 81 %. Freishts steady |
OnonsAr, February 1l.-Cottor quiet and ]
Wheat steady; demand moderator red s lO0i l3 |
Corn firm at 7OO7lc. Oats steady; demand mod. |
crate at 6GGG3c Pork steady; demand moderate
I4k0i4hc. Bulk meats steady: shoulders 90 |
Sac; clear rib 81 0sAsc; clear los 0loAc. Bacon
Carce; i 10 freely offered ut close.
st. LOUIS, February ll.-Cotton steady and I'M
inged. Flour slow and unchanged. Wheat easier; /
no. red winter 81 05k; No. 3 do 81 O20l OLE.
Corn firm, but inactive; No. mixed GO 063ac Oats
quiet little doing No. 56056hc. Whisky 81 TO-
s 10 70. Dry salt meats quiet, little doing packed
lots sold shoulders Tic; clear rib lOal0ic; clear |
Ion 0lO1ac Bacon firm; shoulders 8s as C; clear
rib ll0llac; clear Ii sc. Lard quiet, l3hc.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, February II. P. M.-Cotton-Sales |
On a basis Of middling uplands, nothing below |
low middling. shipped January, FAD; do. clipped
EAhruRrv ID. d0 IN. |
+ sS and March, Ia Corn a's0a5s 3d. Tallow