New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-02-21
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, February 2O.-The Posts financa
| article says Monday next is legal holiday, an.
ness s Be- The
| day are quiet Gold opened at 1l4a, and has sine,
declined TO ll4k, the quotations now being ll4k
HAS. The rates on gold loans (they extending
next Tuesday, have been 2, X and 2h 0s y cent
for carrying Time loans for gold are quoted al
follows For thirty days for use, sxty a day. =
y cent. all the year u Ola.
Foreign exchange is A0mlnaily as last quoted
Government bOnds quiet, and at quotations
| only steady State bonds were strong for Mis-
sOuris. South Carolina skies, new, January and
July, sold at 49, The quotation yesterday was - 81
033. In the money market call loans are still zO3
~ cent and prime mercantile 4O6 y cent. The
stock market at the opening was irregular, then
became strong and SO continued until lI:3o A. NJ,
WHIT prices had advanced u al p cent the latter
for Union Pacific. There was then decline OF .
a 81, and now is irregular.
lands l5kc; Orleans l6hc; net receipts 1886 bales;
gross 1855.
Is rs % ais 49, 6c: April Is 3l6e; May 6sc;
June is 25.32@l6 i3-l6c; July II l.s20l1 l.lec;
August II 3.l60l6 1870; September l6 % 3l0l6Ac.
Flour quiet and finn; fair demand; 81 7U05 10
for common to fair extra9 Southern; IS 1913 for
good to choice do. Wheat y ale better; fair de-
vi Is for amber do; 81 25ol 30 for white
do. Corn opened shade firmer. and closed at
yesterdays prices. Pork n ,e heavy; new $is rs
in tierces 1874 as l3-l6c Coffee dull and nominal.
Sugar unsettled; nominal. Rice quiet M0asses
dull Turpentine duh: 37Ec. Rcsin dull s. l0U
BIS for strained. Freights to Liverpool quiet
Stocks closed dull and strong. New York Cen.
trail l0l Erie u ST. Lake Shore 74t; Illinois Central
lOi; Pi:tsburg s0k: Northwestern 4s1. preferred
s5k Rock Island l03k.
ub-TreasuIy balances: Gold $40, 9lO,674; cur.
rency $50 O32l65. The Sub Treasury paid out
S43. 900 on account OF interest, and &s4 OtO for
bonds.
The market for cotton on the spot has been fe.
verish, until the closing days of the week, when
more favorable foreign advices brought out some
export business and enabled holders to obtain
better figures. The offerings of desirable grades
have not been liberal. For future delivery deal
iDgs were not animated, and there are generally
more sellers than buyers. he total tales of tlae
week were 1928 663 bales, of which III 600 bales
were for contract, and the balance for prompt de-
livery
Gold closed at las. Imports for the week-Dry
goods, So 653, 653; merchandise 50 ,3l6 O44; Gus
tome receipts to-day, $+220DO tor the week,
S., 1922 900; specie shipments for tie week, $751;.
der gold bars and silver.
OlncrNNArl February 20-Cotton steady; middling
l5c Flour dull and nominal. Wheat firm; red
81 G70l 10. Corn dull at 66h 063c Oats steady
at 59063c. Pork firm at &I9 Lard quiet; steam
1915 OI3Sc; kettle H0HAc. Bulk meats firm
shoulders 81 07c clear RIB ga at interior points,
l0c here; clear l04c. Bacon-ShOuldeIs &c; clear
rib lie; clear llAc. Whisky-Demaud moderate
at 81 O5
ST. LOUIS. February 2O-Cotton firm and un.
changed. Flour quiet and unchanged. Wheat
quiet; MOI red winter 81 05h. Corn firm No. 2
mixed 631 dt5c. Oats liImer: 5b d57c in elevators
Whisky y o.. Pork dull; $l8 so. Dry salt meats
and bacon quiet only jobGinG and order trade.
Lard duh. salAbie at l3ac.