The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-02
MONETARY:
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN, |
Monday Evening, Feb. l. 1875. !
NEW ORLEANS oLEARNa-Hous1.

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January 3o...........s1, 793, 7o2 10 sls7, 9S5 81
February 1.......:..... ,6S6, SOB "a l75,S5S 81
Thus far this week. So, 4sO, sos 81 1863, s44 8;
Same time last week SO, $50, 273 76 43l, 4S4 q
Iota! last week. 10 ,062 OF 1,276 1855 04
Total week before. -. .10,142,14S 50 SS5,127 o.
We have no change to notice in the Money
extent at the banks and limited on the street,
and the rates OF commercial paper without
quotable variation.
We continue to quote first-class paper and
collateral loans for 60 days at S(99 ~ cent
per annum; Al do at 10(G12, and second grade
at l59lSc. First-class mortgages are in
quired for at SOLO u cent per annum but it
Is extremely difficult to negotiate any Others
The following we're to-day elected directors
of the Citizens Bank: Messrs. J. G. Gaines,
E. L. Carriere, d. A. Chaffraix, T. d. Miller,
Robt Hare, Henry Renshaw and J. J. Irby;
and the following Of the Planters Consolida-
ted Association Of Louisiana: Messrs. G. J.
Where, Jules Lavergne and G. de Ferret.
There were two tickets before the share
holders of the Citizens Bank, and the election
excited unusual interest, but the above, which
was known as "the regular ticket was carried
by large majority.
Gold opened at 113@1134, against 1881
at New York, and after moderate business,
closed at .l135@113l, against 113a in that
market
The sales summed up $4,000 embracing
$4,000 at 1l2i, $4,000 at 1l2a@112s and
$1,000 and $4,000 at 1929
No sales of Silver were reported. American
half dollars are now quoted at 1865 a. 1861,
while Mexican dollars continue to rule at
97@974 for gold.
Under the influence of the advance in gold
at New York, Sterling was about 2-1O p cent.
higher for commercial, and $40 tor bank.
The movement was of fair extent, the sales
to 100000, comprising el5OO bill
OF iading at 5.45a, 93500 DO. at s. AZ, $4,000 AL
clear at 5.46@5.475, $4,000 bill of lading and
el4, 500 AL clear at s. Al, $4,000 bill of lading
at 5.4733, $4,000 Al clear at 54S, and e25O0
bill OF lading at 5.4S4.
Francs were also higher The only sales
were $4,000 and $4,000 commercial
at 4 60.
At the close Sterling bills were quoted at
.. 46! Cos. Az for bill OF lading and Al clear,
and-05. SOB for bank, and francs at AGO |
for commercial and 4 IS for bank.
The offerings of Domestic Exchange were
Of liberal extent, and with fair demand COM
mercial was shade higher. The sales of
New York sight covered $4,000, embracing
$780, 900 and $50, 900 commercial and $4,000,
$780, 600 private bankers at ! 79 cent discount,
$4,000 and $500 private bankers at 1872,
and $4,000 and $4,000 do. at 3.l6. We also
noticed sale of $4,000 commercial on Bos-
ton at p cent discount.
The banks continue to check on New York
1t p cent discount, and commercial was
quoted lG- against on Saturday.
The only sale reported in Stocks was 10
shares OF Ammonia Thermo-Speciic1 Pro-
oelling Company Iamm's Fireless Engine
at 81. Nothing transpired to indi-
cate the effect on the market of the decision
If the Supreme Court relative to the New
orleans Gas Light Company.
The sales of Bonds included $4,000 City
Jold Bearing Seven Per Cents at 373, $4,000
10 at 80, and $4,000 New State Consolidated
seven Per Cents at 40 The former closed at
bout 374(93S, and the latter at 39a04O
Nothing was reported in City Appropria-
ion Certificates, quotations Of which con-
inue entirely nominal.
The sales of Metropolitan Police Warrants ..
Included $500 at TO- and $4,000 at 7OJ They
losed at about TO-
No sales of State Warrants were reported.
I'D were quoted at &c and new at about 81