New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-07
MARK ETS.
Domestic Markets.

MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.
New YORK, August 6.--Tne Posts finan
cial article says: Wall street markets ar
to-day clOuded with rumOrs OF q dlsquie
ing character. These all seem to emanar
from the Stock Exchange; and to be accom-
panied by speculative operations there
We have made diligent inquiries, and 81
far az we can ASCERTAIN, there is no fOunda
ton for the stories. In vague way, they
saw three or four bankers are in trouble
and one or two stock firms. Taking The
way the stories are circulated. and all sur
tOundiugs, the inference is inevitable thai
they are simply the work of persons anxious
TO depress prices. Rumors Of this kind car
always be made to serve such purpose
after the failure of q house like duncan
Sherman g. Co.
At the Stock Exchange prices fell a ON
before eleven o'clock, but have since rec0v
cred u al v cent. Gold advanced to ll4A
Foreign exchange was unchanged but ut,
tie, however, having changed hands until
something could be found out in regard to
the rumors alluded to.
Gold opened at 1872, and in the first hour
advanced to 1879, and since has advanced
to ia The market has been feverisb, for
reasons given. On gold loans rates have
been fiat and v cent " annum, and 1-64
y day for use. Foreign exchange is strong
at $4's7 "a S7l4 tor prime bankers sixty
day bills, and about 81 80 for demand bills.
Stocks closed dull and a little off. New
York Central l03a4; Erie l4ss; Lake Shore
.9as; Illinois Central 96a; Pittsburg 81 ";
North western, AIS; preferred. 50; Rock
leland 1854.
Sub.tressury balances-Gold $35, 49,, 3l8;
currency ass, 936,ll
The sub-treasurer paid out $232, 900 on &C.
count of interest, and $35. 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts S4l0.0O0.
Cotton closed steady; middling uplands
l4hc, Orleans l4ssc; sales to-day l643 bales;
net receipts 3, gross z.
Futures closed barely steady; sales Is, 600
bales, as follows: August 14ls ola 532c: Sep
TENDER ii 10 q IA 3-32c; October Ii 27-32c;
November IL % BE; December Is % $50
I3 Is Ice; Jan larry Ia l-l6 o IA $500; Febru-
airy IA 9-32c; March 14l9 q IA II 32c; April
IA 2332 q l4Ac; May IA l5160l4 3l-32c;
june Is $50 OILS 32c.
Flour 100 $50 better; mOdeys ate export de-
mand; advanced prices insisted upon re-
stricts business; Southern -four loo better;
good demand; common to fair extra $6 80
90 rs; good to choice 81 1908 50. Wheat
opened Sc better; export more active and
fair speculative inquiry; 81 IS GO for win
ter red and amber Western; 81 GO for new
amber Delaware. Corn heavy and lower;
BO0S3lec for steam Western mixed:
84086c for sail do; 75078c for Leated
Western mixed: $3.50 for yellow
Western. Oats &c better: good demand;
"a 066c for mixed Western; CSC for mixed
Canada, in store. IS a SOC for white West
ern. Coffee-Rlo firm and inactive; liza q
Zoe, gold, for csrgoes: l802lc. gold, for job
lots. Sugar firm; 8 ll60Sasc for fair to
good refining, 8 7-l6081ac tor prime; refined
frmer; more doing; lO1e a 1875 and lie for
granulated; Ills 0l1Ac for crushed and
powdered. MOlasses firm; fair demand; As
q 52c for Porto Rico; 25028c for sugar
house. Rice quiet and firm. Resin dull;
i4501 IS. Tnrpentine heavy; Bio. Pork
firmer; new $2l 6O02l rs. Lard firmer;
!4$c for old prime steam; 1870 for new
do. Whisky frmer; 81 70. Freights steady;
more active.
CINCINNATI, August 6:-Flour firm and
Wheat quiet and firm; red
81 COOL 20. Corn quiet and firm, IS a Sc.
Oats steady and firm, % 075c. Rye steady,
fair demand; 81 on spot; 9509Sc to errive. !
POrk-Demand fair, prices firm; held at |
e22. Lard quiet and firm; steam 1885 q l3Ac;
kettle rendered AAc. Bulk meats firm;
shoulders sold at Sac; clear rib sides held |
ut 12isc; clear sides sold at l2hc. Bacon |
steady, with q moderate demand; shoulders |
W. CiOSH EiO sAuoe LOO clear SlucS lor6c.
Live hogs quiet and firm; common 81 al 35: |
fair to medium 81 5O07 20; good 81 $50 |
80. Whisky-Demand good at full prices;
Dold ut 81 IL.
81. LOUIS, August 6.-Flour-Demand |
lair and firm; prices unchanged. Wheat
inactive and lower; No. 2 red winter 81 So
lsked 81 81 bid. Corn firm; No. mixed
'4074lec. Oats lower; No. 3 64c bid, Bar
ey higher; No. 2 spring 81 Is bid. Rye
iull; No. IS bid. Pork dull at SO 25.
Lard dall; held at 1914 for summer; l4c bid
or prime steam. Bulk meats-Demand
light; holders firm; shoulders Sc; clear rib
ales higher; shoulders 9l9c; clear rib l3Ac;
lear sides l3l4c. Whisky higher and
carce; wanted at 81 30. Live hogs better
or high grades; shippers 81 3O07 80; bacon
u 4O06 65; butchers s. 7O68 10. Cattle
luiet and weak; sales liberal: good to choice
natives $607 30; medium to fair 81 COO
Az; Texans "a y; winter 81 62l9 fair to
.ood % Is "a; common to medium 81 Goa
Is; native cows 81 sO0375.
CHICAGO. August 6-Flour generally un-
hanged, but some. sales rather higher
Nheat-Demand active as prices advance,
market unsettled; No. l Chicago spring
II N0l 30. on the spot; No. =, 81 2Sh a
q, on spot has sold at 81 3Ols: on SPOT
eller August 81 2714.. seller September
y 24Ae. seller all year = II; rejected 81 O8.
fair at advance; No. 2mixed
2k 072lsc on spot, 1880 bid; seller August
3ssc bid, seller September 601a q &c; seller
II the year, No. do 81 81; rejected 81 Os.
bats scarce and wanted; No. 2, 6Oc on spot,
farley buOyant and unsettled; No. 2 spring
! IL. Pork-Demand fair. prices advanced;
"a As 04 so on spot Lard active and ad.
anced; $l3 20 on spot. Bulk meats un.
hanged. Whisky higher; 81 1917.
Foreign Markets.
LIVERPOOL, August 6, 5. p. M.-Ysrns
nd fabrics at Manchester steady.
Cotton, sales OF middling uplands, nothing
Glow low middling, deliverable September
nd October, Sled. Shipments Of the new
rOp, on the basis of middling uplands,
Othing below low middling, 7Ad.
Pnrsuip9 the Murderers.
The Constants Citizen of July "A. says:
Last evening one of the deputy sheriffs
turned from Ringgold, whittier he had