New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-09-01
MARKETS..
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, August 3l.-The Posts tinan-
cial article says: Gold opened at liSs and
mas since sold at lli5s to lliSs. The feature
of the market has been on gold loans. cash
gold having commanded Tor use 6W1 p
cent per annum and 81 to lb of | T cent
per day. These rates have so demoralized
the foreign exchange market that the lead
ing drawers of sterling have reduced their
nominal rates to 81 sj1e and 81 So. but bust
ness is more nearly represented By quota
tions of 81 81 a 1 50 and 81 SJl2.
In themoney market call loans are > a 3
y cent. Mercantile paper is unchanged.
Government bonds are irregular, but gen.
orally lower than yesterday. Speculative
shares opened Is q e below yesterdays
closing. except Pacific Mail. which was Is
higher and st. Paul and Ohio and Mssis-
sipp, which were unchanged. In the first
hour prices fell Is a Ia: the latter North
western, common. and next Western Union
Telegraph l5s. In the next half hour there
was a recovery by is K; the latter
Northwestern and Western Union Tele-
graph Is. This was followed hv decline
of Is q Is. the latter Western Union 1ele-
graph. Since, there has been rise of Is q
Is, and now prices are nearer to the highest
than the lowest The market has been
made feverish and unsettled by speculation
in Western Union Telegraph.
The extreme sales have been as follows:
Western Union 1885 a S0l,, present price
791a; Lake Shore 59le a 6OI s present price
so; Pacific Mail 365s a 81 Is, present price
39a4; do preferred 5il. a IS; St. Paul 3734
363.; do. preferred 90 a 62a.: Union Pacific
7la. 072ls; Rock Island l06l2 a l07 -; Ohio
and Mississippi 1914 a 1875; Erie l69l61s;
New York Central l03a4 a l0l; and Hanni.
bal and st. Joe - a 92le.
Cotton dull and easier; middling uplands
ii5sc; Orleans l5c; sales 1893 bales; gross
receipts |.
Futures closed quiet; sales 81 500 balea,
"a follows: September 1894 a l3 % 32c:
October l3la a ID l7,32c: November ID Is 81
0i312c; December IL l5-32 a l3iac: January
- 1899; February - ll16dl3 23-32c;
March 10 29-32 a l3 l5.l6c: April I4lsa
IA 5-32c; May IA 5.l6al4 ll.32c; June l4lac;
July 1875 6l4 q SEC.
Flour steady; moderate demand: super
fine Western and State 81 S5a5 30.
Southern -four in fair request; common to
fair extra s. S0a6 81: good to choice do
So 900S so. Wheat irregular and unset
tied; "a 20 lower, decline chiefly. upon soft
and inferior parcels; 81 Asa 40 for winter
red Western; 81 47Gl 50 for amber do;
81 480l 60 for white Western. Corn a 20
lower; moderate demand at decline; ~ 4i6c
for steam Western mixed; II a 78c for sail
do; 70 0s0c for high mixed and yellow West
ern. Oats heavy and lower; 81 q $40 for
new; 81 a Zoe for old mixed Western; 90 a
heavy; 1874 02024c, gold, for cargoes; lsls
02l1ac, gold, for job lots. Sugar dull.
somewhat nominal; 8d8Ac for fair to good
refining; $3.50 for prime: refined. firm: 1925
l015c; granulated lO34 los; powdered llc
crushed lllsc. Molasses dull, nominally
unchanged. Rice steady; good demand to
trade. Tallow firm; 9 5-l6a9asc Rosin
dull; 81 650l 20. Turpentine dull; 81 lec
Pork lower; new job lots $50 80 a 90 90.
Lard heavy; old prime steam ID 9-l6c: ket-
RE rendered 1879 a ldc. Whisky quiet at
81 "a. Freights to Liverpool more active;
cotton by steam lad.
CINcINNATI, August 3l.-Flour dull and
dropping; family Sc 500 80. Wheat quiet;
new Soc 81 40; old red 81 4Od | so. Corn
73074c. Oats-New 80 a Soc. Barley quiet
and unchanged. Rye quiet; No. 2 $50.
Pork 500 so, Lard quiet: steam 3lsc; kettle
l3ls lac. Bulk meats-Demand fair; shout
ders Sac; clear rib sides Zee; clear sides
l2l4c., Bacon-Demand fair market firm;
shoulders 9ssc; clear rib 13c; clear sides
1910. Hogs quiet Butter dull and easier,
Whisky-Demand firm; 81 10.
CHICAGO, August 31.-Flour quiet and
weak. Wheat weak; No. l spring Chicago
: 81 %; No. 9 81 1872; No. 3 81 90. Corn
panicky; No. 2 mixed 6la4c; sales at 62lsc;
closed at 6l&e I'D, seller September. Oats
closed we akGr; No. 35a4 a 36c, spot. Bar
ley dull; 81 05la, seller September. Rye
closed dull; quoted at 79c, seller September.
Pork-Demand fair at $50 so, spot Lard
Demand fair; l3c cash; 1900 seller Sep
TENDER. Bulk meats firm and unchanged.
Whisky steady and firm at 81 10.
ST. LOUIS, August 3l.-FIOur dull, sales
could only be made at large concessions.
Wheat dull; No. 2 red winter 81 39aa asked;
81 SO bid. Corn dull: No. 2 mixed 62lac.
Oats dull; No. mixed "a a 35c. Rye steady;
78079c. Pork frmer at $2l rs. Lard nom.
inal; summer l27se. Bulk meats-clear rib
12c; clear sides l2Ae. Bacon firmer shout
ders 91sc; clear rib l3lsc; clear sides 1850.
Whisky steady at 81 81. Hogs steady.
Cattle quiet and weak.
Foreign Markets.
HAVANA, August 3l.-Spsnish gold 23O0
23l The markets are quiet, owing to the
heavy iaine, and quotations are unchang ed.