New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-08-19
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NE" AO&h, august Io.-Ano fON nn2c
cial article says: The Stock Exchange mar
kets to-day were extremely dull, and sharel
are about steady. Gold opened at ll31s
and has advanced to 1889. On gold loan.
the nates have been 304 " cent y anpum
and 1872 0l-64 of v cent y day for use
Foreign exchange is weak, with 81 S61e a
4S9 as nominal rates for prime bankers
sterling. and 81 1904 S819 as actual rates
In the money market call loans are l " a.
y cent, and rates for mercantile paper uu-
changed. Government bonds were irreg.
| ular, new fves and five-twenties of 1867
being higher, with currency skies and five
twenties of 1868 lower.
The stock market at the opening was ir
regular. In the first half hour Pacific Mail
advanced -, and St. Paul, preferred, Is.
and Northwestern do "a. The remainder
of the list was steady. In tho next bour
there was decline Of H a Is, the latter St.
Paul, preferred Since then there has been
recovery of u q y. the market a. We
write being steady.
Sub-treasurv balances-G0ld S3i, 100. 800:
currency $50, 55l $3.50.
The sub-treasurer paid out s3f, 900 for in
terest, and $64 900 for bonds.
| Customs receipts to-day, $3ll 200.
Flour firm; demand fair; superfine West.
ern and State $505 50; Southern flour
steady; common to fair extra s. 600 6 S.:
good to choice Sc 9O07 50. Wheat fairly
active; 81 SIS a IS for white Western: 81 is
oil AZ for winter red Western: 81 4S al so
for amber Western. Corn 10 better; II a 500
for steam Western mixed; S0082c for fair to
prime sail do; 759761sc for heated Western
! mixed. Oats "a Sc better and quite active:
6O06ic for mixed Western, closing at 64c
for prime. afloat. Coffee-Rie firm good
| demand; liz q 020Rc, gold, for carqses.
Sugar steady; demand limited; rs 0So for
fair to good refining; Sac for good do; $50
for prime; Gas a %S-l6c for centrifugal; re.
fined unchanged. Molasses easier; grocery
grades dull. Rice firm; demand fair. Tallow
firm at 3l609Ac. Resin and turpentine
steady. Leather steady; hemlock sole, Bue-
nos Ayres and Rio Grande light, middle
and heavy weights &c 2Slac; California do
IS a 261sc; common do Is 026lsc. Wool dull:
domestic fleece SO q 63c; pulled 30 a 52c; un-
washed l5034c; Texas 15035c. Pork
tirmer; new mess $2l 4002l d. Lard
tirmer; l4c for old prime steam; 1890 for
new prime steam. Whisky steady at 81 "a.
Freights lower; cotton per steam 7-32d.
Cotton closed ssteady: middling uplands
l4ssc; Orleans l4a4c; gross receipts 35; con.
sOlidated net receipts 1894 bales. Exports
to Gre ut Britain, 655 bales; to the continent.
BOO; sales 1906.
Futures closed weak; sales IL, 400 bales,
as follows: Low middling for August IA a
ii l-32c: September 13 1850: October
~ AS-o% ~ Ac|bC, NONclAO6E Id lS-O~ ~ IJ'SC:
December 1925 IL 81 SIC; Jan larry Is 25 49,
February ID 1890: March IA $50 a IA 3l6c:
April ola IL 81 a l4asc: May IA 9-l60 l4Ssc;
June Ia 25.3204 1880: July IA l5-l6a
l5lsc.
CINCINNATI, August IS-Flour-Demand
fair at lower rates; sales at $67507. Wheat |
irregular, new 90c 81 40, according to |
quality. Corn quiet and weak; 75078c. |
Oats steadier; old 65 070c. Rye dull; 9Oc. |
Pork closed frmer at outside figures: sales /
at $2l 2502l SO. Lard dull; steam 1875 |
l3aic; kettle lac. Bulk meats dull: shou!- |
ders &c; clear rib sides l2lsc; clear sides
ESQ. BacOn-Only .jobbing and order
trade; shoulders 9zs 0l0c; clear rib sides |
l3h 0l3asc; clear sides 1885 l3%c. Hogs
Demand active: firm for good light; other
grades easier. Whisky active and higher;
81 10. Butter steady; demand fair; Wesern
Reserve choice $50 CSC; Central Ohio choice
20 q go; medium Is 02Oc.
81. Louis, August lS-FlOur dull and un.
settled; lower to sell for all grades below
the best; accurate quotations can not be |
given. Wheat firmer; No. 9 red winter in
car lots 81 50al 4S bid for round lots; No. 3
do 81 IS. Corn higher; No. 2 mixed &c a &c.
made ct the quotations given; No. ?. 44ls q
100. Rye dull and lower to sell: 76c bid.
Pork dull; small lots sold at So. Bulk
meats and bacon unchanged; only limited
!o6oing demand. Lard-All offering taken.
Whisky steady; 81 20. Hogs steady and
Cattle quiet and weak.
r CHICAGO. August lS.-Flour quiet and
hrm. Wheat unsettled; demand active: No.
spring Chicago 81 90, No. do 81 lSa4 a
~. spot Corn irregular, in the main
higher; No. mixed 6Sss 6Slec on spot.
Oats-Demand active; No. e 4OA o4O%c.
barley steady; demand fair; 81 1901 is
'pot ana seller September, 81 OF seller Octo-
Der. Rye nominally unchanged. Pork
Demand fair; $2l 90 on spot. S2I 2o02I 25
eiler September. Lard-Demand fair:
sac spot, IL 29lsc seller September, Bulk
meats steadyland unchanged. Whisky quiet