The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-01-05
MONETARY.

Total last week. 1855, o4s g 5as,e5s g
Total week before. 10,492.89l IS 797,113 8
We have no new feature to notice in tn
Money market. The offerings continue o
moderate extent at the banks and limited OF
the street, and nothing has transpiret
that indicates any change in rates
We continue to quote frst-class pape
and collateral loans for sixty days q
8@9 79 cent per annum, al do at 1O(9l2
and second grade at l5918. Firssclas.
mortgages continue to rule at 10@n d
cent per annum, while nothing is reported
in second class, on with to base quotations
At the elections of directors to-day, the fol
lowing were elected directors of the New Or.
leans Gaslight Co.: Messrs. James Jackson,
b. Biscoe, Chas. Macready, John Geddes, J.
w. Burbridge and A. Rochereau; the follow.
ing of the New Orleans and Carrolton Rail.
road Co.: Gen. G. T. Beauregard, Messrs
Alex. Bonneval, George Jonas, Carl Kohn,
Joseph Hernandez, L. Grunewald, L. B. Cain
and W. Van Benthuysen, and the following Of
the jefferson and Lake Ponchartrain Co.. Gen.
CT. Be .uregard, Alex Ronnevsl George Jonas
Carl Kohn, Joseph Hernandez, L. Grunewald
and L. B. Cain.
Gold opened at 1128@112t, against 113 at
New York, and after a fair business closed at
l1li(9112l, against 1871 in that market,
touching 1929 during the interim at New
York. The sales summed up 5000, en-
bracing 5000 at 1114, $1,000 at 112, 1000
ut 112@112s, $1,000 at 1921, 5000 at 112il
$1,000 at 1929, and $1,000 at 112}.
No sales of Silver were reported. American
half dollars were still quoted at 1OS@1O81,
while Mexican dollars now rule at 97(0975
gold.
Under the influence of the decline in gold
at New York, Sterling closed about Ito U
cent lower for commercial, while bank ruled
a shade higher. The movement was Of fair
extent, amounting to e4S,O 900, comprising
El5OO bill of lading at 80, $4,000 and 1880
do at 5.39B, s1OOO and e5COO do and $4,000
and $4,000 Al clear at 40, 94OOO AL clear at
5.4O@5.4 O2, e45OO bill OF lading and el3, 900
do and Al clear at 5.4O@5.41, CISCO bill Of
lading and $1,000 American ships bill at 5. Al.
The sales of Francs included gu, 1000 COM
mercial at T. 65@4 63a and 25, 600 at 4.63a.
At the close Sterling bills were quoted at
5.4O@5.41 for bill OF lading and AL clear
and -@545 for bank, and francs at 4. 65 for
commercial and 461i for bank
The offerings of Domestic Exchange were of
fair extent, and with good demand COM
mercial was shade higher. The sales of
New York sight covered $50, 900, embracing
SIS, 900 and s25, 900 commercial and $40, 600
private bankers at 4, $50, 600 private bankers
at a@11-32, and $4,000 commercial and
$40, 900 bank at 1872.
The banks continue to check on New York
Ut y cent discount, while commercial was
still quoted at &C. u cent, against ] on
Saturday.
Nothing was reported in stocks.
The only sale Of bonds reported was S10,-
600 city gold bearing 7e cent at 34aa.
City appropriation certificates we're NOM
inal at 40@45, and no sales were reported.
Metropolitan Police warrants were still
quoted at -@60c, and nothing worthy of
notice was reported.
No sales of State warrants were reported.
Old were still quoted at 220A, and new at
about 60.