The New Orleans bulletin., 1875-10-27


The offerings for discounts were reported mod
crate by some Of the banks, but generally the de-
mand was lsteadlly maintained. On the street
the inquirytwas, perhaps not 80 strong as yester-
day, but there il no change in quotations.
We notice q fair movement in Gold, which con-
tinues in demand at rates above the New York
market. A fair busine-s was done IN Foreign
Exchange at slight advance, while New York
sight was in liberal supply and met good de-
mand at previous rates.
Securities continue tame and uninterestipg,
with very little movement reported. The few
transactions effected to-day are given in detail
below.
We notice that the City Council to-day passed
providing for receiving City Scrip and half.paid
interest coupons, lin payment OF back taxes, from
all who have paid, or pay up their taxes Tor
1875.
class commercial signatures at-@1 y cent PEI
month. Al do at 1@iA, and second grade at ~
O.. First class mortgages continue to rule at ~
y cent per annum; second grade are entirely
nominal.
Gold opened at 1151.@l15sss. against 1151I at
st 1l51.@1l574,. 90 higher than yesterday,
against iI5h in that market. The sales summed
rp SIS, 1000, embracing $1,000 at 115, $4,000, $4,000.
$1,000 and $15, 900 at 115I, $40 900 At 115A9
ll53S $4,000 at l15ss9ll5H. and 5000 At ll5I.
half dollars are still quoted at 1sS11a@1091a and
Mexican dollars at 93@93H gold.
Owing to the advance in Gold at New York ster.
ling closed lc higher, equal to 2-10 fs cent, and
francs Il y cent. The movement M in both was O q
f56, 600, embracing $1,000 Al clear at 5.45, f25OC
bill OF iading and f2500 Al clear at 5.45li, f2OOO
All clear and $4,000 do and Al clear at 5.46, 1885,.
600 bill of lsding at 5.46@5.461aa. f10OO do at
s.4sNr $4,000 do at 5'4e@547' ana 5000 bank al
Tie sales Of francs comprised $4,000 COM
mercial, embracing 12O, 900 at and $50,
COO, 200, 600 and 300, 900 at IS.
At the close sterling bi Is were quoted at
nominal for bank, and francs at -@4.65 for
commercial, and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were OF
fair extent, but, meeting with good demand
the ma ket was firm at previous rates. The
mercial at 1892 u cent discount; $4,000 private
bankers' at 1-32 $40 O00 SIS 900 and $25 900 COM
mercial, $4,000 and 100000 private bankers
and 100000 and $45, 900 bank at 5-16 and $50 00e
bank at 80. We also noticed sales OF $4,000
commercial on Providence at "a y cent discount
The banks continued to check on New York at
4 q cent discount, and commercial sight was
still quoted at SIG.
An classes of Securities have been very dull re.
Gently, and we have noticed scarcely any move
The only sale Of Stocks reported to-day was
shares Factors and Traders Insurance Company
at 500.
Nothing was reported in Bonds; City issues,
old denominations, are quiet and rather weak
while new state Consos are less in request and
not as strong.
Old Metropolitan Police Warrants are quiet and
strong at 7O972. No sales were reported.
Nothing transpired in State Warrants. Issues
of 1874 are sill quoted at 57G6o for large, ano
606n65 for small; and 1873 and previous years
fundable, at 35@36, and do, not fundable, al
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tee on Q 1otations Of the Stock Exchange.