The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-02-04

Total week before. 49,. 10, 148 So 1885, 1877 O3
We have no change to notice in the Money
market The offerings continue of moderate
extent at the banks and limited on the street
and the few transactions reported in CONNER
cial paper are at previous rates.
We continue to quote frst-class paper and
collateral loans for 60 days at 8(D9 IL cent
per annum; AL do at 10@12, and second grade
at 15@1Sc. First-class mortgages are in
quired for at 991O 7p cent per annum, but it
is extremely difficult to negotiate any Others
Gold opened at 1l35@l14t, against
1l4t at New York, and after fair bust
ness closed at 114s@1l4s, against 1l4a in
that market, where IL touched 115i during
the interim. The sales summed up $50, 900,
embracing $4,000 and $4,000 at 114s, $1,000
and $4,000 at 1144, $4,000 at 114s, $4,000
ct lag, and $4,000 and $1,000 at lis.
No sales of Silver was reported. American
half dollars are now quoted at 1O6I@1O7.
and Mexican dollars 97I@198 for gold.
Sterling responded to the fluctuations in
gold at New York. opening 2-1O % cent above
yesterdays close, rising fully u cent higher
on the dispatch quoting gold ut 115s, but
losing 2-1O p cent of this improvement on
the last dispatch quoting gold at 1l43.
The movement was OF quite liberal extent,
amounting to ESQ, ooo comprising $4,000 Al
clear at 5.5Oa, E10, 900 do at 50@5 So, $4,000
bill of lading at 5. 5O5@5.55, 10000 and e23,-
600 do at 5.5395 S. $4,000 do and f24, 900 do
and Al clear at 5.55@5 55I, $1,000 Al clear at
5.54}@5.56.
Francs also responded to the fluctuations
in gold and closed materially higher than yes
terday. The sales comprised 635, 600 COM
mercial, embracing 10000 at 4 SCI 1000 at
455, 275. 900 at 56.@l4 SO, 10000 at T. 55(G
453, and 10000 at 4.53. We also noticed
sale of $25, 200 on Italy at t..
no
$780, 81 for bill of lading and Al clear,
and -@557I for bank, and francs at 4.55
IA. 534 for commercial and 4 so for bank.
The offerings of Domestic Exchange were
of quite liberal extent, and meeting with a
good demand, commercial closed firm at pre-
vious quotations.
The sales of New York Sight covered $685.
900, embracing SIS, 900, $4,000 and $40, 900
commercial, and $4,000 and $4,000 do.
and private bankers at u cent discount,
$15,O 900 and S25, 900 commercial, and $15,-
600 and $35, 900 private bankers at 7-32, and
$50, 900 and $50, 900 do. at 3-16. We also no
ticed sales of $4,000 three days sight on
New York at 9-32 79 cent discount, and &c.
600 commercial on Providence at 3.
The banks continue to check on New York
ct 1 ~ cent discount. and commercial sight
was still quoted at 4@3-16.
The sales of Stocks included 16 shares
L2mm s flreless Engine 20. formerly the
Ammonia Thermo-Specifc Propelling Coz,
at 81, so Crescent City Slaughter-House Co.
1924, Factors and Traders insurance Co. at
$780, and do. $50 so.
The sales of Bonds included $40, 900 City
Gold Bearing Seven Per Gents at 374937a,
SIC, 900 do. at 38a, $1,000 New State Console
dated Seven Per Cents at Al, and several large
transactions in old State Bonds, of which
particulars were withheld.
City Appropriation Certificates continue
entirely nominal.
Nothing was reported in Metropolitan Po-
lice Warrants. They are still quoted nominal
ct 65.
No sales of State Warrants were reported.
Old were still quoted at about 26, and new at
about 81.