New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-01
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

| NEW YORK, March 3l-The Posts financial ar
sele says ia epsneti at li4as; declined to il4s
since ruled at Il440ll4ss; the principal buyers OF
| gold being foreign bankers. The opening rate on
| been ] Ga i, aay and 2a4 y cent Der annum for
Use, Hat and 364 T. day. In foreign exchange the
osnsg aates n for ss bankers oils on London
| two advances the l.st leaving rates at 81 SO X
and 81 s7h respectively. In the money market
call loans are 4a6 v cent, and prime mercantile
paper 5,s al " Cent Government bonds are
lower than yesterday because OF the decline in
gold.
sees, which we're up al = cent on fayorabe adj
vices from Nashville. Virginias and south Caro-.
tnas were ste ady. The stock market has been
less active than for two days past; the opening
prices were irregular but generally higher than at
the close of yesterday. During the first half hour
wabash, Northwest, Hannibal and st. Joe declined
and the remainder or the list advanced. Union
Pacific advanced ~ cent and declined X u cent.
At the first board the market became very strong
and so Continued untie noon, prices advancing a
" cent. There was chen another downward re-
action. when the make before one o'clock be-
came strong ana is So as we write, with prices at
or near the highest
Stocks closed veal and active. Central, lCOsi;
Erie, 1878; Lake Shote, 73a4; Illinois Central lo2:
rittsDurg, "; northwestern a. do preferred,
sub.treasury balanfes-Gold, s542ll.as5: cur
rency S 43 Cos, 1863.
The sub.treasurer paid out s33 900 on account of
interest and s l0l 600 FOR bonds.
Customs receipts to day, 1856 0tO.
Sugar-77s08lsc for fair to good refining 9kc for
prime, BU8Ac for Iluscovado, and l5.Ioc for
centrifugal; refined lob 0l0hc. and 1o7sc for hard
grades. M0asses quiet and firm.
Leather firm; hemldck sole. Buenos Ayres and
Rio Grande. light, middle and heavy weiphte
S6a 03oc; California do PSI 028c; commsh do 25h0
pulled 3Oo5lc; unwashed l6035c; Texas 2oa3sc.
Cotton closed dull; middling uplands l65sc Or.
leans af as sales to-day 2o7' bales net receipts a55
Futures closed weak; sales $4,000 bales az
follows: April l6 1880; Nav 1917 l6 2s32c; June
so rs $780, July septs IL sgI es 1884, August cs
is 7-l6al6 1890. 'o"'01
Southern ieur quiet and heavy; common to
fair extra 81 95G5 go; good to choice do SIS 65a8
Wheat l,Ulc better; moderate demand; 81 250
u for Water red Western; 81 2s0l % for amber
and hOlc lower for new; 85a86c for Western
mixed; soa s61sc for yellow Western; 8a0sse for
quiet and steady. Tsliow firm at 8a,c. Rosin
and tnrpentine steady. Pork firmer; new Job lots
= 25Hsl 50: Lard closed firm; prime steam |
steady.
CINoLNuArI. March 3L-Cotton dull; middlipr
;orn firm; 7o07lc. Oats firm; 6O064c. Pork
light demand; holders firm, s2l 50. Lard firm;
'ar demand and trnl; shoulders 77s al soc; clear
ID lie; clear lI>aUlls sc. Bacon firm; shoulders
&c; clear rib nc; clear l2ac. whisky steady;
ST. LOUIS, March 3l.-Cotton quiet and un.
hanged. Flour firm; double extra winter, S4 IS |
"A 80; treble 1913 Is. Wheat frmer; No. red
inter 81 POI 12Aa; No spring Chicago 97h0 |
'hc Corn higher; No. mixed 6907O1sc. Oats
Q. 62064c. Pork firm at $2l. Whisky firm at
y II. Dry salt Observation-Disclosures Sc; clear rib |
&c: clear IL BUl2c. Bacon-The demand ex.
beds the supply; shoulders 8al 09c; clear rib I2c
ear l3c. Lard is held at lac; sales at ST. Joseph |
l3+c.
Foreign Markets,
LIVERPOOL, March 81 S P. M-Cottoi.-Tbe sales |
day include 5000 bales American SaIes tha |
isis of middIng Orleans nothing below GOOD or. |
Nd 1