New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-10-26
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets,


New YORK, October 25.-The Posts finan-
cial article says the week opens in Wall
street with prices of stocks irregular but
generally higher than Saturday, with gold
showing little change, and with foreign ex-
change stronger and higher. Gold opened
at ll41s. and during the first hour ruled at
ll4la a ll4ss, since which all the sales have
been at ll4ss 0ll4a4, closing at lis a ll5S.
| New tives ll634. Gold loans are decidedly
easier for borrowers; the early rates were
l-32 and l-64, and the rates since have been
LEA, to 9 per cent per annum and Hat.
This morning the treasury began the pay
| ment, without rebate, of the November in
terest, of which about si.0000OO is due on
| registered bonds. The disbursements up to
II NJ. amounted to 100000. Foreign ex.
| change opened with "a 731e q 4 81 as the
| postal rates OF the leading drawers of ster-
| ling. Before noon these rates were ad-
| vaDced to 81 so al Stl9, actual rates at
| 81 81 "a S7h and "a 1894 al 81. Govern
ment bonds are strong, notwithstanding
| the fall in gold, and prices when changed
are higher, except for the currency skies.
The money market is about as it closed
last week. 465 v cent are the bank rates
for call loans and 3a3l9 the rates at the
Stock Exchange for brokers' balances
Prime mercantile paper is 607 y cent.
The stock market at the opening was Is al
y cent higher than at the close Saturday,
except Erie which was " lower.
The extreme sales, giving the stocks in
the order of activity, have been as follows:
Lake Shore 597s a 81 Is; Pacific Mail 4Ols q
Al; Western Union Telegraph n 077ss;
Northwestern 37ss 03Sas; Hannibal and St.
Joe l902l4: Erie l6ss a l7s; Missouri Pa
| cific ga liz; Ohio and Mississippi 100
| 1875; st. Paul 347s a 35ls, preferred 63 d
| 63ls; Rock Island lOi0 lOiA; Michigan
Central 6lA a62, and Union Pacific IS q
6sa4. Illinois Central has sold at 90, q rise
| of 3lt y cent; New York Central has sold
at l0ik, and New Jersey Central at lO6le.
Cotton-Net receipts 1900 bales; gross
LII.
Futures closed quiet and steady; sales
81 500 bales, as follows: October Ia 1872 q
liasc; November 10 1882 q l3l9c; Decem Der
ID Z 81 a l3Ac; January ID 16d13 IL 32r;
February Is 1882 a 10 7-l6c; March 10 1899
0135sc; April 10 25 32c; May l3 Is I60
ID 3l-32c; June l4ls a IA ) SEC; July T4l4 a
IA Ice; August IA ZIG 0I4kc.
Sub-treasury balances-Goid, Sal, 067 1881:
currency, $53,S53, l3S.
The sub-treasurer paid out $6SS,000 on
account of interest and S37 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day $442, 900.
FlOur-Limited demand; prices So l0c
lower; supertne Western and State IS
as 80; Southern flour in buyers favor;
moderate inquiry; common to fair extra
IS 5O06 60; good to choice do Sc 1903.
Wheat--Moderate inquiry: prices generally
without decided change; closing tendency
in favor of buyers; 81 2301 az for sound
new and old winter red Western; 81 "a
al 46 for do amber Western; 81 32aI 81
for do white Western. Corn steady; mod
crate demand at 69070c for steam West
ern mixed; 70l9c for sail do; 7l07214c
for high mixed and yellow West.
ern. Oats in fair request and with.
Iant dnI nIn
for mixed Western and State; 46053 for
white do. Cofee-Rio dull, nominally I'M
changed. Sugar firm. good demand at IA
csc for fair to good refining; 8lsc for prime;
619 a Ga4c for molasses; refined steady; lOAc
for standard A; l0as a l0a4c for granulated
and powdered; ii lsc for crushed. Molasses
grocery grades and foreign quiet and un.
changed; to bbls new crop; New Orleans
sOc. Rice steady; moderate demand. Rosin
and tallow heavy; GA 09Ac. Turpentne
steady. Pork steady; new job lots sci 900
y. Lard dull and heavy; 1890 for new
prime steam; l4c for old do. Whisky I'M.
settled; 81 l60I H. Freights quiet; cotton
by sail Sled, steam lied.
Evening-Cotton closed steady; middling
uplands l4kc; Orleans 1880. Sales $50
bales; consolidated net receipts 62,94s; ex.
to the continent 1886; to the channel 2lI2.
CINCINNATI. October 25.-Flour and
wheat unchanged. Corn quiet and steady;
mixed 60 63c. Data dull; 80 q 45c. Bsrley
neglected. Rye quiet and steady; 70 SOC.
Pork quiet; s2l 25 Lard steady; demand
moderate. Bulk meats steady; new shout
ders Sc; clear rib sides 12lsc; clear sides
l2Ac. all packed. Bacon quiet and un-
changed. Live hogs-Demand active.
Whtsky-Demand good at full prices.
Butter dull and unchanged.
CHICAGO, October 25.-Flour dull and IN
changed. Whest-Demand chiefly specula-
tive; No. 9 Chicago spring 81 10, spot;
! 077s al 0s seller November; No. 8 do 93c.
Corn dull; No. 9 mixed 81 1ec spot, 5Oaa a
507sc seller November. Oats quiet; No. 9
33033lsc spot, 3l%c seller Novem Der.
Barley active and lower; s5l4c spot, Slk0
8ll4c seller November, SOC seller all the
year. Rye inactive; 7007OAo spot. Pork
irregular; sales ct $2f 45022 spot, $2I 100
81 IS seller October. Lard dull and NOM
inal; new $l3 5O0l3 60; old $13 rs spot,
$l3 so seller October. Bulk meats quiet
and steady. Whisky 81 10. At the after
noon call-Wheat was unchanged. Corn
easier; 81 kc for October. Oats were steady,
Pork lower; $40 80, October deliverv, Lard
lower: offered at 4l3 25 Octnher dal;vory