The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-10
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Thursday Evening, Dec. 8, 1875.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE.

The banks reported moderate demand Tor
discounts and on the street there was !ess
inquiry, with an easier market.
We noticed q fair movement IN Gold, Vhich
was 81 gain lower than the New York selling rates.
Foreign Exchange was higher, while transac-
tions in New York sight were moderate at about
yesterdays quotations.
There was more movement In STOCKS, AZ ln-
proved figures for some bank shares
CITY Bonds were quiet and unchanged.
New state Consols sold at an advance.
The New Orleans City Railroad Company has
declared quarterly dividend OF - per SNARE
pava Be on and after the 1st proximo.
We continue to quote exceptional paper at so
10 ~ cent per annum discount Al do at no,
and second grade at l59lo. Flrst-class mort,
cages rule at 90l0 % cent per annum second
grade are entirely nominal
Gold opened at 1137s011415, against 1875 AZ
New York, and, after a fair buslness, closed
at the opening rates, against 114H IN that mar
ket. The sales summed up $50,Oo embracing
$40. 900 at ia, $4,000 and $4,000 at ll4CDll41s,
$4,000 at l141s, and $4,000, $1,000 and $4,000 at
il4I. Also, 1t the Stock Exchange. $1,000 at ia.
No sales of Silver were reported. American
half dollars were still quoted at 1O9@1lO, and
Mexican dollars at 9411a@- for gold.
Under the advance in gold at New YORK, FOR
moderate. The sales Of sterling comprised ddsed
f4O 900. embracing $1,000 Al clear at 5.47, foo00
bin of ading at 5.475.471s, $4,000 bill OF ladlng
and $1,000 and fl5OO Al clear at 5.471l., Ell ,oOU
do at 5471s95.48, and f25OO bank, at The counter
at 5.511a. ooo -
The sales Of francs comprised 1000 CONNER.
cial embrac cling lOOO 900 and 100 900 at 46O5s, and
100 900 and $4,000 at 400.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at 5.41
as AK for bill Of lading and Al clear ana g
ISL for bank Counter rate -95:5lN), ano
francs at 46lA@4.6O5s for commercial and nomi
nal for bank.
The offerings Of New York sight were OF liberia
extent. and met a fair demand at previous rates
The sales comprised 1895, 900, embracing $lO,OOt
and $50 900 private bankers at "a % cent discount
SIS, 900, $4,000 and s25, 900 commercial and s2o
600 private bankers at 1882 and slO,0 O0, $ZO,oO'
and $50, 900 commercial $50, 900 private bankers
| and $4,000 commercial and bank at 7-l6.
The banks continued to check on New YORK q
II az cent discount and commercial sight wal
still quoted at 1a@7 16.
The sales of Stocks included 20 shares Hlbern1s
National Bank at $50, 50 State National at s67 20
and st. Charles Street Railroad Company on q.
s7l. Also, at the Stock Exchange: ~ Hlbernis
Nat onal Bank at $50 so, So State National at SGT
| IL Crescent Insurance Company at 500.
| CITY Bonds continued quiet and unchanged
! while New Safe Cunsols were in request ant
were quoted at the close at 59s4, q % cen
higher than yesterday: The only sale Oh In
former reported was $4,000 City Premium Issue
| at IS. The sales OF the latter comprised $1,000
embracing $4,000 at 592s, $4,000 and $500
| at 59L and $4,000 and 100000 at 594; also, q
the Stock Exchange, $4,000 at 59L.
No sales Of City Scrip were reported; a
the close it was quoted at 43044 Tor July 9
December, 1874, time; at 41@45 for August to De
cember. 1873, and 5ll53 for May and June, 1875
Metropolitan Police Warrants continue 10 rui
at 66M65 for 1872 70 issues, and 73@76 for 1878
"a. Nothing TRANSFERRED. :, ,oa,rs,
State warrants we're sill quoted at 1O9l5 10
issues not fundable, at 4O@4l for fundsble, an
42@45 for 1874. No GALES were reported.