The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-04-27

ally were steady with good demand, but
holders being unwilling to sell at the rates Or
fered, few transactions are reported. =,
City Bonds are reported quiet but steaaier'
without quotable variation in rates. Ihey
appear to have somewhat recovered from tnelr
depression on Saturday, but without recover
ing the previous advance, and the ruling rates
now differ but little from those OF 1ortn'Snt
since
New State Bonds are reported as closing a.
| q slight advance.
7, The Western Union telegraphic lines being
down between Washington and New YORK, no
Gold DISPATCHES were received from the Aa.ter
until near the close of business, from whicn
it appeared that that market opened at i!o5,
soon declined to 115l but subsequently rallled
and ruled for the rest Of the day at lloi. our
own market ruled all day at Saturdays CLOS
ino quotations of 1151@115s. The business
done WAS quite limited the sales being con-
fined to $4,000, embracing 5000 at llos'
5000 and $1,000 at rs, and S4OoO ana szo'-
600 at 115s.
No sales of Silver were reported. We con
tinue to quote American half dollars loo(D
1851. while Mexican dollars continue to rule
at 96}@97 gold.
The recent check to the movement IN cot
ton has curtailed the supply of Foreign *
change, which ruled at previous rates. Inc
sales were consequently confined to e45OO
All clear at 55965 60, s1OOO do. at =. and
elOOO bill of lading at 5. go. The only sale OF
francs reported was 125, 600 at -.
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
s 59(G5.6O for hill Of lading and Al clear,
and -@15. 625 for bank, and francs at 4. 5la (g
4. so for co nmercial, and 4.47a for bark. !,
Under the same influences which controlled
Foreign Exchange, the offerings of New York
sight were limited, but meeting with only q
| r0to nnFhQn0A0.
The sales comprised $l35, QUO, embracing SlO,-
600 commercial at . u cent premium, s25,
600 and $50, 900 do and $25, 600 private bank
ers' at 9-32, and 10000 private bankers al
) SIG.
. at ID cent premium, and commercial slgn'
was still quoted at 9-32.
1 Stocks continue quiet under the influence
0 of the indisposition OF buyers to meet tne
G high pretensions Of holders: Inc only sales
reported were - shares Factors and Traders
4 Insurance Company Of $50, and III DO
$89 so. ;,
}. We noticed but little movement in Bonds
i CITY we're steadier than on Saturday, but no
nnotablv higher, and New State Consolidated
y Seven Per Cents were shade stronger. In
i sales of the former included $4,000 Gold Bear
ing Seven Per Cents at So and S5OOO at 80!
2 and of the latter $40, 600 and 10000 at 5oi
}, City Scrip was In better request ano ~ nel
higher. It is now quoted at 4OCG4l, agalns
$1,000 on Saturday. No sales were r.
3 ported. :,o
= Metropolitan Police Warrants are irregula
and nominal, being variously quoted fro1
. 5O(l55 No transactions were reported:
s There apparently exists considerable COZ
U flict of opinion in financial circles with re
!. gard to the act of the Legislature (not "
n signed by the Governor) relative to Stat
a. Warrants. Some contend that it is unconst
d tutional, and others that it is contradictory
;" ;ts text. while others hold that it is all rigl
J. and viii enhance the market value OF thes
70 10 issues. In thes,meantime the market is un
- settled. We hear of no offers or bids, an
I rates are entirely nominal.