New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-02
MARKETS.


NKw York. October 1.-The Posts tinan-
cial article says: The Wall street markets
are without feature, and speculative shares
are lower Gold opened at liz, and has
since declined 10 1868. The rates for gold
loans to-day are 81, 3 "a 0ll6; these, al
though high. are lower than yesterday.
Foreign exchange, by reason of the fall in
gold, is stronger, and the leading drawers
of sterling advanced their rates to 81 80 and
81 81. and the rates for business have ad
vanced to 81 1914 1919, and 81 s0G4 S01e
In the money market call loans thus tar
have ruled at 202le v cent. First class
mercantile paper is quoted at 512 az "
cent. Governments are steady and in good
demand.
The stock market was irregular at the
opening, but generally lower than at the
close yesterday. At first there was de
cline of Is as, which was recovered before
the frat iaid. Since then there has been
. decline in the general list OF "A a v cent
the latter Lake Shore. Missouri Pacific
continues weak; it is to-day quoted, ex-
dividend of "a u cent, and the course of
ea'es has been as follows: 3S12 eX dividend,
35la, 81 a SO. Union Pacific has also been
noteca bly, weak, selling at 69l9, 6ile 065l2
The extreme sales, giving the stocks in
the o.der of activity. have been as follows
Pacific Mail 37lt 037; Lake Shore 5i2a a
53aa; Western Union Telegraph 765s 076;
Union Pacific 69ls 064le; Missouri Pacific
3Slt 935le; Northwestern 1873 639as; Ohio
and Mississippi l7l4 q l65s; Wabash ia d
6A; ST. Paul 34h 03414; Hannibal and St
Joseph l934 a 1885; Erie 167s l63s, and
Rock I.land l0S a l0Sl4.
Cotton closed easy; middling uplands
l3lsc; Orleans i3lac; sale to-day 1872 bales;
net receipts 1893; gross zoos; receipts of the
week, net 1872; gross 29,076; exports to
Great Britain 5346: to the continent 1891;
sales 59ll; stock 43, 1876.
Futures closed steady; salee 1000 bales
IA follows: October II 1876; November
1850; December l2asc: January I22l q
I2 rs &c; February l2 l5-l60l2 l6 Bee
March 1859 1873 i6c; April 1873 a l3 1889; .;
May l3 1882 1880; June l3 l3 l6c; July
l3 3l-32 n l4c; August 14As q Ia 3 l6c.
Flour l0c better; fair demand, superfine
Western and State S. 1905 80; Southern
Hour tirmeI; common to fair IS S5 al; good
to choice do 81 5009. Wheat a &c better:
fair demand; 81 goal AZ for sound new
and old winter red Western: 81 05 al Is
do; 81 q al A for sound new and old
amber Western; 81 seal SO for do white
Western: 81 620l 65 Tor fancy old white
Western. Corn heavy; lc lower; moderate
demand; G. a Csc for steam Western mixed
69670c for sail do; IS a &c for heated do
Oats active; prices generally with
out change; new mixed and white mixed
43Ier; white W. stern 45 a Acc. Cotfee-Ro
quiet without decided change; stock of Rio
62.239 bags. Sugar quiet and unchanged
Molasses steady, fair inquiry; reported 700
hhds Cuba sold at SOC TO come here. Rice
quiet and unchanged; 607c for old Louis-
ana; IA a She for old Carolina; IA 0sl4 for
Eew Louisiana and Carolina Tallow firm;
I0as a l0l2c. Rusin easier; 70075, Tnr-
pentine easier; $50 331tc. Pork fi,mer;
new mess S22. Lard Armer. prime steam
13 l3-l6c. Whisky lower 81 l9le a 90.
Freigh's frmer; cotton, by sail 5-l6d by
steam, SD.
CNcINNArI, October Flour, wheat
corn and oats quiet and steady. Rye dull
and unchanged. Pork firm; sales at s2l s7la.
Lard steady; steam l3Ac; ke tie 1886 Bulk
meats strong shoulders Sa4 a &c; clear RIB
sides l2a4c; clear sides l3c. Bacon very
firm; shoulders 97sc; clear rib sides 13a,c;
clear sides lac. Whi-ky-Demand fair and
firm at 81 l3
CHICAGO, October Flour steady and
unc h anged. Wheat active; No. spring
Chicago 81 l6; No. do 81 1219; No 3 do
$l0I 02. Corn strong; No. mixed 55lac
Oass lower fl cash.; futures tirmer: M .
343ac spot: 30 7s a 33c seller o t,ber Bar
ley quiet; 81 03 spot; 81 Ol4 seller No
yember. Rye dull. Pork-D-mand fair at
$22 IS. Lard strong at l362le a l3 Csc.
Bulk meats strong; shoulders 09Ac; short
1874 q 1880. WHISKY dull at 81 Is.
81. LOUIS, October Flour, rye, lard
and bulk meats unchanged. Wheat-No .
red winter 81 rs. Corn-No. 9 mixed 54c.
Oats inactive; No. 2 37c. Barley duh; No
2spring 81 20. Pork SO rs Bacon steady;
shoulders 9a4c; clear rib 1895; clear sides
14A 0l4asc Whisky dull at 81 Is a / l5h