The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-16

We have no change Of special interest to note
in the Money market. Offerings OF approved
business paper we're moderate and wsre readily
met by the banks, leaving little business OF this
character for the street. Moderate sales OF Gold
were reported at rates generally unchanged.
Foreign and Domestic Exchange we're in liberal
supply, and both were quoted stronger than
Yesterday. Only q few sales of Stocks were
reported.
about Yesterdays rates, and were quoted at the
close with 81 n cent interest discounted. The
sale s. coupon, show little change from yester-
day, beyond the Discount for interest. The Janu-
AIRY coupons were paid to-day at the Louisiana
Nationa. Bank. The amount to be paid to meet
the coupons Is stated at about s248, 900.
The argument IN the case OF the Maenhaut
heirs vs.. the Cisy, was continued during the ses-
sion Of the United States Circuit Court to-day,
and will probably be concluded to morrow.
We continue to quote exceptional paper at SO
10 u cent per annum discount, Al do at l2D-,
and second grade at l5t01S. FirsC-class mort
cages rule at 91l0 b cent per annum second
grade are entirely nominal.
Gold opened at 1135.@l13S against 11436 at
New York aud after moderate business, closed
at the opening rates in both markets. after touch
ing 114l4 during the interim at New York. The
sales summed up $4,000, embracing $1,000 at
1145s, $1,000 at 1l454, 5000 at 11434Gl14T,
$1,000, $500, $4,000 aud 5000 at 1855, and slOUO
and 5000 at IA.
No sales OF Silver were reported. American
half dollars we're still quoted at 109Q1l0 while
Mexican dollars ruled at 80, gold.
Under the Improvement in bills at New York,
sterling was quoted 1lac higher equal to about
Ito . cent, and francs nearly 4 3 cent. The
movement in both was OF fair extent. The sales
summed up f77,200, embracing $4,000 bill! Of
lading at 5471a, $1,000 AL clear at 5.4S, fl500,
f1500 and 5000 bill of laiing at 54S1l ETC, 500
@549, s22O0. $4,000 and cal 600 bill of lading ana
f5OOO AL clear at $40, f2500 bank at $50, and
$1,000 do sight at sc.
The sales OF francs comprised $4,000 COM
mercial, embracing $4,000 at AGO. $4,000 and
1875 900 at -, 100000 az 1925, and $4,000 at
4.5Ss4.
AT the close sterling bills were quoted at
5.4S@549 for bill Of ladlng and AL clear,
and -05.52 for bank (bank counter rate at
-@5.521a), and francs at I 6oCS46o4 for COM
mercial aud nominal for bank.
The offerings of New ut TX sight were of liberal
extent but meeting with good demand COM
mercial was stronger than yesterday.
The sales comprised 1868, 900, embracing $50,
600 private bankers at I. u cent discount $50 900
do and 10000 commercial at 1882, and $4,000,
500, 600 and $50, 900 commercial, and $4,000 and
SIS, 900 private bankers at ZIG. We also
noticed sale of 49, 200 commercial on Phila.
delphia at ZIG y cent discount.
The banks continued to check on New York at
"A ID cent discount, and commercial sight was
quoted at TIC against IsD7-l6 yesterday.
The sales of Stocks included $40 shares Lou
isiana Levee preferred, at 81 621a 100 do at 81 IS
q Mutual National Bank at 10 New Orleans
National Bank at $50 so, - hibernla National
Bank at $50 so, and few shares of New Orleans
Insurance Company, of which the particulars did
not transpire. Also, at the Stock Exchange, IL
shares New Orleans National Bank at $50.
City Bonds continue quiet and unchanged
New State Consols opened at about yesterday
closing rate with coupons on but were quoted
at the close at about 56laa Q57. ex-coupon, which
was bout 81 points lower than the open ng with
coupons on. The sales Of the City Bonds com,
prised some Old Consolidated Six Per Cents, o.
which the particulars were not reported.
No sales OF City Scrip were reported. At the
close it was still quoted at 43Go45 for August to
December, 1878, Time, and for August to Deem
Der, 1874, and 5O@52 Tor June and part of May
1874.
Metropolitan Police Warrants continued to rule
at 63(166 for 1923 issues and 74@76 for 1874
while 1863 and 1871 were quoted entirely nomi
nal. Nothing TRANSFERRED.
Old State Warrants, fundable, were still quoted
at 1913; do, not fuadable, at @. and 1874
issues at 426l45. Nothing reported.