New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-25
MARKETS.
Domestic Mnrketa.

NEW YORK, May 24-The Posts financial
article says: Gold opened at ll6ls. and all
sales since have been at 116b a l16h. On
gold loans the opening rate was fiat, and
and l-64 v day for use. 1t is thought that
the gold clique has been deferred from
distressing borrowers by the publicity
given to their plans Foreign exchange is
lower than Saturday, with no change, how
ever in nominal rates 81 87h "a 9O1a for
prime bankers sterling. This class OF bills
is obtainable. however, 81 S6h 0$4 89h;
demand bills being relatively stronger
than sixty day.
The only feature of the loan market il
the large Offering of loanable funds, and
the inability to employ the same except at
nominal rates. On call loans the fair rate
day is 2ls " cent, and prime mercantile
paper sells at 404h y cent with choice
even lower. Government bonds are higher
and prices are Is 019 higher, the latter in
currency skies. State bonds were "a lower
at the board for old North Carolina's, April
and October; steady for Tennessee skies,
new, and a lower for new series. Missouri
skies of 1876 were steady. District of
Columbia bonds we're V % 20 higyer.
In the stock market the largest business
has been in Erie. which has sold as fol
lows: 2lh, 1917, 20a4, 1879, 2Oas, l91s and
l9A. The closing price on Saturday was
~-' 'o' AOout s0VVV oA0ICo Va LILO oUOCk
already has been reported as changing
hands up to this time. After Erie, Lake
Grove has been most active. selling at 65M,
65as, 56A, 64a4. 65la and 65A. The whole
market has been feversh, the only strong
stocks having been Pacific Mail, Western
Union Telegraph and Union Pacific, which
have been the strongest since noon;
Orleans l61ac. Sales to-day ISL bales; net
receiDts lOS: gross 3999
Futures closed easy; sales 20,IOO bales,
"a follows: May Is l5-l60l5 3l32c; June
Is 15l6015 3l-32c; July l6 332@l6ac;
August l6A a 16 9-32c; September l6 I-l6c;
October IS Jl-32c; November Is 1890
Is 1926; December 151a a Is l7-32c; Janu-
Is 1880; March l6 1906 Lice; April
167-32 0I6Ac.
Flour dull; prices strongly in buyers
favor. Southern flour quiet and heavv.
common to fair S. 7O06; good to choice do
Sc O508 25: Wheat l02c lower; limited
demand at 81 81 q 80 for winter red West
ern; 81 390l Al for amber do; 81 Sol 4y
for white Western. Corn heavy; $3.50
lower; large receipts of unsound corn and a
ing effect; 75077c for soft Western mixed;
7S062c for primo to choice do; 80 q 82hc for
yellow Western; 78c for choice new Western
mixed, in store. Oats heavy; decidedly
lower; 74075Ac for mixed Western; rs a78c
for white do. Coffee very quiet; Rio tele-
grams unfsvorable; cargoes held at l60
1Slhc, gold, for Rio.
Sugar dull and nominal; 8a8Ac for fair
to good refining, 8asc for prime: refined
10, l0's and l0a4c for granulated; lilo for
powdered; ii " 01lAc for crushed. Mo-
lasses dull and declining Rice very quiet
Tallow firm; 81 087sc. Rosin dull; 81 95
S2 for strained. Turpentine dull; 34Ac.
Fork lower; new job lots 32l so. Lard
lower; l5c tor prime steam. Whisky with
ton. by steam, 5-l6d. WV
CINc1NNArI May M-Cotton quiet and
steady; middling 15Ac. Flour quiet and
unchanged. Wheat dull; red 81 25oI 30.
Corn dull; 74075c. Oats steady; 70073c.
Pork dull; $2l So Lard dull and nomi-
nal; steam l5c; kettle l5A l5sc. Bulk
meats dali; shoulders SAc; clear rib n.GO
@1l.6214c; clear 12c. Bacon-Shoulders
9asc; clear rib 1214c; clear l3c. Whisky
steady; demand moderate; 81 Is.
ST. LOUIS. May A.-Cotton quiet and
unchanged. Flour closed flat; scarcely any.
thing done. Wheat dull; No. red wintsr
81 30 al 3s2; closed at inside figure: soft
No. spring Chicago 81 o. Corn dull; car
load lots OF No. mixed 65ka a 66c; round
lots 6l1ac bid. Oats-No. 9 650 66c; round
lots Is Y Q 64c bid. Whisky nominal at 81 20.
n noIA 20 -. Ory SAIL meats unchanged.
Bacon quiet; shoulders 9as 09l1c; clear rib
l2N 0l3c; clear 1874 l3lsc Lard dull
kettle l5c.
CHICAGO, Nav M.-Flour dull; spring ax-
tras % 2505. Wheat active and lower; No.
l spring Chicago 41al OOH: No. 9 fresh
951kc; regular IS. Corn psnicky and and
weak: No mixed regular Chic. Oats dali:
No. COO. Pork unsettled; go 30. Lard
quiet and weak; l4Ac. Bulk meats quiet;
nhn0I60pn a. ahnpt esh
short clear llaac. Whisky-Dsmand light;
81 H.