The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-12-30
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Wednesday Evening, Dec. 20 1875.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARINGHOUSE.
CLEARINGHOUSE.

The banks reported moderate demand for dis
counts, nd on the street there was some inquiry
for Money to meet payments on the 4th. A mod
crate M yement was reported in Gold; Foreign
and Domestic Exchange were in fair demand at a
slight advance. Nothing OF interest was reported
in Stocks. We hoard Of some inquiry for CARROLL
ton Railroad shares, which induced an advance
in quotations.
soils were in some demand at about previous quo
tations.
clared a semi-annual dividend last evening, we
neglected to state that the rate OF the dividend
was II cent.
we continue to quote exceptional paper at =
619 - cent per annum discount, Al do at 10Gl1,
and second grade at l5@1s. First-class mort
cages still rule at colo u cent per annum;
second grade continue entirely nominal.
Gold opened at 1125s@1122s against ll3 at
New York, and after fair business closed
at the CD ming rates in both markets, touching
49, during the interim at New York. The
sales summed up s530O0 embracing $1,000 at
1121s, $4,000 at 1l25s, $4,000, $4,000, $4,000 and
$4,000 at 1929, $1,000, $4,000 and So0OO at HIS,
and $1,000 and $4,000 at l13.
No sales of Silver were reported, and 1t was
quoted lower. owing to the falling OF IN the de-
mand. American half dollars ruling at 1O70iOoR,
against l yes.srssy s1a an DOL
The offerings Of Foreign Exchange were less
liberal and met good demand. sterling ad.
vanced fully 1ac fequal to about lilo y cent? and
francs "a y cent. The sales OF The former comprised
f55. 500, embracing $4,000 bill Of ladlng at 5.42,
1880 do at 5 421aa, Ell, 900 do at 5.421aa05. 43
s75OO do, and $4,000 do and Al clear at o IS
Ell 900 do at 5.430G5.431a, and $500 bank at "a
The only sales of francs reported were 375Ool
commercial at 4.6594.6i3s, and 100,OOO at 6324
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
5.42@5 43 for bill of lading and Al clear
aud at -t0546 for bank, (bank counter rate
as 1919 and francs at 4.65CG4 6394 for CONNER
cial, and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were OF MOD
crate extent and meeting with fair demand
commercial closed shade higher.
The sales comprised $4,000, embracing $50, O0l
commercial and $4,000 bank at u u cent dis
count, SIS, 900 commercial at 1872 and szo,QO'
private bankers at ZIG. We also noticed sales
of SIS, 900 thirty days commercial sight on New
York at ~ = cent discount, and slO,Ooo CONNER
cial sight on Providence a. 9-l6.
| Within few days over $50 shares Old New Or
leana Gas Light Company have changed hands
on private terms.
| City Bonds continue quiet and unchanged
| No sales were reported.
| The movement in New State Consols was o
| fair extent, and the market was little higher
being quoted at 50 1Is015534 at the close, agalns
| 55h yesterday. 1he sales comprised s6o, 0Oo
embracing $1,000 at 5614, $4,000 and slO, ooO a
561a, s5OOO 5000 and $4,000 at 56as, and s2o,oo
at 5634.
| No sales of City Scrip were reported. 1t wa
| still quoted at 45ll451a for August to December
1873. Time, and July to December, 1874, and a
5Oa So for June and part of May, 1874.
| Nothing transpred in Metropolitan Police War
rants. They continue to rule at S6GDS5 for 1873
issues and 75080 for 1928, and were still quote
entirely nominal for 1912 and 1859.
State Warrants continue without, appareI
movement !; fundable were still quoted at 4lC@4.
not fundable at to, and 1874 issues at 40(G4'