The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-31

AoeA week before. U,3Jl,Z33 ~ 3I,
The Money market continues quiet an
easy, with little better demand for discount
at some of the banks, while the offerings ar
still Of limited extent on the street, and tn
rates OF commercial paper unchanged.
We continue to quote first class paper ant
collateral loans for sixty days at 8(a9 T. cent
per annum. Al do at 10M12, and second
grade at l5GD1S. First class mortgages con
tinue to rule at 9H1lO e cent per annum
while second grade are entirely nominal
We notice that the coupons OF the Second
Mortgage Bonds of the New Orleans, Jacks or
and Great Northern Railroad Company ma
turing on the LIST proxlmo, will be paid on
and after that date, at the office Of the New
Orleans, St Lonis and Chicago Railroad
Company in New Orleans or at New York
Gold opened at 116JMg1l6a, against 1l65 at
New York, and, after limited business,
closed nominal at 115i Ggl15I, dc lower than
at the openlng,) against lis in that market
&c lower than at the opening. The sales
summed up $4,000, embracing $4,000 at
ll5,, $4,000 at 115s. $1,000 at ll5a, $1,000 at
ll6, $50, 900 at 115aMl16,, $1,000 at 1861
$1,000 at 1l6I, $4,000 at ll65, and $1,000 and
$1,000 at 1153
No sales OF Silver were reported. American
half dollars are now quoted at 10SM1OS5.
Mexican dollars continue to rule at 96(a,9 65
rates, but soon rapidly declined under the
influence Of the falling off in gold and the
generalization in bills at New York, and
closed fully 6-10 T. cent lower than yesterday
for commercial, Notwithstanding the subse-
quent improvement in bills in that market,
while bank gave way only Ito p cent. The
movement was limited, the sales being con-
fined to eli, 900, embracing f2500 bill Of
lading at $50, tl5OO and $4,000 AL clear at
5.53, 10000 bill of lading at 81 Ml5.531,
and 1900 and c2500 bank at 5 Sc.
Francs also responded to the decline in
gold and bills at New York, and closed about
! per cent lower than yesterday. The only
sales reported were 10000 commercial at
i57I. and 30, 600 at 4 56l.
Al the close Sterling bills were quoted at
.. 5OCD5.52 for bill of lading and AL clear,
and Co.'S for bank, and francs at 49,
tor commercial, and 1852 for bank.
The offerings OF Domestic Exchange were of
limited extent, and with o moderate demand
was stiff at previous rates.
The sales of New York sight were confined
to sl20, 900, embracing $4,000 and $50, 900
at 3 - per cent premium and |
$4,000 bank at 5-l6.
The banks continued to check on New
I ork at per cent premium and commercial
sight was still quoted at -GD5-1G
In Stocks we noticed better demand for I
New Orleans Gas Light Company and New
Orleans Insurance Association at improved |
rates, but no transactions were reported.
The movement in Bonds was of liberal
extent. The sales Of City Gold Bearing Seven
Per Gents comprised $4,000, embracing
$4,000 at 81. $1,000 at 3Sl, $4,000 at 3si.,
Ind $4,000 at $50; and the sales and resales
# New State Consolidated Seven Per Cents,
$50, 600 embracing $4,000, $4,000 and
10000 at So; $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
It So; $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at So
s2O, 900 at So, and $50, 900 and $1,000 at 50.
The market TOR the former closed about 3Sl.
gainst 3SI yesterday, and that for the latter
t about 60, against 81 yesterday.
City Scrip il in fair demand, scarce and
higher, being quoted about 394, against 80
esterday No sales were reported. We did
ear OF a sale Of Metropolitan Police Warrants
hey were quoted at 521.
No sales of State Warrants were reported. ,
I'D were quoted at 30M33. New at 5O(oy !,
3, and Legislative Per Diem at 97C1-. ;