New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-21
MARKETS.
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, May 20-Tha Posts financial
| article says: At the Stock Exchange stock s
| were steady to firm in the early dealings,
but soon became heavy and have 80 con-
tinued, the weakest stocks having been
Erie, Pacific Mail and Northwestern, The
gold market Is still undisturbed, the general
calculation being that the clique is awaiting
the treasury sales today. The opening
price was ll6i4, and the sales since have
been at ll7ls. 4l7i4 and 1l7as. On gold
loans the opening rate was y cent for use; ;
the later rates have been fiat az v cent for
use, ard T. cent for carrying Foreign ex-
| change at the opening was rather firmer.
with the working rates for prime bankers
sterling 81 S604 81 and 81 S9L "a 90; for
the past two hours first class bills have
been obtainable easy at 81 Sc and 81 89l1;
the nominal rates continue 81 S71e and
$4 90Ae. In the money market call loans
are 203 T. cent, and prime mercantile pa
per as T. cent. Government bonds are
steady, with no important changes IN
prices.
Cotton closed dull and easier: middIing
uplands l6l3c; Orleans l6l2c Sales 1873
bales. Net receipts 27S; gross 1854. Futures
closed quiet; sales 1000 bales as follows:
MAY Is 1872 a l6c; June Is 1892 q l6c; July
l6ls 0l6 532e: August l6 9-32a Is 5-16c;
September I6 l-l6 q 0l6 1896; October Is 2l-932
0l5 ll-l6c; November l5la ais 9-l6c: De-
crmher Is l7,3a a Is 9-l6e; January Is 2l-32
all ll-i6c; February Is - 0lj7sc: March
10 l6 Lice; April l6la a l6 5-l6c
Flour easier; moderate demand at de-
cline: supertine Western and State 81 1896;
Sou hern flour DUH and declining; common
to far extra s. 7506 10; good to choice ex-
ira So II as 80. Wheat heavy and lower;
limited demand; 81 35 a so for winter red
Western; 81 Al al a. tor amber do; 81 420
AZ for whire Western. Corn heavy: fully
lr inUar. a N 0xSlho f.,r
a Soc for yellow Western; S5kc for white
do; S'2c for Western mixed in store Oats
heavy; decidedly lower; 75076c for mixed
Western; 70 07sc for white do. Coffee
Nothing doing in cargOes which are held at
l5A 0is1e (gold) for Rio. Sugar quiet.
Rec quiet and unchanged. Tailow firm;
87s @9c. Rosin dull; 81 95 02 05 for strained.
for new mess. Beet quiet. Lard opened
heavy: closed firm at l5Ac for prime steam
Whisky without decided change; 81 2O0
u. Freights firm; cotton by eteam Sled.
Sub treasury balances-Gold $54, Isl, ,95l;
currency $i4,9I7,ES
The sub treasurer paid ont $4,000 on ac-
count of interest, and $l2l 900 for bonds.
Customs receipts to-day $236. 900.
CHICAGO, May 2O.-Fiour quiet and un-
changed Wheat-Market buoyant, but
unsettled; No. spring Chicago 81 04ls;
No. 2 81 O0la. Corn-Market unsettled;
NJ. 2. mixed. 6slec bd. Oats dull; No. 9,
62- bid. Pork unsettled at $50 50. Lard
l43ac. Bulk meats dull; shoulders 8A q
sasc; short rio middles llasc; short clear
rib ll7sc for loose. Whisky dull; prices
nominal; 81 II.
CMCINSArI, May 2O-Cotton quiet; mid
ding i5l4c. Flour dull and unchanged.
Wheat dull; red 81 250l 33 Corn steady:
76077c. Oats firm; 20 073c. Mess pork
nominal. Lard dull and nominal; summer
team, i4lsc; winter l4Ac; kettle l5A
l5l2c. Bulk meats-Market firm; shoulders
s'sc; clear rib llsc; clear l2c. Bacon
steady; demand moderate; shoulders 9lac;
clear rio l2lec; clear l3c. Whisky steady:
demand moderate: 81 l5c.
st. LOUIS. May 20.-Cotton quiet and un-
changed. Flsur closed weak and un-
changed in prices; little done. Wheat-No.
, red winter 81 3Sle; No. 3 ST 30 bid; No. 2
spring Chicago 81 bid; sales of soft at
81 O5h Corn-No. mixed 6s,. Oats iu-
active at 650 G5hc. Whisky steady at
81 Is. Pork $2l IS. Dry salt meats-
Nothing done. Bacon unchanged only or
der trade. Lard dull at 15o