New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-12
MARKETS.

NEW York, October 1.-THE Posts finan-
cial article says: The Wall street markets
are less active than Saturday. Gold opened
at ll6ls, and has since sold at ll6la a 1863
The rates paid to-day by borrowers have
been 5-6l, 1-16 and 3-32 Of v cent " day
These rates have depressed foreign ex-
change, altkapgh the nominal rates of the
leading daPers have not been changed,
they being "a S004 "a. The actual rates
are "a 1904 7Sls, and about 81 S21s, with
commercial at 81 7404 76. 10 the local
money market we hear of no general move
ment to advance rates. Stock exchange
speculation continues decidedly against
higher rates. Call loans are 303is VI cent,
and prime mercantile paper at 51a al v
cent. Government bonds are steady; new
fves III.
The stock market, with prices of the
leading stocks, irregular. The largest ad-
vance was in New Jersey Central, which
was up y cent; after it Hannibal and st.
Joseph was up 23; Northwestern, preferred,
and Michigan Central u, and Union Pacific
y. The largest decline was in st Paul,
which was down VI, Tor beth common and
preferred. Since 1880 the market has been
strong, and prices have advanced " al v
cent, the leading stocks being, as We write,
at the highest OF the day.
The extreme sales, giving the stocks in
the GI Ger of activity, have been as follows:
Lake Shore 52A 053ls; Northwestern 34A
035h, prefer ed 47A 4sls; Western Union
Telegraph 74zs 075B; Pacific Mail 343s q
353a; Missouri Pacific 177s q lSa4; st. Paul
30A 03l3 y, preferred GOA 06lA; Uuion Pa
ciae 63la a 65; Michigan Central 54l9 955;
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western III %
I17A; New Jersey Central 103as 0l04as;
Ohio and Mis- itsieeippi 150 l5as; Hannibal
and st. Joseph l6a4 0H Is; Atlantic and Pa
Gic. preferred, 5& ass, and Rock Island
lC201021s. tAl
Cotton closed firm; middling uplands
l3s4c; Orleans l41sc Sales 626 bales; con.
aolidated net receipts 1906; exports to
Great Britain 2000; to the continent 1864; to
France 602; net receipts l462; gross s782
Futures closed weak and irregular; sales
5000 bsles. as follows: October 13 ll,l6,;
November 1875 al 3l3 32c; December - III 90
1l3asc; January l3 1882 q l3 7-l6c; Fehru-
ary 13 l3320l3ssc; March l3 27-32 a l3%c:
April IA 1890 IA l-l6o; May l4A ola 5-l6c;
June IA l5-320l4lae; July l4as ola ll-l6c;
August l4at q IA 1916. sfs.-r r.,.
Flour tteady; moderate inquiry; super.
fine Wes tern and State Is 1505 SO. South.
ern -four steady; common to fair extra IS 80
96 80; good to choice Sc 9509. Wheat a
shade ffmer; demand fair; u 3401 Al for
sound new and old red WeeterR; 81 250 a
IA for DO amber Western; l 300l SIS Tor
white Western. Corn sctive; 70072c for
steam Western mixed; 720 73lsc for ssil do;
73h a74c for high mixed and yellow West
erp; 7lc for prime Western mixed In store;
10 for white Western in store; 81 07llse for
uneouDd and heated Western mixed. Oats
shs dc firm ef, 26055c; new mixed md
white Chicago 79 48c; do Milwaukes 4Sa.
049c. Cofiee-Rie dull; 10 90221se, gold, tor
job lots sugar quiet and stesdy. Molasses
unchanged; fair tObbing inquiry. Rice
shade easiey; demand lair; new Carolisa
~ e6lsc. Tallow fyn; l0ai o10lbe. Rnsin
fsm; u 70D17 70. TuFpentino firm ~ so.
Pcfk frm; new. me y, job lots e22 So Lard
frDs IL 1916 for prime steo1n. Whisky .
shn3s sasier; u 16h. 1rsighss very hfn;
oetosaby aail 5-l6d: By steam 7-l6d. 1s' =
cMCuluATI, OCt0her IL Flour atiet and
Etendy. Wksas stesdy; 81 300l 50. CON
dull; mixeA ard white 56062e. Oefs dull
- 3o0l5o. Barley dull and uocAelged.
Rye qplst "A s1sGdy; 781 500, Pork hrsasr:
hsld klsksa; oal 81 sSs LAM .qaiss nd
sieedyj eossn l3atsi ksttle l3x 0lls; cpI-l
rem mske lSl1e. 8elk meats nominally
unchanged. Deeen e14ady and hrn; clear
ssdee 153t 0l ls{1os HeHs-Demand apfive.
Wbisky-Denaad eoed at full prices; ssles
st4l Is. Buster unchenged.
"a. Lou1G, Qetober tI--Elour steady for
low grades; mediuD oud choice dull
Whees hrmer Ns. 2red vmtsr 81 60. Corn
insoy1w; No. 2 mixed SAe ~ for csr lots
Oar Q1ine snd weak; No. 2 36lAc Ootobsr
delivery. Dasley qoist aad unchaneed.
"r~ scoree; nothing done. Eesk stes
~ed. Baik Beats-Ncp>
80 ahouldeS~ & Is ir,,ss