The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-19

therks On local banks and bankers LIZ " "
Domestic and foreign exchspRe.. 2,lp,yis -
Due from distant banks ana BANKERS 5s,'sn ~ 80
f.oanB and discounts. ...++'s.4s I'yos,v,r :,
Other rushssscts ..s4.t'...'+..''.. o's"1.iso -
Total ..............,.s........s sa. e57 .s2 "
LIABILITIES
Tn,.s.fsa . III pos 400 90
Due distcnt banks and bankers. iJse....s "
nher cassh iiabiiities. ....,........ 5at.el5 90
roAat sie. gg?. su ~
Increase. Decrease.
Specie. y. +........ s,t',..t'as J,.W .-''''
Currency ......t,....+t..'. Sc'""' .,un 80,
LOgns.. ..s.t..t+t4..4.,...t' .....aasa 0''"
Deposits ,...4,.t,,...4,t.... se'"v' -. -
We now quote exceptional paper ~ -
(pg per cent per annum discount, ~ 90
III l0(Tii. and second grade at 1bN15.
First GLASS mortgages rule ut 9(di0 pcr
centper annum second grade are Gu
tirely nominal.
Gold opened at ilJldti3l, against
lixl NJ New York, and after moderate
business, closed at 1i3sdi1os NEARLY ec
tower than Yesterday, against 1132 in
that market. The salcs summed up
Ng3O 900. embracing $1,000 ot liJa. 5000 at
ti3b, $1,000 and 5000 OF il3a. and $1,000
and $4,000 at 1871.
No sales OF silver were reported.
American half dollars were still quoted
at iO90tiiO, and Mexican dollars at D..
The nboyc statement. showing ~
material increase In deposits and cur
rcncy and decrease In loans, indicates
Increasing strength IN the banks ana
falling OF IN tho business demand for
money. Considerable shipments OF
currency TO the interior continue, but
ATE more than balanced BY receipts, az
shown In the above reported increase.
The offerings ut tho banks to-day were
reported moderate, and on the street the
inquiry was limited, and money easy ut
our quotations. The attractions OF tho
last day or the rnces wore, perhaps. re-.
sponeible for the early closing Of busi-
ness hours. and the comparatively light
movement in some branches Of the
market, particularly foreign and
The sales OF gold were reported light,
and rates materially lower. The recent
decline In quotations, compared with
New York, was the natural result or
receipts from the latter, carrying up the
suppIy fully to the extent OF the de-
nand. Customs receipts Tor the week
We learn that within a few days past
considerable sums OF silver have been
in American hnlf dollars. and ~, 900 In
Mexican dollars, consigned TO Messrs
Townsend & Lyman. The bulk Of these
reSeints Is for transhipmcnt TO Texas,
where prices rule proportionatcly
higher than mt New York.
There was fair movement In stocks.
the rates showing nh Improvement IN
no~rly Ill classes.
Only y fcw sales were reported "a
movement In city gold-bcariry seycn
per cents. Of which tho particulars
werc not reported.
Under the decline in gold nj New
York. sterling was ihc. lower, equal to
about $40 per cont, and francs per
cent. The movement IN both was OF
moderate extent. Tho sales OF the for
mer were confined to els, 100. embracing
xiaco biz OF hiding. o. 5t7; 200 90. nt
,co0tO do at 5ts. and c500O bank, for
gold, ut 4s6. -
The sales Of francs comprised $4,000,
embracing rs, 600 and $50, 900, at AGO Co.,
O0O. ut 4.60E; aud $50, 900, at 1851.
Afthe close sterling bills .wereqnotcd
at 5Ae(N5H for bill Of lading and Al
clear and --(n55Oi for bank, (bank ccun-
ter rate --(d55D and francs at GlfGf
aSOs for commercial. aud nominal for
bank. w
The offerings OF New York sight werc
Of Eflr extent, aud met moderate de-
mand at previous rates. The salcs COM
priscd $4,000, embracing $4,000,
100000. $4,000 and $4,000 private
bankers, and 900 and $25. $50 bank
at l per cent discount, and $4,000 com
mercial Mt 15-32 Wcalso noticcdn sale
Of $1,000 commercial on Providence at
a-i6.
The banks continued to check on New
York ut | per cent discount, and com.
paercial sight was still quoted at \.
We noticed q fair movement In stocks.
The salcs embraced 25 shares Union
National Bank nj $3i rs, 40 Hibcrnian
National Bank at $50. 8 Carrollton Rail.
road at $40. : Factors and Traders
Insurance Company at $50, 30 Canal
Rank att 10, 10 New Orleans City
Railroad 1t 1929, Old Gas Light Com.
ramy at $3.50 50, and 10 shares Now Or
terns City Railroad Company nj $3.50
also. ut auction by Mr.. c. i. Girarday
for account Of succession Of l.. L. Cen
eros, iO2 shares Carondelct Canal Com.
pauy at $19y 81 Good Intent Towboat
Company ut S5l. and rs Sugar Shed
Company ut ga, and for account Of sue
cession OF Joseph ID. Frederick, 16
shares Canal Bank at sos 2s. 16 linton
National Bank Mt 500 rs and 8 State
National Bank at $73 %.
City bonds continued In request and
TO improve. particularly for gold bear |
ing seven per cents. of which large sales |
were reported and the particulars with
held, and $1,000 old city consolidated at |
=. The sales at tho above auction COM
prised $4,000 new city currency seven |
per cents at 27f. $4,000 Mt 2st, and $1,000
Water Works at 292.
New State consols were dull and
lower. The sales included $1,000 at 55a.
x-coupon. and $4,000 at 80. with coupon.
No sales Of city scrip were reported mt
the Close. II was still quoted at a5(1is
for August TO December, 1879; time at
<5@46 Tor July to December, 1874, and
at t0652 for June aud part Of May.
1874.
Metropolitan Police warrants con-
tinued To rule at 63@65 for 1872 . issues,
and at 76<d7S for 1872, while 1912 and
1862 were quoted entirely nominal.
Old State warrants, fundable, were
still quoted at 4l@42; do. not fundablc.
at @. and at 40(GA5 for 1874 issues.
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