The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-18

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The demand for discounts at the banks has
shown eome Improvement this week, while the
money market outside has been WITHOUT any
new feature The offerings OF exceptional and
Al commercial paper and good collateras con-
tinue light, with the former easily placed at our
and the aGT
have exhibited but little variation. and the move
ment in both has been Of fair extent. but not
80 has gons in New sight and
the market has hardened slightly within a few
DAYS for commercial. Stocks have shown only
moderate degree Of animation and have been
without any marked change good business
has been done in both State eonsols and city
bonds particularly In the latter. ut market i'm
We continue to quote exceptional commercial
paper at -t@s per cont per annun discount AL
do at e@lo. and second grade at l2@ls; hrst
tirely nominal.
Gold opened ct llts9ilt, Against, 1lt at New lev,
opening rates, after touching 1l4'. during the
interim in that market. The sales summed up
SOL 900. embracing 10000 at 1t7. $4,000 at 114,s
41l44 $1,000 and $40 900 at 1l4s4 and $1,000 at ls.
No sales Of silver were reported. American
half dollars are now quoted at lo5aloS, and
Sterling was unchanged. The sales comprised
f3l 900, embracing $4,000 and $4,000 bill OF ladlng
and f2ooo Al clear at $50 $4,000 and t6ooo blll OF
bank at 557. f2OOo do. sight at $50. aud Gloo0 do
at Sol ni
456a. 100000 at 4.55s. and $4,000 at ABS. 10000
bank at 45l =. and 49, 900 do. sight at 4.45.
At the close, sterling bills we're quoted at 552'.
@553}s for blu of lading and Al clear. ann
@557 for bank (bank counter rate = asst ~. and
francs at l.56a for commercial and nominal
for bank.
The offerings Of New York sight were rather
| light and meeting with only moderate de-
mand commercial was unchanged. The sales
comprised $4,000. embracing $4,000 CONNER
cal at 1872 per cent discount, 900 do and $i5,
900 private bankers at par. and $4,000 private
bankers at 1-32 per cent premium. We also
| noticed sale of $4,000 commercial on Provi-
dence at q per cent discount.
| The banks continued to check on New York
at Il per cent premium. and commercial sight
was still quoted at par.
| The only sales Of stocks reported were at the
Exchange.
Only q moderate business was done in State
consols, and the market was quoted nearly a
| per cent lower.
| City bonds were active and generally con-
sidered stronger than yesterday, The sales not
reported at the Exchange included $4,000 pre-
MUM issues at 35s. and $4,000. $4,000 and sl5 900
at 35s..
| No sales Of city scrip were reported. and no
Gales of Metropolitan Police warrants or State
warrants except at the Exchange ..r
The following is the official statement of the
sales reported to-day at the New Orleans Stock
Exchange:
| 4shares Wof kingmens Bank at sl2 Ii shares
| New Orleans City Railroad Company at s13l
$4,000 State eonsols at est $4,000 do at 6Ss $4,000
do. at 6s5-making total Of s22 900 state consols
$1,000 city premium bonds ut 35s $145 900 do. at
35t; sal 500 do. at 35s; 10000 do. at 35 making
a total of s2O3 500 city premium bonds. So 900
city gold bonds at 81 $1,000 city currency sevens
new at 353; $4,000 do at 35a; $4,000 do. at 49,
$3.50 State warrants per diem. at 964 $1,000 do at
81; 800 do. at 97t: $500 do. at 80; sl4O0 do.
Judges. 1875. at 81; $4,000 police warrants at 81.