The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-21
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW GRLEANS BULLETIN,
Thursday Evening, Jan. 20, 1876.

We have no change to note in the Money mar
ket, which continues easv, with an abundant
supply of funds, and little demand either In
bank the street. fair movement was re-
ported to-day in Gold and Foreign Exchange,
and both ere quoted at an advance. New York
sight ruled easier and sales were liberal. lew
transactions in Stocks were reported, of which
the particulars are given below. City Bonds
were quiet and quoted lower.
New state Consos were again active and IN
demand, cosing at an advance Of l b cent over
Yesterdays quotations.
We have no new feature to notice IN the
Money market, aud continue to quote exceptlonal
paper at Go u cent per annum discount, Al do
at IG9l1 and second grade at 15GGlS. First class
mortgages still rule at 9GgltITs cent per all
mum; second grade continue entirely nominal
Gold opened at 1923 .0ll3. against 1925 at
New York. and after far business closed at ll21s
@1l31s &c higher than Yesterday against Us
at New York, where it touched 1885 dulnS the
interim. The sales summed W. s1l,O0J, IN
bracng $4,000 at 1925, $1,000 at dl2ISgll3,
$4,000, $4,000 and $1,000 at lib, Slo,U00 at ll3G
1881 Z, and $1,000 at 1875.
No sales of Silver were reported. American
half dollars We're still quoted at 106GlUG1., and
Mexican dollars at 95la0g--,, gold.
Under the advance III Gold and the improve.
ment IN bills at New Y. rk, sterling was quoted
1c higher, equal to about 2-10 T. cent and francs
about II h cent. The movement IN both was q
fair extent. The sales comprised f9o,3O0, en-
bracing $4,000 bill of la ing at 5.401aa; $4,000 do
5.41aa; flS00 bill of ladlng ana fl00O Al clear at
5 AZ: s3f 600 bill of lad ng and AL clear az II
Gl54Z1a; fStU0, 10000 and $4,000 bill OF ladlng
at 5.42Gl5 42195; $4,000 AL clear at 42laa $500
| bank at 545l% ana f10C0 bank at $40.
The sales of francs comprised $4,000 COM
mercial at 46334, and l50 900 al 4.64 NGf 633s.
At the close erling bls we're quoted at 5. 4l1aG
5.42la for bill of ladng and Al GEAR, aud at %
| 5.4511a for bank (bank counter rate -0l546) and
francs at 4.63$ +@tG3}s for commercial and
| nominal for bank.
Tie offer ng- Of New York sight were Of liberal
| extent, and meeting a more moderate demand,
| comm ercial was a lutte lower than yes erday.
| The sales comprisei 1000, embracing SIT,
OCO commercial At 7-l6 T. cent discount, $4,000
and s25. 900 do, $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000, and
$50 600 private bankers, and $4,000 $50 600 and
So. 600 bank at 2s $4,000 private bankers at
! 1882, and $4,000 90 at SIG.
The banks continued to heck on New York
| at Il u cent discount. while CONNER 'lal sight
was quoted at 81, against 90 yesterday.
| The sales of Stocks Included shares Work
| ingmen'. Bank at sl1 IS, State Natioi al Bank
| at 500 Factors and Traders insurance Com
many at SO 25 80 Canal Bank at SOB, and 25.Lou-
isia; National Bank at 800; also, at the STOCK
Exchange, 100 shares Louisiana Leyee company,
preferred, az IS 5O and 10 shares crescent 1hsu-
rance Company at S7l.
| We note less movement in City Bonds, snd the
| market was quoted about u cent lower for Pre-,
| mimi issues Currency Seven Per Cents ana
| Gold Bearing Seven Per Cents. The only sale
repor,edswas $1,000 Premium issues at 29s4
| New State Consols opened at about 6o Dut,
under good demand, closed at about 69-l z
| cent higher than Yesterday. The sales COM
prlsed 500. OOO, embracing $4,000 at IS; $4,000 and
5000 at 6S11s; $4,000 at 6o54 $40 600, 500 .,
| $4,000 and $4,000 at So; 5000 at 6914, and
| SO 600 at 69la
! No sales of City Scrip were reported. 1t is now