The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-29

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Monday Evening, Feb. 2s. 1876. J
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE,
Clearings. balances
February g. .....!n - .sls2e. e31 "a sss5,7W q
! February rs. .......l.@2Sls - l1.iao %
Thus far this week . .sas54e a. 1861 .so7 IS
Same time last week.. .s393s,0l1 20 .o52 oe
Total last week ......,. 1074p.3bl - 999.1et 61
Total week before. 11,05t so5 rs tltS.7sl ~
Tho public attention has been good deal
absorbed to-day in making preparations for to-
morrow's holiday. and there has been but little
movement in financial circles. The demand for
discounts was limited both at bank and outside,
and the rates Of commercial paper easy.
| Gold and foreign exchange exhibited a slight
| improvement. with only moderate movement.
The offerings Of New York sight were light and
the market ruled at previous rates, Only Z
moderate business was done in securities. with
no marked feature to notice i'm stocks and only a
slight Improvement IN city premium bonds,
while state .conso!s were quoted generally lit
tie of from Saturday close, taA444
We continue to quote, Exceptional CONNER
cial, paper COS per cent Del, annum DISCOUNT
Al do, 96o10; and second grade nominal. First
class mortgage paper rules e@!o per cent per
annum: second grade continued entirely noini-
Gold opened at, lI3l,@il4. against ia. at Now
York. and after u moderate business. closed at
1i3b@114s. against tho opening rates
in that market. The sales summed ~ 500 600,
embracing s25 900 at 1t3's@ii4 $1,000 and $4,000 at
ia, and $1,000 at ii4s.
No sales of silver were reported. American half
dollars were still quoted at 100 1855, and
Mexican dollars ut ~. gold for both old and new.
Under the advance In gold mt New York. ster-
ling showed slight IMPROVEMENT. The move
ment was moderate. The sales COMPRISED Gas, 500.
at $50, GbOoO bill of lading and $40 900 do and Al
clear at 55o@55o,s. s2OoO bill Of ading and f2ooo
$4,000 do. at 551, and 10000 bank at 554la.
Francs were unchanged. The sales comprised
10000. 90 900 and rs 600 commercial at 4.5sla,
At the close sterling bills were quoted ut 5000
FIR hill If nAinu n nd A 1 clear aud nj
for bank. t-@55th for bank counter ratel and
francs Mt 4s6JsGe4e6A for commercial. and nomi-
Dal for bank. .aU raat
The offerings of New York sight were Of fair
extent and the market without uuotable varia-
ton. The sales comprised sA7.0o0. embracing
$40 900 commercial at 1-16 " cent discount, $3op
do at 1a2 and $1,000 s25 900 and s25 900 do $4,000
$i5ooo and 100000 private bankers. and $40, 200
bank ~ par.
sales reported To-day at the Stock Exchange:
~ shares Jefferson City Gas Light Company
at $40 so, do. Crescent City Railroad %. at
1929 80. 10 do. Hope Insurance 90. Mt $3T. $1,000
Jacksou Railroad first mortgage issues at sc H.
5000 do ut ~ 5000 state consols at g. 900 do
at S 5000 do sellers Option 80 days. At Co.,
premium bonds at 94s, $1,000 do. at 34's, $1,000 do
at 3ih. 5000 do. at SAN making total of $4,000
$1,000 city scrip AZ; $500 police warrants 94ls;
400 do, g5. Htt"i .- Er s5f
The only sales of stocks reported Were at the
Stntn consois were quiet and lower. being
Saturday. The only sales reported we're at tho
Exchange. + Il -sbF
City bonds were steady at Saturdays quota
tons, with the exception of premium issues
which were quoted little higher owing to more
inquiry. ,UF <E l-
At the close premium issues were quoted at
3403tis told. currency sevenS ate33jd33s, new
do. at 33Ag3Ai4 and gold bearing sevens both
administration and drainage series at 34a@34'..
The sales not reported at the Exchange includ-
ed $4,000 premium issues Mt 3ita and $4,000 at
10 days. buyers option, at 3i'a.
City scrip is still quoted at 41t@49 for August
to December, 1873, and July to December 1874
time. and 4sdso for June and part of May, 1874.
Metropolitan Police warrants continue TO
rule at 99a9S for 1913 and 1874 issues and en-
tirely nominal for 1869 and 1872
State warrants are still held ut 46@ts for
fundable. at 4094S for 1874 issues. and 43cSi6 for
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