New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-04

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bankers. 4V'S". y" "o
Dome site and foreign exchange...... io8 90 gu
Due from distant banks aud bankers. 49, 2oS 90 30
Loans aid discounts. loo., 90 ~ 90
Other cash assets. .......... o4zZ@o3 %
Total. s25 462 ,s68 sc
LIABILITIES.
Circulation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 . oo8 %
Due distant banks and bankcrs..... Ia 20 ~
Other cash liabilities. ................ 'o'oIf 90
Tota, ST.. 6Go, $50 So
Increase
Specie. g. con-
Currency.... ''''.' ons oGo
DeposltS.. .''..'' ''.'-'''''''' ''''.' ''
The above statement shows a consider
able increase in deposits and an increase
also in loans, currency and specie:
The market opened with tar denalli
for discounts at the banks. and modera e
inquiry tor money on the street al easy
rates There was fair movement IN So!o
aud foreign exchange at sllGhl dt'ilut'
while New York sight was IN gpod supply
at previous rates. NO safes III st"ehs W.
ranorted. No transactions OF interest lreh
snired in city bonds. We understand that
tho CITY authorities construe the order T.
sued bv Judge Woods in the Maenhaut
case. az applying only to the case oi the
hal.paid coupons, and prohibiting the u
version of the interest fund TO any o'nef
nurpese. The friends OF the plalhtlhS pe
iieve that the purposs OF the ofder Is ihi'-
apprehended on account OF SONS oioi
error or other mistake .
p,rmant of the coupons of the first mort
oaoa bonds of the New Orleans. jackson
and Great Northern Railroad Company,
due on the first instant, has been deferred
nv the company. for the reasons n-nll' htu
below. until the tenth or twelfth instant,
when it is expected that payment VIII DE
commenced and continued as last as tho
earning s of the road Will warrant, II pelhg
understood that the whole will be HOUR
dated nv the end of the month. The treas
urer states that all the previous coupons
having been paid, the company Was
obliged to appropriate the earnings Tor
November to the liquidation OF back pay
rolls; hence this delay.
We have omitted to notice that on II
day, the thirty-tirst uitlmo, the People
Bank of New 0ileans declared seInl-an-
: ual dividend OF 8 T. cent, payaoie on ahu
after January 10.
The Southern Bank today declared a
semi-annual dividend Of T cent. payable
on demand At the meeting to-day OF the
hoard of directors elected 90 tue eighth
ultimo. Mr.. Thomas Layton was uEaHl-
mousiy reelected president.
The Home Insurance Company to-day
elected the following board OF directors, 10
serve for the ensuing year; }. Is. W opes.
Thomas Seton, Charles Z. After Jonn y
Gidiere, William L Uardte, John }. Barr,
K :. Howard. +. B Briggs, {. l.. Chase,
+, X. Converse, 5. }. keilh and A. Levi
We continue to quote exceptional paper
at c 7 cent + annuln dI-coun'; | 40
at 10 a |. and second grdde a. II a - FIR.
class mortgages still rule al . III + cen' t
annum; second grade continue eLhieiy
nominal.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOTnh'
eleArinss ss.w Yes s',..''''''
January i...'..'''..''''' - DAG ,f % s27,i2s a
Thus far this weeB......422s at9 95 sa1i',zs =
Same time last week.. 81 "A l1e,do5 q
To To, Iast s.s.. s,s4 "a ISIS SO IS
Gold opened at rs q lle5s, against lI27s
aioss ~" ~ iI3le f2l4, against l2ls IN that
49, Tbs .ies summed up sol 300. en-
hr. ,H sI@J at l.2l2; $1,000 at lia5s: !
sin 900 - $4,000 at llGas: 5000 ami |
an GT9 1l.7e, ami 5000, 5000 and s.5gG !
Q: li@
>.sales of silver were reported Ameri- |
half dollars were still quoted at le6 d
u. while Mexican dollars ruled at q q yiIa /
old, against IL on Friday.
Under the decline IN gold at New York
oreign exchange was little lower than on
friday. The movement was Of fair extent
he sales OF sterling comprised s15 800. en-
racing tl500 bill of lading and AL clear
{ s. IL: 5000 bill Of lading and A clear
I s. II a } IL y; $4,000 Al clear at 3 Il a
II y: $1,000 do and 10000 bill of lading IT
> Al le; $50. 600 do and AL clear at s. IL y
IS A. and 100000 bill Of la,.ing at s. A..
nd $1,000 bank at s. ~.
The sales of francs comprised go. 600 com
lercial, embracing 20 900. 30 600 and $50 600
t G5, $50, 600 at 90 q / 613s, and DC. 000 ;
nd so 900 at 4.643s. {
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
40lo a ) 4 le for bill Of lading and Al
ear, and "a s. - tor bank bank counter
tie - a - 4o12 J, and francs at 1 % for com |
ercial and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were also
fair extent, and met with good demand :
previous rates. The sales comprised |
.i5 600, embracing 81 900, sI5 900 and 49, >
% commercial: 80 600. $50. 900 and 500 010 /
'ivate bankers ana SO, 600 do and bank
7-l6 T cent discount, and $4,000 bank a
s.. We also noticed a sale of $1,000 {
in Providence GIG. I
The banks continued to check on New u
Drk at a T. cent discount and commercial | I
yht was stll quoted at 1-l6. :
No sales OF socks were reported.
City bonds were quiet and unchanged. q
le only sales reported were $1,000 pre- r
um issues at D. and $1,000 gold bearing q
ven per cents, Drainage series, at - "A. y
There was a fair movement in new State
usols and they were still quoted at 553. a s
The fales comprised $4,000, eIubrac- s
: $4,000 at 56l2; $4,000 and $1,000 at
p; 1000 at 30 78, and $4,000 at 81; also, a
the Stock Exchange, $40, 900 at 5634
No sales OF city scrip were reported. 1t a
still quoted at i4la a 4542 for August to +
cen Der, 1873, time. and July to Decem- /
r. 1874; aud at 50 a - for June and part d
May. 1874.
Nothing transpired in metropolitan Police I
rrants. They now rule at s6 ass for :
81 issues. and 76dS SO for 1928. while =
IL and 1869 continue entirely nominal U
No sales OF State warrants were reported =
ndable were still quoted at Il a a. not ii
ldable at o, and IVA issues at Is
10. nl
COMMERCIAL.
MONDAY EVENING, January 3, 1876 W
,oIToN-The sales to-day summed up a ID
lie over $500 bales at steady prices for ST
better qualities, but irregular and in