New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-28
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Total last week....... Is As! 40 - 25s $50 "a
Total week before.".. R7S3.o'z 80 l.iD.'79 q
Gold opened at 1928 o ll3lh, against ll2M
at New York, and after liberal business
closed at the opening rates. against ll3 in
that market. The sales summed up $95, 600
embracing GOO at ll2A, and $4,000
$4,000 and $4,000 at ll3.
No sales OF silver were reported. Ameri-
can half dollars were still quoted Of lO5 q
log, and Mexican dollars 1t o2ls gold fol
new and 931e gold for old.
Under rumOrs of foreign complications
and stiffening in gold at New York,
foreign exchange hardened slightly. The
movement was of moderate extent. The
sales of sterling comprised f64, 200, embrac-
ing f250O bill of lading at s. Al; $4,000 dc
and s25 900 do and Al clear at $5 42h a
43; el5O00 bill Of lading, and $4,000 dc
and AL clear at S. 424 as 43l3, and fi200
bank at IS &C.
The only sales of francs reported were
loo, 900 commercial at 4 G31s, and 1000 a,
462la.
At the close sterling bills were quoted
at Is 4205 4314 for bill Of laGing and AL
clear. and "a s. 4Gl2 for bank blank counter
rate as AZ, and francs at 4.62 y for com
nerciai, and nominal tor bank.
The offerings of New York eight were OF
fair extent, but continuing to meet q good
demand, commercial renamed stiff st pre-
vious rates. The eales comprised GIGS 600,
embracing $50 600 commercial at 3 = cent
discount: $4,000 and $4,000 commercial.
and 100000, $4,000 and $4,000 private
private bankers. and SIS 600 bank at 9-32.
We also noticed sale of $4,000 commeI-
cial on Providence at ".
The banks continued to check on New
York at Y v cent discount, and CON-
mercial sight was etill quoted 1t SIG.
The activity in stocks continued. The
sales included 100 shares Crescent City
Slaughter House ut sl2; 100 do at $li; 50
New Orleans Insurance Association, ex-div-
Company, at $50 IS; 20 and 25 do. at $50;
large lots of st. Charles Street Railroad
Company and New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany, on private terms; $500 in Louisiana
Levee Company. y cent nine months
notes, at So: and at auction, by Mr..
Pisciie j. Spear, for account succession
Michael Drsscovitch; 80 shares People,
Bank, at $40 90 also at the Stock Exchan &c
81 shares Merchants Insurance Company,
at SIS 80.
City bonds continued active, particularly
for premium issues, which were quoted at
the close at ", fully u = cent higher than
Yesterday. Currency seven per cents ruled
at about 32l9 a for new, and 80 O. for
old. about Y = cent advance over yester
davis quotations. The difference of y q
Y cent between the old and new il owing
to there being more interest due on the one
than the other. City gold bearing seven
cents were quoted ct 80 a 33l4 for the drain
age, and 33le 634 for the Administration
series; the former rule lower than the latter
owing principally to conflicting cOnstruc
tons Of the act under which they were iseued.
The sales comprised S45, 600 premium Issues,
$4,000 and $1,000 at 32L.; $4,000 at 32as;
$l0 900, 10000 and 5000 ct - v, and $1,000,
$4,000 and $4,000 at 80; 1000 new currency
seven per cents, embracing $1,000 at 81,
and $4,000 and $l2,0 at 32l2, and
S43,0 900 city gold bearing seven per cents,
embracing 5000, $4,000 and $4,000 drain
age seriesl at 49, and S25, 900 10 mixed lott
at "a. The sales at the Stock Exchange
comprised $500 premium issues at 81 y;
$500 do at %: <l!5O new currency seven
per cents at 81 and $1,000 city gold bearing
seven per cents administration series) at
32la. Yesterday we omitted to notice that
the only offer to sell to the city $ll 600
wharf improvements lseven-thirty Der cents)
was by Messrs. Eager, Ellerman & Co., at
60. which was accepted. !.
New State consols were dull and closed
at about 66l4 q e., against 6, y a g yester
day. v cent lower. The sales included
500 at 66l4; $4,000 at 66A; So, 1000 at
CO. y, and SIS 900 at GA. The rumors re-
ported current yesterday about the stop
page of the payment of interest abroad
were generally discredited.
In city scrip we noticed sale of $4,000 in
1874 time at "A. Time is now quoted at A q
As for August to December, 1873, and July
to December, 1874, and i9 a 81 for June and
part of May, 1874.
Nothing trapspired in Metropolitan Po-
lice warrants. They now rule at Oh a. 2ls
for 1928 and 1891 issues, but continue
entirely nominal for 1862 and 1912.
No sales of State warrants were reported.
Fundable are now quoted at 46d4S; not
fundable, at %, and 1874 issues at
81 q 40.