The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-01
FINANCIAL.
OFFICE NEW ORLEANS BULLETIN,
Friday Evening, Dec. 81, 1875.

The Money market during the holiday week
has been quiet. The demand for discounts at
| the banks was generally Moderate and very little
was doing on the street. The movement in Gold
was of fair extent. Sales of Foreign Exchange
were liberal and rates stronger, while New York
Sight was in good supply at slightly harder quo
tations. Stocks showed somewhat more ANNA
ton. We noticed some inquiry for Carrollton
Railroad shares, which continued strong. City
Bonds were quiet and unchanged. Only few
New State ConsOls were offering and prices
ranged higher.
The total receipts of customs (gold) for the
week, were s56 l43 49, total last week. s54 4l6 Us.
We learn that the following dividends were de-
clared to day: Germania National, u cent,
semi annual, payable on demand; New orleans
National, 4 " cent, semi annual, payable on de-
mand: Louisiana National, u cent, semi-annual,
payable on demand in this city, and on the 5th
proximo in New York, at the banking house OF
Winelow, Laner & Co.; Mutual National, i.
cent, from the profits of the past six months,
PAYABLE on and after January y, and the Citizens
Savings Bank semi-annual div dend Of 10 per
cent? per cent to stockholders on demand and
per cent to reserve fund
We continue to quote exceptional paper at -
Gl9 y cent per annum discount, AL do at l0(D11,
and second grade at 15@1s. FRS class mort
cages still rule at 9glu " cent per annum;
second grade continue entirely nominal.
Gold opened al 1125ssGl121s. against 1127s at
New York, Dd after a far business closed
at the opening rates, against lib IN That market.
The sales summed up s35,0oO EN- oracing $1,000
at 1927. $l4, 900 at 112$4Mll27, $1,000 and $1,000
at HIS, and $4,000, $1,000 aud $4,000 at 113.
No sales OF Silver were reported. American
half dollars were still quoted at 106Gl l07 and
Mexican dollars at 941 b gold.
Under little better bill market at New York
Foreign Exchange rule d at stronger rates. The
movement WAS of liberal extent. The sales of
sterling comprised f9U,S00 embracing $1,000 and
$4,000 bill Of ladlng and $500 Al clear at 5 4 ),
600, s7OO0 and ELS, 900 bull of lading, f2OO0 Al
clear, and fl5,000 DO bill of lading at 5.4l1a
f22, 900 do bill Of ladIng at 5.4l95.42, $1,000 DO
and $4,000 Al clear at 5 AZ. f2500 bill Of ladng at
5.42L f1600 bank at 5.44. and f220O and $1,000
do, at the counter at 546
The sales Of francs comprised $4,000, en-
bracing 40 600, g., Co., 125, 900 and 150,tW0 COM
At the close sterling bills were quoted at
5.4O1sl5 4l1a for bill Of lading and Al clear,
and ut -@5.45l1a for bank, (bank counter rate
-M5 46) and francs at 650l4.6i3s for CONNER
cial, and nominal To- bank:
The offerings of New York sight were Of fair
extent, and meeting with good demand, COM
mercial closed at little harder rates. The Gales
comprise s2S5 000 embracing ST. goo and $3.50
commercial at "a u cent discount, 10000 comm r
cial. $40 900, 900 5000, $4,000 snd $4,000
private bankers, and $4,000 bank at TIC, and
So, 900 bank at %.
The banks continued to check on New York at
4 u cent discount. and commercial sight was
quoted at ZIG against -0l7-l6 yesterday.
The sales of Stocks included 80 shares Union
Insurance Company at s35, 20 Merchants In.
surance Company at $40, 10 Mechanics and
Traders Insurance Company at SCI, and 4S St.
Charles Street Railroad Company on private
terms. Also at the Sock Exchange, shares
Workingmens Bank at So.