New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-02-01


Gold opened at 1923 0ll3h, against ll3
ct New York, and after moderate business
closed at the opening rates in 10th markets,
touching ll3b during the interim ct New
York. The sales summed up $7 900 mot
including $50, 900 at ll2A delivered to-day,
but sold on Saturday,; $1,000 at lib; $4,000.
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 at 1875, and 5000
at 1854.
No sales of silver were reported. Ameri-
can half dollars were still quoted at lO41A
q 1861, and Mexican dollars at 81 v gold
for new and 92aa gold for old.
Under the Improvement in New York
sight sterling exchange was quoted lc.
equal to about 2-10 v cent higher, and francs
u y cent. The movement in both was
moderate. The sales Of sterling comprised
S54,5OO, embracing $1,000 bill of lading and
Al clear at IS 43la as 44la; $4,000 do, and
425OO, ely 900 and $4,000 bill Of lading at
S. 4405 Ar, and $4,000 bank at $5 464.
The sales Of francs comprised 4Oo,ooo
So, 600, loo, 600, loo, 900 and l25. 900 at 46lA.
At the close sterling bills were quoted
at IS 1870 Am for bill ct lading and Al
clear, and -0$5 Al for bank lbank counter
rate as 471sl, and francs ct 4.6lA for
commercial, and nominal for bank.
Owing to limited offerings and Q fair de-
mand commercial sight on New York ad.
vanced fully 70 y cent, while the bank
checking rate remained unchanged up to
the close. The sales comprised $3.50, Zoo,
embracing $1,000 and $25, 900 commercial at
SIG y cent discount; $3l 900 private bank.
ers' at u; 5000 commercial at SIG; $4,000
and go, 900 private bankers at 5-32, and
$50, coo do at y. We also noticed q sale Of
&c. 900 commercial on Providence 1T ZIG v
cent discount.
The banks checked on New York at u y
cent discount, while commercial sight was
quoted ut $3.50 r., against 5l60A on
Saturday.
The movement in stocks, though less
liberal, was of fair extent. The sales in
cluded shares New Orleans Insurance As
sociation at $2l %; S do at $2l 50; 81 New
Orleans Insurance Company at $3l IS; 81
St. Charles Street Railroad at &73; 40 STATE
National Bank at $68 50, and IL Mutual
National Bank at $50 so; also, at the Stock
Exchange, Factors and Traders Insur-
ance Company at 500 %.
City bonds were not as strong, but were
still quoted at the close at 32032l2 for
premium issues; 81 y a 32k for old cur
rency seyens; "a 324 for new do: -034 for
gold bearing seven per cents tAdministra-
ton seriesl, and a 1894 for do drainage
The sales included $1,000 premium issues
1T 32A; 10000 do at 32as; $4,000, $4,000 and
5000 at 32ls. and $4,000 old currency seven
per cents at 81: also, at the SfOck EXcnange,
$4,000 premium issues at 32A.
We also noticed sales Of $4,000 jackson
railroad fi,st mortgage Issues. at the Stock
Exchange, at ssh, and $4,000 outside at
86&.
There was more movement in new State
consols, and they were quoted at 67067k
1t the cl0se-abOut " y cent higher than
The sales and resales comprised
ga, 600, including $4,000 at 66lA; $4,000
and $4,000 at 66a&; $4,000 and e25, 900 at
81; $4,000 at 671s: $4,000 ct GIN. and
$50, 900 and $4,000 at 67h: also, at the |
Stock Exchange, sic, 900 at 6ea4, and SO. 900
1t 81.
No sales of city scrip were reported.
Time is now quoted at d "a Al for August to |
December, 1873, and July to December, |
1874, and 40 05l for June and part of May,
1874.
Nothing transpired in Metropolitan Pot
ice warrants. They now rule at 80 a 81 for |
1928 AID 1894 issues, and continue en- |
.irely nominal for 1869 and 1912.
No sales Of State warrants were reported. |
Fundable are now vu0ted at 400 4S; do, not |
at d, and 1874 issues at 81 O |
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