The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-16

Some or the leading banks continue 10 report
u stronger demand for discounts. but genorally
the market In quiet and unchanged. and rates
are easy. On the street offerings arc limited
and little or nothing Is doing IN paper There
was % moderate movement to-day In gold. which
was reported scarce and In demand. Sterling
morning n shade higher than yesterday q close
but generally ruling steady throughout the day.
Now York sight waa in rather light supply ut un-
changed rates. In the stock market the business
was again mostly confined to State and city seen :
rifles. ia which larger movement than that Of
yesterday was reported. The sales noted 1T the
Stock Exchange show u slight advance for both
new State consols and city bonds, M compared
with Yesterdays figures.
Gold opened at iles@lA%. against il4'q ut Now
York. and after a moderate business, closed at
tI4'sGpii4h. against 1ias In that market. Tho
sales summed NJ $4,000. embracing $4,000 At
ll4A, $1,000 Mt ma $1,000 I1a's $1,000 at IIts.
$4,000. at lit, $4,000. at 1ith. $4,000 ut lt's and
$1,000 mt max.
No sales Of silver were reported. American
dollars are still quoted at 1os@ioea. and Mexican
Tho offerings Of foreign exchange were Of fair
extent. and rates were generally steady through
out tho day. The sales q sterling amounted TO
GaG roo. comprising G40Oo Al clear ut b53s 10000 do
ut sbs: E2ooo bill Of aiding at sb2; G7ooo do. at
s63. f5oQO bill Of lading and Al clear at bb3.s
f2ooo BIZ u ladinE at b63; l75oo do at 5b3@s53s
e3ooo bank ut 5s7, and f22O0 sight bank at 500
The sales Of francs comprised 800 900 CONNER
cial, 10000 at 1854 and 900 at ib5's.
@ss9s for btu OF lading and AL clear, and :
@55T for bank bank counter rate 557l,
and francs Ut AbGs for commercial. and nominal
for bank.
New York sight was In moderate demand and
rather light supply, and the movement was
600. embracing $60O00 bankers ut par $40 900
commercial ut t-32 per cent discount $40 900 bank
nj par $4,000 commercial nj par. $l5. 900 bankers
and $4,000 do. nj I-32 per cent premium.
Tho banks continue to check on New York
ut = per cent premium. and commercial sight
is still quoted at --g par.
1Stocks were rather quiet No sales were re-
ported except those given In the Stock Exchange
report.
A fair business was transacted In new State
consols nj slight advance They were quoted
mt the close at 6s y el69is.
City premium bonds were In more demand at
u further improvement, and were quoted ut the
close firm NJ 35@35,a; other city bonds were
quoted at rs 4g3bts for new currency sevens: $40
3ta for old do: gold bearing bonds. tadminis-
tration seres) were quoted nj SO ia@36ta, and do.
drainage series, at 3Ga.@3T
No sales of city scrip are reported. and moth
ing IN Police or State warrants except at the
Exchange
The following is the official statement OF the
sales reported day at. the New Orleans Stock
Exchange. No other sales were reported:
rs shares State National Bank at $6s rs; 10
do. New Orleans City Railroad at $685. 5000
Jackson Railroad LIST mortgage bonds at $s7;
600 do. at 6es sioeoO do, buyer 80 fiat at 20.
making total OF $l60.Gs0 new State consols.
$40 600 premium bonds at IS: $4,000 do at 35t:
SIS 900 do at 35k $4,000 do at $50: $50 900 do at
s5t. making q total of SOS, 900 city premium
bonds. $1,000 city gold bonds administration
State warrants. per diem. at 81; sl2o do. at OFT;
S46OO do. at 973.