The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-24

OFFICE N. o. DEMOCRAT.
Wednesday Evening. Feb 49, 1876.
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
Cearings. Balances.
| Fcbruary 10 ........ 81 ,s14,S4l 40 s142,938 ~
February 2l... .:A..." 2o6t l1o 90 iM,lly y
February. "a Illegal Holiday washingtons
February al. ......... 2.44e.o22 % 2s2.146 10
Thus far this week ~ 1896 ,o34 " s6iI i91 ..
| Same time last week. 7,766,742 90 36,lW o.
Total last week asoS ~ ,.4s' nsa ~ ~
Total week beiore.... l2.5o.5e2 - i'o'.Vic %
Nothing transpred in the money market th r..
Indicated any change worthy OF notice. me de-
mand for discounts continued limited poth In
bank and on the street. and the rates q CONNER
cial paper easy. Gold was scarce anu belng Ill
request ruled higher. and under us impl2,v .'
ment at New York foreign exchange alS0 iii
proved The movement IN 6 ,sa S Ws o. n NeW
York sight at unchanged rates. The sales OF
stocks exhibited no new feature though q la l
bonds. Al the close the former were quoted =, q
shade lower than on Monday. and the latter W
an advance. especially Tor premium ISSUES tes, me
| Improvement in which was attributeu 20 !ne an
| ticipation OF more favorable action by the
| Senate. A.,
| der The advertisement Of the Administrator OF
| Finance inviting proposals for the sale 81
$3.50 900 outstanding bonds Of the cities OF New
u tha Tty Hail Today We are indebted 70 Mr.
| n Wolfe. Jr.. Secretary OF the Commissioners OF
| the Consolidated Debt. for the following list OIL
]. Newman New Il Brother 5000 Carrollton bonds
at AL. $4,000 Do. ut $50; $4,000 gold bonds, d.
at s al h. ss o "f NO M, A. n 81 90 ' seven
foSassier Bnder-s3o0oo Carroton bonds
at s2,s 81. las do. at al; 5000 Do at 70 r..
E r Bbyer-s2oo ten per cent bonds OF 1871 at
~, s2b tarrolton at 80; $50 seven per cent bonds
NJ. +. Bonis- $500 seven per cent bonds of
| 1870 at 35 $4,000 do. at 80 3-t6.
| Townsend Il Lyman-sl1 900 seven per cent
bonds of 1870 at 30.
Barton & Seixas-s3soo seven per cent bohds OF
We continue to quote. Exceptional CONNER
| cial paper -0ps per cent per annum discount
| All do. WpIo: and second grade nominal. First
| class mortgage paper 9egl0 per cent per an
| mum: second grade entirely nominal
Gold opened at il4@l14a. against la az New
aii4s. &c higher than on Monday against the
opening rate in that market Ihe sales s sun
med tp $50 900, embracing $1,000 az 1i55s. tSsNW
$40 900 $4,000 and $4,000 ut ia. ana scooo ana
| No sales silver were reported. :,
Under the Improvement in gold mt New YORK
starting was quoted about ic higher, equal to an
advance or 80 per cent. and franes = per eon..
The movement in bills was Of liberal extent q. mt
u h% sa al bills, at s4s kisoo bill q ling
and f2ooo Al clear at s5l. f2ooo Al clear at ts3
900 bill Of adng and Al clear at 5bigebi y ~ ~
bill of lading and fiooo Al clear at Dol 10000 Al
clear at 55ils@552. f6ooo do. at bb2h, anu Aeooo
The sales OF francs comprised 3eo! 600 CONNER.
| o,oo0 $4,000 and 100000 at a5sSs.
AL the close sterling bills were quoted ct b5log
| 55i@5S5 for bank. bank counter rate -@sSbs,
and francs at 4.56sa for commercial ana hoh'i-
| nal for bank. -,.s ~.
| al extent aud rates were unchanged. Inc sales
comprised 100000. embracing $4,000, sas,o goo ana
eI%as e. and Bsnk cent at
and $4,000. $4,000, $4,000 and 100000 private
| bankers at Lie Na Val,
ut u per cent premium. and commercial sight
The following is the official statement q the
sales reported to-day ut the New orleans stock
II shares Carrolton Railroad Go. ut sss 90. ~
shares do. at ss9 shares Hibernia National
Bank at s6i 20 shares 1t. Charles Street Railroad
| Company ut sT4 80. Is shares New Orleans Gas
Light Company toldl at sl32. u shares state Ma
| tional Bank ut SOS.
~ SO 400 State consols at 60, $4,000 do. at 6s,
| $1,000 city premium bonds at a. $4,000 do at
bonds administration series at 94h. SIS 900 do ut
IS, $1,000 do at 35ta $4,000 do. ID. y. 35-making
| total of sTS,oo0 city bonds.
$1,000 Metropolitan Police warrants ~ 'i's' s'eo
No 81 sales Of stocks were reported except At the
Stock Exchange. and the, market was witho"'
any marked feature to notice.
| Nothing TRANSFERRED in State consols except the
| sales nj the Stock Exchange. The market was
quoted mt the close at 6S-about z per cent lower
4
| City bonds were irregular and generally held
little higher than on Monday: premium ISSUES
| were quoted mt the close at 33l.@A, toldl cur
rency sevens ut s3a@3sa, tnew) do at 3sh@4.
and gold bearing sevens, doth Administration
md drainage seriesl at "a i,0p94H. The sales not
| re- ported At tho stock Exchange included $1,000,
sl5eO and $4,000 premium issues at a. $1,000 at 34's
and $4,000 at 34ie, and $1,000 gold bearing Sevens,
Administration series, at 30.
City scrip is still quoted at 41i@42 for August
| to December 1873. and July to December. 1874,
time, and is@5o for June and part OF May. 1879
| Metropolitan Police warrants continue to
rule at spae0 for 1923 and 1874 issues. ana en-
! trely nominal for 1862 and 1912
| State warrants are still held at a6G149 for
fundabe mt 49c145 for 1874 issues. and 43g46 Tor
| 1875.