New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-27
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.


Gold opened at IGN Oils, against 1879
at New York, and after fair business,
closed at 1929 O l3l Ii, against the opening
rates in that market The GALES summed
mn s57. 900, embracing $4,000 at 1928; $1,000
at ll2 l5-l6, and $4,000, SIS 900 and 81, 600
at l13.
No sales of silver wero reported. Ameri
can half dollars were quoted at lO5 q
lO6, against 1864 l06A yesterday, while
Mexican dollars, under advices from Eng.
land making distinction between new and
old, were ruled at 92A gold for the former,
and 93k gold for the latter.
Under the decline in gold at New York.
and notwithstanding the stiffness OF ex-
change on that market, sterling and
francs were quoted little lower
The NOV ement iu both was OF liberal ex
tent The sales comprised s63, 700, embrac-
ing $1,000 bill of lading At 81 Al; $500 do
ar IS 40: $4,000 at S. 42ls; 100000 DO at
IS AZ a 5243; $4,000, $4,000 and Els. 900 do at
IS 42h as l3, and sl2OO bank at IS &c.
The sales of francs amounted to $50. goo
commercial, embracing 10000 and sc, coo at
.63a; 100000 at 63A; 10000 at 4.63t;
10000 at 463a4 "A 6244; 10000 at a 621e,
and $4,000 at -.
At the close sterling bills we're quoted
clear. and ats As for bank (bank counter
rate -0$5 46h), and francs at 4.63as
4 621a for commercial, and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were Of
fair extent, but meeting . good demand,
commercial was nearly JIG y cent higher.
The sales summed up s227 900, embracing
$4,000 and 100000 compercial. and $4,000
private bankers at y p cent discount;
$4,000 commercial, ~, 900, $25, 600. $2J, 900
and SAC. 600 private bankers at 1872; $1,000
and SIS. 600 do, and 1000 bank at sic,
and &25 900 bank At 9-as
The banks continued to check on New
York at 4 y cent discount, while com
mercal sight was quoted 1t 5-l6 against g
oslo yesterday.
There was an active movement in stocks.
The sales included 1000 shares Louisiana
Levee Company, preferred, at sixty days
BUYERS option, at 81 %; is New Orleans
Insurance Association, ex-dividend. at
$2l l2l9; AZ do, ex dividend, at S2l %; e.
Orleans Insurance Company at s322: 4 Mer-
chants Insurance Company at $55 so; -
CarrolltOn Railroad Company at ISL so; II
Sun Mutual Insurance Company at $S5 80;
80 (newl New Orleans Gaslight Company
at 1926, and 100 (old) do at $l3l so; also, at
the Stock Exchange, 80 shares Merchants
Insurance Company at SIS 30; Is Mechanics
and Traders Insurance Company at $40,
and % told) New Orleans Gaslight Com
pany at $l29 30.
City bonds were more in request and u
Y cent higher for premium issues, which
were quoted at 81 Il at.the close, against 81
Yesterday. Old and new currency seven
per cents were also respectively l0l1 r
cent higher, and gold bearing seven per
cents y cent, the former ruling at ia
32a4. and the latter at 80 a 33L4. The sales
comprised $24, 900 premium issues, embrac
ing $4,000 at BOA; $4,000, $4,000 and $4,000
at 81: $l4 900 new currency seven per cents.
embracing $4,000 at 81, and $4,000 at 80;
and $4,000 city gold bearing seven per
cents, embracing $1,000 tdrainagel at 80.
$4,000 do at 32l4, $4,000 do at 32la, $1,000
and $4,000 IA mixed lott at 49, and $50, COO
and $4,000 do at 1914; also at the Stock
Exchange, $4,000 premium issues at 81,
and $500 new currency seven per cents at
3ll7. We also noticed sales outside of
$1,000 and $4,000 jackson railroad first
mortgage issues at s6le; and $4,000 at 81.
New State consols were less in demand,
and about y cent lower, being quoted
at the close at 67l9 q 6S, against 6Sl9 a t9
yesterday. The sales comprised $5l. 600.
embracing $4,000 at f7k; $4,000 and
$1,000 at Is; $4,000 at 6sls; and $4,000 at
6S5s.
No sales of city scrip were reported.
Time is now quoted at A a As for August
to December, 1873, aud July to December,
1874, and 40 a 81 for June and part of May,
1874.
Nothing traDspired in Metropolitan Pc
lice warrants. They now rule at 81 y a 92l2
for 1928 and 1891 issues, but continue
entirely nominal for 1869 and 1912.
No sales of State warrants were reported.
Fundable are now quoted at 46 q As; not
fundable, at o, and 1874 issues at
80 q 40