New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-21
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.

Gold opened at ll2A a ll3, against ll2A
at New York. and after fair business
closed at ll2M 01l3ls lS higher J, agains
ll3 at New York, wuere it touched ll3t
during the interim. The sales summed u
ST. 900, embracing $50 900 at ll2M; 4i5 ,00(
at 1928 0ll3; $5OOO 5000 and $1,000 1T lib
SIS, 900 at lib 1875. and $4,000 at 1875.
No sales of silver were reported. Ameri
can half dollars we're still quoted at 1860
lO611. and Mexican dollars at 1914 o., gold
Under the advance in gold and the i'm
provement in bills at New York sterling
was quoted lc higher. equal to about
2-l0 v cent, and francs about IL " cent
The movement in both was LOT OF fair extent
The sales comprised 10000, embracing
$4,000 bill of lading at S. 401s; $4,000 dc
and $4,000 AL clear at IS Al; $4,000 Al
clear at IS AN; fIsOO bill OF lading and
EIO0O AL clear at S. AZ; 934 900 bill Of lad
ing and AL clear at IS Al u as 42h; fSO0O
$4,000 and 10000 bill of lading at IS AZ q
5 4219; $4,000 AL clear ut IS 4211 f350O bank
at s. ASH, and flO0O bank at IS 40.
10 The sales OF francs comprised $4,000
commercial at 4.63a4 and l5O, 900, at 4.64a4 O
63as.
At the cloee sterling bills were quoted at
IS AIN as 42h for bill Of lading and AL
clear, and "a 5 ASH Tor bank ibank counter
rate a s. 46), and francs ut 63A a. $685.
for commercial, and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were of
liberal extent, and meeting more moder-
ate demand, commercial was little low or
than yesterday. The sales comprised $4l7.-
600, embracing $7 900 commercial at ZIG Y
cent discount; $4,000 and e25, 600 do, e2o,-
bankers, and $4,000, $50 600 and $50, 600
at IS, 5000 private bankers at 1872, and
$50, 600 do at SIG
The banks continued to check on New
York at Y y cent discount, while CONNER
cial sight was quoted ut y, against g -
yesterday.
The sales of stocks included shares
Workingmen's Bank at $ll IS; - State Ma
tional Bank at SO; s Factors and Traders
Insurance Company at $50 %; 80 Canal
Bank at 1913, and % Louisiana National
Bank at &l05; also, at tie Stock Exchange,
100 shares Louisiana Levee Company. pre-
ferred, at g 80, and Is Crescent Insurance
Company at 81.
We notice less movement in city bonds.
and the market was quoted about ! =
cent lower for premium issues, currency
seven per cents, and gold bearing seven per
cents. The only sale reported was $4,000
premium issues at 1894.
New State consols opened at about 68.
but, under good demand, closed at about
60, y cent higher than yesterday. The
sales comprised &3O5 600, embracing $1,000
at IS; $1,000 and 5000 at 6S1s; $50, 600 at
$685.: $4,000, sc. 900, $4,000 and $4,000
at 69; $4,000 at 69A, and $l0O, 900 at 69h.
No Gales Of city scrip were reported. 1t
is now quoted at 43 044 for August to De-
cembe, 1873, time, and July 10 December,
1874, and 40 a 81 for June and part of May.
Nothing TRANSFERRED in Metropolitan Police
warrants. They now rule a: 81 092 for
1884 issues, and 70724 for 1928,
while 1912 and l86S-9continue entirely
nominal.
No Gales of State warrants we're reported.
Old State, fundable are now quoted at AZ a
80: not fundable at d, and 1874 issues
at 80 42h.