The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-15

New Orleans, Jan. u. 1876. J
NEW ORLEANS CLEARING HOUSE.
y.nu.ry !. ol'' f'Rqs ssa n bflsass''
January lo............ si.ss2,5oI 90 si1l 1g Y
January ia ..... a.a6a,o9t 30 2oStee .
January lys...ts....., z..U'oog w aW.sw pc
January a.. (, ...... 2.it4.79s 90 2SaiSo 20
Total this week. .....s 1902 81 sl1t2TIe %
fSssi wosk before, y. io..issIs i i:ic7oo9 2
money market. The demand for dis
counts il reported limited at most Of the
banks, and on the street rates are easier,
and the best grades OF commercial pa
1jer con be easily placed ut our inside
quotations. Gold has ruled quiet, and
foreign exchange has shown no
material fluctuations, while New
York sight continues In good sup
ply at unchanged rates. Securities
have shown more animation until to-
day, when the improved demand APP
peared to have somewhat hbated. New
State consols have continued to ad-
vance. aud operations In these seeuri-
ties have been the prominent feature
In the market. To-day they were re-
ported firm and held at higher figures.
City bonds have shown some activity ID
the past few days, but were reported
somewhat weaker at the close to-day.
We learn that the New Orleans Sugar
Shed Company has declared a dividend
or & per cent payable on the LIST prox.
We notice that the New Orleans Insur-
ance Company declares u seml-annual
dividend of 8 per cent. payable on and
after the first Monday IN February;
We continue to quote exceptional pa
a,er 1T --aD l,er cent per innum dis
count: Al do. at 10 a IL, and second
grade Is IL, First class mortgages
still rule at a 10 per cent per annun ;
second grade continue entirely nominal.
Gold opened ut 1921 a 112a, against 1874
at New York, and after u Fair BUSH
ness closed at li22 113, against liz
Ia that market. The sales summed
up 44S,O00, embracing $4,000 ut 1923,
$1,000 and 5000 NJ ll29, $4,000 at 1l2j
d 112l, $4,000 at i12s, and $1,000 and
10000 vt ll3.
American half dollars IRE still quoted
ut 100 a 1861, aud Mexican dollars 1874
q - gold. "a
Under the decline .inegoid al New
York. sterling was quoted Il a &c higher
(equai to $40 Il 40 per cent? and francs
The movement in both was of fair ex-
tent. The sales OF the former CON-
prised G45,700, embracing E2000 Al
clear 540h, E70O0 bill Of fading at $40 a
64l, $4,000 and E30OO do. and $1,000 and
$4,000 Al clear Mt GAL, E6OO0 bill OF lading
ut 5ll say, G1s,Ooo do. at 54oA 542,
E2s00 Al clear mt -, ff2OO bank at GA,
and $1,000 bank at 545.
The sales Of francs comprised 260, 200
commercial, embracing $1,000 at 4.6is,
and $1,000, 10000 and 100, 900 at 4.C39.
At the close sterling bills were quoted
It 54OA(1542 for bill or lading and Al
clear, and Mt --(G545 for bank (bank
counter rate at "a 5l5A), and francs at
4.8S3@l, e2a for commercial and nominal
The offerings OF New York sight were
Of fair cxtent, and commercial was in
moderate demand at previous rates.
The sales comprised $4,000, embrac-
count, $1O, 900 and SIC. 900 do. and $2O, 900,
$4,000 and $S5. 900 private bankers at
Tic, $4,000 commercial and $25, 200 and
e75,00 bank at 1882. We also noticed
sales Of $4,000 commercial on Provi-
dence ut 9-16 per cent. discount
The banks continued to check on New
York at ! per cent discount, and CON-
mercial sight was still quoted at 7-18.
We noticed less activity ia securities
to-day, disposition being manifested
by buyers to hold of, owing to the
6ut8uct III ttffceS, however, tnere was a
fair movement reported in city bonds
and new State consols.
The only sales Of stocks reported were
l3 shares OF st. Charles Street Railroad
Company at $74, and do. at S74 so and
475.
The latter part Of yesterdays report
Of stocks should have read 20 Factors
and Traders Insurance Company at
80 so, and 10 new New Orleans Gas
Light Company at Sis so, resold at
The sales in city bonds included
$4,000 premium issues at 25s, $4,000
and 80 900 city gold bearing seven per
cents, drainage series at 81, the latter
being quoted at the close at -(d3OI. We
Also noticed sale of $500 in drainage
coupons at IS. ~
The movement in new State consols
rs not as active, but they were held al
> 613, against So - Yesterday. ne
&elee and resalcs comprised SO. 600. EN-.
2e1clng 5000 at 52A, and %lO. 600. SD. O0o.
~ lSo'OOo, $4,000, tao,OoO- aud ss5, 900 al
No sales Of city scrip, Metropolitan
4Slce warrants or State warrants were