New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-25


| We continue to quote exceptional paper a
S09 y cent y annum discount: Al d.
| at 100, and second grade at IL 0l8. frs
! class mortgages still rule at 90 10 Y cent Y
| annum; second grade continue entirely
| nominal.
Gold opened at 1928 q 1873, against ii;
| at New York, and after fair business
closed at the opening rates against 1873 il
| that market. The sales summed up $6I. 900
| $4,000, 10000, $4,000 $4,000 and 81, 200 al
| ll3, and $4,000 at 1875.
No sales OF silver were reported. Ameri
| can half dollars were still quoted at 1864 a
! 1864, and Mexican dollars at 9311 O.
gold.
Under the advance in gold at New York
sterling exchange was quoted 11c higher
| (eGual to about lilo Y cent in both), and
francs Is y cent. The movement was OF liber
al extent. The sales of sterling amounted te
| f67, $780, embracing $4,000 AL clear at S. A.
Ell 900 bill of lading at S 4205 42le
s65G0 do at s. 42le; $4,000 AL clear a,
S. 42a4; 10000 bill of lading at IS AZ a
43: $4,000 do. and f.22, 600 Go and AL clear
at s. 421e as 43: $4,000 bank at IS 46; s2OO(
do sight at S 4S, and $1,000 do at s. 49le
The sales Of francs comprised $4,000
commercial. embracing 350. 000 100000 and
10000 at 4.63ls .621a, and $4,000, 10000
and 10000 at 462l4.
At the close sterling bills were quoted
at s. 1906 43 for bill Of lading and AL
clear, and -05 46 for bank blank counter
rate as 46Al, and francs at 4.62Aa for
commercial, and nominal for bank.
The offerings of New York sight were less
liberal, but meeting fair demand, CONNER
cial ruled at previous rates. The sales COM
prised $40 600, embracing go, 600 81, 600
$4,000 and s35,ooo private bankers at Is
y cent discount; $4,000 commercial at
g q 1872; 5000 and 49,. 900 do, at 1872.
bank AZ SIG. We also noticed sales OF
100000 commercial sight on New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore at y all32
The banks continued to check on New
York at Y per cent discount, and CONNER
cial sight was still quoted ut "a O..
We noticed more movement in stocks
particularly in insurance shares, Carrollton
Railroad Company and fold and new) New
Orleans Gashght Company. No sales of
INSURANCE. shares were reported. At the
close $50 was bid for Carrollton Railroad
Company, showing an advance of y
cent since Friday evening, and we heard Of
sales on the street late IN the day of new
New Orleans Gaslght Company at $l24 so
a l25, and $l29 80 1870 for old, showing an
advance since Friday in the former of 3 y
cent, and of , y cent in the latter,
of which the sales included 90 at $I2S So
We also noticed sales of 200 Louisiana Lee
wee Company (preferred) at 81, and shares
of St. Charles Street Railroad Company, Of
which the particulars did not transpire:
also. at the Stock Exchange, 5 Carrollton
Railroad Company at $50, and 80 (old) New
Orleans Gaslight Company at $l29 80.
City bonds were in request and stronger
for premium issues, which were quoted at
30l4 a 81. against 30 a3l on Saturday, while
currency seven per cents continued to rule
at 30a- for new, and at 80 1914 for old.
and at -a32 for both drainage and ad-
ministration series of city gold bearing
seven per cents. The sales included $4,000
and $1,000 premium Issues at 30lA, and 500.
$4,000, $4,000 and $4,000 al 3l;transactions were
also reported in wharf improvements five
per cents), of which the particulars did not
transpire.
In miscellaneous bonds we noticed sales
of 5000 Jackson railroad first mortgage
issues at SOLE, sn advance since Saturday of
! T. cent. In our last report we omitted to
notice a sale Of SO 600 at SSH
New State consols we're rather quiet, and
about "A y cent lower, being quoted at the
close at 67le q 6S, against g. 2. 06S14 on
SATURDAY. 3 fs sales o1s%R " sHa
at 67h; $4,000 at Ga, and $4,000 and
&c, GOO at IS.
The sales of city scrip included 10000,
1874, time, at "A. Time is now quoted at
"A a As for August to December, 1873, and
July to December, 1874. and 40 a 81 for June
and part of May, 1874.
In Metropolitan Police warrants we no
ticed sale of $1,000 in email amounts at
9219 They now rule at 81 y q 9212 for 1928
and 1884 Issues, but continue entirely
nominal for 1869 and 1912
No sales of State warrants were reported.
Fundable are now quoted at 46 d4S; not
fundable, at %, and 1874 issues at
30 o 40.