The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-01-25

Total last week :. IL, 45l, 440 10 1,z59,333 SO
Total week before 12,7o3,O72 80 1,l42,779 70
The market continues dull with few offerings
for discounts at the BANKS and very little inquiry
for Money on the street. Business IN exchange
is moderate in extent, and in some quarters 1t ls
remarked that the offerings are light. consider
ing the movement IN cotton.
There is firmer feeling in Stocks and good
inquiry for leading shares. City Bonds show
some activity, and Premium Bonds are stronger.
New state Consols reported quiet at
slight decline from Saturdays rates.
We continue to quote exceptional paper at SIG
y cent per annum discount, Al do at log,
aud second grade at 12013 First class mort
cages still rule at 9glo y cent per anhum;
second grade continue entirely nominal.
Gold opened at 1121sWll3b. against 1l3 at
New York, and after a fair business closed at the
opening rates. against 11a1 in that market. The
sales summed up SCI, LOO, embracing $1,000 and
$4,000 at 1925, $1,000, $4,000, S6G0O si3,UOO and
1000 at 1l3, and $1,000 at 1l31s.
No sales OF Silver We're reported. American
half dollars were i'll quoted at 1904 9lU614,
and Mexican dollars at $40, gold.
Under the advance in gold at New York, ster,
u cent?, and francs e u cent. The movement
was Of liberal extent. The sales OF sterling com
prised f67, 500, embracing $4,000 Al clear at 5.42
I'll 600 bill Cxsacing at 5.42015.421aa, f65O0 do
at 5421a. $4,000 Al clear at 5.4234, 100000 bill Of
lading ut 5.4201543, f2JOo do and ego do
and Al clear at 5421ac95.43, $4,000 bank at 5. As,
f2OOO do sight at 54si9. and 5000 do at 5.491aa
The sales Of francs amounted to $50, 900 COM
mercial embracing $4,000, 1000 and lo0,O0O
at 4.63H@462h, and $4,000, $4,000 and 10000 at
1927.
At The close sterling bills were quoted at 5.42t1
5.43 for bill Of lading and AL clear, and %
SAG for bank (bank counter rate -0l5 1919, and
francs at 1921 for commercial ana nominal for
bank.
The offerings Of New York sight were less
liberal. but meeting a fair demand commercial
ruled at previous rates. The sales comprised
S240,0O0, embracing $4,000, $4,000, S30,OOO and
s35, 600 private bankers % u cent discount. SIS
600 commercial at sG111 80, 5000 and s35, 900 do
at 1892, and s25 900 private bankers and $4,000
bank at SIG. We also notice sales OF sl60, 90
commercial sight on New York, Phiiadelphia and
Baltimore at $s0Gll-32.
The banks continued to check on New York
at a % cent discount and commercial sight was
still quoted at 30.
We noticed mere movement in Stocks, particu-
larry in insurance shares, Carrollton Railroad
Company and (old and new New Orleans Gas
Light Company. No sales OF insurance shares
were reported. At the close $50 was bid for Car
roton Railroad Company, showing an advance
OF 9 y cent since Friday evening, and we heard
of sales on the street, late in the da', OF new
New Orleans Gas Light Company at 1924 500
81 o. and 1929 50@l30 for old, showing an adj
vance since Friday in the former Of u cent,
and of in the latter, of which the sales Included
70 at 1928 so.
We also noticed sales OF 200 Louisiana Levee
Company (preferred) at 81, and shares OF st.
Charles Street Rairc I'D Company, OF which the
particulars did not transpire; also at the Stock
exchange Carrollton Railroad Company at $50,
and 80 (old) New Orleans Gas Light Company a.
1929 80.
CITY Bonds were in request and stronger for
Premium Issues, which were quoted at 3O11 aa053l.
against 3OG131 on Saturday, while Currency Seven
Per Cents continued to rule at BOG for new and
at 3OM3l54 for old, and at = @32 for both Drain
age aud Administration Series of City Gold Bear
ing Seven Per Cent. The sales included $4,000
and $4,000 Premium Issues at 30ls, and s7Oo,
$1,000, $4,000 and 5000 at 81.
Transaction were also reported IN wharf I'M
provements Isl per CENTS, OF which the particular
did not transpre.
In miscellaneous Bonds we noticed sales Of
$4,000 Jackson Railroad First Mortgage issues at
S6lL. an advance since Saturday Of l e. cent. In
our last report we omitted to notice sale OF
$40 600 at S5Iaa.
New State Consols were rather quiet. and about
u y cent lower, being quoted at the close at
G719Cl6S, against 672 +0s6oLa on Saturday. The
sales comprised s42, IuO, embracing SLOW at u,
5000 and 10000 at 67IHs, $4,000 at G7'%, and
1000 and $4,000 at GS.
The sales Of City Scrip included 10000 1874,
Time, at A. Time is now quoted at 4tG45 for
August to December, 1873, and July to December,
In Metropolitan Police Warrants we noticed a
sale of 5000 in small amounts at 9211a They now
rule at 9i1a0G921a for 1872 and 1913 "A issues,
but continue entirely nominal TOR 1S6S-69 and
1s7l-72.
No sales OF State Warrants we're reported
Fundable, are now quoted at 46giS, not fundable
at ID and 1874 issues at 350G4O.